Truxton Extreme Review Truxton is back. It has been over a third of a century since the last release in the series, and the wait is finally over. Truxton Extreme brings the classic vertical shmup formula into the modern era on the Nintendo Switch 2. Truxton Extreme is a 3D vertical shmup, but unlike many […]
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Gust is renowned for its cosy, feel-good Atelier series, but the Blue Reflection series still stands alone as some of their most interesting work, blending the magical girls trope effortlessly with some school life drama. With the arrival of Blue Reflection Quartet on Nintendo Switch 2, we have a total of four titles promising to
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The Culdcept series has a long, albeit largely non-Western, history dating back to 1997 on the Sega Saturn, known simply as Culdcept. In fact, that original Japanese game is getting a modern release coming soon via City Connection as part of their Saturn Tribute range, but that is not the game we are talking about
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Romancing SaGa: Minstrel Song Remastered International Romancing SaGa: Minstrel Song Remastered is a reimagining of the Super Famicom Classic Romancing SaGa. More accurately, it’s a remastering of the PS2 3D remake Romanacing SaGa: Minstrel Song and acts as the perfect introduction to the classic RPG series. You start your playthrough by choosing one of 8
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R-Type Delta HD Boosted Review [SWITCH] I’m quite a big R-Type fan and have been playing the series for well over 30 years at this point. I spent a lot of my teenage years playing R-Type DX on the Game Boy Colour before graduating on to the fantastic R-Type Final on the PS2, yet somehow
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Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar is a remake of the DS exclusive Harvest Moon: Grand Bazaar released back in 2008 with a new coat of paint for Nintendo Switch, Switch 2 & Steam. That said, it’s not a complete 1:1 remake like the previous Friends of Mineral Town or A Wonderful Life, and some late-game
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Irem Collection Volume 3 Review We have once again been blessed by the shmup gods with the Irem Collection Volume 3. This collection is the one I’ve been personally looking forward to since its announcement, as it contains the fantastic Mr. Heli! So, how do these classic shooters hold up in the modern day? Let’s
In this review we will be looking at Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma for the Nintendo Switch, Switch 2 and Steam. The version I played for this review was the Nintendo Switch version and this review will be updated once I get my hands on the Switch 2 version. So, what exactly is Rune Factory:
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Is the Suikoden HD Remaster for Nintendo Switch worth your time in 2025? Suikoden is a series I worried was lost to time. The last time we saw a Suikoden game was way back in 2012 and even then, it was a spin-off so a series revisit was long overdue and there’s no better way
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Right, this may sound confusing so bear with me, Ys Memoire: The Oath in Felghana is a remaster of the 2012 PSP Ys: The Oath in Felghana which itself was a remake of the 1990 Ys III: Wanderers From Ys (phew!). The original Ys III: Wanderers From Ys was a 2D sidescroller similar in style
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