News by Clark A. Much to the surprise of exactly no one, the youthful Nintendo Switch is already gearing up to be the home for first-party platformers. Nintendo’s brief presentation showed us more of the wildly creative Super Mario Odyssey and introduced a colourful Kirby game that is sure to…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. We really, really love Shantae here at DDNet. It’s not just that she the cutest platformer character ever created and comes complete with harem costume. Her games are also incredibly entertaining examples of the genre, and over the years WayForward has carefully nurtured Shantae into one…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is a game that probably needs no introduction. Being developed by Mr. Castlevania himself, Koji Igarashi, the game has been promising a glorious return of the 2D gothic exploration platformer ever since it was able to raise over $5.5 million (looking…
Read MoreReview by Harvard L. It’s hard to be angry in a room full of grinning faces. LocoRoco is proof of this fact – it’s a cutesy platformer developed by Sony CEJ originally intended as a flagship title for the PSP (along with the also very underrated Patapon series). A critical…
Read MoreRetro reflections by Matt S. One of my favourite games as a kid was Snow Bros. Jr. on the Game Boy Color. It wasn’t even my game. It belonged to my cousins, but every time I would visit I would end up borrowing the game for as long as I…
Read MoreNews by Britta S. and Lindsay M. 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…
Read MoreReview by Brad L. Wonder Boy was one of the first video games I had ever played. I owned it on the old Commodore 64, and despite that version being inferior to the arcade and Master System editions. I did spend countless hours on it. Same goes with its sequel,…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Ahhhh nostalgia. You can never keep it down. And that works out really well for game developers and publishers, who can dip into those back catalogues every so often to create a “classic game” collection and the sell it off with a minimum of development work.…
Read MoreReview by Matt C. It’s clear that a lot of heart’s gone into the development of Eekeemoo: Splinters of the Dark Shard. Unfortunately all the good intention in the world can’t save a broken game, and that’s what Eekeemoo is. It barely works as a prototype, let alone a full…
Read MorePreview by Matt C.At a glance, Prisma & the Masquerade Menace probably looks like a lot of other platformers out there, with its jumping puzzles and colourful presentation. However, its defining characteristic is inspired by something quite different: Ikaruga. In Treasure’s famously difficult shoot ‘em up, the only way through…
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