Tag: WayForward

sigma star saga
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Sigma Star Saga – GBA action rpg heading to PC and consoles next year

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Retro publisher WayForward has announced that Sigma Star Saga, the 2025 GBA shmup RPG, is heading to PC and modern consoles next year. It will align with the 20th anniversary of the game's release and will be presented through Limited Run Games' Carbon Engine. In its press release, WayForward has mentioned that "this highly requested cult classic" will also be re-released as a GBA-compatible cart. There aren't many more details
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Clock Tower – 16-bit horror title getting a modern update

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Retro publisher WayForward has teamed up with Sunsoft and Capcom to bring the original 16-bit horror title Clock Tower to Switch, PlayStation, Xbox and PC. Clock Tower: Rewind features the original graphics, sound, and play mechanics of the game's 1995 release, and can be enjoyed in either Original mode, which lets players experience the game as it was when it initially launched, or Rewind mode, which adds extra content and
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River City Girls 2 getting Double Dragon DLC this summer

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Popular scrolling beat 'em-up River City Girls 2 is getting some new characters on the roster this summer. Double Dragon legends Billy and Jimmy will be available as playable characters when the DLC launches later this year. There will also be some extra content in the form of a Double Dragon storyline. From the press release: "Originally debuting in the 1987 smash-hit Double Dragon arcade game, Billy and Jimmy Lee
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Yars Rising – Atari announces new Metroidvania

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Atari has announced a brand-new game based on the Yars Revenge classic - Yars Rising. Developed by WayForward, who has recently impressed with Contra: Operation Galuga and Shantae, it will actually be in the Metroidvania style - certainly an interesting choice. You take control of a young hacker called Emi Kimura tasked with infiltrating the shadowy QoTech corporation. Can you run, jump, sneak, hack, and blast your way through various 2D
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Rose & Camellia Collection – first play impressions on Switch slap-a-thon

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I've been sent the the new Rose & Camellia Collection to take a look at by publisher WayForward. I'd seen these games pop up on my review lists from time to time and always thought they were a kind of visual novel. Not that I don't appreciate those kinds of games but I'm a hardcore arcade gamer at heart, story-driven games have never been my thing and I knew my
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Contra: Operation Galuga – Demo is now up

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Unveiled during the recent Nintendo Direct partner showcase, a new demo of the upcoming scroller Contra: Operation Galuga is now available to download and play. The 2.5D shooter is great fun and is more a complete reimaging than a remake, and now you can try it for yourself. Developed by WayForward, the Konami classic is looking to make up for the crime that was Contra: Rogue Corps, and it seems
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Contra: Operation Galuga – Konami announce new side-scroller

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Contra: Operation Galuga has been announced for release in 2024. Contra was once known as a Titan of side-scrolling action games but fell from grace after the Contra: Rogue Corps disaster. The disdain from fans and critics alike was the switch to a top-down twin-stick game that played poorly and was filled with bugs. Konami is looking to wrong that right and has teamed up with developer WayForward to get
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xtreme sports
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Xtreme Sports – Switching between extremes

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Xtreme Sports was originally released on GBC in 2000 and has been given a new lease of life on Switch thanks to WayForward. It was released at a time when the extreme sports genre was at its height thanks to games like Tony Hawk Pro Skater and SSX. The game has five events, skateboarding, street luge, in-line skating, skyboarding, and surfing. You choose to play as either Guppi or Fin
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Xtreme Sports – classic GBC sports title out now on Switch

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Publisher WayForward has announced the immediate release of Xtreme Sports on Switch. Originally released in 2000 for the GBC by Shantae creator Matt Bozon, the game is an extreme sport and RPG mash-up that lets you control Guppi or Fin as they aim to become the new champion. Similar in vein to California Games, you take part in multiple events including skateboarding, street luge, and surfing. Not only can we
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Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution announced from WayForward

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Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution became a lost game when it was suddenly cancelled for the GBA in the early 2000s. The source code has been discovered 20 years later and the platformer is getting a new lease of life when it's released as a physical GBA cart early next year. WayForward is publishing the game that is still having the final touches done to its code ready for release. The
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