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February 27, 2019

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Review by Matt S. Meow Motors isn’t terrible. I really can’t get over that. I went into this cheap little B-tier kart racer expecting something that reminded me just how bad kart racers can get, but I was quite surprised to find that it’s the other way. It’s no Mario…

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February 27, 2019

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Video by Matt S. I’m a tragic for kart racers, and tend to play even the bad ones much more than I should. So of course when I saw a game called Meow Motors land on the PlayStation 4, I immediately bought the heck out of it. Cats + Karts?…

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February 27, 2019

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News by Matt S. The greatest classical modern JRPG, The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel, has been languishing on legacy consoles, but all of that’s about to change when XSEED launches the first chapter on PlayStation 4 shortly. It lands in the US market on March 26. There…

To The Moon, one of the greatest narrative games, is Switch-bound

February 26, 2019

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News by Matt S. To The Moon is one of the most brilliant – and yet entirely humble – games that has ever been produced. It was a made in RPG Maker that eschewed the RPG elements to instead use those sprites and pixel graphics to tell a near-perfect story…

Review: Jump Force (Sony PlayStation 4)

February 26, 2019

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Review by Clark A. On paper, the highly anticipated Jump Force evokes memories of 2014’s J-Stars Victory VS. They’re both arena fighting games starring the cast of Japan’s best-selling weekly manga anthology, Shōnen Jump magazine. As anniversary releases, they celebrate the spirit of the publication and the unforgettable faces native…

The games of March and our favourite obscure games (Digitally Uploaded 2019, Episode #7)

February 26, 2019

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It’s the end of the February, and you know what that means! We look at all the games releasing in March, and woo boy is it going to be a busy month. We also chat about some of the favourite obscure games that we’ve played and loved over the years……

Review: Hell Warders (Nintendo Switch)

February 25, 2019

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Review by Matt S. Remember when just about every second mobile phone game was from the tower defence genre? There was a period where it was a little like the roguelike genre is today, with developers falling over themselves in excitement to announce that they’ve created a new tower defence…

Video: Dead or Alive 6: The sexiest game ever?

February 25, 2019

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Video by Matt S. Dead or Alive 6 has been an interesting game to watch evolve, from people’s initial concerns about how Koei Tecmo will handle the fan service elements and so on. Now that I’m getting good, solide time with the game’s full release, I’m very comfortable with saying…

On playing Final Fantasy IX for the first time in 2019

February 25, 2019

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Article by Priscilla M. It’s not every day that you get an excuse to play and write about an eighteen-year-old game with fresh eyes – and yet I was lucky enough to do so with the Switch port of Final Fantasy IX. This is genuinely the first time I’ve played…

The catch-up coffee: Monday, February 25, 2019

February 24, 2019

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News 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…

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