Playtonic have been busy (bees) reworking their 3D platformer Yooka-Laylee. Which stars a bee as its villain. This new version, known as Yooka-Replaylee, boasts improved visuals and animation, more challenges, a new world map and tracker, additional tonics provided by the sentient vending machine Vendi, revised controls and camera movement, plus an arranged orchestral score …
This week’s UK chart is rather uneventful, all told. The big news is Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Wildlands has taken the top spot for a second week running, making it four in total. The rest of the top ten sees a slight shuffle, with a top five comprising of GTA V, FIFA 17, LEGO Worlds …
After debuting at no.1 last week, JRPG Persona 5 is now nowhere to be seen in the UK top 40. All signs point to Deep Silver underestimating demand, and then some. Incidentally, Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition has also left the top 40 after just one week. We doubt this is down to stock issues though; …
When Yooka-Laylee’s review embargo lifted last week we were firmly in the ‘Yooka-Laylee is great’ camp, awarding the spiritual successor to Banjo-Kazooie a well-deserved 9/10. We aren’t oblivious to some of the far more critical reviews out there, though: most scores from other sites were 6s and 7s, with a few 8s and other 9s …
Playtonic’s bat and lizard duo meet many oddball characters during their journey, but none are more loveable than Rextro – a bright orange, low polygon, dinosaur who’s firmly stuck in the past. As well as completely forgetting who Yooka and Laylee are at one point – due to a lack of memory, of course – …
Those with a penchant for gaming collectables might want to pick up the latest issue of The Official PlayStation Magazine (UK), as it comes with a Yooka-Laylee soundtrack CD. Quite possibly the best magazine freebie since OPM’s own Sackboy keyring, back in 2013. Eight music tracks feature, composed by Grant Kirkhope and David Wise. We …