Freaks, fish and hustlers

A trio of titles on the download formats this week, with 3DS owners best catered for; Wii owners, nothing for you this week, sadly.

3DS eShop

Freakyforms: Your Creations, Alive! (Nintendo, £5.40/€6) — Previously known as Picture Lives!, you create a bizarre life form and bring it to life to explore the world around it. A simultaneous release in North America, we'll see how it shapes up in our upcoming review.

3DS Virtual Console

Side Pocket (Game Boy, G-Mode, £2.70/€3) — Take to the baize in this sadly dated take on cue sports. Read through our Side Pocket review for more.

DSiWare

The Aquarium of Luck (MSL, 500pts) — It was only a matter of time before a fish tank simulator made its way to DSiWare, and MSL's effort sees you cleaning the water, tending to the fish and playing a spot of match-three to earn money to keep your aquatic friends happy. We'll have a full review soon.

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