Chess pieces are the collectable of choice in this outdoorsy 3D platformer, replacing customary spinning gold stars and giant coins. This isn’t quite as random as it seems, with the mystical one-of-a-kind chess set being a symbol of balance. Black and white. Light and dark. Ying and Yang. After the pieces become scattered, our spritely …
Had this 2D platformer launched in the ‘90s, it would likely be mentioned in the same sentence as Natsume’s Pocky & Rocky and Konami’s Goemon (aka The Legend of Mystical Ninja,) due to it featuring similar sights. This too uses ancient Japanese folklore as its central theme, set in a world full of yōkai of …
Ubisoft’s Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora is one of two new entries in this week’s UK retail chart, making its debut at #5. The open-world movie adaptation also took #2 in the PS5 chart and #3 in the Xbox Series chart, which would suggest a reasonably successful launch. The DLC packed Cyberpunk 2077 Ultimate Edition then …
Rewinding to last week, GOTY contender Baldur’s Gate 3 is out now on Xbox, dropping during The Game Awards. That was joined by the slick-looking, and potentially massive, multiplayer battler THE FINALS for PlayStation and Xbox formats, along with Epic’s Rocket Racing and LEGO Fortnite. If anything can make Fortnite even more popular, it’s LEGO. …
SEGA has revealed a ‘new era’ of classic IP revivals, with new games in five cherished franchises in active development. Specifically, Crazy Taxi, Golden Axe, Jet Set Radio, Shinobi, and Streets of Rage. “In recent years, Sonic the Hedgehog has forged new paths for SEGA, bringing the franchise to life and reaching new audiences in ways we …
The next Jurassic Park game takes us back to 1993, set directly after the events of the original movie. This means a fully explorable Isla Nublar, including everything that lies beyond the iconic park gates. Playing as InGen scientist Dr. Maya Joshi, Jurassic Park: Survival presents a mixture of genres, being a narrative-driven affair with …
With the long-time-coming Chicken Run sequel imminent on Netflix, memories are stirring of the late 2000 PC, PSone, and Dreamcast tie-in for the original movie. Somehow, this plucky little game managed to break movie tie-in convention, being quite good. Not amazing, but the gaming press were surprisingly receptive at the time. Published by Eidos, home …
Blaze has revealed their first Evercade cartridge for 2024, and it’s a hefty package with thirteen games – the most we’ve seen on a single cart for a while. Yes, quality over quantity is always preferable. It’s still pleasing to have a cartridge with lots to dip in and out of though. THEC64 Collection 3 …
Time looping adventure Outer Wilds has certainly been a long time coming on Switch, first announced way back in 2021. Screenshots suggest the extra time in development has been well spent, showing visuals that are detailed and not hugely compromised – unlike last week’s allegedly disastrous conversion of Batman Arkham Knight. It’s quite a promising …
After being hinted at for a while, Digital Eclipse has made Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story official. This interactive documentary uses the same blueprint as Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration and The Making of Karateka, intended to be an archive of material that dives into the creation of each title, helping to put them into …
The key to making a compelling construction sim is ensuring players always have something to focus on, such as town planning and micromanaging citizens, or perhaps introducing something that requires intervention often. The fear of progress going awry when your back is turned can make an experience all the more addictive. The Station, developers of …
When the humble Evercade launched in 2020 alongside some tired-looking Atari and Namco collections, offering not much we hadn’t seen before, I never expected that just three years later it would host a suite of Duke Nukem games – making the system the best way currently possible to legally sample the beefy brute’s past exploits. …
Following an unfortunate leak, Rockstar has released the highly anticipated GTA VI trailer several hours earlier than planned. The 90-second trailer, which features Tom Petty’s Love Is A Long Road, is seemingly formed from gameplay and cut-scene snippets that showcase a richly detailed game world. We’re introduced to Lucia, the franchise’s first female protagonist, and …
The Switch’s Batman: Arkham Trilogy is off to a slow start in the UK retail chart, entering at #28. The week’s only other new release – The Walking Dead: Destinies – enters one position below Batman at #29. The digital version launched a couple of weeks ago, so it does come as a surprise to …
A labour of love by snowmobile enthusiasts looking to scratch the off-season itch, Sledders seeks to provide a realistic snowmobile experience where you zoom across the snowy tundras and ride powdery slopes so deep you could drown in them. Realism is the theme here. Steering isn’t controlled so much by the skis, but by the …
