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- 25th Jan 2019 (UK/EU)
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Review Swords & Soldiers (Switch) - A Blast From The Past That's Worth Plundering Again On Switch
Meat, might and marauders
If fiction has taught us anything, it’s that Vikings have all the fun. Pillaging gold. Killing enemy soldiers by the dozen. Getting drunk before, during or after said events. They’re living the reaver’s dream. So, of course, they make a fine fit for video games with their love of violence, alcohol and cooked meat –...
Review Toki Tori (Switch eShop)
An Easter time treat
Nintendo Switch has been treated to lots of Toki Tori love just recently; the end of February saw a re-release of Toki Tori 2+ with some very welcome new features, and now the original game has found its way to the console, too. If these latest versions are the first you’ve seen of the titular little chicken, and you’ve...
Review Toki Tori 2+ (Switch eShop)
Top of the pecking order
Originally released on Wii U back in 2013, Toki Tori 2+ is a game that has seen continuous tweaks and improvements with almost every edition released. Despite the fact that the latest version on Switch hasn’t been called ‘Toki Tori 2+ Definitive Edition Deluxe Turbo-Supercharged XL & Knuckles’, the five-year gap...
Review RIVE: Ultimate Edition (Switch eShop)
Bang for your buck
Two Tribes is a name that will be familiar to many a Nintendo fan after the excellent Toki Tori series, a puzzle platformer with some very light Metroidvania elements. Since producing those games, the company fell on some hard times and stated that RIVE would be its final game. The title was announced back in 2014 for the Wii...
Review Toki Tori 3D (3DS eShop)
A good egg
Toki Tori has been ported, tweaked and re-released a lot, with its blend of accessible but increasingly challenging puzzling appealing to gamers of various types on almost any platform you can name. Suitable for touch inputs or physical controls, it's playable on just about any system you want, though sadly we couldn't find a version for...
Review Swords & Soldiers (Wii U eShop)
The battle returns
Originally released exclusively on WiiWare in 2009, Swords & Soldiers has had its fair share of ports in the five years since its initial release; it's made an appearance on almost every platform under the sun. The last of these to grace a Nintendo platform, the 3DS version, was not exactly a shining example of what one would...
Latest Two Tribes News
Friday10th Dec 2021
News Toki Tori For Game Boy Color Is Being Re-Released, 20 Years Later
Super cheep for a Game Boy Color game
When Toki Tori was released back in 2001, the adorable puzzle-platforming game was well-received, becoming a cult classic among its fans — but, being released towards the end of the Game Boy Color's lifecycle, it only had one run of physical copies. Until now! Limited Run Games and Two Tribes have teamed up...
Tuesday16th Oct 2018
News Toki Tori Developer Two Tribes Teases Mobile Game Swap This! For Switch eShop
To be confirmed
At the start of this month, the Dutch developer Two Tribes - best known for games like Toki Tori and RIVE - said it was bringing another one of its small-sized releases to the Nintendo Switch. A tweet has now been posted, teasing an image of a YouTube trailer: Overlooking demands for a new Toki Tori game, fans have narrowed it...
Monday12th Mar 2018
News First Toki Tori 2+, Now The Original Toki Tori Hits The Switch eShop This Month
Do the birdie
Two Tribes' avian adventures have spent plenty of time on Nintendo consoles, having appeared on 3DS, Wii U and Game Boy Colour, and now the original Toki Tori is following in its sequel's footsteps by making the jump to the Nintendo Switch eShop on 30th March (with a 10% pre-order/launch discount for good measure). If you've never...
Friday16th Feb 2018
News You Can Pre-Order Toki Tori 2+ Right Now And It's Due Out 23rd Feb
The puzzle adventure goes portable
Developer Two Tribes has announced its puzzle-adventure sequel Toki Tori 2+ is hitting the Nintendo Switch eShop next week on 23rd February. Previously available on the Wii U eShop, the studio is calling, "the Nintendo Switch Edition is the game's best version yet!" High praise, indeed. Using a whistle and a...
Friday15th Dec 2017
News RIVE Update Adds Video Capture and Some Helpful Fixes
A smaller chance of getting stuck in a "loop of hell"
We're big fans of RIVE: Ultimate Edition on the Nintendo Switch, the explosive final hurrah from Two Tribes. It's full of intense 60fps action that looks great on the system, and we didn't hold back on the praise in our review. Two Tribes has been working away on an update and has now...
Wednesday15th Nov 2017
Feature Two Tribes on RIVE, the Switch eShop and Keeping Its Promise to Nintendo Gamers
Launch discount from old Nindies@Home promo also confirmed
Two Tribes has been a familiar name among Nintendo download fans, well known for its Toki Tori mascot and for publishing some excellent titles on 3DS and Wii U, in particular. There were tougher times, however, and sadness when the company co-founders Collin van Ginkel and Martijn...
Thursday2nd Nov 2017
Feature RIVE: Ultimate Edition Is Coming This Month With New Features And Improvements
It really will be the "ultimate" edition of the game
Two Tribes has confirmed that its manic shooter RIVE is coming to the Switch eShop on November 17th, and it will be the best version of the game yet. For starters, it will offer a new Copilot Mode so you can play with a friend. This is a exclusive mode for the Switch version that allows two...
Friday22nd Sep 2017
News RIVE is Confirmed to Hit 1080p and 60fps on Switch, Runs 'Smoother Than PS4 Version'
"It was never intended as a portable game, but it's a perfect fit"
We've been fans of Two Tribes' swansong release, RIVE, since it arrived on PC and other consoles. The downside is that it's had a long road to Nintendo hardware, with technical challenges and a shrinking market ending the Wii U version, and since that point we've had a wait for the...
Friday21st Jul 2017
Feature RIVE Adds Copilot Mode as Two Tribes Tell Us About Upcoming Nintendo Switch Version
"We've always held the Nintendo aesthetic in high regard"
RIVE has proven to be an interesting project - it's a truly challenging and smart twin-stick shooter that is a swansong for Two Tribes. The studio brought us some excellent titles over a number of years, but decided that it would make one final game before moving on to new things...
Monday27th Feb 2017
News RIVE is Coming to the Nintendo Switch This Year With an 'Exclusive Expansion'
"RIVE is a great fit for Nintendo Switch"
RIVE is the last game by Two Tribes, with the founders of the company that brought us the Toki Tori franchise signing off with a full-on and explosive 2D shooter. As a nod to ideals of old-school difficulties and game styles it's an excellent title, but sadly its Wii U eShop version looked doomed and is now...
Monday25th Jul 2016
Exclusive RIVE Delayed for Wii U and Could Switch to NX, Two Tribes Tells Us Why
"A better RIVE is preferable to an early sub-par RIVE"
In the steadily decreasing list of enticing titles still coming to the Wii U and its eShop, RIVE was among the most anticipated in the download scene. The final game from Two Tribes, it made a favourable impression as one of the demos in the E3 2015 'Nindies@Home' promotion, and we rather...
Thursday10th Mar 2016
News Two Tribes Announces That RIVE is Now a Development Farewell
Will still support partners following release
RIVE is a hugely promising title from Two Tribes, a fast-paced action shooter that gave us a new appreciation for being blasted to bits following an extended hands on last year. Coming to Wii U, PS4, Xbox One and PC it's now confirmed for a September release; the surprising addition to this news,...
Thursday5th Nov 2015
Video Toki Tori 3D Launch Trailer Flaps Into View
Just in time for release day
Toki Tori 3D launches today, and to mark the occasion developer Two Tribes has sneakily published a launch trailer on its YouTube channel. A remake of the Game Boy Color original, the game boasts improved visuals and animation, as well as a new "rewind" feature that allows you to backtrack and fix your mistakes. Toki...
Friday30th Oct 2015
News Toki Tori 3D Confirmed to be Hatching on 5th November
Hitting the Americas, Europe and Oceania all at once
Toki Tori 3D has been in the works for a little while, and the good news for fans of the Two Tribes puzzle title is that it'll arrive on the 3DS eShop on 5th November. It'll also have a budget price of $1.99 / €1.99 and arrive in the Americas, Europe and Oceania on that release date. Two Tribes...
Friday16th Oct 2015
News Two Tribes is Aiming to Get Toki Tori 3DS Out by the End of the Year
New improvements and features will also be implemented
In a move that was somewhat out of left field, Two Tribes announced in March that it would be bringing a remake of Toki Tori to the 3DS eShop. Since then, we've received virtually no news as to what kind of content would be present in this version of the game or when and where it would be...
Friday9th Oct 2015
Hands On Learning to Enjoy Death in RIVE
Two Tribes isn't cute and cuddly any more
Two Tribes, prior to its closure and restructuring in early 2014, had a broad range of games and genres both developed in-house and as part of its publishing arm. Toki Tori was the best known of its titles, a cute - albeit tricky - puzzler that branched out across consoles and smart devices. The company's...
Thursday4th Jun 2015
Video RIVE's Latest Explosive Trailer Invents An Entirely New Word For Destruction
"SHMUPSTRAVAGANZA" indeed
Two Tribes has just launched the latest trailer - amusingly dubbed "SHMUPSTRAVAGANZA" - for its shooter RIVE, and it's so packed with pyrotechnics you might want to don a pair of shades before clicking the "play" button. The trailer contains content that has been added since the game was shown off at PAX, and shows off...
Saturday28th Mar 2015
News Two Tribes’ Toki Tori Remake is Coming to the 3DS eShop
How eggsciting
A brief history on the development of Toki Tori. Toki Tori was a puzzle platformer originally launched on the Game Boy Color back in 2002 as a pseudo-remake of an MSX title called Eggbert, but it didn't sell too well due to being released late in the console's life. In 2008, Toki Tori was ported to Wiiware and was one of the first...
Friday13th Mar 2015
News Two Tribes Co-Founder Doesn't Think He Would Have Bought His Own Game
"I think we were trying to please everybody"
Toki Tori 2 was one of the Wii U eShop's first big exclusives, a puzzle platformer which built on the previous two games - one on Game Boy Color and the other on WiiWare - to offer one of the console's first big download releases. However, Two Tribes Collin van Ginkel has revealed that sales have been...
Thursday5th Feb 2015
Video The Latest Trailer For RIVE Will Dent Your Resolve And Melt Your Eyeballs
"There's fun in failure"
Two Tribes' upcoming Wii U eShop shooter RIVE has been on our radar since it was first announced, and the studio has now released another trailer which celebrates that thing we all try to avoid: failure. The new footage - shown below - was, according to Two Tribes' Collin van Ginkel, inspired by observing players at gaming...
Wednesday1st Oct 2014
First Impressions Blasting and Hacking in RIVE
Two Tribes gets less cerebral
Earlier this year Two Tribes endured a restructuring process and re-formed its development company, in the process shrinking the team down to three, still including original founders Collin van Ginkel and Martijn Reuvers. Previously associated with the Toki Tori brand and its publishing business, the struggles of Toki...
Thursday25th Sep 2014
News Two Tribes Confirms That RIVE is Definitely Coming to Wii U
Let there be no doubt
During the summer period Two Tribes, the studio best known for its Toki Tori titles that also restructured and started again earlier in the year, announced its new 2D shooter — RIVE. At the time Two Tribes told us that it was "gunning" for Wii U development, and the studio has now confirmed on Twitter and to us at EGX in...
Saturday9th Aug 2014
Interview Two Tribes Discusses RIVE, Starting Again and eShop Support
Currently earning more from the eShop than "any other digital shop"
Just recently Two Tribes lifted the lid on its shooter, RIVE, which it had been teasing for a number of months. It was a welcome landmark for a company that's endured a difficult year, with co-founders Collin van Ginkel and Martijn Reuvers shutting down the development company and...
Tuesday29th Jul 2014
News Two Tribes Announces New 2D Shooter, RIVE
Keen to bring it to Wii U
Two Tribes is a download developer best known for its Toki Tori releases, but has also published and ported a wide range of titles to Nintendo hardware, with notable recent examples being the Two Tribes Classics range on the Wii U. After financial problems the company had to reboot and shut down its development business,...
Tuesday13th May 2014
News Swords & Soldiers HD to Invade the Wii U eShop on 22nd May
Arriving in both North America and Europe at a budget price
After the original version established itself among the top-tier of WiiWare games, Wii U owners may be pleased to hear that Swords & Soldiers HD is due very soon — it'll arrive on the eShop in North America and Europe on 22nd May at a budget price of $2.99 / €2.99 / £2.69. Below...
Monday12th May 2014
The best of both worlds
The WiiWare platform may not always be considered in a particularly glowing light, but it's undeniable that it did deliver some top-class download experiences. One of these was Swords & Soldiers from Ronimo Games, a side-scrolling real-time strategy title that made use of the Wii Remote pointer in an intuitive, natural...
Monday7th Apr 2014
News Two Tribes Highlights Sales Increase Following Permanent Discounts on Classics Range
EDGE on 3DS enjoys the biggest boost
One of the most significant issues with both the Wii and DSi online stores were the fixed price points, locking game publishers into their launch rate. As we've seen on the 3DS and Wii U eShop stores, however, Nintendo's decision to drop that requirement has brought us regular promotions and discounts on a...
Monday31st Mar 2014
News Two Tribes Confirms Permanent Price Drop of its Classics Range in North America
Yours for just $1.99
Earlier today the European Nintendo Download update included some permanent price discounts from Two Tribes on its 'Classics' range. While the North American update isn't officially released until Thursday, the publisher has taken to Twitter to confirm that these price drops will also apply in North America. This price of...
Friday28th Mar 2014
News Swords & Soldiers HD Catapulting Its Way Onto The Wii U eShop Next Month
To tide us over until the release of Swords & Soldiers 2
Update: Two Tribes has advised that its original announcement was posted early by accident. As opposed to targeting the end of April, the release window has now been expanded slightly to "April / May". Original Article: Swords & Soldiers — the side scrolling RTS which was originally...
Monday24th Mar 2014
News Two Tribes Shoots Down the Possibility of Toki Tori 3
"There is no audience for" a sequel to the Wii U title
In a series of tweets today, Dutch studio Two Tribes has indicated that poor sales of Toki Tori 2+ means there's no chance of another sequel. The cute puzzle-platformer struggled to find a fanbase when it released on the Wii U eShop and PC last year, a situation the company doesn't feel will...
Saturday8th Mar 2014
Feature Lifting the Curtain on Game Ratings and the Headache of Worldwide Releases
Developers and publishers give us the details
In recent weeks some headlines have been made by the ratings agencies and the related processes for getting eShop games from development studios and onto our Nintendo consoles. An early shot was fired by Renegade Kid in an interview with us late last year, in which co-founder Jools Watsham explained why,...
Thursday9th Jan 2014
Interview Two Tribes Explains Development Closure and Starting Again
"We're still in the game making business, albeit in smaller form"
This week we reported the news that Two Tribes had shut down its development company and, in its own terms, rebooted with a smaller development studio. As Two Tribes Publishing B.V. was a separate company — as the name suggests — responsible for publication of both the studio's...
Wednesday8th Jan 2014
News Two Tribes Development Studio Shuts Down and New, Smaller Company is Formed
Two Tribes Publishing B.V. remains unaffected
Two Tribes, the development studio best-known for games such as Toki Tori and Toki Tori 2+, has entered bankruptcy, with the original owners Martijn Reuvers and Collin van Ginkel now forming a new, smaller company. Two Tribes as a development studio was a separate business from Two Tribes Publishing...
Wednesday4th Dec 2013
News RUSH Confirmed for 12th December Release on Wii U eShop
The Two Tribes Classics Trilogy comes to an end
For those looking at low-cost additions for their Wii U download library, the Two Tribes Classics have certainly been tempting options — Toki Tori and EDGE have arrived so far. The final of the three releases now has a confirmed release date, with RUSH arriving in Europe and North America on 12th...
Wednesday27th Nov 2013
News EDGE 3DS 'Looking Good' For A Pre-Xmas Release
Passes Nintendo of America's certification checks
Last week we reported that EDGE would be coming to the 3DS eShop, and it appears we won’t have to wait too long. Earlier today, Two Tribes announced on Twitter that things were looking good for an EDGE 3DS Christmas release, or possibly even sooner. The publisher later confirmed that the title,...
Thursday21st Nov 2013
News EDGE to Roll Its Way Onto the 3DS eShop
Published by Two Tribes, ported by Cosmigo
EDGE arrives on the Wii U eShop in North America and Europe today, the second entry in the Two Tribes Classics series of low-prices releases. We're big fans, too, awarding it 9/10 in our review. Publisher Two Tribes has now confirmed that the title will also be making its way the 3DS eShop, soon, providing...
Tuesday15th Oct 2013
News Two Tribes Aiming To Release Toki Tori On Wii U eShop Before October Is Out
Expect it on the 31st October
During the Summer, developer Two Tribes announced on its Twitter account that it was working on a "Two Tribes Classics" series for the Wii U, which is set to include previously released titles such as Toki Tori, RUSH and EDGE. Earlier this month,
Sunday13th Oct 2013
Hands On Toki Tori and EDGE (Two Tribes Classics)
Budget brilliance?
After announcing their existence earlier in the year, Two Tribes recently lifted the lid on its Classics range coming to the Wii U eShop, three games that come to Nintendo's latest system in shiny optimised HD forms. It's possible that they'll all be familiar to gamers in some form or other, with each having appeared on a mix of...
Thursday10th Oct 2013
News Two Tribes Confirms Toki Tori 2+ Level Editor Will Not Hatch On Wii U
From the fridge to the freezer
Earlier this week Martijn Reuvers of Two Tribes took to Miiverse to confirm the developer had been forced to put the level editor for Toki Tori 2+ "in the fridge" due to other commitments. Sadly, it appears Wii U owners won't get the opportunity to play around with the feature as the studio has now stated its...
Tuesday8th Oct 2013
News Two Tribes Teases New Title While Describing Toki Tori 2+ Level Editor as "In The Fridge"
Announcements made on Miiverse
One feature that never made it to Toki Tori 2 on the Wii U eShop, even in its + update, is the level editor. Although shown in a crude form at press events as far back as August 2012, it's never made it into the final cut on Nintendo's platform. Unfortunately it looks like the feature isn't coming anytime soon, as the...
Wednesday2nd Oct 2013
News Two Tribes Confirms Details of Three Titles in Wii U Classics Range, All Hitting This Year
There's some serious value on offer
It's been no secret that Two Tribes, which has recently seen a surge in Wii U eShop sales with the excellent Toki Tori 2+, has been planning a Classics range for the Wii U eShop, including titles familiar to Nintendo gamers and a couple that will be new to some. The details have been revealed today and, it has to...
Thursday12th Sep 2013
Potential fulfilled
Toki Tori 2 was a bold, ambitious game in its design, and delivered on many fronts. Its deliberately hands-off approach, combined with occasionally ambiguous objectives and awkward backtracking counted against it in the eyes of some — certainly not all — gamers. In our review we awarded 7/10, concluding that a high degree of...
Tuesday10th Sep 2013
Developer Interview Two Tribes Clarifies Toki Tori 2+ Details and Confirms Classics Coming to Wii U
A great idea fully hatched?
Toki Tori 2 was always high on a number of Wii U eShop wishlists when it was announced prior to the Wii U's launch. Toki Tori was an early standout on WiiWare, yet developer Two Tribes didn't simply repeat the formula with the sequel, instead opting for a bold approach where puzzles were simply part of a larger world, and...
Thursday25th Jul 2013
News Two Tribes Planning Classics Series on the Wii U eShop
"We're already working on them behind the scenes"
Two Tribes has been a busy studio in recent times, bringing Toki Tori 2 to the Wii U eShop, a '+' version to Steam on PC, and has also confirmed to us on multiple occasions that updates to the Wii U version will add features such as the level creation tool. While that's plenty to deal with, the...
Wednesday10th Jul 2013
News Toki Tori Creator Tells of Missed Angry Birds Opportunity
"In retrospect, it has been my worst decision ever."
Videogames, like all other media, can be a fickle business. Highly anticipated titles can flop while relatively unknown works suddenly surge into extreme popularity. And on either side of these rises and falls, you’ll likely find people with regrets one way or the other. Martijn Reuvers,...
Thursday20th Jun 2013
News Toki Tori 2 Miiverse Drawing Contest Flies Into Its Second Half
Now for some downtime
Toki Tori 2 developer Two Tribes has been going out of its way to engage and reward fans of the Wii U eShop title, with a meaty update and, in the past couple of weeks, a Miiverse drawing contest. Each week the studio has set a theme, sifted through a shortlist of those with the most 'Yeahs' and picked winners that'll appear as...
Saturday15th Jun 2013
News Toki Tori 2 Miiverse Drawing Contest Flutters Into Round Two
Getting historical
A little over a week ago we reported on an interesting Toki Tori 2 Miiverse drawing contest that was launched by Two Tribes, aiming to encourage the talented artists in the game's community to share even more creations. The prize is a grand one, with winning drawings set to appear as cave drawings in the game. The contest is...
Wednesday5th Jun 2013
News Two Tribes Launches Toki Tori 2 Miiverse Drawing Contest
Your artwork could appear in the game
When it comes to Toki Tori 2 on the Wii U eShop, no-one can accuse developer Two Tribes of releasing the title and then simply walking away. The studio has actively sought the opinions of those that have played the game, applying feedback to a substantial update that improved and tweaked various aspects of the...
Saturday1st Jun 2013
News New Features In Toki Tori 2+ Will Make It Over To Wii U
If it's possible, Two Tribes will make it so
Toki Tori 2 fluttered onto the Wii U not too long ago but Two Tribes, the game's developer, has stressed there will be more to come from the feathery puzzler once the first major update goes live. Martijn Reuvers, founder of Two Tribes, told us in our recent interview that there were many things planned...
Thursday16th May 2013
Developer Interview Two Tribes on Toki Tori 2's Adventure So Far, and What's Still to Come
Original Toki Tori may get Wii U re-release
Toki Tori 2 was one of the first titles confirmed for the Wii U eShop, even before it was officially confirmed to be called the eShop. Though it arrived outside of the launch window, that was due to the development team opting to improve key elements that weren't up to the studio's standards ahead of a...
