News by Lindsay M. and Matt S. 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 Clark A. Ice will melt, water will boil, two similar IPs from the same creator will have a crossover. Unlike the gaming world’s zanier crossovers such as Pokémon Conquest, Accel World vs. Sword Art Online: Millennium Twilight is the type of collision that’s only natural. Based on two…
Read MoreKromaia Omega deserves a gold trophy and a plaque that reads “most ambitious shoot ’em up of the decade”. It’s not as though the genre is starved for novel ideas; there have been countless shakeups to the classic 1980s arcade formula with titles like 99 Bullets and Everyday Shooter that…
Read MoreWith the gaming industry in uproar over the overwhelming success of the just released Kickstarter campaign from ex-Rare team members, Yooka-Laylee – even if we at DDNet have our reservations for the game – Shovel Knight’s release on the PlayStation Network once again reminds us that while Kickstarter indeed does…
Read MoreNews by Jedediah H. If you’ll stop tugging at my turtle-neck and conveniently recall, this year marks the 10th anniversary of Rising Star Games’ excellence in continuously bringing us titles from all over the world, titles like Deadly Premonition and Virtue’s Last Reward. To celebrate, they’ll be holding a super…
Read MoreNews by Jedediah H. It takes guts to be a trooper. Zombies, aliens, giant spiders (eeeek!): they’re par for the position, and rush at you with visceral malice in overwhelming waves. So you do the only thing you can to keep your torso intact – shoot ’em in the face…
Read MoreReview by Chris I. Step into a game shop and take a quick comparison between the 3DS and Vita games lineup and it’s quickly clear why it is hard to put the 3DS down these days. On the other hand, where the Vita lacks the incredible first party support that…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. I am a long standing fan of the Double Dragon series. How far back do I go with the series? I remember dropping many quarters into the arcade machine. The introduction and end fight music are still among my absolute favourite in all of video games.…
Read MoreReview by Chris I. Do you remember that your PlayStation 3 controller features Sixaxis motion controls? I thought about as much; thoughts of Lair still send shivers down my spine to this very day and I’m glad that most developers ignored the Sixaxis controls thereafter. Gaijin Games’ Skydive: Proximity Flight…
Read MoreReview by Sam M. I’m often intrigued by games that try to offer more than just an enjoyable experience. When something comes along that has solid gameplay, but also brings with it a deep set of undertones, it makes the venture into the game much more worthwhile. Originally released last…
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