Out this week: Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Soul Reaver 1&2 Remastered, Power Rangers: Rita’s Rewind, Fairy Tail 2, more

Reviews of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle went live last Friday to coincide with the early access release, and were almost unanimously positive. Many critics claimed it was the best Indiana Jones game to date, which isn’t quite the compliment it may seem – we haven’t had a new Indiana Jones game in a very long time, and most of the earlier titles were middling at best. More positively, though, it sounds like it’s the best Xbox exclusive action game we’ve seen this console generation.

The Metro awarded it a 9/10 while calling it “… a loving homage to the movies and a complex, ambitious action adventure in its own right.” Eurogamer meanwhile opted for top marks. “Smart, fun and so very Indiana Jones, The Great Circle is a stealth action tour de force that marks a bold new era for MachineGames,” was their verdict.

Soulslike Enotria: The Last Song finally makes an Xbox appearance this week too, as does the delightfully chaotic and colourful Faaast Penguin – a free to play knockout racer.

Xuan Yuan Sword: The Gate of Firmament, the latest in the RPG series

Over on PlayStation formats there’s Xuan Yuan Sword: The Gate of Firmament, the latest in the long running RPG series that mixes Chinese history and mythology. This entry involves gathering a ragtag party, capturing enemies to ‘fuse’ new weapons, and battling via real-time combat. Both the Switch and PlayStation also gain Koei Tecmo’s anime-based RPG Fairy Tail 2, this time based on the “Alvarez Empire Arc” of the original series.

For fans of all things retro there are a few games to consider. Soul Reaver 1&2 Remastered brings back two Crystal Dynamics classics with improved visuals, a new map and compass, plus a collectables tracker. Digital Eclipse’s Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita’s Rewind on the other hand aims to be the ultimate Power Rangers experience, following in the footsteps of Shredder’s Revenge et al. Then there’s the Switch exclusive Taito Milestones 3, which looks like the best entry yet, featuring Bubble Bobble, Rainbow Islands, Rastan Saga and more. Ninja 1987 might be worth a look too, being an 8-bit inspired action platformer.

Archer Maclean’s DropZone: 40th Anniversary Edition should be out on Friday, although since being announced a few weeks ago the Steam page has mysteriously vanished. So who knows?

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind

Evercade owners also have two new carts to mull over. Toaplan Arcade 4 features Snow Bros 2, Dogyuun, Grind Stormer and three others while Metal Dragon/Life on Mars brings together two modern retro Mega Drive titles.

Other new releases include the tactical RPG For The King II (due on Game Pass at launch,) the word-puzzle-based emotional adventure Unwording, a multiformat release of the surprisingly well received Zombie Rollerz: Pinball Heroes, and a PS5 release of the popular physics-based destruction sim Besiege. The Switch also sees retail releases of Worms Armageddon and the ‘80s set coming-of-age adventure Last Time I Saw You – which we rather enjoyed.