Evercade manufacturer Blaze has revealed refreshes to their EXP and VS lines, along with cheaper price points. Releasing in July, and available to pre-order at the end of April, the revised Evercade EXP-R will cost £99.99 ($99.99/€119.99) while the Evercade VS-R sees a drop to £89.99 ($99.99/€109.99.) Both systems come in charcoal grey and turquoise colour schemes …
Very few new retail releases have launched this month. The UK physical charts reflect this, mostly comprising of evergreen titles and older games that have received price cuts recently. It’s EA Sports FC 24 that rules the roost, with Hogwarts Legacy holding onto #2. Incidentally, Hogwarts Legacy is the Switch’s no.1 for a second week …
Modern day Game Boy releases tend to take inspiration from either Castlevania or Zelda. It pays to crib from the classics, certainly, and the genres in which these two fall allow for a wealth of possibilities. With its top-down perspective and dungeon-style locations, it’s clear where the bulk of Kudzu’s inspiration lies. The premise is …
There’s something fishy about this week’s new releases, and we don’t mean the games themselves. Well, that’s not strictly true. The PlayStation formats gain the indie sensation Dave the Diver – a deep sea fishing RPG, with exploration during the day and restaurant management at night – while the stop-motion ‘future retro’ narrative adventure Harold …
Back in 1988, Commodore 64, Amiga and Spectrum owners found Elite’s action platformer Beyond the Ice Palace to be a more than sufficient alternative to Ghosts ‘n Goblins – which was also published by Elite on home computers. Today, PQube has a sequel. Beyond The Ice Palace 2 is coming to all current formats, and …
A few years ago, we looked at the partnership between SEGA and the radio-controlled car manufacturer Tyco, which resulted in Pocket Power – a unique line of pocket-sized toys, varying from launchable cars to glow in the dark skeletons. This wasn’t the only unlikely partnership between a toy car manufacturer and a video game giant, …
A new teaser for the 1930’s ‘rubber hose’ style cartoon shooter MOUSE has crawled out the woodwork, reminding us all to eat ‘five a day’ – in this case, cans of spinach. Yes, our gun-toting mouse will be able to ‘power up’ with cans of the green stuff and lay the smackdown to his fellow …
It’s a real mixed bag of new Switch releases this week, with a mix of titles new and old, some of which were received more favourably than others at launch. Also due on PlayStation formats this week, Moonglow Bay is a chilled fishing RPG with business management and cooking elements. The PC and Xbox versions, …
Whenever the term ‘road trip adventure’ is used, it’s easy to conjure images of unscheduled pitstops, backseat arguments, unforeseen accidents including vehicle breakdowns, drab motels, and gas stations frequented by dubious individuals. Open Roads is pitched as a road trip where a mother and daughter discover a startling family secret, and while it does include …
This week’s UK retail chart is a peculiar one. Helldivers II, Dragon’s Dogma II, and South Park: Snow Day have all exited the top ten, with the crass cartoon tie-in falling to #23. In their place, the top ten sees the return of Elden Ring at #3 – up from #20 – along with LEGO …
Green fingered gamers can look forward to exploring Botany Manor this week. Set in 1890, this puzzle adventure involves growing rare plants in order to finish a botany book. The puzzle solving slant sounds intriguing, requiring ‘out of the box’ thinking for some solutions, with only limited resources available and the rules of nature to …
It isn’t clear where the recent trend of potion brewing-based games began, but we’d wager it’s a combination of Harry Potter reaching a new generation and the popularity of the Magic Mixies toy line – which may also explain The Potion Monger’s bright purple cauldron. It seems that the developers behind this unique genre are …
The end of the month is looking busy for the Switch with several anticipated titles due, such as EA’s ZAU, Square-Enix’s SaGa Emerald Beyond, the sandy Soulslike Another Crab’s Treasure and re-releases of El Shaddai and Braid. Until then, there are a few titbits to tide us over, and there’s also Obsidian’s Grounded (aka Honey, …
The aptly named Humble Reeds has revealed Kamaeru: A Frog Refuge, a cozy experience in which wetlands must be restored to their squishy glory to create a thriving frog sanctuary. You play as Cleo, who happens to find herself at a loose end during a break. After reconnecting with their childhood chum Axel, they set …
Now here’s a collection that’s equal parts fascinating and puzzling. Hudson Soft’s 8-bit Felix the Cat platformers are rarely mentioned, with the NES version being a reasonably late arrival on the system. One of the last NES games to feature on the cover of Nintendo Power, no less. The Game Boy version is expensive nowadays …
