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Nintendo Reviews

GyroBlade Switch review

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GyroBlade, the retro inspired shooter from publisher Tendokore, is blasting onto Switch from 19th December 2022. It promises simple shmup action that harks back to the glory days of 80s arcades. Theres no complex scoring system or secondary weapons to use, its just one button action that tests your skills to the limit. Spread across eight levels, each with its own boss fight, GyroBlade isn't trying to be anything other
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Indie PC Reviews

Lucy Dreaming Steam review

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The classic point-and-click adventure genre has been put squarely in the spotlight with the recent Return to Monkey Island being lauded by players and critics alike. It feels like a great time to introduce another fantastic game in the genre and Lucy Dreaming fits the bill. Set in the British town of Figgington, Lucy is having nightmares and its your job to help her overcome them. Using a great mechanic,
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News

Planet of Lana preview

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A game that many of us at Fusion are excited for is Planet of Lana. It is due for release early next year but it had an impressive demo showing at EGX London 22. The short demo introduced yo to the main characters and how the puzzle platformer plays. The game is quite simple, you control a young girl who joins forces with a dog companion. You control the new
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Nintendo Reviews

Soundfall – Switch review

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Soundfall’s a genre mash-up between a rhythm game and a twin-stick shooter. You play as Melody who has been sucked into a strange world called Symphonia. You use your weapons in time with the song beat and once you feel the groove the mechanics start to feel natural. However, enemies are not aligned to the same tune as you. This occasionally means its impossible to defend yourself and keep your
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Atari News

New Atari 2600 title up for pre-order

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Soul of the Beast is a new Atari 2600 title being released by Icelandic developer Aerıform. The action game is heavily inspired by Shadow of the Beast and features fast and brutal side-scrolling actıon. The story is centred around your quest to destroy the evil High Sorcerer Rynkar across 4 large areas. There are fourteen enemy types, puzzles to solve and bosses to beat in a non-linear world. The difficulty
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