Escape room puzzle game and arcade-style shoot ‘em up don’t exactly seem like they’d fit together. But that’s exactly what makes such genre mashups so fascinating: when you find (or create) common ground between such disparate influences, the results can be an unorthodox delight, even if there’s a bit of …
If you enjoyed watching Pepe play for Real Madrid, you’re going to love Mario Strikers: Battle League Football. The matches are brutal, tackles are rough and the on-pitch breakdowns are ever present. Fortunately, beneath the chaos and theatrics, there lies a surprisingly entertaining football game that can be enjoyed by …
The start of a new month means there’s a new issue of Indiepocalypse out! The monthly bundle, curated by PIZZAPRANKS, collects an assortment of indie games that are experimental and unusual, and Indiepocalypse #30 is no exception: this month we’ve got coping dragons, games about self-reflection, a one-shot tabletop RPG, …
It looks like the dark days when Sony’s approach to classic games was “Why would anyone want to play this?” might finally be over. With the new PlayStation Plus and the Classics Catalogue that’s included in the highest tier, a handful of games from older consoles are finally playable on …
Update 23/09/2022: Unfortunately, Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth for PS4 and PS5 has been delayed until December 22. Original post: Today, Square Enix officially announced a September 29 console release for Valkyrie Elysium (and November 11 for Steam), confirming earlier reports resulting from store leaks. That’s good news, but the publisher buried …
I caught up with Noodletub Games’ Cat about Kickstarter success and how EarthBound and y2k inspired feel-good yuri visual novel Good Luck Baby! “An adventure/mystery yuri visual novel about falling in love, saving the world, and finding your place within it.” That’s certainly a compelling enough premise, but add to …
Earlier this week, Sony lifted the curtain on a new brand of gaming gear with three new 3D audio gaming headsets: the INZONE H3, INZONE H7, and INZONE H9. Each of the headsets is equipped with Sony’s 360 Spatial Sound for Gaming, which “boosts spatial awareness, enabling the player to …
Red Earth. Released in arcades in 1996 as the showcase for Capcom’s new CPS3 arcade platform, this somewhat eccentric fighting game soon slipped into relative obscurity. A quirky little fighting RPG with just four unfamiliar characters was always going to struggle to step out of Street Fighter II‘s shadow, and …
Update 23/09/2022: With Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival now available, I’ve updated the track list below with the official English titles used in the game, as well as adding some of the extra songs that can be unlocked within the game. Original post: Earlier today, Bandai Namco shared a new …
Remote Life is nothing if not ambitious. The work of solo developer NAME, it’s a side-scrolling shoot-’em-up with clear R-Type inspiration, an expansive campaign by arcade shmup standards, lots of variety, and impressive visual design that carries its alien horror vibes well. But for all its ambition, it’s a game …
