Grubby old £5 notes go out of circulation on Friday. If you have a wad stashed under your mattress, say around £50 worth, Bethesda’s Prey seems a fine way to get rid. There were some concerns about Bethesda’s latest glitzy big-budget shooter, mostly stemming from the fact that it uses CryEngine. Since the demo went …
Those who can’t tolerate questions being left unanswered will doubtlessly find Little Nightmares problematic. This eerie puzzle-platformer provides lots of thought provoking moments, but by the time the ending credits roll you’ll no doubt be left with a dozen unanswered questions. Set in a nightmarish realm, it’s very much an experience left open to your …
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is the UK’s new number one, becoming Nintendo’s first chart topper since 2011’s Pokémon White. It’s also the first Mario game to claim the top spot since 2008’s Mario Kart Wii. In terms of week one franchise sales, reports suggest it outsold both Mario Kart 8 on Wii U and Mario …
Two big name releases are vying for attention on Switch this week. Sadly, all signs point to Puyo Puyo Tetris being overshadowed by Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. It’s understandable, to be fair – Mario Kart remains one of Nintendo’s best-loved properties. Puyo Puyo Tetris’ pricing seems to be the main issue for the lack of …
The Switch hasn’t even reached its two month anniversary yet, and already it has two 10/10 games behind it. The first, obviously, was Zelda: Breath of the Wild. The second? Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. It may not have been the game that sold the Wii U, but it may become the game that sells the …
The first two Wonder Boy games were intended to be coin guzzlers, ushering arcade players along with haste and a sense of urgency. A simple case of hot-footing it from one level to the next before the time limit was up, with no time to stop and explore. It wasn’t until the third Wonder Boy …
This week’s UK chart is rather uneventful, all told. The big news is Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Wildlands has taken the top spot for a second week running, making it four in total. The rest of the top ten sees a slight shuffle, with a top five comprising of GTA V, FIFA 17, LEGO Worlds …
Two new games join the Nintendo Switch party this week – Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap (£17.99) and ACA NeoGeo Fatal Fury (£6.39). Released in 1991, Fatal Fury is one of the more renowned NeoGeo games. Word has it we can expect one of the console’s lesser known titles next Thurs, in the form of …
The remaster bandwagon shows no sign of slowing, rolling into town once again this week. Three retro remasters, one rather ravishing retro collection, and two more NeoGeo re-releases – ACA NeoGeo Over Top and Fatal Fury 2, which hit Xbox One today. Tuesday meanwhile saw the arrival of Voodoo Vince: Remastered on Xbox One, along …
In an attempt to give this Kickstarter-funded RPG its own identity, French indie developer Enigami has shunned convention. This isn’t your everyday RPG; it’s a condensed role-player, with a 25-hour runtime and arena-based beat’em up combat featuring combos and special moves. An intriguing prospect, but much like the protagonist’s backstory – Chado and Poky crash …
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 …
