For something sporting a bright colour palette and a premise that simply involves dodging bullets and shooting enemies, ZOE Begone! is rather deceptive. Initially it seems no more complex than the arcade classics Defender and Fantasy Zone due to its screen-looping and on-screen radar, but there’s far more to it than just that. Jump in …
Finland-based Tensori have an all-together different haunting experience planned for PS5 and PSVR2, in the form of POOLS. True to its name, it entails exploring abandoned swimming pools and submerged corridors, intended to provide an experience that’s both soothing and unsettling as you walk around dimly lit environments and wade through pools of still water. As …
Limited Run Games has announced the rather unexpected Nickelodeon Splat Pack, which brings together four 16-bit games from the mid ‘90s. Included are: Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (Mega Drive/Genesis, SNES), which sees the three monsters working together, a la The Lost Vikings. 25 stages with five bonus levels feature. Rocko’s Modern Life: Spunky’s Dangerous Day (SNES), likened …
Coming as no real surprise, Take 2’s positively reviewed Borderlands 4 managed to debut at no.1 in the UK all formats retail top 40. The colourful co-op shooter is also no.1 in both the PS5 and Xbox Series charts, suggesting a reasonably successful launch. The Switch 2 version, coming in October, should help it catch …
Like RoboCop, Sniper Elite and Elden Ring from earlier this year, the Dying Light franchise this week gains a standalone spin-off. Dying Light: The Beast entails not hunting a ferocious creature but rather becoming one after being forcibly experimented on. Now infused with zombie DNA, it’s a case of harnessing newfound abilities to stop those …
Another format is being added to NSO + Expansion next February, and it’s one that fans have long requested: the Virtual Boy, Nintendo’s early attempt at creating a system with a 3D display. Unlike the recent addition of the GameCube, it’ll be available for both Switch and Switch 2. The red hued headset made its …
Playing as an apprentice knight rather than an experienced battle-hardened hero may not seem like a promising set-up for an action packed adventure, but the reality couldn’t be further from the truth. The Knightling tells the story of a knight in training who ends up receiving far more first-hand experience than they bargained for, becoming …
News of Acclaim’s revival has set tongues waggling, and that’s despite the majority of their IP rehomed a long time ago following the publisher’s demise in 2004. Nightdive has spent the last few years remastering Acclaim’s games, and many N64 titles have been made available on NSO. On top of all this, the Turok and …
The Switch eShop is a ‘cat eat cat world’ this week, with Garfield Kart 2 – All You Can Drift and Bubsy in: The Purrfect Collection going head-to-head. Garfield Kart 2 – All You Can Drift comes from Eden Games, creators of the surprisingly good Smurf Kart and the Gear.Club Unlimited series. Eight players can compete …
This strategic battler is quite the departure from Julian Gollop’s past works (X-COM, Phoenix Point, UFO: Enemy Unknown), featuring bright and vibrant visuals along with third-person shooting. That mouthful of a name, too, is quite jarring. The more I thought about it though, the more it made sense. This is a tactical shooter for the …
We haven’t seen much of the Atari Gamestation Go handheld since its reveal earlier this year. As the October release date nears, more information is slowly starting to surface. What’s more is that pre-orders are now live in the US and Canada at GameStop and EB Games. Amazon looks like the best bet for the …
Six new titles debut within this week’s UK top 40 retail chart. None were able to stop the Switch 2’s Mario Kart World though, which claims another non-consecutive week at no.1. EA Sports FC 25 climbed several places to take #2, presumably thanks to a price cut. The newest edition is barely weeks away and …
2K’s Borderlands 4 promises a world full of changes, even boasting of “less boarders, more lands” – complete with a hoverbike to get around the planet of Karios, and warring factions overseen by a new tyrant. Character mobility sees a boost too, adding a double jump, glide, dodge, grapple and more. We’re still in for four-player …
The UK retail chart has failed to emerge in the usual places this week. However, the dependable Nintendo Life managed to chalk up the top 40 earlier this week, providing us with a tardy recap. Konami’s well received Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater remake is the UK’s current no.1, with sales split 93% on PS5 …
If this follow up to 2020’s Daemon X Machina has taught me anything, it’s that owning a colossal ground quaking mecha isn’t all that much different from owning a desirable sports car. Sure, you could turn plenty of heads by driving around in the factory issued livery, but there’s also pleasure in making your prized …
