At first glance, Viking Frontiers is the kind of game I tend to steer clear of, resembling a typical job simulator. Cut down trees, smash apart stones, tend to your cabbages, etc. Fortunately, it reveals itself to be more of a survival game. You wake up stranded on a distant island among the ruins of …
While we would have liked to have seen a remaster of either Argonaut’s Buck Bumble or Red Dog: Superior Firepower next, it makes sense that a remaster of Croc 2 is on the cards. Croc 2: Kingdom of the Gobbos restores a subtitle dropped during development, and is being given the same visual makeover …
If you’re a Xenoblade fan, no doubt 30th July will already be marked on your calendar. The physical release of Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition is due out today, while Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition launches digitally on the eShop. You’ll have to wait until 1st October for a physical release of that. …
Here’s a short story. Around the turn of the millennium, when retro gaming was in its infancy, I was at a house party, attempting to mingle with people I barely knew. A few hours in, someone turned up with a bulging carrier bag. It wasn’t full of cheap booze as you may expect, but rather …
The Pokémon series has seen just as many spin-offs as mainline entries, crossing into the puzzle, pinball, fighting and even photography genres. One area untouched by Nintendo and Game Freak is the Survivors-alike auto-shooting genre. The obvious reason behind this is neither wants to be seen as a trend chaser; they’re innovators, not imitators. Here …
In the latest UK physical sales chart, Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced is no longer the best-selling new release. Instead, the Switch 2’s well-received Splatoon Raiders takes its place at no.1. Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced moved down to #2, Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream – the Switch’s no.1 – climbed to #3, and …
The original Halo has always been held in high regard, which is perhaps why Master Chief devotees were surprised to see the freshly remade Halo: Campaign Evolved obtain a handful of 7/10 review scores. Without its multiplayer component, critics felt that a vital part of the experience was missing. Technical issues reportedly drag it down …
Mechaconda comes to us from Brazilian solo developer NATO Games, aka Renato Gomes Marcacini. Do you see? They have a limited back catalogue to use as a barometer of quality, with their one prior game being Deep Deep Deep Nightmare. Going by the lack of reviews online, it didn’t generate much buzz. Fellow Brazilians QUByte …
Rhythm action Roguelite Alpha Nomos will be bringing its unique brand of beat-synced combat to PS5 and Xbox Series shortly after the PC version launches. Set in a world where time and space have collapsed, you play as the clownish Cello and must fight a band of corrupted puppets throughout abandoned cities and a corrupted …
Since appearing on the Wii U in 2015, Splatoon has become an important franchise for Nintendo. It’s no surprise to find it gaining the spin-off treatment, which is something arguably more appealing than Nintendo going through the motions to release Splatoon 4 instead. Helping to shake up the formula, the Switch 2’s Splatoon Raiders is …
Capcom’s classic Mega Man series provides unlikely inspiration for this vertical shoot ’em up. After being presented with a brief introduction to a rogue’s gallery of animalistic villains, including a mole known as Toby Topside, you’re shown a familiar stage select screen that uses character portraits. From here, you can tackle stages in any order, …
Whatever fortunes are amassed in this medieval city builder, a cut must go to the king. Somewhat cheekily, this goes far beyond gold, even extending to pieces of the finest peasant clothing from the local tailor, and honey from your hives. Not even the bees are safe from zealous taxation! The time soon comes to …
A dearth of new physical releases has made this week’s UK retail chart largely stagnant, complete with a top ten that merely sees recent releases switching places. The well-reviewed Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced has secured a second consecutive no.1. With worldwide sales reportedly exceeding 3m, it seems that Ubisoft timed its release perfectly. EA …
One of July’s biggest games is available to play later this week, albeit at a price – Halo: Campaign Evolved – Premium Edition will set you back £69.99 and provides early access from Thursday, with the standard version out next Tuesday. This remake of the original Halo is highly anticipated, partly because it’s the first …
Sunsoft are arguably best known for their range of quality 8-bit licensed games, second only to Konami when it came to delivering the goods with the likes of Batman and Looney Tunes. We can’t ignore how cherished their own IPs, such as Blaster Master and Hebereke, are either. One thing they aren’t remembered quite so …
