Citadelum review (Switch 2)

At primary school, we had a single Acorn computer in our classroom, and if you finished schoolwork early, the teacher let you play on it. The game that fascinated me the most was simply called ‘Romans’ and covered Roman history. It was the graphics that fascinated me the most, in truth, as they were a …

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Code Vein II entered the UK retail chart at #9

Despite skipping the Switch 2, Bandai Namco’s newest action RPG Code Vein II managed to enter the UK retail (physical) chart at #9. It also debuted at #3 in the PS5 chart, and at #2 on Xbox Series. In fact, it outsold Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 on both formats last week. Not bad …

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Disco Simulator review

When going into something with the word ‘simulator’ in the title, a first-person viewpoint is pretty much expected nowadays. If you need convincing, the last seventeen simulators we’ve reviewed used this perspective – a run broken by 2015’s Goat Simulator, of all things. Discovering that Disco Simulator has a top-down view came as quite a …

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GRID Legends, Dispatch, Nickelodeon Splat Pack, I Hate This Place, Crosak, and Toree’s 3D Platformer Collection hit the Switch

The Switch finds itself caught between two major Square-Enix’s RPG revivals currently, with Final Fantasy VII Remake having just launched, and the anticipated DRAGON QUEST VII Reimagined now just days away. If you aren’t about to sink 30+ hours into either, there’s plenty to get stuck into this week – even if the eShop is …

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Ebola Village review

This Resident Evil influenced first-person horror begins not within the titular village or even in the outskirts while enroute, but rather in the female protagonist’s litter-strewn apartment. Waking in a stupor, a news report on TV claims that a virus is rampant in the rural farming village that’s home to her doting mother. Wasting no …

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Limited Run announces a Ren and Stimpy retro collection

This Friday sees the release of the Nickelodeon Splat Pack on Switch, PS5 and PC, bringing together a trio of ‘90s licensed games from the Mega Drive (Genesis) and SNES – with the best of the bunch present being Aaahh!!! Real Monsters. Sorry, GUTS fans. If you’ve had your eye on this collection for a …

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Rightfully, Beary Arms review

Featuring a “puntastic” name that sets the tone perfectly, this pixel art roguelike shooter stars a onesie-wearing teddy bear and takes place in a dreamworld. This means anything goes, from an enemy assortment that includes gun-toting pigs and walking AA batteries, to weapons such as a ‘mac & cheese gun’ and an everyday toaster. Even …

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Arcade Archives 2 Bomb Jack Twin review

Your familiarity with Bomb Jack likely depends not just on which decade you grew up in, but your country of residence too. This colourful single screen action platformer was a hit in arcades during the mid ‘80s, rubbing shoulders with the likes of Pac-Land, Mr. Do and Ghosts ‘n Goblins. It was in Europe that …

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