Indie publisher Afil Games are keen to ride the ‘auto shooter’ bandwagon, with a chunk of their back catalogue being Vampire Survivors imitators. We couldn’t find much enjoyment in their coliseum set Gladiator’s Arena, with it feeling more like a proof of concept than a fully-fledged game. The good news is that the tribal warrior …
Evidently, it’s hoped that holiday goers and travellers will be packing their trusty Switch into their hand luggage, as it’s a curiously busy week for everyone’s favourite handheld hybrid. Nintendo continues its monthly first-party drop with the Tantalus-developed 3DS remaster Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD. While reviews are mostly positive (the Metacritic currently sits at 78%) …
Have you ever experienced a boss battle involving staying alive for a few minutes while being pelted with projectiles and other attacks? Go Go Jump takes that concept and expands it. Our canine star Dylan wants to follow in the footsteps (well, pawprints) of their late father, known to the world as a Jump Master. …
If Two Point Campus left you in a daze, PM Studios and Pathea has something in the works that may appeal. Let’s School is a similar management sim, putting you in charge of creating educational establishments. You fill the corduroy trousers of a headteacher and have full control over designing a successful school, hiring/firing …
More developers should be allowed to refine and experiment with spin-offs before committing to full-blown sequels or new projects. There’s often scope to implement ideas leftover from a predecessor and make tweaks based on feedback, while adding a new gimmick or two. That’s the deal here, with ENCORE being an extra helping of 2022’s well …
Football fever has helped EA Sports FC 24 claim the UK retail chart’s top spot once more. It also takes no.1 in the PS4 chart – but could not dominate elsewhere, with Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree ruling the roost on PS5 and Xbox Series, also taking #2 in the PC top twenty. …
Last year SEGA released Sonic Superstars the same week as Super Mario Bros. Wonder and went on to report lacklustre sales. This week, Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD and Super Monkey Ball: Banana Rumble are going head-to-head. While not as heavy hitting as a new mainline Sonic or Super Mario, most are likely to choose Luigi …
Limited Run Games have just capped off their ‘LGR3 2024’ event, revealing over twenty new physical releases – including the likes of Toxic Crusaders, GI Joe: Wrath of Cobra, Gimmick 2, and Ubisoft’s Beyond Good & Evil: 20th Anniversary Edition (out next week digitally) – along with a handful of previously unannounced titles. Following Atari’s …
We’d recognise that shade of cyan anywhere. Prolific publisher Flynn’s Arcade are gearing up to release the twin-stick shooter Satryn DX on Switch, which features solid-coloured visuals seemingly influenced by the ZX Spectrum. It looks set to offer a heady dopamine rush, based around rewarding players with power-ups. The higher your score, the more will …
One thing Times & Galaxy isn’t short on is imagination. You play as a robotic news reporter fresh off the production line, out to make a name for themselves at the titular holo-paper. Times & Galaxy is well regarded, but readership is on the wane. As an intern, you’re tasked with covering mundane events and …
Tuesday’s Nintendo Direct – which was certainly one for the ages – saw the surprise release of Metal Slug Attack Reloaded. This isn’t a new game, but rather a mobile conversion of a tower-defence game that appears to re-use a bunch of Metal Slug assets, promising easy-to-learn controls. The £8.99 asking price isn’t too outrageous …
Ahead of the upcoming Evercade Alpha ‘arcade bar’ tabletop system, the next two Evercade cartridges set for release are both arcade collections. Toaplan Arcade 3 and Data East Arcade 2 launch on 28th November, with pre-orders going live at the end of September. To clarify, they’ll work on any Evercade system as long as the firmware is …
MARVEL vs. CAPCOM Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics will set you back $49.99 when it launches later this year. A slightly steeper price than usual for a retro collection, with the Marvel licenses likely to blame. There’s no denying that it isn’t looking like a worthwhile package though, full of often demanded re-releases. Seven titles will …
As Forest Gump once mumbled, “Life is a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.” The same is also true for Piko Interactive collections, with Piko merely being a license holder – whenever they’re involved, you never know which games are going to appear. It’s a very different case from something like …
Atlus’ Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance seemingly had no trouble topping the UK retail chart this week. It also made a decent showing in the Switch chart, entering at #8 despite being an expanded version of 2021’s SMTV – a Switch exclusive. In the PS5 chart it entered at #2, while in the Xbox Series …
