When Bayonetta 3 launched in October, it’s doubtful anyone could predict a new entry would be with us in less than six months. Although a full-price release, Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon is a departure for the series, being a storybook adventure with a puzzle solving slant. WWE 2K23 launches this week too, …
Blaze’s first Amiga Evercade cartridge will be a ten-game Team17 collection. This also marks the first time a handheld format has received legal Amiga emulation. The full games list reads as: The absence of a Worms game is a pity but understandable – a dedicated Worms collection was released for the Evercade a few years …
I don’t think I’ll ever cease to be impressed by what solo developers can achieve currently. Modern tools and game engines allow for some great-looking experiences, no matter how small the budget. Sergey Sergeich’s 33MM, 7th Sector, and In Rays of the Light are all good examples of this. Tonguc Bodur has been using modern …
If your plan to beat the cold snap is to settle with the Switch and a mug hot chocolate, then you’re in luck – there’s over a dozen intriguing new releases imminent on the eShop. You may have caught our Little Witch Nobeta review already. For the uninformed, it’s a casual Souls-like that features shooter-style …
Well, you must applaud their honesty. The press release for the upcoming PS4/PS5 version of POSTAL 4: No Regerts causally mentions the PC original was one of 2022’s worst-rated games. How did they turn this around? Simply, this console release will feature updated content, improvements in performance, plus a bunch of DualSense wireless controller features …
Nintendo’s belated physical release of Metroid Prime Remastered was the highest charting new arrival last week, entering the top ten at #2. It had no trouble topping the Switch chart, though. Koei Tecmo’s Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty took #8 in the all formats physical chart. The well-received Souls-like also made #16 in the PS4 chart …
It was inevitable, really. After over a decade of Souls-likes that promise to test your mettle, one brave developer has stepped forward with a friendly, accessible, take on the formula. Little Witch Nobeta has many of the genre’s trappings, from perilously placed enemies that respawn upon saving to the ability to level up individual stats …
Another week, another Wii remake. Unlike the recent Kirby’s Return to Dream Land though, Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse heads to all formats. The original reviewed well, but this was some fifteen years ago. It remains to be seen if it has stood the test of time. The overhauled visuals will help its …
If you’re old like me (but not quite Vampiric old), the concept of vegetarian vampires goes back further than disturbed boys with fancy haircuts sparkling in the sunlight. Back in my day of the late 80’s and early 90’s – she says waving her walking stick at the clouds – we had the British cartoon …
Back in my youth, I loved watching Fist of the North Star. There was just one problem – it was shown on Channel 4 in the early hours of either Friday or Saturday morning, meaning it was vital to remember to set the VCR. Back then, anime (or Manga, as it was often mistakenly referred …
Combining genres is an easy way of creating something fresh and full of potential. Or at least, it was around 10-15 years ago. Adding RPG elements to just about any genre, be it a first-person shooter or even a sports sim, is commonplace nowadays. To shake things significantly up and garner interest, developers need to …
Here’s a patchwork tapestry of interesting genres. Get your PC-compatible joypads ready as you take on this ‘twin stick collect-a-mania bullet hell dungeon crawler’ with rogue-lite elements. It sounds chaotic, and it is, but it works. Imagine threads from the Enter the Gungeon, Forager, Undermine, and Pokemon Mystery Dungeon weaved into something new and stylish, …
Even after playing the original Akka Arrh – present on the recent Atari 50 collection – I thought I had a pretty good idea of what to expect from this Jeff Minter makeover. It’s a trippy, twin-stick ‘protect the tower’ style shooter with a ‘90s-style trance soundtrack, right? Wrong, wrong, and wrong again. To quote …
The PSVR2 launched last week, but you wouldn’t know it by looking at this week’s retail chart – the only occurrence is Gran Turismo 7 re-entering at #24, off the back of the free VR update. It would seem that the majority of physical releases for PSVR2 titles are still a week or so away, …
There’s an air of intrigue to this week’s assortment of new releases, with several titles promising something new or a little different. From the developers of Nioh comes new IP Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty – a dark fantasy Souls-like set in 184 AD. You play as a nameless militia soldier trained in Chinese martial arts, …
