There’s a peculiar nautical theme to this week’s Switch eShop round-up. This is partly due to two similar games making their debut – both Port Royale 4 and King of Seas give the chance to live the life of either a pirate or a trader, and both are viewed from a similar camera angle. Port …
The creators of throwback horror adventure Daymare: 1998 are dialling back the years further for the upcoming prequel – Daymare: 1994 Sandcastle. Set in Idaho, you play as Dalila Reyes, a former government spy now working for H.A.D.E.S. (Hexacore Advanced Division for Extraction and Search.) Standout features include inventive weapons – including a liquid nitrogen …
French publisher Microids has bolstered their winter line-up further with the 2.5D platformer Marsupilami: Hoobadventure. If you watched the Disney Channel in the ‘90s, the name may ring a bell – Marsupilami fell under their umbrella, despite not being a Disney creation. The spritely mammal, with his shape shifting tail, first appeared in the “Spirou & …
Mass Effect: Legendary Edition is no longer the UK’s no.1, falling to #3 during its second week on sale. Resident Evil Village takes its place, giving Capcom a second (albeit non-consecutive) no.1. Position #2 is held by Nintendo’s 3DS RPG revamp Miitopia, which also manages to claim no.1 in the Switch chart. Deep Silver’s Rust …
This explorative shooter is a sequel to Aqua Kitty (UDX) – a game where a team of milk mining cats overcome their seafaring fears to tap into a huge natural reserve of deliciously creamy milk that has been discovered under the sea. This direct sequel launches the felines into space for more RPG shooter action, …
THQ Nordic is best known for their HD re-releases and smaller mid-tier titles. This week, they raise that bar with Biomutant – an ambitious open-world ‘kung fu fable’ from the minds behind the Just Cause series. Polished with next-gen sheen, and running at 4K on Xbox One, THQ Nordic is definitely giving it a bigger …
It’s doubtful anyone expected the 3DS’ Miitopia to end up on Switch, but here we are – Nintendo clearly believed their Mii RPG didn’t quite reach its potential on its original format. Perhaps they felt Animal Crossing: New Horizons has paved the way for other games with social aspects. Reviews aren’t live yet, but there …
If you peruse the digital storefronts often, you’ve likely caught wind of the Outbreak franchise. This ‘old skool’ horror series, paying tribute to Resident Evil, has gained several spin-offs and sequels over the past 2-3 years. Judging by screenshots alone, each instalment reuses assets and runs on a retooled engine, simply adding co-op and other …
Despite being mathematically made of 1s and 0s, quite often the difference between a game that works and one that doesn’t is the way it feels. That difficult to articulate gut sensation. Rising Hell feels great. The combat is satisfying, fun and addictive, but explaining why isn’t easy. First, let us back up. Rising Hell …
EA’s ravishing Mass Effect: Legendary Edition remaster – which currently boasts a 90% Metacritic – is no.1 in this week’s UK top 40. It also tops both the Xbox One and PS4 charts, meaning Resident Evil Village has been completely dethroned. Resident Evil Village fell to #2 in the top 40, while Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles …
We weren’t expecting May to be quite as busy as it has been, but here we are, trying to cram as many big-name titles into a headline as possible. It’s no secret that EA’s Rocket Arena flopped. Undeterred, the uber publisher is back roughly one year on with the dodgeball-based Knockout City. It stands a …
Disney and Lucasfilm Games have decided to dust off 1993’s Zombies Ate My Neighbors and its 1994 sequel Ghoul Patrol for a console double-pack. The collection, due out 29th June, offers museum features – including a video interview – plus save states and a jukebox. The two-player mode remains intact, as you’d expect. Both games …
Developer Unknown Worlds has waited until the launch date of Subnautica’s sequel Below Zero to bring both entries to Switch. This has resulted in a double whammy of underwater survival and exploration, with both games available for £24.99 each. The Subnautica series quickly rose to fame on PC and Xbox, mostly fuelled word of mouth. …
This side-scrolling brawler introduces us to Red, a young street dog entangled in gang culture following his parents’ untimely death. Treating his fellow gang members as family, he’s headstrong and streetwise – two traits beneficial for de-escalating a raging war between rival gangs. By featuring a cast of bipedal canines, the usual assortment of beat’em …
Resident Evil Village has ended New Pokémon Snap’s short run at no.1. GI.biz has crunched the numbers, revealing that Capcom’s horror adventure is the second fastest-selling game of 2021 so far, trailing behind Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury. It was also the third biggest PS5 launch since the console debuted, and the second …
