News - 2017, Week 51

Sunday24th Dec 2017

Saturday23rd Dec 2017

Friday22nd Dec 2017

Thursday21st Dec 2017

  • Review TINY METAL (Switch eShop)

    Hold me closer, Tiny Metal

    It's been almost ten years since we last had an entry in Intelligent Systems' superb Advance Wars series, but don't let that depress you - we now have the next best thing in the form of Tiny Metal, the debut game from Japanese studio Area35. This is unashamedly a clone of the aforementioned Nintendo franchise and the nuts...

  • News Zelda: Breath Of The Wild's Champions' Ballad DLC Marks The Conclusion Of The Game

    No more content to follow, sadly

    It might sound like stating the obvious, but The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild's Champions' Ballad DLC officially brings the game to a close - there will be no more content released from this point onwards, Nintendo has confirmed. Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma delivered the news in an interview...

  • Random These N64 Box Art Covers Have Not Aged Well

    In fact, most of them looked terrible at the time

    We've all got plenty of fond memories of Nintendo 64 - which is why we're excited for the inevitable N64 Mini and its third-party friends - but that doesn't mean we look back on every game with a smile. In fact, just thinking about some those box art covers makes us a little queasy. Over on N64...

  • Review Hammerwatch (Switch eShop)

    A smarter gauntlet

    There’s something to be said for Nintendo’s continued insistence that local multiplayer is as important as any other method of play. While there are plenty of reasons why online features are always touted, from the ability to play with friends from afar or just because you can keep your plans to yourself instead of on a...

  • Review Pinball FX3 (Switch eShop)

    The definitive pinball title

    The free-to-download series Pinball FX has gone from strength to strength over the years, acquiring many famous licenses at an increased rate while slowly refining the overall quality of the experience as each new entry is released. As old-fashioned as pinball now is in the 21st century, the effort Zen Studios...

  • Nintendo Download 21st December (North America)

    TINY METAL! Bloody Zombies! The Next Penelope! Style Savvy! Much more!

    It's the final North American Nintendo Download Update before the Holidays / Christmas, and it has some enticing games on offer. As is now the norm the Switch has a significant number of intriguing titles, and the 3DS also joins in with some tempting options of its own this week...

Wednesday20th Dec 2017

Thursday21st Dec 2017

Wednesday20th Dec 2017

Tuesday19th Dec 2017

  • Poll Surprise! A New Zelda Is In Development, But What Do You Want From It?

    Another open-world adventure, or a return to the classic roots?

    To the surprise of absolutely nobody at all, Nintendo has recently confirmed that work has already begun on the next instalment in the Zelda franchise. The blindingly obvious announcement came in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild: Master Works, a book which has recently...

  • Review Brawlout (Switch eShop)

    It's super fast, bro

    Countless comparisons will no doubt be made between Brawlout and the Super Smash Bros. series as we see the game launch on Switch, and for good reason. Not only is its gameplay distinctly similar to Nintendo’s giant franchise, but we are of course yet to see a Super Smash Bros. game on the console; Brawlout is aiming to lure...

  • News Sega Dreamcast, Saturn And Mega Drive Hardware Coming From Retro-Bit in 2018

    The retro gods have smiled upon us

    It's safe to say we're big fans of the retro-focused wonders coming out of Retro-Bit - including the brilliant Retro-Bit RES Plus and the wealth of classic titles on its Super Retro-Bit micro-console - so you can imagine how excited we are following the announcement that it's teaming up with Sega to bring a...

  • News WWE 2K18 Gets An Update On Switch, But Can It Fix Its Problems?

    We'll be testing out the patch and updating our review

    Earlier this month we reviewed WWE 2K18 on Switch, filled with excitement and anticipation for a wrestling experience on par with other console platforms. Unfortunately, the end result was a hot mess of inconsistent character models and a serious issue with performance slowdown. Well, there's...

  • Review Mecho Tales (Switch eShop)

    Unenthusiastic Homages for Blue Bombers

    Mecho Tales wears its inspirations on its sleeve. Under most circumstances this means a developer is able to take away familiar and comforting concepts and design decisions and meld them with their own ideas to give us something unique. Sadly in this case, while many bits and pieces were bolted together and...

  • Review Gunbird (Switch eShop)

    More shmup fun for Switch

    Earlier this year Zerodiv brought some excellent shmup action to the Switch in the form of Psikyo’s Strikers 1945. Having rummaged around in the developer’s back catalogue, the publisher is now bringing Gunbird to the eShop, a similar proposition with a shared range of options (and the added ability to record video...

  • Review Bleed (Switch eShop)

    A deep cut

    Bleed is a vibrant, pixel art 2D run and gun platformer that comes from one man team Ian Campbell/ Bootdisk Revolution. For our spunky protagonist Wryn, winning the coveted title of the best hero in video games (trademark) is her one and only objective, and a hand written checklist of competitors are all that stand in her way in order to...

  • News Square Enix Has Finished the Score for Project Octopath Traveler

    Now it’s time to finish the project’s name

    Square Enix has shown the Nintendo 3DS plenty of strong support with fantastic original titles like Bravely Default and its sequel. Though it’s still working on similar support for the Nintendo Switch, the company has promised that there’s lots to look forward to for its fans. One such thing we have...

Monday18th Dec 2017

Tuesday19th Dec 2017

Monday18th Dec 2017