You’ve doubtlessly heard of the phrase ‘running away to join the circus.’ Publisher Daedalic’s latest horror game has an altogether different proposition, based around a former circus worker’s struggle to escape from an illusionary world filled with twisted fun houses, clowns, ghost trains, and an untimely death. It’s very much a case of trying to …
It’s 1993 and the advent of the CD-ROM. One way to make use of the storage space CDs offer is to fill them with poorly acted FMV scenes filmed with next to no budget, and try to market it as a legitimate gaming experience. If your target platform of choice has lax restrictions, you may …
There’s a new publisher focused on ‘retro indie’ games on the scene, and their first announcement is none other than a new Space Invaders title. SPACE INVADERS Deck Commander – The Board Game is being developed by Sickhead Games and puts a strategic deck building twist on the classic formula. Details are light, but the …
For their next trick, the Sonic Mania team leaps into the world of 3D platforming. It’s a bold move, with even SEGA themselves infamously stumbling when it comes to creating fast-moving action platformers starring their blue-hued hedgehog. The team does at least have over two decades of mistakes to learn from, and as Sonic Mania …
Not every video game is for everyone, and at a time when there are more people playing games than ever, that’s perfectly acceptable. Moreover, it’s commercially viable – these days even something offbeat has a good chance of finding its niche. It may seem strange to introduce The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island – the …
Square-Enix’s anticipated PS5 exclusive Final Fantasy VII Rebirth took the lion’s share of sales in this week’s UK retail chart, topping the all formats top 40. Final Fantasy VIII Remastered – the PSone HD re-release from 2020 – also managed to enter the PS4 chart at #8. Curiously, it’s listed as a new entry and …
We’ve had a busy start to 2024 for major new releases, with the likes of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Helldivers II, Mario Vs. Donkey Kong, and Tekken 8 currently being played extensively – if our social media channels are to go by. Publishers keep on trucking this week, with another batch of promising new releases. …
If you’ve played past games from eastasiasoft, you’ll know that they tend to be on the short and easy side – experiences that last no longer than an hour or two, liberally handing out achievements and trophies. Dead End City stands out as a rare, but not entirely unheard of, exception. It’s a grungy vertical …
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 …
