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Review Gimmick! 2 (Switch) Review: A Fluid, Feel-Good Platformer That Lives Up To Its Name
A classic, continued
It’s fair to say that Gimmick! 2 was a sequel not on many people’s bingo cards before its surprise announcement in June 2024. Its 1992 predecessor, a retro gem and Sunsoft’s take on a mascot platformer, enjoys a cult reputation as one of the rarest games for the Famicom/NES owing to its limited release in Japan and, oddly...
Snow thank you
Don’t you think a gaming hero should have a sort of heroic name? Rastan! Sparkster! Astyanax! Right? Yet here we are with the Snow Bros, Nick and Tom. Nicholas Snow and Thomas Snow. Not bad names – we can foresee a gritty murder mystery series starring one Thomas Snow coming to ITV in the near future – but not names that inspire...
Latest Clear River Games Articles
News Surprise Sequel 'Gimmick! 2' Bounces Towards Release Next Month
Gimmick-free
Gimmick! 2 was only announced in June, but Bitwave Games' surprise sequel to Sunsoft's 1992 platformer has already got a release date, and it's less than a month away. Gimmick! 2 will be bouncing onto Switch on 5th September 2024 — as if September wasn't already packed enough! Yumetaro returns and continues to carry on the spirit of...
News Takaya Imamura's 'Omega 6' Gets Its First English Language Trailer
Title playable at Gamescom
Publisher Clear River Games has revealed a new trailer for Omega 6: The Triangle Stars from developers Happymeal Inc and Pleocene ahead of its playable appearance at this year's Gamescom. The trailer is the first English language showcase for the game, which is currently scheduled to release at some point in 2025...
News Gimmick! 2's First Gameplay Trailer Is Packed With Platforming Puzzles And Toe-Tapping Tunes
Smile and (Bit)wave, boys
Publisher Clear River Games and developer Bitwave Games have revealed the first gameplay trailer for Gimmick! 2, the long-awaited (and somewhat surprise) sequel to Sunsoft's 8-bit platformer. Originally revealed with a teaser trailer at this year's Limited Run Games showcase, this is our first look at what the Gimmick! 2...
News Here's The First Trailer For Takaya Imamura's Manga-To-Video Game Adaptation
Omega 6: The Video Game is coming in 2024
Legendary Nintendo name Takaya Imamura's debut manga is being turned into a video game — in case you missed that announcement last year — and the first trailer has just dropped at the Tokyo Game Show. Coming to Switch and Steam in 2024, Omega 6: The Video Game sees the 2022 manga being adapted into a...
News Toaplan's Coin-Op Classic 'Snow Bros.' Is Coming To Switch This May
Update: Check out the new trailer!
Update: Snow Bros. Nick & Tom Special will release on May 19th, 2022. You can check out the new trailer above. Original Story [Wed 16th Feb, 2022 10:30 GMT]: Toaplan's Snow Bros. is coming to the Switch in 'reimagined' form later this year, it has been revealed. Originally released in 1990, Snow Bros. was...
News Surprise Sequel 'Gimmick! 2' Bounces Towards Release Next Month
Gimmick-free
Gimmick! 2 was only announced in June, but Bitwave Games' surprise sequel to Sunsoft's 1992 platformer has already got a release date, and it's less than a month away. Gimmick! 2 will be bouncing onto Switch on 5th September 2024 — as if September wasn't already packed enough! Yumetaro returns and continues to carry on the spirit of...
News Takaya Imamura's 'Omega 6' Gets Its First English Language Trailer
Title playable at Gamescom
Publisher Clear River Games has revealed a new trailer for Omega 6: The Triangle Stars from developers Happymeal Inc and Pleocene ahead of its playable appearance at this year's Gamescom. The trailer is the first English language showcase for the game, which is currently scheduled to release at some point in 2025...
News Gimmick! 2's First Gameplay Trailer Is Packed With Platforming Puzzles And Toe-Tapping Tunes
Smile and (Bit)wave, boys
Publisher Clear River Games and developer Bitwave Games have revealed the first gameplay trailer for Gimmick! 2, the long-awaited (and somewhat surprise) sequel to Sunsoft's 8-bit platformer. Originally revealed with a teaser trailer at this year's Limited Run Games showcase, this is our first look at what the Gimmick! 2...
News Here's The First Trailer For Takaya Imamura's Manga-To-Video Game Adaptation
Omega 6: The Video Game is coming in 2024
Legendary Nintendo name Takaya Imamura's debut manga is being turned into a video game — in case you missed that announcement last year — and the first trailer has just dropped at the Tokyo Game Show. Coming to Switch and Steam in 2024, Omega 6: The Video Game sees the 2022 manga being adapted into a...
News Toaplan's Coin-Op Classic 'Snow Bros.' Is Coming To Switch This May
Update: Check out the new trailer!
Update: Snow Bros. Nick & Tom Special will release on May 19th, 2022. You can check out the new trailer above. Original Story [Wed 16th Feb, 2022 10:30 GMT]: Toaplan's Snow Bros. is coming to the Switch in 'reimagined' form later this year, it has been revealed. Originally released in 1990, Snow Bros. was...