New 2DS, new games

Dr Kawashima’s Devilish Brain Training: Can You Stay Focused? (£24.99) is a game many European 3DS owners feared cancelled. We even reported as such last year after our long-standing pre-order from 2013 – which we’d forgotten all about – was cancelled by Tesco, who stated that it was “no longer being published by the supplier”. …

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Out this week: Hey! Pikmin, Aven Colony, Pyre, Unbox: Newbie’s Adventure, more

Out of the three first-party releases launching alongside Nintendo’s New 2DS XL handheld, Hey! Pikmin is the one gaining the most attention. Understandable, really – it’s one of Nintendo’s most cherished franchises, and the other two releases – Dr Kawashima’s Devilish Brain Training and Miitopia – are arguably of acquired taste. While a marked improvement …

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Dungeon Defenders II – Review

Don’t come to this tower defence/role-playing hybrid expecting the unexpected. Although it does improve on its predecessor in many ways, innovation and originality are still low on the agenda. Even if you overlooked the original, anybody who’s played a tower defence game before will know what they’re in for. Hordes of enemies appear out of …

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Crash Bandicoot keeps Splatoon 2 at bay

Splatoon 2 is off to an impressive start. It had a stronger launch than the Wii U original, and it also had the third biggest Switch launch behind Zelda: BotW and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Ultimately though, it had to settle for #2 in the UK chart as renewed stock of Crash Bandicoot N. Sane …

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Give Aaero a go

We get the impression that Aaero – released back in April on PS4 and Xbox One – passed a lot of gamers by despite arriving to excellent reviews. We only discovered it for ourselves a few weeks back, and now we have a good reason to talk about it – a trial version recently went …

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Micro Machines World Series – Review

Micro Machines’ core concept is so simplistic that it isn’t in need of an explanation. We should be in safe and familiar territory here, yet after playing a few matches it soon transpires that World Series is anything but. It looks similar to Micro Machines games of yore, with its breakfast table courses and such, …

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Troll & I – down in the dumps

Maximum Games’ Troll & I is one of the worst games of this generation, but don’t take my word for it. Around 90% of those who’ve also made the mistake of buying this Iron Giant-esque adventure are also seemingly in agreement. After making it through a labyrinth-like cave complex, some two hours in, the achievements …

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Crash Bandicoot controls UK chart for a second week

Despite apparent stock shortages, Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy is the UK’s number one for the second week running. This is something Activision can be proud of – the only other PS4 exclusive to retain the top spot for two consecutive weeks is Uncharted 4. GTA V moves up one position to claim #2, Overwatch …

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