With a Metacritic of 68%, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX isn’t exactly the best Pokémon game there ever was. Nevertheless, it still managed to claim the UK chart top spot this week. Former no.1 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare drops to #2. GTA V rises to #3, FIFA 20 falls to #4 and then …
The Pokémon series doesn’t just feature some of the best and most beloved games Nintendo has ever published – it also includes some of their worst. The likes of Pokémon Dash, Pokémon Channel, and PokéPark Wii: Pikachu’s Adventure didn’t fare well at all with critics. Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX – a remake of …
If a developer pitched a house renovation game for consoles twenty years ago, they would have been laughed out the publisher’s office. Skip forward two decades, and here we are. We dare say the continued popularity of The Sims series is partly the reason for House Flipper’s existence. It probably also helps that house renovation …
If it wasn’t for Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX on Switch the pickings would be rather slim this week, leaving just a few bits and pieces to talk about. Primarily, the Final Fantasy VII Remake demo – which arrived on PSN today, clocking in at 7.6GB – and The Division 2: Warlords of New …
Theme Hospital spiritual successor Two Point Hospital enters the UK chart at #2 this week, with the Switch version proving the most popular. Hopefully it has more staying power than SEGA’s recent releases – both Yakuza Remastered Collection and the Bayonetta & Vanquish 10th Anniversary Bundle left the top 40 after just one week on …
Rather than being outsourced, the Switch’s Metro Redux collection has been handled by the original team. As such, it feels as if it has been converted with a great deal of expertise. Despite both games knocking on a bit (Metro 2033 is now ten years old), reviews are generally full of praise, with only a …
Although not a prolific developer, Pigeon Dev Games is still well-versed with 2D platformers, with half a dozen – including 2019’s Awesome Pea – to their name. There are telling signs this is the case as the fundamentals of a run ‘n gun platformer are all present. The controls are responsive, death always feels just …
On first glance, the character roster for this long-running one-on-one brawler series seems largely uninspired, featuring a cast of pointy-haired individuals copied from the pages of any random anime light novel. Spend just a few minutes with each, however, and you’ll soon discover that the majority couldn’t be further apart. Some characters appear diminutive in …
The console version of SEGA’s Two Point Hospital leaves the waiting room this week, featuring two DLC packs and modest £34.99 price tag. This spiritual successor to the much-loved Bullfrog classic Theme Hospital hasn’t lost anything in translation from PC, with the Switch version suiting the system perfectly. In fact, the Switch release is currently …
Half-term has given the UK chart a slight shuffle, most notably ushering Team Sonic Racing – which has seen promotional activity thanks to the Sonic movie – back into the chart at #7. SEGA’s Bayonetta & Vanquish 10th Anniversary Bundle was also the best selling new release of last week, debuting at #10. Crytek’s well-received …
Horror games usually become more twisted and depraved as the story progresses, often pushing the lead character to breaking point as they do whatever it takes to survive. This Switch exclusive takes a different approach. As the story unfolds it becomes increasingly ludicrous, to the point where it becomes impossible to take it seriously. Well, …
The age-old saying “Something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue†springs to mind when browsing this week’s Switch eShop selection. There’s the Japanese shooter collection Psikyo Shooting Stars Bravo (something old), Wayforward’s innovative Switch exclusive Vitamin Connection (something new), a conversion of the esteemed PlayStation 2 hack ‘n slash Devil May Cry 3 (something borrowed), and …
This follow up to Dual Brain Vol. 1: Calculation made me think of Radiohead, in the way that both make me think everything is pointless. Vol. 2: Reflex is a brain training game that makes absolutely no effort to justify its existence. Dr Kawashima would sell you some snake oil pseudoscience about making sure you’re …
SEGA fans rejoice! Last week’s Yakuza Remastered Collection was just the beginning – the prolific publisher has a slew of other new releases rolling out over the next fortnight. The Bayonetta & Vanquish 10th Anniversary Bundle leads the way this week, available in a steelbook double pack at retail or to download individually digitally. SEGA …
SEGA’s Yakuza Remastered Collection was the best-selling new release of last week, sailing into the UK chart at a highly respectable #3. Dreams and Darksiders Genesis weren’t far behind – the Sony-published creation suite made #8, while THQ’s hack ‘n slash spin-off entered at #11. It’s worth bearing in mind that Dreams has been available …
