Indie games are often designed to arouse nostalgia for the 8-bit and 16-bit eras. Occasionally the 32-bit era, too. When Drakkar Dev set about creating this top-down mech hack ‘n slash/shooter hybrid, we very much doubt they hoped to bring back memories...
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Modern puzzle adventures are usually relaxed affairs that give ample time to solve their brain teasers. Summertime Madness is the exception, intended to be played with a six-hour time limit. At any time, it’s possible to bring up the protagonist’s pocket watch...
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Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Extraction – which boasts a 74% Metacritic – is the first new arrival of 2022 within the UK chart, entering at #4. It also managed to top both the PS5 and Xbox One Series X charts, and this...
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Almost by default, futuristic racers are lustrous things. For this, we can thank a combination of exhilarating speeds, curvaceous and desirable vehicles, rollercoaster-style courses, and speaker warbling soundtracks. It’s no surprise that numerous consoles launched with a futuristic racer – they’re ideal...
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Even as a stupid teenager I could tell Data East’s disc-flinging Windjammers was a special game. The Day-Glo colours, hyperactive pace, and novel premise made it stand out from other arcade games. It has aged gracefully too, so it’s no surprise DotEmu...
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Labyrinth Legend is an early entry into the 2022 competition for World’s Most Generic Game Title, and it revels in following that genericness down to the gameplay. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing. It’s an isometric 2D pixel art action-RPG dungeon crawler, a...
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If we were gambling men, we would have put money on Mario Kart 8 Deluxe once again topping the UK top 40 physical chart. It’s a good job we didn’t lay cash down – this week’s no.1 has come out of leftfield,...
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If you enjoy games a little quirky and different, you’ll relish this week’s assortment of new releases. Flying the flag for originality, we have the hyperactive arcade revival Windjammers 2, the canine snapping Pupperazzi, golf RPG hybrid RPGolf Legends, eccentric action RPG...
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