Do you like tanks? Your answer is important here. If you don’t, I’m not sure you’re going to enjoy Tank Mechanic Simulator. It features lots of tanks. Loads. If you love tanks, well, rest assured you fall neatly within the target audience. This simulator casts you in the role of a World War II tank …
THQ Nordic are on a roll with their remasters of late with games such as Destroy All Humans, SpongeBob Rehydrated and Red Faction Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered climbing the chart high at launch. Now we can Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning to their list of success stories – the hack ‘n slash role-player, originally released by EA in 2012, …
It’s increasingly apparent that the pandemic has affected how Nintendo’s development studios operate, prompting a change of plans to their 2020 Switch line-up. The Switch is in its prime, yet the majority of games in the pipeline are smaller-scale titles and remasters, all of which can be handled easily by small teams. Super Mario 3D …
Sean Bean narrated horror Kholat is the latest Switch title to receive a limited physical release. Red Art Games are handling publishing duties, issuing 3,800 copies at a reasonable €29.99/£27/$35. The Polish indie title – inspired by the 1959 Dyatlov Pass Incident – has sold over 700k units across all formats (PC, PS4, Xbox One and …
We were left smitten by Willy Morgan and the Curse of Bone Town – a PC point ‘n click adventure revival which we previewed back in July. You play as the titular Willy Morgan, the son of an explorer who mysteriously vanished years ago. A new lead takes the red-haired fellow to Bone Town – …
We’ve waited ages for an excellent arcade racer, only for two to turn up at once. Typical! The low poly Hotshot Racing and the neon-drenched Inertial Drift are at least vastly different beasts. Hotshot Racing recalls the days of Daytona, Ridge Racer and Virtua Racing. Reportedly, though, it plays unlike any of its major influences. …
From the mid-’90s onwards countless franchises made the jump from 2D to 3D. Some, such as Super Mario, Final Fantasy, Metal Gear Solid and Zelda flourished; others struggled to convert their trademark mechanics to the third dimension, with camera issues often to blame. Even in 2020, the proposition of making the transition to 3D is …
This week’s UK chart sees an all-new top three, with Marvel’s Avengers leading the way. Despite debuting at no.1, Square-Enix’s superhero smash ‘em up – which currently has a 71% Metacritic – couldn’t outperform the 2018 PS4-exclusive Marvel’s Spider-Man. Sales were reportedly on par with Crystal Dynamic’s last Tomb Raider game, however. The UK chart …
Hack ‘n slash RPG Kingdoms of Amalur is the latest THQ Nordic re-release, complete with a now obligatory nonsensical subtitle. The original was released by EA in 2012, failing to achieve commercial success despite positive reviews. Just like previous THQ Nordic revamps, new content is in the pipeline, adding an estimate five hours of play. …
Twenty-six years have passed since the Battletoads last caused a ruckus. No, this isn’t a lazy ‘history of the series’ style intro – it’s an integral part of the plot. During that time the toads have become nobodies, fading from public memory. The antiquated amphibians hatch a plan to get back into the limelight, involving …
Even though the Switch misses out on Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2 and Marvel’s Avengers, it still welcomes an all-star cast this week – Super Mario All-Stars is now available on the Switch Online service as part of the plumber’s 35th anniversary celebrations. Also on the eShop this week you’ll find the colourful …
Side-scrolling Korean horror The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters launches on Xbox One this week. This high school-set thriller currently has ‘overwhelmingly positive’ reviews on Steam – where it launched back in January – gaining praise for its atmosphere, character design and comic book-style presentation. Adding to its accolades, it also recently won two awards at the …
I wouldn’t need much convincing to believe Mask of Mists is a remaster of a PS2/GameCube/Xbox era RPG. Not only does it resemble a pre-Oblivion console-only roleplayer, with angular low-poly visuals and a small walled-off world, but it feels like one too due to the simple two-button combat and the overreliance of switch-flicking puzzles. Visually, …
Considering last week was jam-packed with new releases, we expect to see a multitude of fresh faces in this week’s UK physical sales chart. For reasons various, that hasn’t happened – just two new titles managed to break into the top 40. Madden NFL 21 was the highest-charting new arrival taking #10. Project CARS 3 …
Marvel’s superheroes have taken the limelight for over a decade, yet video game tie-ins have been relatively few, LEGO games aside. SEGA had a go during Phase One – resulting in a fairly good Captain America game – but it seemed nobody was willing to pick up the gauntlet after. This makes the news surrounding …
