This Mega Drive horizontally scrolling space shooter harks back to 1992. It certainly resembles a Mega Drive game from that year, and we don’t necessarily mean that in a bad way. By 1992 developers were starting to push the system, learning new coding tricks in the process. It looks leagues better than earlier launch titles, …
Nintendo fans have been living the good life lately, thanks to a combination of the excellent Metroid Dread and Tetris Effect: Connected, the OLED Switch, and the promise of 60hz N64 games. банки уÑÐ»Ð¾Ð²Ð¸Ñ Ð´ÐµÐ±ÐµÑ‚Ð¾Ð²Ð¾Ð¹ карты The good times keep on coming, as this week the Switch gains The Good Life (ho ho!) – a …
Prehistoric platformers were a dime a dozen in the ‘90s, largely due to the popularity of the monster hit Jurassic Park. Joe & Mac: Caveman Ninja was one of the better examples, first released in the arcade before heading to most platforms of the era.где оформить ипотеку French publisher Microids is bringing the bone-lobbing duo back near …
Due to its focus on evolution and survival, I expected ‘The Eternal Cylinder’ to be a metaphor for life and death, much like Disney’s patented (presumably) Circle of Life. It soon transpires that the titular cylinder is a physical object – a colossal, world-spanning, metallic drum that steamrollers its way across an alien world, killing …
Tetris is eternal. Throughout the past three decades, the falling block puzzle game has evolved across a plethora of appearances, many of which have earned their status as all-time classics. From the simple appeal of marathon mode in Tetris DX, to the puzzle trappings of Tetris Plus and Tetris with Cardcaptor Sakura, all the way …
There’s no stopping FIFA. Despite the arrival of several new releases, along with the revised OLED Switch, FIFA 22 continues to hold the UK physical chart top spot. Ubisoft’s Far Cry 6 was the best performing new release, claiming #2. The individual format charts show a slightly different picture, with the open-world extravaganza taking no.1 …
While this week isn’t quite as busy for new releases as the previous two, there’s still plenty to get stuck into, including a fine assortment of smaller titles. First, the big hitters. After arriving in a deluxe package with early access last week, the standard edition of Warner Bros’ Back 4 Blood arrives 12th October. …
If you’re planning to buy a shiny new OLED Switch tomorrow, you’ll find plenty of new releases on the eShop to put it through its paces. And they certainly don’t come much bigger than a new Metroid game. Metroid Dread is up against the legions of Metroidvanias that have launched over the years, yet Mercury Steam …
Ratalaika Games’ next release is unexpected. Rather than being a pixel art indie game or visual novel, it’s a re-release of the 1992 Mega Drive shooter Gleylancer. You may also know it as Greylancer – the ‘L’ in the word ‘Gley’ was a mistranslation. In this anime-style 2D space shooter, you play as Lucia – …
Arriving on the just-released Super Famicom during the tail-end of 1990, Actraiser’s juxtaposition of side-scrolling action with god simulation put Quintet – a then-new developer formed primarily of Falcom alumni – on the map as a developer unafraid to innovate. This thirty-year-old game saw you in charge of an almighty God, tasked with restoring peace …
SEGA’s original early 2000s arcade game Monkey Ball, along with its home console remake, Super Monkey Ball, are both what we like to call “forever gamesâ€. Two decades after release and they’ve still yet to outstay their welcome. In true classic SEGA arcade fashion, the games were graced with an incredibly simple concept that was …
Coming as no surprise, FIFA 22 is the UK’s new no.1. Even though physical sales were down 35% over FIFA 21 (thanks, GI.biz) it still went on to become the fastest-selling physical release of 2021 so far. The PS4 version took the lion’s share of sales with 41%, followed by Xbox One (27%), PS5 (23%), …
This week is a sheer case of quality over quantity. Fewer games than last week’s bumper bounty, but more that can be considered big-budget or big-name. In fewer words: a lot of games out this week are likely to sell exceptionally well. If you own a PS5, one new release won’t even cost you a …
September was a busy month for Team Games Asylum, with numerous games getting the review treatment. We still managed to fit in some other bits and bobs though. Steven Universe: Save the Light – Matt Another month, another licensed game. Like so many others, Steven Universe: Save The Light – available in a double pack …
The Nintendo 64 launched in the US twenty-five years ago today. European Nintendo diehards were blissfully unaware that they would have to wait another six months to get their hands on the much-hyped console, putting almost ten months between the Japanese and European launches. The N64 has a special place in my heart as it …
