After debuting at no.1 last week, JRPG Persona 5 is now nowhere to be seen in the UK top 40. All signs point to Deep Silver underestimating demand, and then some. Incidentally, Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition has also left the top 40 after just one week. We doubt this is down to stock issues though; …
Mr. Shifty is easily this week’s biggest eShop release. It’s a top-down shooter similar to Hotline Miami, only with a more modern visual style and the ability to catch enemies off guard by teleporting. Eurogamer awarded it their ‘Recommended’ badge earlier today. “There’s nothing shifty about it†they concluded while comparing the game’s hero to …
When Yooka-Laylee’s review embargo lifted last week we were firmly in the ‘Yooka-Laylee is great’ camp, awarding the spiritual successor to Banjo-Kazooie a well-deserved 9/10. We aren’t oblivious to some of the far more critical reviews out there, though: most scores from other sites were 6s and 7s, with a few 8s and other 9s …
Had this cop-shop management sim released in the ‘90s, it would’ve been an Amiga title circa 1993. It’s reminiscent of sim games from that era, complete with cut-scenes that feature minimalistic flat-shaded polygons, a la Flashback and Another Word. You know, the kind of thing that made console gamers, with their endless stream of cutesy …
Countless games overstay their welcome, adding a few extra hours of play by recycling ideas and padding out stories with unnecessary cut-scenes. At around 6 hours long, Snake Pass isn’t one of these games. It uses new ideas and set-pieces sparingly over the course of fifteen short stages, resulting in a game that feels remarkably …
It’s Persona 5 that tops the UK chart this week, ending Mass Effect: Andromeda’s two week run in the process. The incredibly well-received JRPG has become the fastest-selling entry in the series, unsurprisingly, as well as Atlus’ first ever All-Formats no.1. Hurrah! We have to look back to 2013 to find the last JRPG that …
Another week, another NeoGeo game for Switch. This time it’s the top-down space shooter Alpha Mission II (£6.29) from 1991. While not the most renown of NeoGeo games, it’s generally well liked. It isn’t the only retro game to see an eShop re-release this week – the equally infamous World Sports Competition (£5.39) heads to …
The Persona series has gained a lot of traction over the years. With overwhelmingly positive reviews behind Persona 5 – with some critics claiming that not only is it one of the finest JRPGs of all-time, but one of the best games ever period – this instalment could see series hits the big leagues. By …
Playtonic’s bat and lizard duo meet many oddball characters during their journey, but none are more loveable than Rextro – a bright orange, low polygon, dinosaur who’s firmly stuck in the past. As well as completely forgetting who Yooka and Laylee are at one point – due to a lack of memory, of course – …
Despite what seemed to be a quiet launch, Kingdom Hearts 1.5 and 2.5 Remix managed to enter a very respectable #4 in the UK chart. It also made #2 in the PS4 chart. The top three positions remain unchanged: Mass Effect Andromeda at no.1 for a second week running, followed by Ghost Recon: Wildlands and …
April looks set to be a busy month for the Switch with LEGO City Undercover, Mario Kart 8, Puyo Puyo Tetris, Constructor HD and a tonne of eShop releases due. Before that little lot though, this week’s eShop update sees March end on a high with a double-whammy of Snake Pass and ACA Metal Slug. …
Despite being around since the days of PlayStation 2, Sumo Digital has always acted as a studio for hire. This has lead them to work on some big-name franchises and sequels, with Forza Motorsport being perhaps the biggest. Snake Pass sees the Sheffield-based studio break tradition to create something a long-time coming – their first …
Be anything. Pushing the definition of what we call a game. Narration by a dead philosopher. Playing itself if you let it. Everything about Everything is positively ripe for analysis, aching for discussion, gagging for scrutiny. But I don’t want to. Since playing Everything, I’ve found myself thinking about whether I found it deep, whether …
This opening paragraph was going to detail how Disc Jam borrows elements from Speedball 2, Windjammers and good old everyday tennis, but it suddenly dawned upon us that it’s essentially Discs of Tron, right down to the ill-fittingly skin-tight outfits and quintessentially ‘80s neon hues. Like all compelling sports games, including the ones already mentioned, …
Mass Effect: Andromeda is the UK’s new number one. It had the third biggest launch of 2017 so far, trailing behind Ghost Recon Wildlands and Horizon Zero Dawn. Chart-Track claims that it’s EA’s first no.1 since FIFA 17 but we believe they’re mistaken – Battlefield 1 topped the chart in October, whereas FIFA 17 launched …
