Essentially Mr. Tickle: The Game – or Plastic Man, if you prefer – this physics-based puzzler involves guiding a constantly extending arm around hazard-filled environments in order to grab precariously placed bottles. There’s a paper-thin plot in place, covering the nameless lead character’s life story as they reach out to grab bottles as a baby, …
There’s a notable theme to this week’s UK top 40 – dozens of first-party PS4 titles have either risen by several places or re-entered the chart. This is all down to Sony’s current ‘Days of Play’ promotion, which sees numerous key titles discounted. It seems a price cut to around £35 was enough to secure …
Some games are about war. Some games are about exceptionalism and individual struggle. A few games are about fascism. Most games, however, are about numbers going up. It sounds simple, numbers going up, but Dungeon Rushers proves that it’s a subtle mechanic, and one that’s easy to get wrong. Let’s start with the basics. Dungeon …
Chances are even Capcom themselves would admit the first Street Fighter was downright terrible. An exercise in sheer frustration, it suffered from jerky animation, unreliable controls, and botched mechanics. Special moves, which rarely worked, could remove 70% of an opponent’s health in one swoop, making the regular kicks and punches almost redundant. It’s a series …
Nintendo didn’t show quite as many new games at E3 as expected. They had a valid reason for the slim line-up, however – they didn’t want to tease gamers with titles that are still a long way off. This put the focus of their conference on the ‘here and now’ which has resulted in one …
EA’s Unravel Two launched last week. Bearing in mind it didn’t hit the digital stores until Sunday night though – and that this week is light on new releases due to E3 – we’re going to include it in this week’s round-up. Verdict? It’s good, but maybe a little unnecessary. Fallout Shelter for PS4 and …
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice wasn’t the only new From Software title to be revealed yesterday. Devolver Digital is also giving the 2004 Xbox-exclusive Metal Wolf Chaos a fresh coat of paint. Fans have long hankered for a new iteration, apparently. A collaboration between From Software and General Arcade, the outlandish mech shooter – which sees …
The announcement of a new Battletoads didn’t come as much of a surprise. It was only last month Rare stated they’re open to sharing IP and characters with outside developers, and so it was only a matter of time before somebody took on the ‘toads. That somebody is the Essex-based Dlala, who also lent a …
Dontnod’s Vampyr has given long-running publisher Focus Interactive their first ever UK no.1. It’s also the third new IP to take the UK chart top spot, following Detroit: Become Human and Sea of Thieves. Speaking of new IP, it’s bad news for Codemasters – Onrush has debuted at a lowly #34, despite positive reviews. It’s …
We were expecting to see at least one new game launch during E3 – those hallowed words “It’s available now†always prompt a cheer. You may even have that phrase on your E3 bingo card. During EA’s conference, the publisher revealed Unravel Two is launching today. This indie sequel has a focus on co-op, starring …
Nintendo’s plate matching battle puzzler Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido (£39.99 Switch/£34.99 3DS) was conceived as a 3DS exclusive but made the jump to Switch mid-development. A few gaming sites – such as Eurogamer – claim that the 3DS version is the way to go, as apparently the “blown-up†visuals look a little rough …
While it’s questionable as to whether this week sees something new to please all and sundry, there’s still plenty to get your teeth into. After a few false starts, Vampyr – from the creators of This is Strange – is now with us. This full-price RPG has gained reviews varying between 6/10 and 8/10, with …
Retro compilations tend to fall into one of two camps. Some are genuine labours of love, filled to the brim with celebrated classics and a bounty of bonus features; a rare chance for long-running publishers to revel in self-indulgence and share their biggest past hits with gamers new and old. Others, meanwhile, are little more …
Proving that retro gaming is more popular than ever, both SEGA Mega Drive Classics and Street Fighter 30th Anniversary managed to elbow their way into the UK top ten. SEGA’s collection made #5, while Capcom’s slightly better received compilation entered at #6. It’s FIFA 18 that dominates the top 40 this week, however, thanks to …
Please pay attention to the following public service announcement: Ikaruga is out now for the Nintendo Switch and you should definitely buy it. Ikaruga is, quite simply, brilliant. In case you’re new to Treasure’s celebrated classic, it takes the form of a vertical ‘bullet hell’ shoot-em-up, where you fly a spaceship around trying to dodge bullets and enemies …
