Retro fans are in for another collection of coin-ops, in the form of Taito Milestones 5 for Switch. The ten games featured span two decades, falling into a variety of genres. Included are: Save states will feature, along with language options. The press release additionally notes that USB mouse and HORI Arcade Classic Pro Arcade …
Did you know that Croc 2 was once planned for the SEGA Dreamcast? It was announced not long after the system’s launch but never materialised. Word has it that the PC version from 2000 would have formed the basis of the port, only with superior visuals. According to various SEGA fan sites, work never even …
Next week is going to be eventful for the Switch 2, as it’s gaining Nintendo’s biggest release of the year – the highly anticipated Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake. Not only that, but a trio of other desirable games are due, including Godzilla, Stellar Blade, and Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy. If you happen to …
Retro gamers across Europe seem to have an affinity for certain classic Japanese-developed games. Here in the UK, Taito’s Bubble Bobble, The New Zealand Story, and Rainbow Islands are cherished thanks to their excellent home conversions for systems such as the C64, ZX Spectrum, and Master System. ’90s Dragon Ball Z games released in and …
As any responsible adult will tell you, first impressions count. I finished this side-scrolling brawler on my first attempt in around 45 minutes and found it scrappy and overly chaotic, with the screen constantly panning and shaking and often littered with explosions that obscure the action – partly because one playable character carries petrol bombs …
The classic video game trope of a protagonist suffering from amnesia features in this peculiar yet inviting hybrid of farming sim and horror adventure. It’s used to much better effect than in most indie horror games, serving not only as one of many threads to unravel but also as a source of intrigue from the …
As is tradition, the latest Call of Duty has shot straight to the top of the UK retail chart. Usually, EA Sports FC and Call of Duty spend the rest of the year battling it out for no.1, but with Zelda: Ocarina of Time and GTA VI due out in the coming weeks, EA and …
Helping to fill the colossal gap left by the lack of first-party PS5 titles is Phantom Blade Zero – a hack-and-slash RPG developed in China and powered by Unreal Engine 5, clearly aiming to repeat the success of Black Myth: Wukong and Stellar Blade. You play as Soul, an elite assassin who has been framed …
When it came to Disney’s tie-in games, the priority was always to release them on formats children could access, rather than on the most powerful hardware. That’s why this retro collection begins in 1995 with a couple of late releases for the Mega Drive and SNES and ends with a late-2001 PS1 game. In both …
Far fewer games than usual are hitting the Switch eShop this week. We can only assume that indie publishers didn’t want to tangle with a triple threat of Call of Duty, Final Fantasy, and Nintendo Switch Sports Resort – three of the best-selling franchises of all time. Nintendo Switch Sports Resort is a Switch 2 …
Despite development budgets and team sizes being far smaller in the ‘90s, it seems that the 16-bit market was more cutthroat than we realised at the time. This is evidenced by the vast number of games for the Mega Drive and SNES that were completed but never released, presumably due to the cost of producing …
After being namedropped during a Steam backend leak, we imagined Shrek 2 Remastered to launch closer to the upcoming movie in 2027. But no – it’s out next month (10th November). Does this mean more Shrek game remasters are due between now and when Shrek 5 launches in June? Perhaps. Shrek 3 and Shrek Forever …
Meet Davy. He’s a low-level zombie in a post-apocalyptic world overrun by monsters that have left humanity on the brink. Davy isn’t like the ogres, lizard men and werewolves patrolling the crumbling surface, though. Not only does he refuse to eat humans, but he also has a reason to live after falling for a girl …
The PSP saw around 2,000 releases during its ten-year lifespan, the vast majority of which remain trapped on Sony’s humble handheld. Sure, many of these were merely bespoke versions of popular multiformat games, but you won’t have to look far to find an exclusive that has never been re-released. One franchise that managed to make …
For a second week running, the UK retail (physical) chart sees a smattering of new releases within the top ten. For a second consecutive week also, none were able to take EA Sports FC 27’s place at the top of the all formats top 40. EA’s sports sim remains no.1 in the PS5, PS4 and …
