I’m pretty new to the Animal Crossing universe, having only played a little itty bit of New Leaf on the Nintendo 3DS prior to the new release of Animal Crossing: New Horizons on the Switch. Still… I’ve been very excited for this release, and I picked up a copy the day it came out and […]
From developer Phung Games and games publisher Hidden Trap comes Jump, Step, Step, a new puzzle title for the Nintendo Switch. This game, selling at a slender £4.49, could be a little something different for puzzle nerds who might be interested in an old-school isometric brain-twister, but sadly Jump, Step, Step fails to take its intriguing […]
I am rubbish at “bullet hell” shooters. There are two main reasons for this, the first is, despite playing video games for over 30 years, I am not very good at video games. This has been masked somewhat by the fact that modern games are far easier than the games of my childhood. The second […]
In DIGITAL SHORTS we review some of the latest video games that are only available digitally (at least in the UK), in a short-form review format. In this edition we take a look at Soul Axiom Rebooted, a Wii U port available now on the Nintendo Switch. Soul Axiom Rebooted comes to the Nintendo Switch, […]
I didn’t know anything about Umaiki Games’ Skellboy when I had a chance to play it recently. A super colourful throwback action-RPG with beautifully whimsical and charming pixelated visuals, it plays smoothly and has a whole bunch weird and wonderful things going for it. So, let’s talk about it a bit. You rise from the […]
In DIGITAL SHORTS we review some of the latest video games that are only available digitally (at least in the UK), in a short-form review format. In this edition we take a look at Demon Pit, a Doom-esque arean shooter available now on the Nintendo Switch. Imagine, if you will, a Doom or Quake-esque game […]
Could a title be more simpler than Jets ‘n’ Guns? I mean, to quote that famous advert, it does exactly what it says on the tin. This is a game about flying a jet and shooting its guns at the enemies. Only Jets ‘n’ Guns is actually a little more nuanced than that. Yes, the basic […]
Developed by Cateia Games and published by Ocean Media, Where Angels Cry: Tears of the Fallen is an Artifex Mundi-like puzzle game with adventure elements and point and click gameplay. I’m a fan of these types of games, and this is a top quality addition to the genre, a genre that has spawned dozens of […]
In DIGITAL SHORTS we review some of the latest video games that are only available digitally (at least in the UK), in a short-form review format. In this edition we take a look at two very similar titles, Seaking Hunter and XenoRaptor, which are both available now on the Nintendo Switch. So why are Seaking […]
What do you get if you mix mini golf with the old Micro Machines videogames? House of Golf that’s what! An arcade style sports game with full 3D graphics, physics and easy pick-up and-play game mechanics, House of Golf sees players face fun and challenging holes across a variety of home based locations. Sounds simple […]
Into the Breach is a challenging, turn based tactical game featuring charming pixel based, “retro” graphics and a “retro” style sound track. The plot is simple – giant aliens invade the planet, humans of the future try to fight back with giant mechs. The game is structured into runs, where a player selects their 3 […]
I am a 30 something (pushing 40 something) who owned an Amiga and wasn’t allowed to own a games console back when the Amiga was a thing. The Amiga was a brilliant machine, with terrible anti-piracy protection, but to be fair the state of the games on those floppy disks was so poor you genuinely […]
Whilst we’ve reviewed a number of Wales Interactive’s FMV releases, this is actually the first time I’ve played one of their games for myself. You see, I felt out of love with this particular sub-genre of video gaming some years ago and have only just got back into playing this style of game thanks to […]
When Alien: Isolation was originally release, hot on the heels of the much-derided Alien: Colonial Marines, not much was expected of the game. However something happened… the hands-on previews and reviews came out and the game was getting positive feedback. In fact the game was so well received that now, some 5 years later, Sega and […]
After more than 10 years,the classic Bubble Bobble franchise is back… on a Nintendo console no less! Yes, available now, Bubble Bobble 4: Friends is a VERY long-awaited sequel of the cult 80′s game series by TAITO. As in the previous highly popular series, the thrilling and epic bubble fight starts again! One night, a […]
In DIGITAL SHORTS we review some of the latest video games that are only available digitally (at least in the UK), in a short-form review format. In this edition we takes a look at Narcos – Rise of the Cartels, a turn-based game based on the TV show of the same name, which is available […]
A pixel-perfect homage to the 8-bit games of yesteryear, in particular those made during the Commodore 64/Spectrum era, Sydney Hunter and the Curse of the Mayan sees you play as the titular Sydney Hunter – an explorer who gets trapped inside a Mayan pyramid while he’s out exploring! He soon discovers that the “Feathered Serpent” […]
It should be obvious by now that, through the Nindies, the Switch has become THE home for retro-styled indie games. Games like The Messenger, an amazing homage to Ninja Gaiden; the amazing Venture Kid, a wonderful homage to the games that I truly loved on the NES like Adventure Island, Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers […]
Daniel Goodchild, an American legend and bounty hunter has been sent by his own government to hunt down and kill a suspected witch in cowboy-era U.S.A. Upon arriving at the witch’s home, he is attacked by a throng of antler-sporting cultists and, despite putting up a brave fight he is killed faster than Steven Seagal […]
Review by H.P Lovecraft super-fan Lee Manuel. Most games based on H.P Lovecraft concentrate mainly on Cthulhu, casting you, the player, as the plucky hero attempting to save the world from unnameable cosmic horrors and cults, while gamely trying to hold on to your sanity. Sea Salt is a different beast for a couple of […]
2D fighters are my gaming bread and butter, having been weened on to them at an early age thanks to side-scrolling efforts such as Double Dragon and Streets of Rage and discovering the grand-daddy of 2D fighters, Street Fighter at an arcade in Majorca back in the 90s. Since then I’ve played them all, from […]
