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This week on the 3DS eShop: Lego City Undercover, BIT.TRIP SAGA, and Mega Man 4

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This week on the 3DS eShop: Lego City Undercover, BIT.TRIP SAGA, and Mega Man 4
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Bad news, American 3DS fans. The eShop shelves are practically bare this week.

But it's good news for European gamers: we've got more digital content than our pals across the Atlantic this week.

Now, there's nothing particularly interesting on either online store this week.

But you never know: maybe you'll find something that suits you. Something that suits you a lot.

*Spoiler alert: You probably won't.*

European eShop releases

Let's begin with Lego City Undercover: The Chase Begins. This latest Lego game follows the story of Chase McCain as he works his way up the ranks from rookie cop to... well, you'll have to play to find out.

The game is relatively good fun, as per my review, but I'd advise against paying £34.99 in the eShop for it. Look for cheaper prices at retail.

BIT.TRIP SAGA is more reasonably priced. The game came out over a year ago at retail, but this digital version gives you all the same rhythm-tapping, psychedelic features for £17.99.

Riding Stables 3D is a horse-based adventure about securing a pasture and creating friendships. If you simply can't contain your excitement, the game is available for £24.99.

Lola's Math Train is a cheap and easy way for young kids to learn maths, with adding, subtracting, and some puzzle solving too. Just £2.69 for that one.

Capcom continues to add the old Mega Man games to the Virtual Console this week, with the inclusion of NES Mega Man 4 for £4.49. The Blue Bomber's quality kind of dipped after 3, but this one's still worth grabbing if you've never played it before.

Finally, there's a demo for Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity - the full game is out next month. I'm pretty sure I'm the only person in the world who is excited for this game.

US eShop releases

Not many new releases for American eShop users this week. Crazy Construction looks potentially interesting, with the idea of stacking objects of all shapes and sizes on top of each other to create as tall a tower as possible.

Is it any good? Well, you can grab it now for $4.99, or wait for our review - we should have one soon.

Otherwise, the US eShop also gets Mega Man 4 this week for $4.99, but that's about it. Europe wins for a change - Huzzah.

Back again next week.

Mike Rose
Mike Rose
An expert in the indie games scene, Mike comes to Pocket Gamer as our handheld gaming correspondent. He is the author of 250 Indie Games You Must Play.