After a couple of busy weeks, the UK Nintendo eShop comes to an abrupt standstill. No Virtual Console re-releases or premium priced retail downloads on the agenda for this week – just three Wii U indie titles and Pocket Card Jockey on 3DS. That said, Pocket Card Jockey has all the hallmarks of a sleeper …
Now here’s a game bound to polarise. Playing as a disgruntled neighbour, the idea is to gatecrash numerous parties – which vary from an outdoor BBQ to a VIP night at a posh casino – and murder every single guest without getting caught. Or in fewer words: kill innocent people simply because they’re making too …
We’ve never been particularly fond of the Dead Island series. The concept of an open-world zombie game with online co-op play is alluring, especially given the sundrenched location of the original, but the games themselves are full of undeveloped ideas and have a general whiff of ineptness about them. As such, we’re more interested in …
This week’s new release roster reads like the Radio Times – amongst the few big hitters due there’s Hitman: Episode 2 – Sapienza, King’s Quest: Chapter 3 – Once Upon a Climb and The Walking Dead: Michonne: Episode 3 – What We Deserve. VideoGamer gave Hitman’s second episode a lofty 9/10. “Bar some jarring AI …
From as far back as the 16-bit era the Star Fox games have arguably featured control systems that take time to acquaint with. The original Star Fox introduced easily confused ‘90s kids to inverted controls – ourselves included – while early N64 release Star Fox 64 added somersaults and other aerobatic manoeuvres. These initially wayward …
Three years after its original Japanese debut, and almost six months after its US launch, Yo-Kai Watch finally graces Europe this Friday. Japanese gamers are about to receive the third iteration in Level-5’s ghost hunting RPG, but don’t let this put you off – the original Yo-Kai Watch is a very good game, easily on …
Last week was surprisingly busy for new releases, and as such this week’s UK top 40 is a hub of activity. Backed by a steady string of glowing reviews, and with the movie release just days away, Ratchet & Clank on PS4 takes the chart’s top spot. It’s the first in the series to bag …
We always expected Star Fox Zero to arrive to a mixed reception, which it indeed has. The reasons for indifference don’t simply boil down to motion controls though – the game’s length and lack of replay value also came under scrutiny. Other critics felt that it’s a little too similar to the legendary Star Fox …
Last week you could count the amount of new releases on one pair of hands. We don’t know why you’d want to do this, but it was entirely feasible. This week the PS4 alone sees 12 new releases. The majority of these are on other formats, mind. Two of them (Masquerade: The Baubles of Doom …
Around a year ago Atari launched Asteroids: Outpost on Steam, a miserable mess that left fans of the arcade classic dumbfounded as to why Atari had turned the top-down space shooter into a sandbox survival game. In an ideal world they would have given Dead Star creators Armature – who are also currently working on …
Bloody typical – you wait ten years for a new Star Fox game, only for two to turn up at once. Star Fox Zero and Star Fox Guard both launch on the eShop this Friday with a small discount in place. Star Fox Zero’s regular price is £39.99 but can be had for £36.99 if …
The amount of momentum Dark Souls has built up over the years is nothing short of incredible. Series predecessor Demon’s Souls made #6 in the UK chart back in 2010, while the original Dark Souls debuted at #3 in 2011. Until today Dark Souls II held the accolade of being the highest charting at launch …
Usually after spending a couple of hours with a new release you can begin to tell if it’s a quality fare or a bit on the shoddy side. Current PS Plus freebie Shutshimi: Seriously Swole is a different kettle of fish altogether. After dipping in and out of over the past few evenings I’m still …
It’s a quiet week for new releases, with only Dark Souls III and the new Nintendo Wii U Selects range arriving at retail. Has Dark Souls become a franchise so large that no other publisher dares to go up against it? Quite possibly, as there are very few new releases on the download services too. …
The third and final part of the Dark Souls trilogy launches today. Dark Souls diehards will have no doubt secured their copy already – some lucky souls received their pre-orders on Saturday – but newcomers caught in belated Dark Souls hype may be in two minds about making a purchase. Word has it that although …
