We quite often kick off our eShop round-ups by mentioning it’s yet another busy week for the Switch. This week really is remarkably busy though – perhaps even the busiest of the year so far. Big name releases include Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Remastered Edition, the combat-focused rhythm actioner No Straight Roads, anime football game …
Whether it’s the warming sensation of the sun beating down on glistening water or the thrill of carving through waves, something is enticing about jet ski racing games. Kandagawa Jet Girls has the additional pull of surprisingly sharp and vibrant visuals, along with playful menu design featuring icons bobbing on water. Where presentation is concerned, …
Dutch developer Orangepixel – a one-man studio founded in 2004 – has announced plans to bring their back catalogue to Switch. The studio favours pixel art shooters and platformers, which have been supported with updates over the years to keep them fresh. First up is Meganoid, a randomly generated sci-fi platformer with anti-gravity-boots, jetpacks, hidden areas, and …
Animal Crossing: New Horizons continues to dominate the UK chart, this time dethroning last week’s newcomer UFC 4 to take the top spot once again. UFC 4 now sits at #3 due to another sports sim claiming #2 – Take 2’s PGA Tour 2K21, a rebranding of The Golf Club series. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe …
Back in the days of the PSone, almost every publisher had a stab at taking on FIFA and PES (nee ISS), with barely a month passing without a new football game on the shelves. Actua Soccer, Adidas Power Soccer, 4-4-2, Three Lions, Viva Football, LiberoGrande, Chris Kamara’s Street Soccer…the list went on and on. Eventually, …
We love a good pun, so upon being asked to review a game running with a pun on a 1900s anti-war book, we jumped at the chance. Norman’s Great Illusion is a pixel art visual novel with overtly political themes. The developers bill it as an attempt to talk about people who ‘allow the coming …
This week was already looking reasonably busy for the Switch with Peaky Blinders, Samurai Jack, Collar X Malice and PGA Tour 2K21 due. Nintendo then went and sprung an Indie Direct on the world, and now we have more new games to discuss. The more the merrier, eh? In a typical ‘surprise’ fashion, a handful …
It’s common knowledge that Nintendo was big on censorship in the ‘80s and ‘90s, requesting sexually suggestive content, excessive violence, profanity, drug/alcohol use and even religious imagery to be removed from officially licensed Nintendo software. Some titles were even excluded from release within certain regions entirely – Nintendo’s own maze game Devil World, created by …
If Double Kick Heroes existed during last-gen’s rhythm action/novelty peripheral craze, chances are it would have been bundled with a car-shaped controller. Rather than jamming out on a guitar or pounding the drums, it puts you behind the wheel of a sleek ‘Gundillac’ – a weaponised Cadillac. Each beat fires up the car’s machine guns, …
EA’s UFC 4 has shot straight to the UK chart top spot, knocking Animal Crossing: New Horizons down to #2. The ever-popular Mario Kart 8 Deluxe held onto #3, meanwhile. At #4 it’s Ghost of Tsushima, which recently held the top spot for consecutive weeks. Price cuts continue to benefit FIFA 20, which sits at …
The ‘90s just called and they want their new release line-up back. Not only is there a brand new Battletoads out this week – the first in over 25 years – but also both a cartoon and a TV show tie-in. The first Battletoads trailer looked a little underwhelming. Thankfully, the most recent trailer shows …
After becoming trapped in an ancient temple during an expedition, the unfortunate Mr. Paf – Mr. Whack to our French chums – is tasked with solving block-shoving puzzles to escape. This cartoon puzzler is viewed from an isometric angle, and also features platforming. It’s smartly designed and visually appealing with cutscenes that frequently impress. Monsieur …
While this week’s Switch eShop line-up isn’t exactly teeming with big-budget releases, you won’t have to look far to find something fun and enticing either. Metamorphosis sees you transformed into the unlikeliest of heroes – a tiny bug. This leads to the discovery of a surreal hidden world inhabited by other tiny insects. Viewed from …
While we may not be able to escape to exotic, sun-drenched, locations this summer we can at least try to escape from fictional vicious worlds. A tenuous link, we know. The far-flung planet of Tethys houses a research facility plunged into chaos. As a scientist, it’s up to you to fight off the planet’s primitive …
This week’s UK top ten includes no less than six Switch games, with Animal Crossing: New Horizons retaking the top spot. This pushes Ghost of Tsushima to #2. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe rises to #3, and then at #4 it’s a resurgence for FIFA 20. With FIFA 21 around the corner, retailers are starting to …
