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Little Witch Nobeta review

It was inevitable, really. After over a decade of Souls-likes that promise to test your mettle, one brave developer has stepped forward with a friendly, accessible, take on the formula. Little Witch Nobeta has many of the genre’s trappings, from perilously placed enemies that respawn upon saving to...

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Out this week: Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse, Clash: Artifacts of Chaos, Little Witch Nobeta, Mato Anomalies, more

Another week, another Wii remake. Unlike the recent Kirby’s Return to Dream Land though, Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse heads to all formats. The original reviewed well, but this was some fifteen years ago. It remains to be seen if it has stood the test of...

Fitness Boxing Fist of the North Star, Void Terrarium 2, BROK the InvestiGator, Meg’s Monster, and Lucy Dreaming hit the Switch

Back in my youth, I loved watching Fist of the North Star. There was just one problem – it was shown on Channel 4 in the early hours of either Friday or Saturday morning, meaning it was vital to remember to set the VCR. Back then, anime (or...

BROK the InvestiGator review

Combining genres is an easy way of creating something fresh and full of potential. Or at least, it was around 10-15 years ago. Adding RPG elements to just about any genre, be it a first-person shooter or even a sports sim, is commonplace nowadays. To shake things significantly...

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Akka Arrh review

Even after playing the original Akka Arrh – present on the recent Atari 50 collection – I thought I had a pretty good idea of what to expect from this Jeff Minter makeover. It’s a trippy, twin-stick ‘protect the tower’ style shooter with a ‘90s-style trance soundtrack, right?...

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The UK retail chart sees four new entries within the top ten

The PSVR2 launched last week, but you wouldn’t know it by looking at this week’s retail chart – the only occurrence is Gran Turismo 7 re-entering at #24, off the back of the free VR update. It would seem that the majority of physical releases for PSVR2 titles...

Out this week: Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, Scars Above, Destiny 2: Lightfall, BROK the InvestiGator, LEAP, more

There’s an air of intrigue to this week’s assortment of new releases, with several titles promising something new or a little different. From the developers of Nioh comes new IP Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty – a dark fantasy Souls-like set in 184 AD. You play as a nameless...

Clive ‘N’ Wrench review

A pastiche of Honey I Shrunk the Kids serves as the opening world for this jolly time-traveling platformer. It isn’t long until our titular heroes – an adventure-seeking rabbit and his dependable chimpanzee chum – stumble across a shelf full of supersized video games. Platformers, specifically, with such...

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New on Switch: Octopath Traveler II, Redemption Reapers, Kirby’s Return to Dream Land, Clive ‘N’ Wrench, and Ninja JaJaMaru

The majority of new Switch eShop releases for this week originate from Japan, making for a week full of eastern promises. From Nintendo themselves, there’s Kirby’s Return to Dream Land, a remake of the Wii million seller with amiibo support, four-player co-op, and an extra adventure starring Magolor....

Hopping Girl Kohane EX review

It’s easy to see how the incessant act of pogo hopping could form the basis of a video game. In fact, this is the second pogo-based platformer out this month, following on from the side-scrolling Go! Go! PogoGirl. On the same token, it’s also easy to see how...

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Theatrhythm, Tales of Symphonia Remastered, Wild Hearts, and Wanted: Dead enter the UK charts

The UK retail charts have been freshly issued, revealing four of last week’s new retail releases managed to enter the top 40. None, however, were able debut within the top ten. Square-Enix’s well-received Theatrhythm Final Bar Line was the highest charting, making #16 in the all formats chart,...

Out this week: PSVR2, Like a Dragon: Ishin, Atomic Heart, Octopath Traveler II, Clive ‘N’ Wrench, Akka Arrh, more

It’s a ridiculously busy week for new releases. How busy? Well, we had to start compiling this piece a day earlier than usual. By our estimation 42 new titles are ready to launch alongside the PSVR2, including the system showpiece Horizon Call of the Mountain. Another 20 new...