Review by Matt S. It has been a big year for retro collections on Nintendo Switch. Capcom’s weighed in with two excellent ones (Street Fighter collection and the Beat ’em Up Bundle), SEGA’s got a pack of a huge pile of its classics on the horizon, and Nintendo’s paid online…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. One can never have too many Bubble Bobble and Snow Bros. clones. The era of the single screen arcade platformer is long over, but every so often something happens to delight fans of this particular niche. Case-in-point: I never knew Zupapa existed. Then it was released…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Wow does Athena look good in a bikini. I mean, there’s other good stuff in SNK Heroines, but let’s just cut right to the chase here. I was always going to love this game. Related reading: Also released recently is Blade Strangers, the cross-over fighter. Matt’s…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. NISA has released a trailer revealing two new characters to join the SNK Heroines roster… and revealing is the word for them. The game just keeps doubling down on that fanservice. The two new characters are Sylvie and Zarina. Sylvie is token “cute” and wears what…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. 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 anchor, Dee…
Read MoreReview by Clark A. A flame is burning on the inside of SNK’s corporate belly. Between rebranding the company in an effort to restore its former prestige and the developers within the company outright proclaiming their intent to make the latest King of Fighters game an accessible and popular one,…
Read MoreA “more than perfect port” of fan favorite SNK arcade shooter Blazing Star has blasted onto Android and iOS mobile platforms today. The classically styled shoot ’em up offers several different starships to take the fight to the bad guys with and a pretty deep ‘in game’ system of power…
Read MoreYour favorite limbless cartoon hero slaps the 3DS’ virtual console silly this week as the original Rayman lands on the service- and there’s even something for Wii owners! To many, the first Rayman was the best game to feature the Ubisoft character till the recently released Rayman Origins. There’s just…
Read MoreA throwback to a time when cartridges cost $100 each and hand to hand combat was innovative. SNK really has the stable of classic titles under its belt doesn’t it? From fighting games to side-scrollers (and vertical scrollers) I’m sure pretty much any gamer who’s old enough to have spent…
Read MoreDiabolical Pitch, the latest Kinect-ed Arcade release, drops this week alongside a pretty nice selection of sale and Arcade titles. But lets talk DP, because although there’s a baseball element to the game (hence the ‘Pitch’ in the name), this isn’t really a sports game per say. The main character…
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