An intriguing assortment of new Switch titles lies before us this week, with the long-running Roguelike Shiren the Wanderer gaining a new instalment, subtitled The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island, and the cult 1991 NES Sunsoft platformer Ufouria receiving an incredibly overdue sequel. Shiren the Wanderer’s lineage can be traced back to the Super Nintendo, …
If you’ve never heard of the original Ufouria, chances are you aren’t alone. The 1991 NES platformer skipped the US market, all because Sunsoft’s American wing feared that the peculiar characters wouldn’t hold much appeal. Alterations were even made to the European release, recasting characters – including the penguin protagonist Hebe. This long-time-coming sequel stays …
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles never stray far from the video game scene nowadays. Proving a point, the next game starring the half-shelled heroes is due out in less than two months. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Arcade: Wrath of the Mutants isn’t a new release, however, but rather an enhanced conversion of Raw Thrill’s 2017 …
They got it right the first time. That’s the headline here. I was going to start this review with a load of waffle about remakes and remasters and rose-tinted glasses and all that. But playing Tomb Raider, the thing that kept coming back to me was that simple phrase. The most important thing that this …
Well, well, well. During its second week on sale, Sony’s surprise hit Helldivers II has managed to climb the UK’s retail chart – something we don’t often see, with a game’s bulk of sales usually occurring at launch. The co-op shooter made its debut at #7 last Monday, and now sits at #4. Word of …
2024 is a leap year, meaning an extra day of gaming is upon us this week. You need more than just an extra day to play through the incoming assortment of new releases though, with numerous noteworthy titles due. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth could be considered a rebirth of Square-Enix as a whole, with the …
Late last year the world was presented with Prison City, a NES homage that fused together the little-known gems Shatterhand and Power Blade. Just a few months later, we’re now on the receiving end of another 8-bit mash-up, with Lords of Exile playing like an amalgamation of Castlevania and Ninja Gaiden. With so many Castlevania …
Yesterday’s Nintendo Direct brought us two surprise releases – the kinetic 3D platformer Penny’s Big Breakaway and the 3DS revival Pocket Card Jockey. That wasn’t all, as five Rare games are also now available on NSO: Snake Rattle ‘n’ Roll, RC Pro-Am, Battletoads in Battlemaniacs, Killer Instinct (SNES version), and Blast Corps. It’s also possible …
How’s about spat? THQ Nordic are publishing Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed, a reimagining of the 2010 Wii original. Vienna based Purple Lamp, behind THQ’s recent SpongeBob games, are on development duties. Revealed during today’s Nintendo Direct, it’ll feature new movement skills such as a dash, ground pound, and a spirit ability. The controls are also being …
In less than a month (March 14th to be precise) Star Wars fans can return to both 2004’s Star Wars Battlefront and its 2005 sequel in Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection. This two game collection, priced at around £30 digitally, will feature 64 player online matches, Steam Deck support, and all previously released bonus content. …
The clue is in the name, really. Geometry Survivor takes Geometry Wars glowing vector aesthetic – traceable to the dawn of gaming, with 1977’s Space War – and introduces an auto-shooting twist inspired by the far more recent Vampire Survivors. Resembling Geometry Wars was clearly intended to be the initial draw, but it plays vastly …
Back when retailer GameStation existed, I once saw someone out of the corner of my eye waving a game case around while proclaiming that it was the weirdest game they had ever played. Curious, I turned around to discover the title in question was none other than Assassin’s Creed II. I’m guessing they were referring …
One reoccurring topic on social media is that movie studios should remake bad movies, not good ones. It’s a noble suggestion, but I’d wager cinema goers would be sceptical of paying to see a bad movie twice, should things also not pan out well on the second attempt. Ideas that made the original movie bad …
Nintendo’s GBA revival Mario Vs. Donkey Kong has managed to fend off competition from Ubisoft’s Skull and Bones, becoming the UK’s newest no.1, ergo the best selling retail release of last week. Mario Vs. Donkey Kong currently boasts a 77% Metacritic, with consensus being that it’s a little bit short and necessary, but a pleasing …
If you’re willing to step outside your comfort zone, you’ll find lots of intriguing (and some slightly peculiar) indies lined up for this week. Both the PS5 and Xbox Series also gain two belated PC strategy game conversions, with Frontier’s Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate – Daemonhunters involving the Grey Knights battling the Nurgle, and NeocoreGames’ …
