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Rainbow Laser Disco Dungeon

Alan Hammerton0
It is the year 2084, and predictably, evil robots rule Earth. So evil, they have outlawed music and dancing is strictly forbidden. But, in the underground, the beat goes on. Dr Dysko aims to stop the machines’ rule of terror with his new Rainbow Laser, but disaster strikes. The robots abduct him before he can complete his funky weapon. All you know is Dr Dysko is somewhere inside a dungeon
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Nintendo Reviews

Soundfall – Switch review

Retro Faith0
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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Amstrad CPC Reviews

TMNT THE COIN-OP – REVIEW

Ben Honebone0
In anticipation of the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) game 'Shredder's Revenge', I have been revisiting the inspiration for it, Konami's original TMNT arcade game that was released in 1989. I'm not playing the actual arcade version itself you understand, no, I've been revisiting the glorious home computer port for the Amstrad CPC, released two years later in 1991 and developed by Probe Software.It's no secret that our beloved
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Reviews

The King of Fighters XV Review

Ben Honebone0
More than two years after its announcement in 2019, The King of Fighters XV has finally been released. Following on from the success of their Samurai Shodown reboot, SNK has a lot to prove with this latest brawler. The main complaint levelled at 2019's Samurai Shodown was the quality of the netcode used for online play or lack thereof. I can clarify from personal experience that the online play was,
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Reviews ZX Spectrum

STOP THE EXPRESS – REVIEW

Chris Wilkins0
Every so often an idea pops up which is both ingenious and dazzlingly simple. The concept of a romper-suited agent being pursued along a train by knife-throwing baddies with only a bizarrely shaped bird for protection might not seem all that straightforward, but after a couple of minutes it all slides amusingly into place. Starting atop a runaway loco, the extravagantly haired hero must flee the ominous Redmen (or knock
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Reviews

SHADOW MAN REMASTERED REVIEW

Ben Honebone0
Remasters of classic Retro games are a regular occurrence nowadays, and this means that we often get a mixed bag in terms of quality and attention to detail when a new one arrives. NightDive Studios' recent remaster of 1999s Shadow Man does not suffer from these problems; it's filled to the brim with improvements and new features. Despite maintaining a cult following over the last twenty-two years, Shadow Man was
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