We’re only halfway into February, and already we’ve received some of the year’s biggest releases. Quite how publishers expect us to find the time to play all these games is a mystery, especially when another bunch of time-consuming RPGs are upon us. Elden Ring has been a long time coming, with work underway since 2017. …
The Stadia is set to lose an exclusive next month, with Submerged: Hidden Depths setting sail for horizons new. The original Submerged – released in 2015 – arrived to mixed reviews but having spent an hour with this sequel (a restriction of the embargo) it’s safe to say it’s far truer to the developer’s original …
The Arcade Crew returns this week with Berzerk Studios’ Infernax – a brutal NES-style platform adventure that combines Castlevania II with Zelda II. Review scores are mostly a mixture of 8s and 9s so far, putting in on par with the excellent Blazing Chrome. “As sure as the sun rises and sets (and wait until you …
Here’s a game that shouldn’t exist. I read the backstory of the developer’s inspiration before playing, which seemed like a very conscientious thing to do. The original Yeah Yeah Beebiss I, a NES game known only from a listing on a US mail order leaflet, is shrouded in mystery, conjecture, and baseless theorising; almost like …
Ratalaika Games’ next cheap ‘n cheerful retro re-release, following on from Gleylancer and Gynoug, is Moto Roader MC – a PC Engine CD-ROM² (TurboGrafx-CD) top-down racer from 1992. Moto Roader MC was the third entry in the series, but being a racer and all, that doesn’t matter a jot. It’s a slight offbeat affair with …
Random generation has been a boon for indie developers the world over. Used correctly, it can add near-infinite variety and replayability to your game, providing something fresh and new for your players over multiple hours of playtime. However, it’s a bit of a double-edged sword, because if it’s mishandled, what you’ll end up with is …
There’s little change within this week’s UK physical chart, with the only major occurrence being the belated Switch release of GTA: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition bumping the collection from #38 to #6. It also took a respectable #4 in the Switch top twenty. There’s so little action within the chart, in fact, that …
Although Horizon Zero Dawn was a mammoth success for Sony, selling over 20 million copies across PS4 and PC, it did have its fair share of naysayers. The most common complaint was that there wasn’t a great deal to do outside of mission objectives; a vast world with little going on, other than roaming adversaries. …
On first glance, 3D Realms’ RIPOUT looks uncannily similar to DOOM Eternal. It soon transpires that it couldn’t be further removed, being a vastly different beast. This sci-fi first-person shooter is a co-op affair with procedurally generated levels and enemies capable of reconfiguring their bodies with rogue technology. The very same technology humanity devises, only to …
As revealed during last night’s Nintendo Direct, Aspyr is bringing the Wii version of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed to Switch. The Wii edition differed slightly from the PS3/360 versions, with a focus on motion controls – replicated here with Joy-Con support – and a battle mode with 27 different characters. Understandably, though, it wasn’t …
Marvelous Europe has revealed Mandragor, a Metroidvania style 2.5D side-scroller set in a dark fantasy world where mankind has surrendered the world to the monsters. As you may have guessed, the hero of the piece has decided to strike back. Multiple classes will feature, along with customisable skill sets. As they traverse castles, ruins, swaps …
This week’s eShop round-up is running behind as we believed last night’s mammoth Nintendo Direct may have seen a surprise release or two. While we didn’t see anything major, there was a small something – cult retro RPGs EarthBound Beginnings and EarthBound are out now as part of the Switch Online library. If you’re new to …
When ’80s and ’90s publishers folded and began consuming one another, it wasn’t always immediately obvious who owned the rights to what. In an industry fixated on the future, nobody gave it much thought, but nowadays – with retro gaming being huge – it’s up to IP holders such as PIKO and Nightdive to try …
Pokémon Legends: Arceus is the UK’s no.1 for the second week running, meaning Techland’s Dying Light 2 settles for #2 within the all-formats physical top 40. GI.biz reports Dying Light 2’s physical sales were stronger than Guardians of the Galaxy, and just narrowly behind Battlefield 2042. Sales were split 54% on PS5, 27% on Xbox …
Reviews of OlliOlli World went live a whole five days ahead of launch, showing great confidence from publisher Private Division. If it wasn’t for the PC release of God of War, the skateboarding action-platformer would be the highest rated release of the year so far, with the Switch version boasting an 89% Metacritic. “Tight and …
