Here’s an exposition dump for you. In the future humankind and the internet have combined into one. If that wasn’t enough, AI controlled robots have turned rampant and made themselves robo-billionaires. Our shade-wearing one-liner spewing protagonist, proudly sporting the titular quintessentially ‘80s hairstyle, is out to kick robotic ass, but so needy are the current …
Remember when PS Plus included a bunch of indie games every month? If so, then you may recall 2016’s Don’t Die Mr. Robot – an enemy dodging/fruit grabbing arcade-style game which greatly benefited from being added to the subscription service, helping it to find an audience. It must have sold well in the long run, …
Elite provided C64, ZX Spectrum and Amstrad owners with a decent alternative to Ghouls ‘n Ghosts with their 1988 hit Beyond the Ice Palace. As soon as the ‘90s rolled around though, it was quickly forgotten, overshadowed by bigger and better games with flashier visuals. Even nowadays, with retro game chatter a hot topic, it …
Michelle, a young girl sporting vibrant blue hair, works in a convenience store in a dimly lit narrow street. Next door a record store can be found, with a newsagent and a greasy spoon diner opposite. A grand church casts a shadow over the vicinity, contrasted by the pale blue patisserie truck parked outside – …
Think for a moment about the incredible amount of Wii exclusives trapped on the console, consequently ripe for a Switch HD remaster. Zack & Wiki, Wario Land: Shake It, Sin & Punishment: Star Successor, Pandora’s Tower, Metroid: Other M and so many more. Yet somehow 2011’s Stunt Flyer – a budget game often found packaged …
At a glance, Police Shootout seems guilty of trying to do too much. It’s a first-person police response simulator, with mission objectives, negotiation sequences, optional stealth, and a turn-based shooting system – along with such customaries as upgradeable skills, and dialogue options that impact how a mission pans out. Refreshingly, it’s also something quietly confident …
One famous tale from the world of gaming involves Rare becoming so sick of making cutey platforming games for Nintendo that they eventually snapped and created the fowl mouthed Conker’s Bad Fur Day. Rabbit Raid sees developer Uncle Frost Team take the opposite approach. Their previous works include the edgy shoot’em up Cybertrash STATYX and …
Years ago, Activision caused a minor commotion after choosing to bring Rovio’s Angry Birds Trilogy to consoles. The problem wasn’t necessarily to do with the game’s quality – on mobile it was a proven time waster – but rather the fact that they were charging £29.99 for something that cost under a quid to download …
Rainbow Arts was one of the most prolific publishers on the Amiga, Commodore 64 and Atari ST yet they’re only regularly spoken about whenever Turrican is involved. When the company was sold off in the late ‘90s, they had an astonishing 70+ games credited to their name. It’s only now that we’re starting to see …
The present gaming landscape is incredibly diverse, and Marron’s Day is the perfect example of this. It’s a 1-2 hour story driven adventure with Game Boy-style visuals (well, technically Game Boy Color as screens change palette) that’s light on action and heavy on cuteness, ideally suited for youngsters. Had this released when the Game Boy …
This military-themed pixel art defence shooter brings back a classic ‘80s arcade trope. To wit, you’re the last line of defence against an entire army determined to bring your beloved country to its knees. Rather than playing as a muscular clone of either Schwarzenegger or Stallone, as seen in such arcade classics as Mercs and Total …
There are entire universes that we don’t even know exist. Take MACROSS, for instance. Before this week, I’d never heard of it – not even its US incarnation Robotech. Considering I was tasked with reviewing a new MACROSS shoot’em up, it only felt right to do some research. It turns out this Japanese series has seen …
It initially seems that the main selling point of this inexpensive (£5.79) auto-shooter is the authentic Game Boy-style visuals. Well, the Game Boy Color-style visuals, to be more precise – moving objects are coloured, and there’s a selection of palettes to flick through. Soon it transpires that it has a lot more to offer beyond …
This modern retro first-person shooter has an incredibly apt name, letting players know what they’re in for before even pressing the start button. We’re introduced to Johnny Turbo (no, not the TurboDuo console’s ill-fated mascot), a Terminator-esque cyborg with upgradeable circuitry who just happens to have a chainsaw concealed in their leg. By sliding along …
Between them, Capcom, Bandai Namco, NetherRealm, and Arc System Works have the fighting genre well covered, releasing new entries in long running franchises every couple of years. There are plenty of outliers out there too, able to plug gaps between long waits, such as modern day SNK. Today’s fighting games are, mostly, rich and complex, …