Picture the scene. It’s 1998, and you’ve just installed the first-person shooter SiN onto your 166mhz Pentium processor packing PC. It’s sure to give your 4MB 3dfx Voodoo graphics card a good workout. Which it does – SiN had all the hallmarks of classic, poised to rub shoulders against the likes of Half-Life, Quake II, andUnreal. …
A certain controversial billionaire would have us believe that mankind’s salvation lies within the stars. The developers of this slow-life settlement builder clearly feel differently, believing that the solution lies within mountains once deemed inhospitable. Through a combination of nutrient rich soil, fresh streams, and precious mineral reserves, everything is at hand for a modest …
The Acclaim published Basketball Classics has been bouncing around on PC for a while, gaining ‘very positive’ reviews on Steam thanks to its old skool sensibilities. While it’s tempting to call it a spiritual successor to NBA Jam, it closer resembles the 8-bit era and offers 5-on-5 matches rather than 3-on-3. A new version has …
This week’s UK retail (physical) chart is quite the sight to behold. Resident Evil fever continues to grip the UK, fuelled by the runaway success of Resident Evil Requiem – which remains no.1 for a second week. Not only this, but four other RE games can be found within the top ten. Resident Evil 7 …
It’s one of those rare weeks for new releases where there’s something likely to entice, offering up a mixture of crowd-pleasing shooters, RPGs, hack ‘n slashers, sports sims, horror games and a couple of peculiar oddities. RPG fans have two new time-consuming, world-saving, quests to choose from, appealing to slightly different audiences. From Capcom comes …
After fulfilling the role as a PS1 launch title, the Ridge Racer franchise went down two different routes. Arcade goers were treated to Ridge Racer 2 and Rave Racer in 1994 and 1995, respectively, while PS1 owners gained the meatier Ridge Racer Revolution, Rage Racer, and finally 1998’s Ridge Racer: Type 4. It’s easy to …
Like a Fry’s Turkish Delight, this arid desert-set adventure is full of eastern promise. We’re introduced to Nadira and her faithful pet lizard Jiji, who must brave hostile deserts in search of a lost princess rumoured to grant wishes. While a fantasy adventure foremost, it cleverly manages to edge into sci-fi territory too. Just like …
Nintendo’s latest Indie World presentation has made a busy week busier, adding Switch 2 releases of the award winning puzzler Blue Prince, the co-op beast batter Rotwood, and the Zelda inspired top-down bullet hell shooter Minishoot’ Adventures to the roster. Defying expectations somewhat, the Omega Force developed Pokémon Pokopia for Switch 2 – a social …
Since opening their treasure trove of IPs for various publishers to plunder, we’ve seen several games from Sunsoft’s past brought back to life. Not just retro compilations, such as the somewhat sparse Sunsoft Is Back and a duo of excellent Evercade cartridges, but also new games based on old IP, such as Gimmick 2 and …
After pleasing PC owning petrol heads with its arcade-like sensibilities, Pixel Perfect Dude’s #DRIVE Rally is set to make a pit stop on consoles in June. Meridiem has also announced physical versions for PS5 and Switch, launching simultaneously. #DRIVE Rally is based around a handling system that’s easy to get to grips with but tricky to …
At a time when so many top-down pixel art shooters incorporate roguelike elements, randomising level layouts, boss appearances and such, it’s refreshing to play one with nothing in the way of nasty surprises outside of ones the developers planned. Originating from Brazil, Ghetto Zombies: Graffiti Squad wouldn’t have felt out of place on the Super …
The latest UK retail (physical) chart is a hubbub of activity this week, including a brand new no.1. That newcomer is, of course, Resident Evil Requiem – arguably the biggest release of 2026 so far, with the added backing of a Switch 2 version on day one. It also took no.1 in the PS5, Xbox …
Live service shooters, eh? Get it right, and immense fortunes can be made. Get it wrong, and the servers will be shut off before the CPU’s thermal paste dries. If anyone can secure a following before launching though, it’s Bungie – creators of Halo, Destiny, and a very long time ago, something called Marathon. Modern …
Bliss Brain has rummaged around the PS1’s back catalogue and plucked 70s Robot Anime: Geppy-X from a dusty box marked import oddities. This anime mech-starring shooter was released only in Japan, spanning four PS1 discs due to having over 8,000 hand-drawn animation frames within its animated cut-scenes. It’s now set to grace modern systems (PS5, …
Blaze Entertainment aren’t quite done shmoozing with Microsoft’s gaming division, it seems, as the two more products that fall under that all-encompassing wing have just been announced. Coming as a mild surprise, we’re in for a Rare Super Pocket handheld. As per previously released Super Pockets, it’s compatible with Evercade cartridges and will retail at …
