When the almighty PS1 launched, Takara’s Battle Arena Toshinden gained a lot of press attention, even taking the front cover of various gaming mags. With its vibrant visuals, anime-style characters, over-the-top special moves, and upbeat music, this early polygon-based beat ’em up managed to dazzle. Then, just a few months later, Namco’s Tekken made the …
For a second week running, we’re being treated to a new first-party release from Nintendo. While this may seem peculiarly timed, Rhythm Paradise Groove (Rhythm Heaven Groove in the US) is for the original Switch, and aimed at a different demographic than last week’s Star Fox. A slightly different demographic, at least. This is the …
Clarity, or to use its full name, Clarity: The Seven Demons of Vanguardia, from developer Team Quantum Games and publisher eastasiasoft, is pretty descriptive. It’s down to you to defeat the titular seven demons across a sprawling map in the grand Metroidvania style, even if it is actually not much more than an ordinary platformer. …
The NeoGeo collections are proving popular for the Evercade, so it makes sense that Blaze are keeping that momentum going with Visco Arcade 1 and Visco Arcade 2, licensed from Pixel Heart. The connection here is that later Visco releases ran on NeoGeo hardware. “Visco’s catalogue is packed with hidden gems and arcade favourites that …
Now is a great time to own a Switch 2. In addition to Nintendo putting out new releases regularly, publishers are porting the cream of the past generation’s crop to the system, often at enticingly low prices. Rise of the Tomb Raider is a great example: a rich and varied third-person narrative adventure, with a …
Nintendo’s well-received Star Fox 64 remake has shot straight in at No. 1 in the UK retail (physical) chart. This means it was able to fend off EA Sports FC 26 amid World Cup fever. It wasn’t the only new release in the all-formats top 40, either. Rayman: 30th Anniversary Edition – published by Atari, …
Ubisoft appears to be focusing on smaller projects of late, as evidenced by this year’s slate of Rayman revivals, next week’s Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Re-Synced, and this week’s multiformat Monopoly: Star Wars Heroes vs. Villains – which throws 2v2 and 3v3 modes into the mix. Curiously, this isn’t the first time the two properties …
I love me a turn-based game, having cut my teeth on UFO: Enemy Unknown (aka XCOM) on PC and the likes of Final Fantasy Tactics Advance on GBA. That last one is still resident in my GBA SP, as it happens. Though I should probably get an IPS screen conversion as that display has aged …
You’d think a combination of the World Cup, the scorching summer heat, and a big-name Switch 2 release from Nintendo themselves would result in a quieter-than-usual week for the eShop. If anything, though, the opposite has occurred – it’s a blistering week for new releases, especially if you’re a Switch 2 owner. That major new …
We always envisioned Hamster launching Arcade Archives 2 Tekken to celebrate a milestone. Somewhat surprisingly, it’s out tomorrow – meaning it’s about to go head-to-head with Dead or Alive 6 Last Round on the digital services. Curious timing indeed, although we can’t grumble too much considering Tekken is much requested. This is the arcade version …
Decades ago, almost every publisher going took a stab at establishing a football franchise, licensing individual clubs and players to lend brand recognition. By the time the Xbox 360/PS3 generation rolled around, EA and Konami had the genre under tight control with FIFA and PES, eventually becoming untouchable to competition. This still rings true today …
Sometimes there’s no need to question how a game came to be. Back when Cool Spot launched on the Mega Drive in 1993, gamers never questioned how or why a platformer starring the 7-UP mascot was suddenly the hottest game around. We just accepted it and enjoyed it. The same goes for Mousebusters — a …
The UK is currently in the midst of football fever. With this in mind, you may be surprised to hear that EA Sports FC 26 is no longer the UK’s no.1, dethroned by 007 First Light. EA Sports FC 26 – which returned to the top spot last week after a brief hiatus – falls …
Admittedly, we have mixed feelings about Nintendo remaking Star Fox 64 again. On one hand, it received a full remaster on 3DS. On the other, that remake was on a handheld platform and was released fifteen years ago. If Nintendo chooses to remake the SNES’ Star Fox 2 next instead of an all-new game, maybe …
After being delegated to party games and kart racers, Garfield is about to star in a new 3D platformer; one that sounds rather similar to the recent Bubsy 4D, if only due to the ability to roll into a ball. Well, that and having a feline star. Garfield – Escape from Monday is in development at …
