PC Engine classic Cyber Citizen Shockman getting modern console release with English translation!
Indie publisher Ratalaika Games and Shinyuden are excited to announce the forthcoming release of Cyber Citizen Shockman, an iconic title previously released on PC Engine in Japan but never before released in the West. Due for release and launching on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Microsoft Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and Nintendo Switch on May […]
Color Pals (XSX) Review with stream
Another simple, single-screened stage-based platformer published by EastAsiaSoft, Color Pals is a low-cost way to easily increase your Gamerscore while offering an hour of twitch platforming. The gimmick behind each of the 50 available stages comes from the color mechanic. Playing as a cube, you can only traverse platforms that share your color. Step on […]
Adventures of Poppe (Switch) Review
A retro 2D platformer with slight Metroid gameplay, Adventures of Poppe has its heart in the right place but is bogged down with tedious backtracking, cheap difficulty, and the lack of direction. Poppe is young boy that is either very tiny or he has been placed in a very large world as the entire campaign […]
Mangavania (XSX) Review with stream
Despite what the name implies, Mangavania doesn’t have much Metroid in it. If anything, it might be more closely related to something like Ninja Gaiden since gameplay is divided into 20 individual stages. Gameplay is also simple as one button jumps and the other attacks. Granted, a few extra abilities like a double jump and […]
GBA Single-Pak Link – Simple 2960 Tomodachi Series Vol. 3: The Itsudemo Puzzle
Simple 2960 Tomodachi Series Vol. 3: The Itsudemo Puzzle features a Single-Pak link multiplayer mode that supports 4 players. This reaction-based puzzle game has players using a cursor to align stars into rows. It is a very simple yet surprisingly fun game, a sleeper hit and worth the hassle of connecting link cables.