Arc System Works America are pulling out all the stops for their upcoming Double Dragon and Kuino-kun retro collection. The Retro Brawler Bundle features 18 NES and Famicom Disk System titles, 11 of which have never left Japan before – this marks the first time they’ve been localised into English. To see one or two …
The intro to this side-scrolling cyberpunk adventure features the most unlikely protagonist imaginable – a glowing spark of electricity. This makes for an opening full of intrigue, as you traverse the cables strewn across a futuristic apartment block, disabling security cameras and overloading systems, all the while wondering where the story is heading. As the …
Like the zombie movies that inspired it, Rebellion’s Zombie Army series is something of a cult classic. Some time has passed since the last instalment – Zombie Army Trilogy is fast approaching its fifth anniversary, which hopefully means Rebellion has spent the past five years thinking of unique ways to maim and kill in Zombie …
A combination of replenished Switch stock and it being the first payday of the year for many has propelled several Switch games up the UK chart. None were able to take the top spot, however, which is still occupied by Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. FIFA 20 rose three positions to re-take #2, while Mario …
As Britain gets ready to leave the EU, one developer gest ready to launch a Brexit-based political adventure on Switch. What could have easily become a throwaway product, rushed out to capitalise on a landmark event, is apparently a decent game in its own right. Not Tonight: Take Back Control Edition puts you in control …
Low-key PlayStation 2 budget title Mobile Light Force 2 wasn’t quite what it seemed. The box art suggested an explosion-packed shooter starring third-rate Charlie’s Angels, when in fact it was a heavily butchered version of the hardcore Japanese shooter Castle of Shikigami. When word began to spread – this being a time when arcade shooters …
During their skint as the James Bond license holder, EA released the deeply flawed 007 Racing on PSone. Much to the amusement of the gaming press, it featured no racing whatsoever, being a mission-based affair. Some twenty years later, developer Abstract Art is trying to pull a similar trick – Music Racer features cars, bikes, …
Publishers are clearly hoping that your first paycheque of 2020 will be blown on new games, rather than being spent on paying off a bloated Christmas credit card bill, as a busy week lies ahead. Obsidian Entertainment’s RPG Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire – which was very well-received on PC back in 2018 – heads …
Try as it might, Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot wasn’t able to hold onto the UK chart top spot for a second week, ushered to #2 by Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. It was allegedly a close call though – GI.biz reports only 400 copies separate the top two positions. The evergreen GTA V rose to …
The Warhammer 40K universe is brilliant. Set in a world rippling with esoteric detail, it’s so quintessentially British. It brings together living-dead Emperors, weird Roman Christian iconography, and a bunch of eccentric green-skinned Orks. Moreover, there are no good guys and everyone’s a fascist. It’s just a shame that the tabletop game itself is finicky …
If the ‘January Blues’ are making you feel down then maybe this week’s eShop line-up will perk you up, this being one of those rare weeks where there’s something for everyone. The week’s biggest release is a toss-up between the cult classic Oddworld Stranger’s Wrath HD and the tactical Warhammer 40,000: Space Wolf, with Psikyo …
We were expecting the intriguing Moons of Madness this week, but for reasons unknown, the Mars-based sci-fi horror was pushed back until the end of March. As such, this week is a little less exciting than previously anticipated. Well, as exciting as a week in January could ever possibly be. PS4 owners can get their …
This week’s UK chart is surprisingly eventful, and for a reason most unexpected. High street retailer Argos recently slashed the price of numerous 3DS games, most of which have managed to re-enter the top 40. And quite highly, too – a couple were able to outsell Tokyo Mirage Sessions on Switch. At £5.99, WarioWare Gold …
Maths and puzzles are great. Sudoku? Fun. Garam? Fun. Calculations? Fun. Dr. Kawashima knew this, and that’s why he put his name to Brain Training on Nintendo DS, which went on to sell over 19 million copies. That caused a lot of people to sit up and notice, including researchers who found the effects of brain …
We certainly didn’t expect the Switch eShop to be back up to speed this quickly. January is barely past the halfway mark, but already the Switch eShop schedule includes almost 30 new releases. There’s even a big first-party title – Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE Encore is the latest Wii U conversion to hit the Switch, …
