Review by Matt C. Hover sets out with the ambitious goal of filling the gap left by Jet Set Radio. It’s got the same sort of colourful but oppressive world, and the same sort of pumping techno soundtrack. It’s got a similar story of youthful rebellion against an authoritarian regime,…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Game Dev Story is a genuine classic. Originally a humble little iPhone title, featuring a cute sense of humour and colourful characters, it really was the title that launched its developer, Kairosoft, into the stratosphere, and has since led to dozens of other casual simulation titles.…
Read MoreNews by Matt C. Every week, there are approximately 12385128756 announcements for Switch ports of previously-released games. That’s great news for Switch owners, bad news for our wallets, and awful news for Lindsay, DDNet’s news editor. It’s another relatively quiet one this week, at least by Switch standards. Still, here’s…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Valthirian Arc: Hero School offers a quaint, if not overly original concept. You’re tasked with developing a school that trains up heroes to fill martial and magical roles within the kingdom. In addition to managing the school facilities, you’re also responsible for taking these students out…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Like pinball? Like ridiculous oppai? Have a sense of humour? Peach Ball: Senran Kagura looks like it’s going to do a great job filling that really specific niche. It’s quite literally a digital pinball game in which the Senran Kagura girls crawl over the table, and…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. The World Ends With You was a cult hit on the Nintendo DS. Stylish, slick and sharp, its vibrant use of youth culture motifs and “street” style art combined with an inspired soundtrack and light, but engaging, JRPG mechanics to offer players something genuinely different. There’s…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. There’s been such a resurgence of digital pinball in recent years. A good bulk of real pinball tables that exist in the real world have been digitised, and there have been so many original digital creations that have really pushed boundaries. It’s not hard to understand…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. One can never have too many Bubble Bobble and Snow Bros. clones. The era of the single screen arcade platformer is long over, but every so often something happens to delight fans of this particular niche. Case-in-point: I never knew Zupapa existed. Then it was released…
Read MoreNews by Lindsay M., News Editor Welcome to Digitally Downloaded’s regular catch-up news feature. With each issue we will bring you the best news that you may have missed. Grab the biggest mug you’ve got, fill it with your favourite brew, and catch up with us (and our favourite news…
Read MoreReview by Harvard L. Reigns is a game about being many things at once, and it too, is a game which tries to be many things at once. It feels poetic to review Nerial’s compilation of the original and its expansion on the Switch, also a console which tries to…
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