After being delayed due to worldwide events, Little Orpheus is finally out this week. If your mind needs a jog, it’s a 2.5D side-scrolling adventure inspired by such movies as Flash Gordon, Sinbad, and The Land that Time Forgot. The Apple Arcade version went on to become an award winner, often championed as one of …
In 2021, Samurai Punk released Roombo: First Blood – a short experimental game starring a bloodthirsty robot vacuum protecting a family home from burglars. You’d think such a simple concept wouldn’t have much scope for expansion, yet here we are – Justice Suck is essentially Roombo: First Blood Part II, having seemingly spent the last …
Not content with releasing the long-lost arcade game Clockwork Aquario, which required additional development work, ININ Games has revealed plans to release Cannon Dancer on modern consoles. Known as Osman in the US, action platformer Cannon Dancer was first released in arcades in 1996 by Mitchell Corporation, and is heavily linked to the Strider series …
Nintendo typically waits for new hardware to create new franchise installments, so when Splatoon 3 was revealed, it did raise a few eyebrows. Is there any reason why Splatoon 3’s new weapons, maps, and match types couldn’t be implemented into Splatoon 2? Probably not, but then again, Nintendo has never really dabbled in the live …
When a new retro collection is revealed, some scallywag will spontaneously mention ROMS and emulation…often before declaring that they own a Raspberry Pi. While emulation has its virtues, the subject of ownership single handily validates any retro compilation. I’ve never felt like I’ve actually owned anything I’ve downloaded, but if I were to buy an …
SEGA has revealed the full list of games included on the Mega Drive Mini 2. This news coincides with European launch information – it’s out 27th October for £104.99 (approx.) as an Amazon exclusive. The roster is pretty impressive, including not just classic first-party titles but games from Interplay, Capcom, Data East, Taito, Bandai-Namco, and …
The PS5’s The Last of Us: Part 1 remake is the UK’s new no.1 in the physical all-formats chart. While this may sound as if Sony has another fast-selling exclusive on their hands, GI.biz’s Chris Dring Tweeted that sales weren’t “particularly big” being half of what the Saints Row reboot managed. The £70 price …
The multiformat life-sim/adventure game hybrid Disney Dreamlight Valley – due on Xbox Game Pass at launch – is the first of two Disney games from Gameloft, with Disney Speedstorm set to follow later this year. Hopefully, the studio has enough Disney magic to go around. Disney Dreamlight Valley sees your custom-made avatar team up with various …
If the powered-up Evercade EXP wasn’t enticing enough, sporting several enhancements in addition to vertical screen orientation, manufacturer Blaze has revealed 18 Capcom classics will come built-in. No downloads will be required – all 18 are pre-installed. The box will also contain a colour manual. The announcement hasn’t pleased all and sundry, however – owners …
Nobody becomes a boxing champ or an MMA master overnight. These things require training, experience, and agility gained only by rigorous exercise. Knowing how to throw a solid punch is a good place to start, and this skill alone is enough for Babyface – our oppressed lead, billed a traitor by a mob boss – …
It’s a tubular/gnarly/bodacious week for the Switch – if you can’t find something to pique your interest amongst the 30-odd titles due out, we’d be very surprised. Shell shocked, even. Having said that, there is a JRPGs slant to this week’s new release assortment, with a handful available both digitally and at retail. These include …
With the exception of Rich, who has been busy playing Blade Runner on Switch while traveling, the team’s plan to beat the summer heat seemingly involved staying indoors while playing console games. With a freezer full of choc ices nearby, it’s a plan that’s hard to fault. Games with Gold freebies – Matt I’m …
People often question why the cover for the early SNES shooter Phalanx featured a banjo-playing elderly gent. The answer lies within the question, more or less – a peculiar cover was chosen to make it stand out from the countless other space shooters out there. Any cover that raises questions is likely unforgettable. Rick Henderson …
To say Konami put The Simpsons license to good use would be an understatement. Their 1991 scrolling brawler is often referred to as the greatest Simpsons game of all time, even if it did take a few odd liberties with the license. A perfect example of this was Moe’s Tavern being relocated underneath Springfield cemetery, …
Despite some less-than-positive reviews, Deep Silver’s Saints Row reboot debuts at no.1 in the all-formats retail chart. The comedic crime spree also took no.1 in both the Xbox Series and PS4 charts, and #2 in the PS5 chart. Atlus’ JRPG sequel Soul Hackers 2 put in a strong showing also, entering the all-formats chart at …
