The release of the “Lego Star Wars” games a few years ago somehow managed to usher in a new hybrid genre of games; cute, but complex. It may have almost been almost inevitable in today’s gaming market, since the original “gamers” are now well grown up, and starting to have families, if they haven’t already for years, and there’s only so much graphic violence you can introduce into a home with youngins. Which brings us to “Mini Ninjas,” a tale of the last ninja, on a quest to save his friends, and his village from an evil master. Sure, it could have been hyper violent, like some ninja games tend to be, but developer IO Interactive went a different way with the game, making it more cute and cuddly than bloody and gory. Fortunately, the game’s overall look and feel don’t detract from the quality of the game, so it isn’t so adorable that you can’t play it without hating yourself for enjoying it. Read the rest of this entry »