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Skelattack launches on the Nintendo Switch eShop Skelattack is being produced and presumably published by Konami, it is developed by Ukuza and is available on the Nintendo Switch eShop right now, for the price of £15.99 Well, it might not be a new Castlevania game, but it's certainly a step-up from Pachinko machines... It's good to see Konami seemingly getting more involved with game development again, this is a step in the right direction hopefully.

I've never been a huge fan of the regular Sega Game Gear console, in fact, I have no desire to play the original console at all. Now a mini version? Smaller than a GBA Micro? With four games on the system for £40? Nope... it's a nice concept, I love the ridiculous fact that it has a screen magnifier accessory, which... would still be too small to see comfortably; I just couldn't justify buying this. I do like it though on a nostalgic level and it's a cool celebration item for Sega's 60th Anniversary but I'm kind of hoping that they will have more to announce soon. On the subject of actual Game Gear games though, I do own a select few cartridges and one boxed game, recently I bought two of the Sonic games cheap so I could play them. Not on an actual Sega Game Gear but on the Mega SG via the new cartridge adapter, I'm hoping to try out a few of these games soon, namely the main Sonic titles and a few others.

I hope you enjoy playing this excellent JRPG. Here are a few tips... Talk to EVERYONE - Lots of NPC's will have sidequests for you which will get you rewards and help you in your quest for grinding. Collect EVERYTHING - You'll see small orbs of light scattered around the area, these are items ranging from quest related to bugs & plants, which you'll get stamps for. Go EVERYWHERE - Xenoblade Chronicles is a game which rewards exploration, it's worth exploring every inch of the map, you might find a few surprises. Start off slow - Take on the lower level enemies first, maybe only go a level or two above you once you reach levels five to ten, increase from there, that should help. Embrace the battle system - Fighting mechanics in this game seem to come more naturally in this game, it doesn't take long to get into once you've learnt the basics. That's all I can think of right at the moment. I've had my copy for a few days but I haven't started it because I know how much of an undertaking the first game is, but I do intend to start it soon, though I also am going to start playing Bug Fables so maybe not that soon, unless it really is possible to juggle both of these games. I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on that seeing as you'll be playing both, unless you've finished it already?

Nintendo posts "The Download" video for May 2020 Seeing as May has been quite a month for game releases, I thought it would be a good time to start posting Nintendo's monthly "The Download" videos. In the article, you'll also find links to all of the games, which go to the relevant Nintendo UK eShop page. (these are non-affiliate links) Also, a brief update on any recent reviews which will be coming to the site soon. (only reviews which are past any embargo date) Enjoy, and let us know if there's any upcoming game you'd like us to review, we'll do our best to cover what we can. We've been quite busy on the reviews front over the past month or two (at least), there will be more reviews appearing on the site soon.

New page, new start? I found a recent quote which essentially stated that... "You'll be able to plug your external HDD from your Xbox One, straight into your Xbox Series X and play Xbox One games, one the new console, directly from the HDD" I like the idea behind that and hopefully it will extend to other games on the hard drive as well, from Xbox original games, Xbox 360 and Arcade games. Making things simple for potential users who already own the previous/current platform, to just move stuff across easily, is something worth doing, providing it's easy to do so.

Settle it in a Deathmatch on Doom.

Did you decide on either of these in the end? It's a game related dilemma I can appreciate because Bug Fables looks like an incredible Paper Mario pseudo-sequel, with tonnes of its own charm and humour. Whereas Xenoblade Chronicles is another easy sell because it's probably one of the best JRPG's of the past decade that I've only partially played. I'm wondering if it's possible to play both in rotation although it might lead to getting burnt out on JRPG's... if that's possible.

Generally, I would agree, it's just that these are pretty small games to begin with, but I know that when it comes to bringing these releases into the physical realm, the cost is likely the same, so the price for each game in the same, it just would have been nice if there was some kind of way in which Limited Run Games could have offered a discount at the very least for buying both of these games at the same time; they don't need to though as they know that these games will sell, whatever happens. Either way, these are both great games and I believe each of them has a stack of great (mostly free) dlc... so at the very least, all of that will be on the game card(s) but I still think in this instance, I can't justify ordering these and that the money that I could have spent on these could go towards something like the Samurai Shodown NeoGeo Collection perhaps? Which even that is seven (technically) Neo Geo games, some of which you can already get as part of the ACA Neo Geo range, but they are different ports and there is a previously unreleased version of Samurai Shodown V in there. Anyway, I am glad to see both Blaster Master Zero games get more recognition and it's good to know that there will be physical copies out there but I'll likely stick with the digital releases for these games, as I don't feel the need to buy these, plus I need to save some money where I can.

The pre-orders are live for both Blaster Master Zero & 2 but personally, I can't justify it in this instance. I already own the first game from when it came out, I did plan on picking up the second one but these are £8.99 games... If it was both games on one cartridge, then maybe but while each game getting a separate release is cool, £30 + per game and the shipping etc is not so cool. Especially after the whole Streets of Rage 4 pre-order thing, I'm out.

Streets of Rage 4 n-europe review Written by Anil Parmar & Sam C Gittins

Each of the Bioshock games are £15.99 each on the Switch eShop... https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Search/Search-299117.html?q=bioshock&f=147394-86 The collection is £39.99, so you would save £7.97(?) by buying the collection as opposed to buying each game separately. However, you are saving a lot more if there really is only one game out of the three which you wanted to own on the Switch and you just purchased that one. I'd wait for a sale personally, if the collection had more of the game(s) stored on the game card though, I'd consider the physical version but not as it is. If you don't have any storage space concerns with the memory on your Switch, buying just the one game you want to play out of the three isn't a bad idea.

You end up playing just on that ship with that character, you can change ships after you've created the character I think but somehow it costs unless you get one free ship change? Myself and Gadwin opted for Ship 02 when signing up. I'll be curious to see what you think of the game, also maybe I'll jump on at some point and we could get some games in, see how you find the game first though.

Yes, I completely agree, the breakable tools are easily the worst part of this version of Animal Crossing. If there were unbreakable tools in the game which you could get, I'd be more likely to play the game more or even if you could craft stuff on the spot it would help. It usually happens when you're about... nine tenths of the way through whatever repeated task you're performing as well, which just adds to the furstration. "Oh you were going to chop wood from the last three trees on your island? lol nope... *axe breaks* time to make another one!" I'm half-tempted to go back to Animal Crossing on the GameCube, it might not have terraforming or... many current series staples but it does have unbreakable tools, GBA linkup and NES games which you can play whenever you want. Also... I'm curious to see just what going back to a town from 2004(?) or whenever I last played it, will look like... or if it's even still on the memory card.

True... but it's still an overall upgrade at the very least. From watching those videos, the only thing that concerns me a little bit, is that unless I'm imagining it, the audio seems to be quite low level... not a deal-breaker (just turn it up I suppose) but on the Switch I have noticed some games come out very quiet and you have to turn the volume up on the receiver significantly while others are loud at very low volume settings. Just an observation... though I am hoping that Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition really is an upgrade in the audio department as the soundtrack is one of the best things about the entire game, especially the title theme, colony 9 and that now iconic theme which plays across Gaur Plains.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate hosts a Zelda themed tournament, starting this Friday The latest tournament in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate which goes live in a couple of days, lets you choose characters from The Legend of Zelda series. You'll be able to battle it out in the ultimate showdown of good versus evil for three days until the event ends. Courage, Wisdom, or Power... which will you choose? (I'd say that "Wisdom" would be my choice but like all the other tournaments I'll likely forget that it's on... maybe this will be the one I'll partake in though) Also, as cool as it is that Nintendo hosts these tournaments every week, I'm wondering how much longer they will continue for? A while yet probably, I look forward to seeing what other themes they will come up with anyway.

Well that... is less than ideal, to say the least. I would have thought that the game would at least be running at 1080p or close to it in docked mode. Although, it is still an upgrade over the Wii version because just from the comparisons you can see the difference but this is still a shame. At this point, I'm still buying it as the sheer convenience of having the game on the Switch and the fact that the Wii version really looks significantly worse now, has sealed the deal. Still, "I'm really feeling it!" because I really want to finally play through the game, just not quite as much as I was before the news of the game being lower resolution. The fixed faces and improved textures/sound plus the extra content will still make this an easy game to recommend but it could have been so much more.

Yep, I'd be happy to play some Monster Hunter tonight, probably at around 7PM. I'll let Ryan know in Discord, in case he doesn't see this here.

You should be able to get the PC client in the same way as on the Xbox One, just go to the store signed in with a Microsoft account/hotmail/outlook account and change the region to US, download it, then change the region back to UK, there shouldn't be any issues. I really don't think the rest of the world will be getting a dedicated separate release as such, this is it as far as I can see, the US release basically equals worldwide release, even if it does happen and we get separate servers, who knows when that will happen if at all. I'll probably start playing again when this launches on PC, I'll keep playing on the Xbox One though for simplicity.

Well, I might as well get this out there, seeing as I already told Greg via a PM about my most recent gaming confession... I haven't finished Super Mario Odyssey I just never finished it, even though I was definitely enjoying the game at the time. I suppose this is partly down to there being so many games on the Switch, but it could also be attributed to myself lacking discipline in finishing games, either way, I have recently sought to rectify this situation by returning to the game and making some progress. On my last playsession, I finally recruited all of the musicians in New Donk City and got to see that impressive performance after completing that rather special piece of platforming which I thought was a really well put together homage to a classic Nintendo game and an important part of Mario's history; just in case, for anyone else who might not have played or finished the game yet as I wouldn't want to spoil it for anyone else. As of yet, the game still remains unfinished but my appreciation of it has risen in recent weeks since returning to the wonderful worlds of Super Mario Odyssey and I will be making a point of going back to the game on a more regular basis, when I can, in a concerted effort to finally finish what is easily one of the best Mario games I've played since Super Mario Galaxy 2 on the Wii. It's probably safe to say, that I'll have the game finished before any of the rumoured remakes of classic Mario games get released on the Switch... now watch as Nintendo shadow-drops them onto the console before the end of the month.

Doom 64 because it deserves more recognition that it got when it was first released, this is now the definitive version, available on all platforms and I really want to play it. But pick any of these games and I'll likely play them, it's just that Doom 64 is vastly underrated so it surely deserves to be played by a larger audience. If we're doing second, third, last choices... the order would go... Doom II, Doom, Doom 3 because the second game is amazing, the first is still great and the third, though decent for what it is, still doesn't stack up to the rest of the series despite being the first game to really go for a more rebooted style before Doom 2016. I think Doom 64 is more of a new entry in the series, in fact it's probably the most 'canon' game after the first two, while Doom 2016 and Doom Eternal seem like more of their own thing. By the way @londragon I think a trick was missed by not calling this selection... Nintendoomed!

For what it's worth... Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies N-Europe Review Myself and @D_prOdigy enjoyed reviewing the game back in the day.

Well, I'm glad that part of the game is over, for now... I just finished getting all the materials and making all the stuff so that three new residents can join the island. I looked at the signs and it looks like the following residents will be moving in... AL, Norma and Sprinkle Are these good residents? Or should I start drafting their leaving letters now?

Yep, it's the reason that I've purchased every Switch game I own from new... ...so that I can unseal them and lick them myself.

Happy Birthday @Aneres11 That's really cool, celebrating your birthday on Animal Crossing, I forgot that was even a thing, cool to see that they go all out on this version though. Nice bit of cake there as well, the Joy-Cons on that Switch cake look better made than the real thing they're probably more reliable and taste better. (I'd imagine) I hope you enjoy your day and if there's anything you need in the game, let me know, I'll have a look in my shop later if I remember. I must remember to play the game today, I don't want to miss out on those star fragments again.

Thanks for opening your island up @Dog-amoto I had a Meteor Shower the other night and then didn't check the game the next day, so missed out on a load of star fragments. I'll be combing the beach on my island tomorow though, for sure. You've got a really nice island, was cool to meet both yourself and @Tales as well.