STUFFED (Xbox One) review

Take the concept behind Call of Duty: Zombies and apply a theme suitable for youngsters, and the result is STUFFED – a wave-based FPS involving a struggle to protect a little girl’s bedroom door from nightmarish toys looking to smash their way in. Here, we play as a plump teddy bear armed with make-do weaponry …

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GENIE Reprise review

I doubt many would argue that GENIE Reprise isn’t a conventional game. That’s in the sense that it’s something that couldn’t have existed before digital distribution opened the gates for smaller, more personal, experiences. Essentially, it’s an interactive poetry recital that takes place in fantasy environments created using Unreal Engine 5. If it wasn’t for …

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The Snow Bros. inspired arcade game Slam and Roll heads to Steam soon

When the world’s monuments become targeted by aliens, mankind’s plan to wipe them out with heavy artillery backfires. All is not lost, though – turns out the aliens are susceptible to baseballs, hockey plucks, and other sports equipment pelted into their faces. Who knew? That’s the premise behind Slam and Roll – a modern arcade-style …

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Helldivers II enters the UK retail chart at #7

Just to prove how fragile the UK retail charts are these days, last week retailer Argos was giving away a free copy of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II when purchasing an Xbox controller, seemingly resulting in the 2022 shooter returning to #6 in the all formats chart and bounce back to no.1 in the …

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The Atari 400 Mini’s game list has been confirmed

Ahead of its looming 28th March release date, Retro Games Ltd and PLAION have confirmed the twenty-five titles pre-installed on the Atari 400 Mini, aka The400 Mini. While the amount may seem a little low when compared to other mini consoles, the The400 does offer USB game loading – with support for cart, disk, and …

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Mustache in Hell review

With a name like ‘Mustache in Hell’ it doesn’t come as much of a surprise to discover this twin-stick shooter has a comical tone. Our hirsute hero – known as John Mustache – is likened to a certain ‘80s American action TV show star, and wakes up one morning in Hell. Upon being confronted by …

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Invector: Rhythm Galaxy, HunterX: code name T, Alisa Developer’s Cut, Cannibal Abduction, and Dungeonoid 2 Awakening hit the Switch

If the idea of a throwback horror adventure appeals, you’re in luck – the Switch gains two this week. Alisa Developer’s Cut has pre-rendered backdrops with low poly characters, warped humour, and typically ‘90s voice acting. Cannibal Abduction is low poly too, and appears gorier due to being based around a loose serial killer. This …

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Dungeonoid 2 Awakening review

After catching wind that Dungeonoid 2 combines dungeon crawling with Arkanoid style brick breaking, I figured it would play like an 8-bit Zelda game, ushering players from one single-screen dungeon room to the next while paddling balls into enemies, chests, switches, etc. You can imagine my surprise, then, to discover that it’s an auto-scrolling affair …

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Brotato review

There’s no skirting around it: Brotato is clearly inspired by the hit auto-shooter Vampire Survivors, tasking you to survive 20 waves of enemies while shrewdly investing in perks and upgrades. There’s no need to decree blatant plagiarism here though, as Brotato is so refined and well balanced – as well as being rich with content …

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Horror beat’em up revival Night Slashers: Remake is coming to all formats

Forever Entertainment has confirmed that Night Slashers: Remake is coming to all current formats – PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, and PC via Steam, GOG, and Epic. That’s both the PS4 and PS5, plus the Xbox One and Xbox Series, if you’re wondering. This news doesn’t come as a huge surprise. We haven’t covered Night Slashers: Remake before …

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