Matt Gander 
A bug squashing delay hit the grappling RPG adventure WrestleQuest at the very last minute, pushing it back a fortnight. It’s still a relatively busy week for new Switch releases regardless, with half a dozen games to mull over. Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical combines adventure and music. You play as Grace, who has recently …
Following on from the well-received Pocky & Rocky Reshrined – which shifted over 150k units – TENGO PROJECT has announced their fourth retro revamp. This time round Natsume’s 1990 Famicom co-op action game Shadow of the Ninja (known as Blue Shadow in Europe) is getting the remake treatment. It’s set to be called Kage: Shadow of …
It’s 2009 and Nintendo is about to release Pokémon Platinum on DS to critical acclaim. Seeking something similar for the PSP, Sony snaps up the publishing rights to Adore – a top-down creature capturing game with an Aztec theme and a slightly edgier tone. Whereas Pokemon’s critters are mostly cute, Adore’s beasts display large fangs …
The venerable LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga has returned to the UK chart top spot this week, with signs pointing to retailers – or at least one retailer – bundling it with a shiny new, currently discounted, PlayStation 5 console. It’s also no.1 in the PS5 retail chart, you see. A sales boost of the …
After being temporarily lost in a sandstorm, Atlas Fallen launches this week. The Deck13 developed action RPG is set in a sand covered world and features large-scale monster confrontations, along with the ability to glide across the sand with style and grace. Shape shifting weapons and co-op play should also help it stand out. The Xbox …
Despite most of the population owning a smartphone with a decent camera, the idea of a photography sim still holds much appeal. This is largely due to developers choosing fun or interesting locations and themes, rather than opting for everyday settings. Flutter Away is a fine example, involving a city dweller spending five days in …
It’s a pretty good week for new Switch eShop releases, with a lot to discover for those with an open mind. Yes, it’s one of those weeks where indie games get time to shine. We can expect the arena-set monster brawler GigaBash, which sees titanic titans duke it out with blatant disregard for the cities …
1987’s Double Dragon was such a huge hit that bespoke conversions for all manner of formats were released for many, many, years after its arcade debut. The Atari Lynx version even released as late as 1993. As such, many gamers born in the ‘80s and ‘90s had very different experiences with the franchise’s beginnings. They …
Four new Evercade cartridges have been revealed, all due later this year and featuring a combination of indie games new and old. Blaze’s latest presentation certainly included a few surprises, such as the first ever Evercade single game cart, and a release of Giants’ Farming Simulator demake. That standalone game cart is Full Void, a …
None of last week’s new release releases were able to enter the top ten. Instead, Remnant II and Disney Illusion Land debut at #16 and #18, respectively. The mini (mouse) Metroidvania did manage to take a respectable #8 in the Switch chart, however, sandwiching it between Animal Crossing: New Horizons and NSMB.U Deluxe. Remnant II, …
It’s easy to forget that Frontier are behind the F1 Manager series, rather than EA and Codemasters. The home of Elite is about to take the starting grid once more with F1 Manager 2023, promising 23 races, six F1 Sprint events, and new circuits including the Las Vegas strip. Another sequel launching this week is …
Success often leads to imitation. Whereas Souls-likes took a year or two to surface following the critical and commercial success of Dark Souls, games looking to replicate Vampire Survivor’s winning formula started to appear within months. This was clearly due to their simplistic nature, with the first batch of clones mimicking the retro-style pixel art …
We’ve seen a few Disney games on Switch this generation, but none that have been system exclusive. That changes this week with the debut of Disney Illusion Island – a co-op side-scrolling platformer developed by the studio behind 2020’s Xbox Battletoads reboot. Featuring hand-drawn animation and an orchestrated musical score, it sees Mickey and company …
Play Capcom’s fast-paced dino blasting online shooter for just an hour or so, and you’ll start to notice similarities with the Japanese giant’s previous works, most of which contribute to its existence. The obvious example is the celebrated Dino Crisis, but in truth, it owes its creation to Capcom’s other dino wrangling series – Monster …
This week’s UK top ten features two new arrivals. One you can likely easily guess – Nintendo’s Pikmin 4 has carried itself to the top spot, dislodging the recently discounted FIFA 23. This is quite possibly the first time a Pikmin game has shot to the top of the chart – Pikmin 3 on Wii …