Visit the upgrade screen in this pixel-powered vertical shooter and you may be surprised by what’s available. Alongside the usual assortment of weapon upgrades, you’ll also find a score multiplier extension and the ability to unlock new backdrops; with the action taking place on a sole infinitely scrolling playfield before purchasing a wider range. Working …
Discounts at online retailers are seemingly behind this week’s UK retail chart irregularities. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is the UK’s no.1 for a second week running, with EA Sports FC 24 holding onto #2. Then at #3 it’s the return of Mortal Kombat 1, up from #14. The bloody brawler also claims no.1 in both …
While playing this magical realm reviving third-person adventure, a sense of warm familiarity soon emerges. Not so much the fact that Kena first launched on PS5 in 2021 – with this review being of the belated Xbox version – but rather that it feels like an amalgam of similar games. It arguably knows where to …
Talk about unfortunate timing. The latest AVGN episode tears apart Glover – the N64’s creative 3D platformer known for its incredibly vexing difficulty level. We recently tried to play the recent Evercade version but struggled to make good headway, and that was despite it being improved. Regardless, QUByte and Piko Interactive are teaming up …
Although the Xbox misses out on next week’s anticipated Black Myth: Wukong, now confirmed to launch at a later date, this week does offer up a conversion of the former PS5 exclusive Kena: Bridge of Spirits. It’s a similar story driven adventure with puzzle solving and fast-paced combat, set in a corrupted world that needs …
The Xbox 360 and PS3 physical releases of Under Defeat are absurdly expensive these days, so it can only be good news to hear that a current-gen re-release is coming. Clear River Games are partnering with City Connection to bring the 2005 G.Rev developed shooter to PS5, PS4, Xbox One, Steam and Switch. Both the …
Around twenty years ago, a fellow gamer asked me to look out for a reasonably priced copy of Tomba. Some two decades later, it’s a request I’ve been unable to fulfil. Since vanishing from store shelves in the late ‘90s, Tomba (and its 1998 sequel) have been tricky to track down. Although they were published …
Talk about perfectly timed. Natsu-Mon: 20th Century Summer Kid is, as the name brazenly suggests, set during the hot summer months. Published by Spike Chunsoft, you play as the son of a circus ringmaster and spend your days exploring the town where the circus currently resides, talking to townsfolk, fishing, bug catching, and watching the …
A few things about this side-scrolling survival adventure are immediately obvious, such as the fantasy setting and its resource gathering/crafting elements. These two features alone are enough to draw early comparisons, with it resembling the 16-bit renditions of Castlevania – even having a vampire-esque character within its playable character pool – but playing more like …
There isn’t much going in within the UK retail chart this week, with all the usual faces present in the top ten and an absence of new entries, so let’s talk about no.1s briefly. In both the all formats top 40 and the Switch top 20, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe takes the top spot. This …
In 2002 the shooter genre was in a pretty good place. We’d just had a double-whammy of Halo and Metroid Prime, while the PS2’s Medal of Honor: Frontline set the foundations for a new wave of WWII based titles. Over on PC, the influences of 1998’s Half-Life were still being felt. The PlayStation 2 was …
Canadian developers Itzy Interactive are about to enter the console market with Mad Devils: Damned-finitive Edition – an enhanced version of their arcade-style co-op shooter that’s about to leap over from PC to PS5 and Xbox Series. Mad Devils is set during a twisted rendition of WWII where the betrayal of an allied special forces …
Sequels! The cornerstone of the industry, intended not only to improve and expand upon their predecessors but also capitalise on their success. As much as we appreciate new IP, a follow-up to a renowned title can be just as exciting, if not more. Three sequels are on this week’s agenda, no less. Volgarr the Viking …
With so many of Capcom’s recent titles setting tills ringing – or whatever the digital storefront equivalent is – it isn’t a huge surprise to see new IP on the agenda. Chances are the coffers were full enough to allow for a smaller, more experimental, project. Sorry, Mega Man, Onimusha, and Dino Crisis fans – …
Presumably due to the kids being off school, the Switch eShop is cluttered with shovelware this week. Not just shoddy looking mobile conversions, but a bunch of adventure style games with trashy AI generated art. One of these is even trying to pass itself off as an official Disney tie-in. Madness. There is at least …
