History has a habit of repeating itself. Back in 1999, Square-Enix released Chocobo Racing on PSone. Review scores mostly clocked in at 6/10 – an admirable effort, but better options were available. This week’s Chocobo GP has mostly gained 6/10s too, being fun and friendly but ultimately forgettable. It’s also up against Mario Kart 8’s …
I love video games. Part of that love is the grand feeling of adventure which comes with just escaping into a virtual world and taking in the sights and sounds, perhaps speaking to its inhabitants, or maybe poking some of its monsters with the ouchy-end of a sword. It’s something I’ve enjoyed since being a …
PIKO Interactive has just finished dusting off the 1998 cult classic platformer Glover for a HD PC re-release. Based on the N64 version’s source code – and not the largely detested PSone iteration – it’s due out 20th April on Steam, complete with trading cards and achievements. Here, you play as a magical wizard’s glove …
Just to prove how busy the gaming scene is currently, the UK retail chart has gained its fourth new number one in just as many weeks. This time it’s the turn of Gran Turismo 7, which knocks Elden Ring – or Death of the Wild, as it’s known around here – to #2. GI.biz reports …
After a two-year hiatus – if we ignore the maligned Battlegrounds – WWE is finally back on consoles this week, with Rey Mysterio as the cover star and the chance to play through their career highlights. GM Mode is also back for the first time since 2007, focused upon creating your own WWE brand. Assassin’s …
Previously known as Trading Time: A Croak Tale, the newly rebranded Time on Frog Island – a name publisher Merge Games believes better suits the experience – will now be launching physically as well as digitally. Those who played Link’s Awakening may notice a similarity with the premise. After washing on a strange island, our …
The Chinese Room has made the decision to delay Little Orpheus – an action platformer starring a Soviet cosmonaut – in light of current world events. It seems that not everyone shares The Chinese Room’s sentiment, not that we hold the developers themselves responsible. Still on track for this week are 35MM, which sees two Russians …
It often feels like the Switch is overflowing with 2D platformers of every kind. There are the modern and polished likes of Donkey Country: Tropical Freeze, retro revivals such as Sonic Mania, and the tough as nails indies like Celeste. Now, competing for your time and cash is Pablo. A dog. With a grapple. Is …
Sergey Noskov’s 7th Sector – a cyberpunk puzzle adventure with impressive environmental storytelling – left us smitten back in 2020, being something of a hidden gem. Rather than build upon its foundations, Sergey next project was In Rays of the Light – a remake of their 2012 first-person exploration-based horror. Its unravelling story was able …
Bandai-Namco’s PAC-MAN MUSEUM+ looks set to become the most comprehensive Pac-Man collection yet, even including a revised version of the Nintendo DS’s underrated Pac ‘n Roll. Launching 27th May, and now confirmed for an Xbox GamePass launch, this multi-format collection will contain 14 classic and modern games, along with a customisable in-game arcade. New items, wallpapers, …
This week there really is one ring to rule them all – Bandai-Namco’s Elden Ring is the UK’s no.1, and all signs point to it being the fastest selling FromSoftware title ever. Indeed, it seems the onslaught of 10/10 review scores – leading it to become one of the highest-rated games of all time – …
We imagine the majority of gamers that picked up Elden Ring on Friday feel like they’ve barely scratched the surface, yet another wave of anticipated releases are upon us. The timing of Gran Turismo 7 is a little odd too, launching just days after EA’s GRID Legends. Or perhaps EA should have distanced themselves from …
The Evercade library grows this May with two new cartridges, both of which can be pre-ordered from 31st March ahead of their 31st May launches. Morphcat Games Collection 1 brings together three games from the titular German indie team, along with two bonus demos. Micro Mages is the highlight here – a NES style dungeon-set …
Jeff Minter’s Tempest 4000 – originally released on PS4, Xbox One and PC in 2018 – comes to Switch and Atari’s own VCS console at the end of March. We never reviewed the original (we were waiting on the UK physical release, which was constantly delayed) but we did cover it during a ‘Games You …
For reason we can’t fantom, a glut of time-consuming Japanese RPGs and visual novels arrive on Switch this week. They are, at least, suitably different from one another. The France-developed Edge of Eternity launched on PS4/PS5 and Xbox Series a couple of weeks ago to positive reviews, with more than a few critics calling it …
