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aero the acro-bat
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Aero the Acro-bat is heading to modern consoles

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Aero the Acro-bat was a 1993 platforming title from developer Iguana. It was released at a time when every publisher and its dog wanted an anthropomorphic mascot for its platforming games, and then publisher Sunsoft got Aero. Now, thanks to retro publisher Ratalaika Games, it has a new lease of life on Switch, Xbox and PlayStation when it releases on August 2nd 2024. The package includes a bucketload of emulation
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Cyber Citizen Shockman Zero
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Cyber Citizen Shockman Zero – Super Famicom game goes global

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Cyber Citizen Shockman Zero is the latest modern release in the almost-forgotten series. This one adds beat 'em-up mechanics to the shooting elements and simpler platforming action. It is also the first time it has seen an English translation as it was a Super Famicom Japanese exclusive up until now. This release means that the entire Cyber Citizen Shockman series is now available on modern consoles with English translations. While
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gleylancer and Gynoug: Classic Shmups Pack
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Gleylancer and Gynoug: Classic Shmups Pack out now

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Gleylancer and Gynoug: Classic Shmups Pack, a new double-pack release from publisher Ratalaika Games, is out today on Switch, Xbox and PlayStation. Both were originally released in 1992 for the Mega Drive and now include improved modes available with accessibility features and modern controls. Both titles were developed by NCS Corporation and are still regarded as quality shooters for the Mega Drive. They play differently, however, with Gleylancer focused more
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Cyber Citizen Shockman 2: A New Menace
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Cyber Citizen Shockman 2 blasting its way to consoles this month

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Cyber Citizen Shockman is somewhat of a cult game series in Japan with only one game being brought to Western shoresback in the day. Today, retro publisher Ratalaika Games has announced that Cyber Citizen Shockman 2: A New Menace is being released to all consoles on the 21st of September 2023. Set two years after the events of the PC Engine classic, Cyber Citizen Shockman 2: A New Menace is
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Garlic Review – find your zen with this astonishing well-seasoned platformer

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Garlic is the latest in a spate of extremely tough precision platformers that have transitioned from PC to console in recent months and years, indeed I've reviewed a few on this very website. But Garlic is different - Garlic is wonderful. Originally released back in 2021 by way of Kickstarter, the bulbous one has now finally made the transition to Playstation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch thanks to indie publisher, Ratalaika
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Replikator PS4 Review – Shoot. Loot. Die. Reboot.

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Replikator is a top-down twin-stick shooter created by indie developer R_Games, that has now been brought to consoles by Ratalaika Games, following a successful release on Steam last year. Set within a number of complex labyrinth-esque space stations, you will encounter horde after horde of alien nasties, where you will blast and loot your way, unlocking rooms, until you ultimately find the exit, or die. You'll usually die. But dying
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Cyber Citizen Shockman
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Cyber Citizen Shockman – Jumping to the West for first time

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Cyber Citizen Shockman, the PC Engine Japanese exclusive, is releasing on the 19th of May 2023 to PlayStation, Switch, and Xbox. Cyber Citizen Shockman is the story of two Japanese school kids named Tasuke and Kyapiko, who are androids built by a mad scientist known only as Doc. The new port includes a new English translation to the game and its menus, as well as the original Japanese. It also
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Hold back the hordes with Ultra Pixel Survive – Review

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Ultra Pixel Survive is a cute-looking 2D side-scroller, with colourful retro pixelated graphics - which seems to be all the rage at present. However, the game is anything but cute. This is a survival game, where you must harvest the natural resources around you - whether that's slashing bushes with your sword, chopping down trees with your axe, or whacking rocks with your pickaxe. Resources are needed for crafting new
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Cannon Dancer Review – the beautiful bonkers successor to Strider

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If you're anything like me - and as old as me - you'd have ploughed coin after coin into the arcades as a teenager, and one game took more than most - Strider. Also if you're anything like me, you'd have never heard of its spiritual successor either - Cannon Dancer, or Osman if you were in North America. The game was developed by ex-Capcom folk and released back in
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the guise
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The Guise – stylish Metroidvania fairytale releasing this month

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The Guise, from developer Rasul Mono, is heading to consoles on 17th March 2023 after being released on Steam in 2020. It's described by publisher Ratalaika Games as "a stylish and dark Metroidvania fairytale about a boy trapped in the body of a monster." It also features a unique dark setting in a world where light struggles to exist. You will learn new moves as you progress and there are
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