There’s no point in reviewing the new Animal Crossing. You’re already playing it. Everyone on your friend list is playing it. You’re probably reading this on your phone while casually fishing. But I do have some random thoughts i’d like to share. I’m really enjoying myself Animal Crossing is as fun as ever. It’s gentle, …
As a child, I would often spend my pocket money on plasticine modelling kits. The colourful packaging, in addition to the enclosed ideas leaflet, showcased a variety of weird and wonderful creatures to potentially create. I have the impression the two-man development team behind Wurroom had a similar childhood, as it too is filled with …
While a virus outbreak is no fun at all in the real world, it does make a thrilling premise for a video game. This week’s new release line-up makes bold case points, including Capcom’s Resident Evil 3 and its online counterpart Resistance, along with the indie twin-stick shooter HyperParasite. Reviews of Resident Evil 3 dropped …
Even though it launched in January, Capcom’s Resident Evil 2 remake still went on to become one of 2019’s best games. We may not see Resident Evil 3 appear on quite as many ‘GOTY’ lists when 2020 draws to a close – word has it Capcom hasn’t been able to capture lightning in a bottle …
Due to reasons obvious, PS4 and Xbox One console sales have spiked in the UK. This has had an impact on the chart, which sees more activity than usual. It wasn’t a great week for Nintendo, however – Switch stock is so thin on the ground currently that software sales have dropped sharply. Mario Kart …
In light of the current global situation, running a virtual hospital might not seem like the best form of escapism, but Two Point Hospital is no ordinary institution. This is healthcare if practiced by Patch Adams, mixing comic hijinks with surprisingly addictive hospital administration. If you’re of the age to remember Bullfrog’s classic Theme Hospital …
True to its name, this investigative Parisian adventure features just one killing. It takes place before even the title screen appears, entailing a mysterious man and a helpless woman in a finely decorated hotel room. She screams as he approaches with a sword in his hand, franticly backing away. Blood spurts through the air, and …
Travel Mosaics 2: Roman Holiday isn’t about mosaics and nor is it really about travel. It’s actually about nonograms – aka Picross – and it’s vaguely about Italy. A superfluous name, for certain. It’s like Nintendo naming the next Mario game Star Collect. That’s vaguely the aim. But not really the point. Travel Mosaics 2: Back 2 the Hood entails logic …
How do you follow up last week’s double-whammy of Animal Crossing: New Horizons and DOOM 64? Not with Ubisoft’s paring of Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy, that’s for sure. Thankfully there are plenty of other games hitting the UK Switch eShop this week. An intriguing bunch, in fact. Panzer Dragoon: Remake has appeared out of …
I am Sisyphus. Doomed to push a rock up a hill for all eternity, watch it fall and roll it back up. My rock is the Dual Brain series of games. I review one, scrambling to hit a word count whilst describing six simple mini games. Then they release a new one, and I go …
There was a time when strategy games were seldom seen on consoles, shunned by publishers who favoured more action-oriented affairs. This week is proof anything goes nowadays. Between the PS4 and Xbox One, no less than four tactical turn-based games are due out. While this may sound like overkill, they’re all quite different from one …
Even though supermarkets were limiting purchases of Animal Crossing: New Horizons to three per customer (hoo hoo!), the island getaway package has achieved great things. Not only is it the UK’s new no.1, tearing ahead of DOOM Eternal, but according to GI.biz it’s also the fastest-selling Switch game so far. Well, the best singular game …
As you’re no doubt aware by now, Animal Crossing: New Horizons is great. It’s full of wit, beautiful to look at and unabashedly Nintendo. Sadly, it also shows just how convoluted Nintendo’s online functionality is. I wanted my friend to come to my town so we could swap fruit. My island is lush with pears; …
Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ launch is impeccably timed, arriving at a time when people desperately need a form of escapism. You’ll find no better way than embarking on Tom Nook’s package holiday; a voyage to a remote location with no nightmarish supermarkets. As noted in our review round-up, we were surprised by the number of …
Many would be content if DOOM Eternal simply offered more of the same. Rather than retread old ground, however, id Software has built on DOOM 2016’s sturdy foundation by adding new ideas and mechanics while exploring the franchise’s mythology. It’s a bold (and brash) attempt to deepen the experience, but some critics claim the new …
