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Review: Shadowgate (Nintendo Switch)

May 3, 2019

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Review by Matt S. The remake of Shadowgate was first released on PC back in 2014. Despite being a massive fan of the original Shadowgate (I consider the Game Boy Color version of that to be one of my favourite games on that console), I hadn’t really looked at the…

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May 3, 2019

Cluedo/Marmalade Game Studio/Nintendo Switch/sponsored article

Sponsored Article Following a successful run on the app stores and Steam, Marmalade Game Studio has finally brought its hit digital board game CLUEDO (or CLUE as it’s known in the USA) to Switch, and to mark the occasion the developer is unveiling the game’s latest and biggest update to…

Review: Our World Is Ended (Nintendo Switch)

May 3, 2019

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Review by Matt S. I like games with fan service and risque humour. I like my anime tropey games. Our World Is Ended contains copious amounts of both, and on a certain level I do derive some entertainment from that. The game is indeed often amusing. Unfortunately, a lot of…

Idea Factory to localise Azur Lane: Crosswave to the west

May 2, 2019

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News by Matt S. Azur Lane – a mobile game released back in 2017 for mobile devices – has become a major property in Japan and China. It’s a game in which battleships are depicted as cute anime girls. Of course it was going to be popular. Azur Lane: Crosswave…

Review: Arcade Classics Anniversary Collection (Nintendo Switch)

May 2, 2019

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Review by Matt S. I bought Arcade Classics Anniversary Collection – a compilation of some of Konami’s classic arcade releases (circa 1981 though 1988) for one game alone: Haunted Castle. The arcade take on Castlevania is brutal, brilliant, and an absolute masterpiece of classic arcade platforming action. Sadly, as good…

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May 2, 2019

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News by Matt S. Samurai Shodown is the next really exciting fighting game on the horizon. After Dead or Alive 6 and Mortal Kombat 11 earlier in the year, this 2D brawler promises a bit of both; the Japanese aesthetic, and the violent gore. The publisher is releasing trailers for…

Review: VA-11 HALL-A Cyberpunk Bartender Action (Switch)

May 2, 2019

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Review by Matt S. VA-11 HALL-A has been kicking around for a fair few years now, but for one reason or another I have never actually played it before. Finally, after a number of people have been badgering me to finally move it off the backlist, the Nintendo Switch release…

The catch-up coffee: Thursday, May 2, 2019

May 1, 2019

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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…

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May 1, 2019

Cytus/Cytus Alpha/Nintendo Switch/Rayark/Reviews/rhythm game/Switch Review

Review by Matt S. Following on from Voez, and later Deemo, we finally have Cytus on our Nintendo Switches, and therefore all three rhythm game franchises from Taiwanese developer, Rayark. This is a supremely talented team of rhythm game developers, and with over 200 songs on Cytus Alpha, they have…

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May 1, 2019

Chocobo's Mystery Dungeon: Every Buddy!/Features/Final Fantasy/Final Fantasy IX/Final Fantasy VII/Final Fantasy X/Final Fantasy X-2/Final Fantasy XII/Nintendo Switch/World of Final Fantasy

Article by Matt S. With Final Fantasy XII now released on Nintendo Switch, there is a lot of Square Enix goodness to enjoy on the console. A lot of it has come close to one another, too, and if you relatively new to the series, it might be difficult to…

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