Tag Archives: Platformer

A Pikmin AR game is being developed by Pokemon Go developer Niantic. Announced via a brief blog post (opens in new tab) from the developer explaining the project, Kei Kawai (VP of Product Management at Niantic) explained that: “Niantic and Nintendo are developing an app based on the Pikmin franchise. …

The Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time devs have released two new skins for Crash and Coco to wear in honour of the series’ 25th anniversary. The Bare Bones skin, which can be obtained by finishing the second level of the game, gives the bandicoots a transparent exterior and expose …

Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time is set to feature local co-op and competitive multiplayer modes when it launches later this year.  As revealed by IGN (opens in new tab) earlier today, Crash Bandicoot 4 is set to feature several brand new multiplayer modes. This is only local multiplayer however, …

Pumpkin Jack is launching in 2020 to all major platforms, and today the game’s latest trailer has revealed its publisher in Headup Games. If you’re feeling nostalgic for turn-of-the-century action platformers like MediEvil, Ratchet and Clank, and Jak and Daxter, this colorful romp will quickly have you time-traveling to 2002. …

Crash Bandicoot is getting a mobile spinoff according to Facebook ads that have outed the game ahead of an official announcement. The game’s title is not yet confirmed although a leaked survey referred to it as “Crash Bandicoot Mobile” and the screenshots reveal it’s certainly no remake of the original.  …

Choosing the right games console can be confusing, with buying advice often dense with jargon and assumed knowledge. You might think it’s obvious that Xbox One X is the most powerful console. Or that PS4 has the greatest diversity of titles. But this level of knowledge represents a fraction of …

There’s a brilliance in Nintendo’s strategy to remaster and re-release games from the Wii U back catalog for the Nintendo Switch (opens in new tab), because it resurfaces excellent titles like Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze. Most people missed out on Donkey Kong: Tropical Freeze the first time around because …

 I’ve spent a few hours puzzling over one thing with Sonic Forces: who, exactly, is it for? It calls back to nostalgic older Hedgehog-fans with levels that reimagine the green hills, mystic ruins and neon-lit casinos of the earliest games, but the focus on user-created characters and interminably annoying sidekicks …

So far, Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS (henceforth SMM 3DS for brevity’s sake) seems to have been defined less by the features it has than the ones it’s missing. Yes, you’re limited to sharing levels locally rather than online. Yes, the Mystery Mushroom that allowed Mario to transform into …

AM2R (opens in new tab) , a painstaking Metroid 2 remake modeled on Metroid Zero Mission, is one of the most impressive fan remakes of a major video game ever made. Started in 2006, it was finally finished and released on the original Metroid NES game’s 30th anniversary (opens in …