Games by Aurelien Regard
The Next Penelope Switch eShop
Plug In Digital / Aurelien Regard
- 21st Dec 2017 (UK/EU)
- 21st Dec 2017 (NA)
Reviews of Aurelien Regard Games
Review The Next Penelope (Switch eShop)
Hit or myth?
One of the most famous Greek myths of all time might not seem like an ideal starting point for an intense, top-down combat racer, but the setup for The Next Penelope feels perfect. You assume the role of the titular heroine, wife of the long-absent Odysseus who is famed for her undying loyalty despite the advances of many persistent...
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Wednesday6th Dec 2017
News The Next Penelope Races Onto The Nintendo Switch This Month
Soaring through all the galaxies
Originally pitched as a Wii U port a few years back, The Next Penelope is finally touching down on a Nintendo console - the Switch, to be precise. The top-down combat racer will launch on the Switch eShop on December 21st. Seaven Studio appears to be the team behind the port of Aurelien Regard's PC-based original -...
Wednesday22nd Nov 2017
News The Next Penelope Dev Reminds Us That The Game Is Still Coming To Switch
Full trailer and release details coming soon
The Next Penelope not coming to the Wii U is one of our biggest disappointments with Nintendo's past system; this gorgeous-looking top-down racer played like a dream on Steam and would have been perfect on a console. Sadly, it wasn't meant to be - but developer
Tuesday10th Jan 2017
News The Next Penelope Cancelled On Wii U, But Nintendo Switch Version Could Happen
"The game was made for a Nintendo console from the beginning"
You might recall that we covered The Next Penelope a while back, and were quite excited about the fact that it was being ported to the Wii U. Playing like a cross between F-Zero, Micro Machines and the classic French/Japanese cartoon Ulysses 31, this combat racer was the work o
Wednesday7th Jan 2015
First Impressions The Next Penelope is Futuristic Retro Racing at its Best
A fast-paced odyssey
We've seen a number of HTML-based games come to the Wii U eShop, but few have succeeded in defying their humble code origins to stand alongside more complex offerings on the store - Construct 2 project The Next Penelope looks set to deliver new standards, however. The work of solo developer Aurelien Regard, we were naturally...
Monday15th Dec 2014
Re-telling Greek legends on the Wii U eShop
Aurelien Regard isn't perhaps a name which will be instantly familiar with gamers. While fellow countrymen like Éric Chahi and Michel Ancel attract plenty of attention thanks to their famous titles, Regard has been dutifully plugging away in the shadows. Formerly of the now-defunct French studio Arkedo...
Wednesday30th Jul 2014
News The Next Penelope Boasts Shooting And Racing, And Is Speeding Towards The Wii U eShop In 2015
A mad dash through futuristic Greece
French developer Aurelien Regard has revealed that it is bringing The Next Penelope to the Wii U eShop in early 2015. The game is a curious shooting and racing hybrid which calls to mind Kingdom Grand Prix, a fantastic arcade shooter from the late '90s. It also reminds us a lot of the classic '80s cartoon series...
