For those who don’t know, Killer7 is a visually striking action-adventure developed by Suda51’s development company, Grasshopper Manufacture. It was originally released on the GameCube and PlayStation 2 back in 2005, but a remaster appeared on Steam just last month.
In an interview with Fandom, Suda was asked about the possibility of the game coming to Switch one day, especially considering the recent Steam port. As you might expect, he’s completely open to the idea, but ultimately it isn’t his decision to make.
“I’d love to bring Killer7 to Switch. However, Capcom owns 100% of the rights to that game, it’s really thanks to them that the PC version came out at all just because they OK’d it and a publisher came along to help distribute it, which is really great. But I’d have to talk to them again to see if it’s possible to get the ball rolling on Switch. The thing about Killer7 is that it really was a sudden release, we weren’t able to do much promotion for it before it came out, so I really feel like I have a duty to make sure that people are even aware that it exists.”
Do you have any memories of playing this on GameCube? Would you like it to come to Switch? Let us know in the comments below.
The Nintendo-published Fitness Boxing has launched today on Switch and, in case it had slipped from your radar, Nintendo UK has shared a brand new launch trailer to celebrate.
If you’re anything like us, you’ll be scoffing your way through far too much food over the holiday period before inevitably feeling absolutely terrible as a result. If you’re then wanting to burn those calories off again, Fitness Boxing is on hand with rhythm-based workouts to make you break a sweat and restore your former glory.
It’s actually designed to help you become more fit, improve your general well-being, target specific areas of the body, or simply get active with a friend, with routines which let you jab, hook, and uppercut your way through 20 different songs. You’ll find a nice little selection of tracks from artists like Lady Gaga, LMFAO, and Avril Lavigne (full tracklisting here), and a demo is also available in Europe as we speak, so make sure to give it a quick try before you buy.
Fitness Boxing is available right now in Europe for £39.99, and launches on 4th January for $49.99 in North America.
We’re painfully aware that we’d look nothing like the beautiful people in that trailer as we flop our weak, feeble arms around, but it does look like good fun. Let us know if you’ll be boxing your way to a healthy body this Christmas in the comments.
Whereas yesterday brought with it the story of one person stealing a Nintendo Switch Pro Controller, today gives us a story of a wonderful Switch-giving gesture, hopefully restoring balance to the world and certainly restoring our faith in humanity.
Just last week, eight-year-old Arthur Millichamp of Mapperly in Nottingham, UK, was travelling back home in a taxi with his Nintendo Switch. Sadly, five minutes after the journey, he realised that he’d accidentally left his Switch in the back of the car; his mother eventually managed to get in touch with the driver of the taxi the following day, but the console was nowhere to be seen.
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Arthur posing for Nottingham Post
Luckily, help was on its way. Tony Stephenson, founder of Nintendo fan-group Nintendo Nottingham (and good friend of Nintendo Life, we might add) saw an article about the story on a local news website. Speaking to Nottinghamshire Live, Tony said, “I saw the article and thought we could try and help in some way. We have a spare Nintendo Switch that isn’t being used so some of us had a chat at the group and we decided to give it to Arthur.”
The generosity didn’t stop there, however, as the group also put in the effort to replace the five games that also went missing with the console including Super Mario Party, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and more. Wonderful stuff.
We do love a good festive, feel-good story every now and then. Nice work, Nintendo Nottingham!
For many Pokémon fans, the names and faces of the series’ ever-growing collection of monsters are forever imprinted in our minds, and especially the ‘classic’ set of Generation 1 creatures that debuted in Pokémon Red and Blue. Of course, the new release of Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Let’s Go, Eevee! has only enhanced that nostalgic love in recent times, but let’s take a moment to look at how different those fan-favourites could have been.
A Japanese television show recently aired sprite-like illustrations of several Generation 1 Pokémon. Some of these early designs are very similar to the final product, with creatures like Staryu, Blastoise, Pinsir, and Tentacool being almost identical to their modern day looks. Some, however, look drastically different; Scyther (top row, middle) seems to have a much larger back and body – almost quite dinosaur-like in shape – and Gyarados looks like an absolutely terrifying, nightmare-inducing worm of destruction (middle row, fourth from the left).
Elsewhere, other images show early designs for the famous opening cutscene for the games, where Nidorino and Gengar battle it out in the spotlight. These images have been seen before, but in case you were unaware, the series was originally planned to be called Capsule Monsters and featured very different-looking Pokémon taking part in that first fight.
Mana Spark is a lovely little dungeon-crawling roguelike. The adventure takes place in a world where humanity is enslaved, its strength inferior to that of its captors due to the lack of Mana in human bodies. Mana is power itself, and whoever wields it grows stronger. But what if a band of rebels formed a hidden encampment in the woods, and cooperated to gather Mana over time so that one of their fighters might one day grow powerful enough to win the day and enable their freedom?
This is where you come in as the player-character, taking risky walks into the woods with your trusty bow and arrows. Your overarching goal is to defeat the mysterious final boss, but until you are mighty enough to get there, your mission is to collect Mana runes, which have a chance of dropping each time you kill an enemy. Every time you plunge into the woods, you are hoping to collect as many runes as you can before you have to die and try again.
Ah, but there is one catch: In order for collected runes to ‘count,’ you must deposit them in a Peculiar Room before you die. The gameplay loop of Mana Spark relies on this tension, the desperate survival-struggle of making it to the next deposit box before your foes, whose varieties are growing more difficult with each level you advance, are able to take you down.
You will need to conquer two forest stages of procedurally-generated rooms to reach the first Peculiar checkpoint. Then onto the more dungeon-like areas proper for one floor, then the first boss, then one more dungeon floor, then the next Peculiar Room. Then one more dungeon floor, a second boss, discovering the third area-type for a floor, and – well, if you can make it a little farther, you get a crack at the endgame. There are only three boss characters and three kinds of environment in the whole game.
You may encounter terms like “massive” or “sprawling” to describe some games, but this is not one of them. Do not fear, however – unless you are a supernaturally gifted gamer, you will likely get several hours out of Mana Spark. You will die often, and because you are not guaranteed to keep the runes you find, some trips into the hostile territory will be much more fruitful than others. Even for a shorter game, this is where Mana Spark can feel grindy at times.
The ‘get good’ journey is a pretty one, though. This game asserts itself as another title with pleasant pixel art, crafted in a style that is somehow both minimalist (your character has a blank, featureless blocky face) yet detailed (torches on walls can be shot out, affecting room lighting). The fantasy world is cast alongside a melancholy soundtrack, its forlorn keystrokes offering a gloomy presentation that keeps the mood of humanity’s desperation at the heart of the narrative, never letting the player feel a real triumph until the very end.
Hope for victory lies in the encampment, where every new life begins and where the player’s allies offer their assistance. When the game begins, your sole companion is Li Wei, a character who can recruit another friend in exchange for two runes. Then you will unlock someone who offers ‘recipes’ that give permanent bonuses, such as to attack power and/or speed, in exchange for runes. Someone else can weaken one enemy type at a time, provided you have killed that enemy once before. Once you have beaten the first boss to unlock a second character, the encampment is where you can switch between Ellis the hunter (who has three hearts of health and a trusty bow) and Jasika the crossbow guard (who only has two health but needs less time between each – albeit weaker – shot). A third character may be found in the dungeon, too, a four-health tanky swordsman.
There is also a blacksmith, who offers a choice of secondary attacks with a cooldown. You begin with a bear trap you can lay down, which hurts any enemy that steps on it. Eventually it is possible to have several options, ranging from a simple rapid-fire for two seconds, to a net that slows any creatures that enter its area, to a weapon that can paralyze, and others. However, you can also upgrade each secondary attack individually, and you might just find yourself playing through the whole game with the strengthened bear trap.
There are no other weapons, or really any sort of fuss with items of any kind. The one random element that helps keep things interesting is that temporary upgrades to the character may be found in a room, or bought for coins (which, like runes, are sometimes dropped from felled foes) in the Peculiar Room checkpoints. You may get an upgrade that increases your health by one, for example, or increases your attack strength. You can also purchase a different secondary attack, if you would like, for the duration of your run; and, by doing so, unlock it with the blacksmith back at the encampment if you want to stick with it on a future run. Your success will, by some measure, depend on your ability to stack these upgrades during your run in order to be a truly formidable hero by the time you reach the final boss.
Notably, the bosses are not as difficult as some of the basic enemy types that may be encountered. In fact, Mana Spark seems to acknowledge this in how the stage progression is laid out; despite bosses dropping lots more runes than other characters, you do not get to deposit the runes into a Peculiar Room immediately afterwards but have to fight through one more dungeon level instead.
And this, at its heart, is the appeal of Mana Spark: The combat is tightly designed to be twitchy, risky and challenging. The interplay between possible room layouts and enemy designs provides a beautiful dance of combat. Different enemy-types may ride each other, and you can trick others into taking friendly fire. You will definitely need to learn their patterns, their behaviour. Mana Spark is at its best in that breath-of-relief moment after needing to make a dozen snap tactical decisions in a row just to survive conflict, when your education in violence pays off.
On the other side of the coin, this game does have one notable flaw: the camera. Whereas other games would centre the point of view on the player-character, Mana Spark centres the camera on the aiming cursor. This means that, as you whip your aim back and forth, the entire scenery is yanked around with it. This can literally be nauseating and feels like a design oversight. Even once you sorta get used to it, one might wonder how much smoother the game would feel if you didn’t need to train your mind to account for the entire screen jostling around as you manoeuvre and fire.
Conclusion
Would it be fair to call this game Titan Souls Lite? How much does the phrase “twin-stick shooter dungeon roguelike” intrigue you? Honestly, the price is probably a fair bet for providing several hours of solid, challenging combat mechanics. Just beware that the drip-feed progression can feel grindy, even for a shorter game – and that choice of camera takes something away from the whole experience, in this reviewer’s opinion. Mana Spark is a game that shines brightly in certain areas, enough to perhaps hide the shortcomings it has as well.
Last week, news surfaced about a Christmas promotion being advertised for the Switch version of FIFA 19 that wasn’t actually available within the game.
The fine print underneath the original EA announcement further highlighted how these themed daily and weekly objectives were not available in the Nintendo version. Despite this, Nintendo of America’s Twitter account promoted the limited-time event and it was even publicised in the news feed on the Switch. Here it is below:
An EA community manager over on the official FIFA forums has since clarified a FUTMAS Squad Building Challenge (SBC) was added, but it is not the same as the promotion on other platforms. As for Advent SBCs, it’s not the outcome Switch players probably wanted to hear:
“It looks as though the messaging that was showing on your [Switch] console wasn’t intended. We’re now working to have it removed (if it wasn’t already). There won’t be Advent Player SBCs on Nintendo Switch. I know this isn’t the news you wanted but wanted to let you know as soon as possible.”
Of course, this official reply has resulted in some backlash from the community – with multiple Switch players not happy it took EA so long to respond. It also left many players wondering why exactly Switch owners miss out, as the platform received the event last year. Below are a few of the community reactions to the news:
BrychanCymru: Thanks for telling us, but it’s really not good enough. There’s no reason as to why these players aren’t on the Switch.
Rotorooter: No reason given. And the advertisement is still up on the switch news page. Seriously? How do we go about complaining to advertisement regulators?
So, if you’re a person who plays FIFA 19 on the Switch, don’t expect to see Advent Player SBCs this holiday season. Also, tell us if this has impacted your own experience with the game in the comments.
For most of 2018, we’ve heard about how Niantic’s AR mobile game Pokémon GO has been making a lot of money. It’s all tied to the spending habits of users – with millions of dollars being spent on the game each month. So just how well has the mobile sensation performed this year?
According to mobile data and analytics firm App Annie, Go was one of the games mobile users dropped the most coin on in 2018. In fact, it made it into the top ten worldwide consumer spend list. Fate/Grand Order took out the top spot, while GO managed to finish ahead of titles such as Dragon Ball Z Dokkan Battle and Clash of Clans. Take a look at the full list below:
App Annie said mobile game downloads and consumer spending within mobile apps reached new heights this year. Across iOS and Google Play, downloads for mobile apps and games are expected to surpass 113 billion, which is a 10 per cent increase on the previous year. Consumer spending increased year-over-year as well, surpassing $76 billion globally. It was also noted how mobile gaming is the most “popular and profitable” format now.
Are you at all surprised to see GO has made it onto this list? Do you play or spend money on this game? Tell us below.
Last week, Panic Button unleashed hell on the Switch by releasing a new update for its 2017 title, DOOM. The developer said patch 1.2 improved the game’s performance and allowed players to add recent competitors to their friend list. It also added in a video capture option, enabling the most brutal moments in the game to be recorded.
The team at Digital Foundry was already impressed with Panic Button’s efforts, despite the comprises, so how does DOOM on the Switch hold up now after this recent update? It’s a slight improvement.
During tests, DF found version 1.2 had a resolution of 1080×720 compared to the previous patch running at 1080×684. In terms of performance, there hasn’t been a huge increase, but there’s is a slight margin of difference – with the frame rate now closer to 30fps on average. Unfortunately, there’s still a dip in when there are a lot of enemies on-screen. On the portable front, there’s not much of a change and frame-pacing issues resulting in spikes are still present. To get the full rundown, view the above video.
Have you played DOOM on the Switch since it was updated? What do you think about its performance? Leave a comment below.
V-Jump continues to drip-feed information about the upcoming Dragon Ball title for Nintendo Switch. Following the news earlier this week the digital card game would support online battles, the Twitter account for the Japanese manga magazine has now revealed Super Dragon Ball Heroes: World Mission will arrive next year in Japan on 4th April 2019.
We’ve also got some details to share about the game’s story from the official Bandai Namco website, courtesy of a translation by Gematsu:
This is the story of a new “Hero” in the world of Dragon Ball.
This is a world where the super warriors that were once active are now treated as heroes. With the technology of Capsule Corporation, a card game called “Super Dragon Ball Heroes” based on those super warriors was developed.
A boy named Beat, who visits Hero Town—where “Super Dragon Ball Heroes” is the biggest craze—is captivated by the “Super Dragon Ball Heroes” tournament shown on the video display in town, and steps into that world.
A boy who encounters “Dragon Ball Heroes” for the first time upon visiting Hero Town. He enters a tournament out of curiosity, where Great Saiyaman 3 recognizes his qualities. As one of the “Dragon Ball Heroes,” he will change the fate of the world in a big way.
The game’s villain for the story mode has been revealed as well. According to ComicBook, his name is Cirrus. Take a look below:
Now that the Japanese release date has been decided, hopefully Bandai Namco and Dimps will make a local announcement in the near future. The game was rated by the Australian Classification Board in November, so a western release is expected.
Would you be interested in playing a digital card game on the Switch? Tell us in the comments.
The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it’s bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region.As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy!
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Donut County(Annapurna Interactive, Tue 18th December, $12.99) Donut County is a story-based physics puzzle game where you play as an ever-growing hole in the ground. Meet cute characters, steal their trash, and throw them in a hole. Where Trash is Treasure Raccoons have taken over Donut County with remote-controlled trash-stealing holes. You play as BK, a hole-driving racoon who swallows up his friends and their homes to earn idiotic prizes.
Sundered: Eldritch Edition(Thunder Lotus Games, Fri 21st December, $19.99) Confront hordes of terrifying enemies in an ever-changing world inspired by the works of H. P. Lovecraft. Sundered is a challenging and unique take on a classic genre from the creators of Jotun, now with local co-op! Read our Sundered: Eldritch Edition review.
Battle Princess Madelyn(Causal Bit Games, Today, $19.99) Battle Princess Madelyn is a game that follows the journey of a young knight in training, Madelyn, and her ghostly pet dog, Fritzy. They set out on a journey to save her kingdom and her family from the clutches of an evil wizard. Read our Battle Princess Madelyn review.
Aaero: Complete Edition(S2 Entertainment, Mon 24th December, $14.99) Speed through stunning, stylised environments tracing ribbons of light, releasing the energy in the music. Battle strange enemies and fight epic boss battles all driven by an incredible licensed soundtrack. Independent micro-studio ‘Mad Fellows’ brings you a unique and innovative game featuring music from Noisia, Flux Pavilion, Katy B, The Prototypes, Neosignal and many more. Read our Aaero: Complete Edition review.
Abyss(EnjoyUp Games, Tue 25th December, $2.99) Explore the abyss! Earth, 3024. Natural resources are scarce and the survival of the human race is in danger. Desperate to find new energy resources, the ASAN creates a biomechanical robot called Nep2no that is capable of withstanding extreme depths in the hope of finding new energy sources.
ACA NEOGEO METAL SLUG 5(HAMSTER, Thu 13th December, $7.99) “METAL SLUG 5” is an action shooting game released by SNK in 2003. The Ptolemaic Army has stolen some very confidential files! Choose from four familiar faces: Marco, Eri, Tarma, or Fio to take them down!
Arcade Archives ATHENA(HAMSTER, Co., Thu 13th December, $7.99) “Athena” is an action game released by SNK in 1986. Athena, the adventure-loving energetic princess of the Kingdom of Victory, goes on a journey to Fantasy World. Running, swimming, and even flying?
Awe(BLG Publishing, Today, $4.99) Awe is a god-game about expressing one’s creativity by shaping and building planets’ ecosystems in a tranquil, relaxing ambiance accompanied by exquisite, minimalist lowpoly 3D art and atmospheric music. A constant sense of progression and discoveries will maintain the player’s interest throughout puzzle-like levels, leading him to eventually understand his place and purpose as a god in this universe he has created.
Blacksea Odyssey(Digerati, Mon 24th December, $12.99) The hunt is on! Get ready to battle colossal space monsters in Blacksea Odyssey, a savage, top-down rogue-lite shoot ‘em up RPG.
Bring Them Home(Higgs Games, Today, $14.99) Since each astronaut has unique abilities, complex puzzle worlds must to be mastered to find a way out. Explore many interesting locations, activate and use different mechanisms to bring the brave heroes home! This is the moment to embark on a unique journey into space! Find your way through places full of obstacles!
Cake Laboratory(GrimTalin, Today, $2.99) Tower of cakes, every child’s dream! Let the kid in you go crazy with sweet and delicious cake towers. Cake Laboratory is a stacking game with a sweet twist to it. Use cakes instead of taking breaks, and make the most delicious tower. A casual game for all family to enjoy, child-friendly and challenging at the same time.
Chronus Arc(KEMCO, Today, $12.99) On their way to the Chronus Shrine to get the Chronus Fragments, Loka and his teacher Teth are surrounded by a mysterious man named Geppel and his gang. They demand the Fragments.
City Builder(BoomBox, Mon 17th December, $9.99) City Builder combines two classic game mechanics in a fun, bouncy new game where players stack pipes, roads and power lines to form ever-larger cities, moving from one to the next across the planet’s continents. Along the way, they run into a large number of challenges, ranging from clever/pesky Mole-men to the elusive Bigfoot, Aliens, Wandering Hot-Air Balloons, Huge Bonus Levels and much more.
Clouds & Sheep 2(Handy Games, Fri 21st December, $9.99) In this eagerly anticipated sequel of the game “Clouds & Sheep”, the cute sheep are finally on the loose again! Solve countless quests and fulfill your wooly friends’ needs. Plant grass, flowers, trees and shear your animals’ different-colored wool to stock up your resources!
Clue: The Classic Mystery Game(Marmalade Game Studio, Mon 17th December, $29.99) CLUE is the classic mystery game – a grand mansion … a dastardly murder … a gathering of suspicious characters. Now you can play the beloved Hasbro family board game on Nintendo Switch! WHO, with WHAT weapon and WHERE? Join Scarlett, Mustard, Peacock, Green, Orchid and Plum on a night of murder and mystery in Tudor Mansion.
Digerati Indie Bundle: INK & HackyZack(Digerati, Mon 24th December, $14.99) Enjoy two indie favourites from Digerati! This bundle contains colorful splatformer INK and bouncy ball-juggler HackyZack INK The world’s first splatformer is here! INK is a fast-paced platformer with a twist – levels are invisible and must be splattered with brightly colored paint before they can be seen!
Dynamite Fishing – World Games(Handy Games, Fri 21st December, $9.99) Join the fun in this wild fishing action and rush across the seven seas. Fly fishing is boring! Grab your guns and explosives and let’s catch some fish REDNECK STYLE! Forget about idyllic ponds, or beautiful coral reefs. Dynamite Fishing – World Games will ship you to the best fishing spots all over the globe including an awesome jungle adventure!
Funghi Explosion(D3Publisher, Today, $19.99) Easy to play alone and fun with a friend, this puzzle game is great for beginner or veteran alike. The rules are simple: gather up three of the same Funghi to make them disappear. Funghis will sprout on the log depending on how many blocks you’ve cleared.
Guess the Character(JanduSoft, Today, $2.99) Guess the Character is a two player guessing game. Each player starts the game with a board that includes cartoon images of 24 people. The game starts with each player with a random character from the board. The object of the game is to be the first to determine which character one’s opponent have.
Horizon Shift ’81(Funbox Media, Today, $9.99) Horizon Shift ’81 is an explosive wave based single screen shooter with a real Retro feel to it. You can even play the game in Tate screen mode, which is made even better when playing with the Flip-Grip! The player controls a ship in the centre of the screen, enemies approach from the top and bottom and the player is able to switch up and down to deal with the encroaching hoard.
Kingmaker: Rise to the Throne(Artifex Mundi, Today, $14.99) Two royal knights, Edmund and Randall Ulmer, are tricked into a conspiracy against the crown. Pursued by the royal guard and ruthless conspirators, the brothers embark on a dangerous journey that will uncover the kingdom’s shameful secrets, restore the honor of the Ulmer family and change their fate forever.
Koloro(QubicGames, Sat 22nd December, $9.99) Embrace a unique one-button gameplay, lovable characters, a wonderful art style and a captivating soundtrack. Play the adventure alone or with a friend as a team in a cooperative mode. Once this is over, a hard mode will keep challenging you! Do you have the courage to face the world of dreams and nightmares?
Leopoldo Manquiseil(Badland Games, Today, $5.99) The videogame industry is in danger! A dishonest organization (A. M. E. ) has set out to monopolize the industry and thus control the minds of the players. Developers and distributors have two options: either they take their side or else the market will end up crushing them.
Mahjong Solitaire Refresh(Sunsoft, Thu 13th December, $16.99) “Mahjong Solitaire” is a game of Mahjong tiles. You do not need any knowledge about Mahjong, you just combine same design tiles! ! Contains 256 abundant stages! ! Enjoy the rhythm of removing tiles with Match type which has introduced anew!
Mana Spark(QubicGames, Sat 22nd December, $9.99) Explore a dreadful dungeon and fight smart enemies that will plan and collaborate between themselves to defeat you.
MIND: Path to Thalamus(Carlos Coronado, Thu 13th December, $11.99) Wrapped in a mind-bending tale, the gameplay of “MIND” focuses on changing the very weather in order to solve puzzles: the player will cycle between day and night, modify the levels of fog and rain and even travel in time between seasons, changing the environment to advance the gameplay-driven story —indeed, the mechanics are directly related to who the protagonist is, what has happened to him and everything he is doing: a man trapped in his own mind, he must use all the tools at his disposition to escape to reality.
Nightshade(D3Publisher, Today, $47.99) A romance visual novel game made in collaboration with D3P Otomebu and Red Entertainment, two companies known for their creative range and production of heavyweight visual novel games. Character design and illustrations are by the popular illustrator Teita. The romance revolves around Ninjas who have lived through the Sengoku Period.
Nippon Marathon(PQube, Mon 17th December, $14.99) Stretch your muscles and embark upon the ultimate marathon of Japan in a crazy party racer! Hurdle barrels, outrun Shiba Inu and dive out of the paths of bicycles – all while throwing fruit at your opponents and dashing across planks precariously balanced over waterfalls in an unreal marathon across the whole of Japan!
Odium to the Core(QubicGames, Tue 25th December, $4.99) Guide Odium through dangerous and intense music-fueled levels to fight and stop the spreading corruption. Reach the core and save the world! Keep the balance to avoid traps, enemies and move through narrow passages. Defeat challenging bosses and discover the story behind the corruption of Odium’s world.
Omega Strike(Digerati, Mon 24th December, $14.99) Omega Strike is a Metroidvania game with a huge, open-ended world and multiple playable characters. As Doctor Omega and his mutant armies march toward world domination, only a few brave freedom fighters stand in his way.
Party Arcade(Planet Entertainment, Thu 13th December, $29.99) Party Arcade is a family friendly party game. We are creating a virtual modern arcade starting with 13 games (with more to come) where players collect tickets, unlock different equipment skins, and battle against family/friends at home or online across the world! With 13 addictive games, a ticket system which rewards players, customizes their equipment look, and allows them to compete with others around the world, the goal is to make Party Arcade the premier party game experience for any platform or console!
Pipe Push Paradise(Digerati, Mon 24th December, $10.99) Pipe Push Paradise is a challenging, plumbing-based puzzle game. You’ve arrived on a lonely island faced with a hero’s calling. Rise to the occasion (push pipes around) and restore this paradise to its former glory.
Rain World(Videocult, Thu 13th December, $19.99) You are a slugcat. The world around you is full of danger, and you must face it – alone. Search for food and shelter between torrential downpours that threaten to drown all life. Evade cunning predators that adapt to catch you. Find your family before death finds you.
Razed(PQube, Wed 19th December, $11.99) RAZED is a lightning-fast, single-player platform racing game that’s all about speedrunning. Sprint through dynamic neon levels in the quickest time possible, employing skills such as super-speed boosts, mega-jumps, drifts, stomps and strafes to bypass obstacles and uncover shortcuts to propel yourself up the online leaderboards.
Revertia(PLiCy, Today, $4.99) By turning over the panel and sandwiching the others like Reversi, you can see various actions such as making footholds, erasing obstacles, beating and dropping enemies. Make full use of the actions and solve puzzles to get to the goal!
Super Hero Fight Club: Reloaded(QubicGames, Mon 24th December, $9.99) Welcome to the marvelous Super Hero Fight Club: 17 fabulous fighters and their superpowers. Quick tactical combats. Tricky modes, levels and powerups. Up to 4 players rumble. Single player challenges Become the Queen or King of the Fight Club!
Super Treasure Arena(Headup Games, Mon 24th December, $9.99) Super Treasure Arena is a unique mix of retro-inspired arcade action and objective-based arena shooters for up to 4 players. The result is a frantic game where collecting and stealing coins from your opponents is the key to victory.
The Keep(Cinemax, Today, $17.99) Enter the Keep as an unsung hero on a quest to destroy the mighty wizard Watrys. Explore the dark and complex corridors, treacherous prisons and subterranean realms in this first-person dungeon crawler featuring real-time tactical combat, a unique rune magic system, and puzzle solving.
Trybit Logic(HIMACS, Thu 13th December, $6.99) TRYBIT LOGIC is a fun puzzle game that lets you learn about logical operations used in computer programming. Strategically combine the logical operations panels to defeat the bugs. If a bug’s switch reaches 0000 or 1111, you can destroy it!
Uncanny Valley(Digerati, Tue 25th December, $9.99) Welcome to Uncanny Valley – an unsettling story-driven survival horror where nothing is as it seems. Explore an isolated facility and solve its many mysteries, but be warned: the choices you make have meaningful consequences that will determine your fate.
Venture Towns(Kairosoft, Today, $12.00) Assume the reins of a mega-conglomerate to build your very own metropolitan utopia! Stores, houses, mansions–towers! The sky’s the limit as you fashion your humble burg into the world’s most powerful fiscal force! Place compatible structures near each other to craft specialty districts or “combos,” adding flavor to your town while reaping big bonuses and boosting Land Price!
Viviette(DYA GAMES, Today, $9.99) Uncover the secrets and mysteries of Neuville’s Mansion. Test your logic against diverse puzzles, locate and use a variety of items, and don’t lose your sense of direction, as navigation itself becomes an obstacle in your path.
Wondershot(QubicGames, Sat 22nd December, $9.99) Enjoy a new “couch game” with your friends and family, presented by the publishers of the best-selling Astro Bears Party. No luck, just skill and rage!
Demos
New DLC
SNK HEROINES Tag Team Frenzy – With the latest paid DLC now available for the SNK HEROINES Tag Team Frenzy game, you can add the audacious Jeanne from the World Heroes series to your roster of heroines.
So that’s your lot for this week’s North American Nintendo Download. Go on, be a sport and drop a vote in the poll above, and comment below with your hot picks!
