Alien Pixel Publishing’s Unbound: Worlds Apart, out today on PC and Switch, sounds more imaginative than most Metroidvanias. This isn’t just due to the dark fantasy setting and hand-drawn visuals, but also the focus on using magic portals to alter the world. Ten different portals will feature, allowing for inverted gravity, super strength, time manipulation …
In a small woodland copse, a protective grandfather and his granddaughter Anna live out their days safely ensconced from the villainy of the Outside World. Anna, like most children would be, is curious about what lies beyond their farm perimeter, but Grandfather warns her off with tales of robbers and witches. One day he becomes …
EA’s F1 2021 had to settle for second place within the UK chart at launch. All change during its second week on sale – the annual motorsport update is the current UK no.1, ushering Zelda: Skyward Sword HD to #2. The PS5 was restocked at GAME last week (an alleged 10,000 units were available), which …
It’s one of those rare weeks where there’s bound to be a new release to suit, no matter how offbeat your tastes are. For Microsoft, especially, it’s a busy week – the Xbox Series X/S is about to get a huge shot in the arm with Microsoft Flight Simulator and The Ascent, two console exclusives. …
“The cult hit from Japan!â€, Cotton Reboot’s box art boldly exclaims, in a statement that’s likely to garner a few winces from enthusiasts already familiar with Success’ marquee shooting game series. And yet perhaps the marketers at publisher ININ Games have a point here – if Cotton’s finally coming back to Europe for the first …
The Switch misses out on the current talk of the town Death’s Door, but worry not, as it’s a busy week regardless with several anticipated, and somewhat offbeat, titles due. The free-to-start Pokémon Unite has stealth launched, offering strategic 5-on-5 battles. Teamwork plays a large part, cooperating with others to catch wild Pokémon. The mobile …
Japanese developer Acquire has a knack for putting out janky action games with a lot of charm and creativity. This was especially the case during the PlayStation 2’s heyday, which saw the release of two games: Way of the Samurai and Shinobido: Way of the Ninja. Both were ahead of their time in many ways …
Even though Sony eventually performed a U-turn on shuttering the PS Vita digital store, tomorrow (20th July) still marks the cut-off point for new digital PS Vita releases. It so transpires that a handful of indie studios have new games lined up, helping the cult handheld to go out with a bang rather than a …
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD is the UK’s new no.1, fending off competition from EA’s F1 2021. The annual motorsport update had to settle for #2, although it did top the PS4 chart. According to GI.biz, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD is only the fourth Zelda game to claim no.1. The …
We love a good pun, and Akiba’s Trip: Hellbound & Debriefed – out this week on PS4 and Switch – delivers on that front. This PSP remake involves ripping the clothes off vampires so they’re exposed to sunlight. Debriefing them, see. You can check out our preview, ahead of tomorrow’s review, here. Cotton Reboot, again …
Button City introduces us to Fennel, an anthropomorphic fox who’s new in town. After making friends at the local arcade, word spreads that his newfound hangout is about to be shuttered by Peppermint Pepperbottom, a greedy fat cat. What then ensues in this narrative-driven adventure is a week of scheming to save the arcade, all while …
Reviews of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD are live, and somewhat unsurprisingly, the consensus is that if you missed it before you shouldn’t miss it the second time around. Nintendo has gone to great effort to implement quality-of-life improvements, in hope that it doesn’t divide opinions in the way it did in 2011. …
Well, the latest Evercade cart reveal is certainly a surprise. Renovation Collection 1Â will include 12 titles from Japanese publisher Telenet and its US subsidiary Renovation. While obscure, these are deep cuts of 16-bit (Genesis/Mega Drive) history – all 12 games are considered rare nowadays, and consequently cherished by collectors. The games list reads as follows: …
Cotton Reboot isn’t the only game with a hint of witchcraft set for release next week – indie specialist Sometimes You has revealed Witchcrafty, a “temporary PS Vita exclusive†out 20th July. This 2D pixel art ‘Metroidvania’ comes from PigeonDev, creators of Awesome Pea and Dungeons & Bombs, both of which we enjoyed. Set in …
This newest entry in the Worms franchise makes some significant changes. Instead of a team of worms fighting it out in turns, Worms Rumble puts you in charge of a single worm, wiggling around a side-scrolling arena in real-time while trying to annihilate other players. For those worrying that Worms Rumble is gaming heresy, don’t …
