Square-Enix’s Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber hits the Wii U’s Virtual Console service this Thursday for a modest £8.99. If you’re able to finish this cult tactical RPG before the Switch arrives in less than a month, then you deserve a pat on the back. Indeed, it’s nice to see Wii U support …
Like a filth encrusted squatter, Resident Evil 7: Biohazard continues to occupy the UK chart‘s top spot. Team Ninja’s Nioh is the only major new release for this week, and while we don’t doubt that it’ll manage to break the top 20, it may struggle to make the top ten. With nothing to challenge it, …
There’s no getting away from it: virtual reality is a bit of a faff. To get over that, a game needs to be both good and novel – to offer something VR-specific to make it worth the effort. Surprisingly, as a Google Daydream VR exclusive, EarthShape doesn’t. And frustratingly, EarthShape is good. At heart, it’s …
Double Dragon IV made a surprise appearance on PS4 this Monday, and so far fans are conflicted. Some claim it to be pleasingly authentic thanks to its 8-bit visuals, calling it the NES sequel we never received back in the day. Others see it as a lazy sprite rip, akin to a fan game – …
The arrival of the Switch signals the end of the Wii U. This means those keen to keep up with current trends will likely turf out their Wii U collections in order to fund Nintendo’s exciting new plaything. In a month or two from now, Wii U sections at the likes of GAME and CeX …
Conversions of Wii U games on 3DS haven’t gone down favourably in the past, with Nintendo fans preferring to play the likes of Hyrule Warriors and Super Smash Bros. on a home console. Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World (£34.99 – out Friday) may fair better though, being a relatively straightforward 2D platformer. Reviews are yet …
Capcom’s Resident Evil 7: Biohazard is the UK’s first new number one of 2017. It wasn’t able to outperform RE5 though, which still holds the accolade of the fast-selling in the series. Sales of RE7 lagged behind, leading it to become the 3rd fastest-selling. Chart-Track didn’t reveal what the 2nd fastest-selling in the series is, …
After rattling the cages of retro fans with such inept endeavours as Asteroids: Outpost, Haunted House: Cryptic Graves and Alone in the Dark: Illumination, Atari has finally put their back catalogue to a more sensible use by bundling a bunch of classics together for these two budget ($19.99) complications. Let’s just ignore the fact that …
A new Micro Machines game was announced earlier this month. To many, Micro Machines means only one thing: local multiplayer. This new ‘un supports it, sure, but with those futuristic wireless controllers we have these days. It wasn’t like that back in the ’90s. Back in the ’90s they had to be clever, and they …
Eight new retail releases and seven new downloads – considering we’re still in January, it’s an exceedingly busy week for new releases. Two of this week’s games may even receive a shout out when December’s annual ‘GOTY Awards’ come around. Don’t quote us on that, mind – December is a long way off, after all. …
It’s nice to know Konami hasn’t entirely forgotten about the Castlevania franchise – they’re about to dust off another older instalment for New 3DS’s Virtual Console. Castlevania Dracula X – due out Thursday, priced £7.19 – is something of an oddity, being the SNES iteration of the PC Engine’s Castlevania: Rondo of Blood. It’s far …
We should probably tackle the elephant in the room before we start. There’s no denying whatsoever that Toby: The Secret Mine – out now on Xbox One and Wii U – both looks and plays a lot like Playdead’s Limbo. If I’m honest, I feel that there’s nothing wrong with developers borrowing artistic elements from …
Reviews of Capcom’s Resident Evil 7: Biohazard bare a few recurring opinions. Almost every critic claims that it’s an ideal place for franchise newcomers to start, and that it’s also the best RE in years. In fact, it was refreshing to see one critic gleefully report that it’s the best survival horror since Alien: Isolation, …
The UK chart can be an unpredictable beast at times. We expected Gravity Rush 2 – the first major PS4 exclusive of 2017 – to break into the top ten, but instead it arrived at #16. It was even outsold by Dragon Quest VIII, which entered at a slightly more respectable #13. There’s every chance …
As much as we’d like to see the esteemed likes of The Witcher III, Overwatch and Battlefield 1 on Nintendo Switch, it’ll never happen. The system simply lacks the horsepower, and the fact that Nintendo has opted for cartridges probably doesn’t help the current software situation either. It appears the system has more in common …
