![]() Trapped between two desperate armies in a race against time, stealth is key. Other highlights include Arcade Archives Buta san, Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R, and the futuristic racer Redout – a game once feared cancelled.Įxperience the remaster of award-winning third-person shooter, Sniper Elite V2. The full line-up of new releases can be found below. Konami has announced today that the Japanese versions are being added at a later date too. We’ve started to sink our teeth into the Xbox One version and can safely say it’s well worth the £15.99 asking price. “While it’s not the prettiest of games and it soon starts repeating itself, the sense of freedom you’re given to rob neighbourhoods full of unsuspecting victims is still an intriguing one,†was NL’s verdict.Ĭastlevania Anniversary Collection is definitely the most anticipated release of the week, bringing together Castlevania, Castlevania II Simon’s Quest, Castlevania III Dracula’s Curse, Super Castlevania IV, Castlevania The Adventure, Castlevania II Belmont’s Revenge, Castlevania Bloodlines, Kid Dracula. If you’re up for something different, it seems to be worth a look. Then we have the sandbox crime spree Thief Simulator, which Nintendo Life described as a cross between Thief and Payday 2. “Time hasn’t been good to Blades of Time, and other than for the morbidly curious, I can’t see anyone being masochistic enough to derive any value out of it,†they said. Echoing this, Digitally Downloaded could only muster a 1/5 review score for this re-release. This hack and slasher dates back to 2012, and to be fair, it wasn’t exactly top-tier stuff back then. The first review out the door is an 8/10 from GameSpace who praised its pick-up-and-play value but warned of small text in handheld mode.īlades of Time is another lesser-known title receiving a belated Switch release this week. We have something of a soft spot for this series – it’s Super Monkey Ball goes tower defence, with a dollop of Monty Python-style humour. SEGA’s Rock of Ages 2: Bigger & Boulder also comes rocking its way this week. Nintendo Life awarded it a 6/10, stating that “while its long-range action is as gripping as ever, the more traditional run-and-gun sections stick out like a sore thumb, and the absense of auto-saving can lead to some frustrating moments.†While reviewers are in agreement that it’s a decent remaster, in terms of the visual upgrade, it’s apparently starting to show its age in a few areas. ![]() In comparison, the £29.99 asking price for this week’s Switch remaster seems an absolute steal. The cheapest pre-owned copy on Amazon is currently a stonking £55. Sniper Elite V2 Remastered on Switch isn’t the first Sniper Elite game to grace a Nintendo platform – the original version launched on Wii U in 2013, where it sold so poorly that it’s now one of the hardest PAL games to find for the system.
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