While it was pretty much a given that Animal Crossing: New Horizons would gain glowing reviews, we must confess to being surprised by just how glowing they are – it has received top marks from a dozen gaming outlets, including VG247, God is a Geek, and The Telegraph. We certainly didn’t expect to see Eurogamer …
PS4 exclusive Nioh 2 had a successful launch, debuting at no.1 in the UK chart – something the 2017 original wasn’t able to achieve despite also launching at a quiet time of year. Both Ori and the Will of the Wisps and My Hero One’s Justice 2 had to settle for positions outside the top …
This week’s biggest PS4 and Xbox One games have been overshadowed somewhat by the surprise release of the potentially colossal Call of Duty: Warzone. It’s business as usual for the Switch eShop, however, with the usual assortment of indie games, JRPGs, retro re-releases, and belated conversions. The full price Langrisser I & II bundle brings …
Reviews of Team Ninja’s Nioh 2 are full of praise. Not only has it been called “the best Soulslike that isn’t a FromSoftware game†by PS4 outlet PSU, but also a possible GOTY contender. Word has it Team Ninja has carefully picked which areas to refine and expand on, resulting in a masterful experience, albeit …
Ori and the Will of the Wisps launches on Xbox One and PC today, behind the first major Microsoft Studios release in quite some time. Reviews are full of praise, to the point where the artsy Metroidvania has gained favourable comparisons to genre high notes Super Metroid and Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. In fact, of …
Like a pirate ship plummeting towards Davy Jones’ locker, this swashbuckling RPG has been through the wars. It was originally released on PC in 2016 before being converted to mobile a year later, presumably receiving a rejigged interface. Some three years on, it sails onto the good ship PlayStation 4. But rather than being a …
We imagine the developers and publishers behind this week’s releases carefully picked this week to launch their titles in order to avoid next Friday’s double whammy of DOOM Eternal and Animal Crossing. If that’s the case, then they have our sympathies – Activision is about to launch the potentially massive free-to-play Call of Duty: Warzone. …
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 …
