Unlike Dead Cell’s plucky protagonist – a failed alchemist, incarcerated under mysterious circumstances – developer Motion Twin has successfully managed to forge solid gold by skilfully combining all the right raw elements. It takes ideas from games as old as Metroid and Castlevania, mixes them with modern-day classics such as Dark Souls, and adds a …
If you haven’t heard of most of this week’s releases, then worry not – pretty much everything on the digital storefronts has flown under the radar. Even Telltale’s final season of The Walking Dead has arrived to little fanfare, despite a trial launching a few weeks ago. In fact, we even had to double-check to …
Despite the popularity of American football being on the rise in the UK, EA’s Madden NFL 19 enters the chart one position lower than last year. Making #5 in the UK top 40 is nothing to be ashamed of, however. In fact, it was the highest charting new release of last week. Team17’s freshly prepared …
SEGA was on top of the world in 1993. Sonic the Hedgehog and its bigger and better sequel had sent sales of the Mega Drive sky-rocketing, prompting the blue blur to become a household name almost overnight. Many predicted SEGA would release Sonic 3 in time for Christmas 1993, but with development taking far longer …
The local Chinese cash and carry gives off an aroma so fragrant that it’s hard to resist popping in. Not that any extra encouragement is needed – I’m always hopeful of finding some form of videogame-related foodstuff. Various Hello Kitty confectionary is as much as I’ve discovered so far, which almost certainly doesn’t count. This …
It’s very much a case of ‘no gamer left behind’ as this week’s trio of big-name releases – Dead Cells, Overcooked 2 and Flipping Death – all hit the Switch in addition to other formats. There are few surprises and belated conversions to boot, too. For those who haven’t been keeping tabs on the week’s …
The European release of Primal Rage for the SEGA 32X and the SEGA Master System’s Les Schtroumpfs Autour du Monde (The Smurfs Travel the World) have more in common than being amongst the final releases for their respective systems. To wit: both were manufactured in numbers so small that their existence wasn’t recognised until years …
As per usual, Madden NFL rings in the yearly slew of annual sports updates. While critics are seemingly in agreement that it’s the best Madden in years, the Metacritic score (82%) is currently on par not just with last year’s edition, but also the edition before that. Read into that if you will. There are …
Just one new title shows up in this week’s top 40 – the PS4/Switch release of Hello Neighbour at #16. Upon release, the Xbox One version only managed to make the lower echelons of the chart. This means it’s a no-show for THQ’s Titan Quest on Switch. The remastered RPG didn’t even break the Switch …
Sometimes You operates differently to most publishers, sniffing out PC indie titles from small teams and bringing them to console. These games tend to be low budget, often made by just a few people. While the titles they handpick tend to suit the console market, mostly being 2D platformers, they haven’t had much success yet. …
While we enjoyed Holospark’s Earthfall – a homage to Left 4 Dead, only with gangly grey aliens instead of festering undead humans – we did feel that it was a little light on content. Cast aside fears of premium-priced DLC being used to fill in the gaps, as all upcoming add-ons will be free. The …
It’s one of those rare weeks where there’s no easily identifiable major new release. In fact, by our reckoning, there’s just one new release heading to retail – THQ’s belated Titan Quest on Switch, a remastered of a cult PC RPG that’s knocking on 12 years old. Over on both PS4 and Xbox One there’s …
Out of all last week’s new releases, No Man’s Sky on Xbox One was the best performing. The belated conversion – published by 505 Games on Xbox – managed to make a respectable #12. Train Sim World was the second highest charting new release, making #20. Go Vacation on Switch wasn’t far behind at #23. …
While PlayStation, Saturn and PC owners enjoyed playable demos of the latest games, often given away for free on the cover of gaming magazines, those who owned an N64 went without. A promotional VHS tape full of gameplay footage was about as much as a Nintendo fan could hope for. The arrival of the GameCube …
Bandai Namco’s Go Vacation (£39.99) seems the perfect way to distract yourself from the sun’s blazing heat, set in a paradise resort with sandy beaches, calm seas, and whatnot. For added realism why not play while splashing your feet in a washing bowl full of water? It’s a Wii conversion we didn’t expect to see …
