Whats up light readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Spherical-Up for Could seventh, 2024. It’s a surprisingly gradual day right this moment exterior of a bit of reports from Nintendo’s president saying that the corporate will speak about Swap’s successor someday this fiscal 12 months, however not on the June Nintendo Direct. I do have one assessment so that you can take a look at, and there are a few Bin Bunch new releases as nicely. Gross sales? We’ve acquired a number of of them. Lists of latest and expiring ones are right here as ever. Let’s get to enterprise!
Evaluations & Mini-Views
Cyber Citizen Shockman 3: The Princess From One other World ($5.99)
We’ve lastly hit the final of the PC Engine Shockman video games with this launch from Ratalaika, which suggests we’re a mere single Tremendous Famicom launch away from having the whole sequence obtainable on Swap. Is {that a} good factor? Positive, I suppose so. Up till these Ratalaika releases the one entry on this sequence to be localized for the West was the second sport, which appeared to have been moderately well liked by TurboGrafx-16 followers however didn’t do an entire lot for me personally. The primary sport wasn’t all that scorching both. This third sport actually had a few of that forbidden import fruit vibes round it again within the day, pumped up by it being a CD-ROM sport and having some actually handsome visuals in screenshots.
So is Shockman 3 the one which lastly breaks the sample of mediocrity? I want I might say sure, however you’ll need to accept it being as shut as we’ve seen up to now. Simply as Shockman 2 was a dramatic departure mechanically from the primary sport, so too is Shockman 3 completely different from them each. Whereas it’s nonetheless a side-scrolling motion platformer, the emphasis this time is certainly on the motion. It’s additionally simplified significantly from the second sport, enjoying out extra like a Valis sport than anything. Some gentle platforming and an entire lot of sword-swinging, with the occasional set piece to interrupt issues up.
You possibly can select between the boy and woman, who solely differ in look and dialogue. By way of strikes, you possibly can swing your sword, cost up a shot whose path you possibly can management to a level, and wall bounce. Oh, and you’ll duck and bounce in fact. That’s it. No upgrades, and the one pick-ups you’ll discover are well being restore objects and cans that ultimately add as much as continues. It sounds prefer it is likely to be tough, however the well being objects are distributed steadily sufficient that the sport finally ends up being comparatively breezy. In the event you want some extra assist, Ratalaika has included quite a few cheats you may make use of at your leisure. You even have the standard save states and rewind options seen in different Ratalaika retro reissues.
The graphics are fairly good as PC Engine video games go, so it has that going for it. The gameplay is ok, if a bit bland. The cutscenes are cute, resembling they’re. It has that classic Turbo-CD really feel, and for some of us that may actually rely for one thing. Probably not a sport you’ll bear in mind in every week or two, however agreeable sufficient for a playthrough or two. By way of choices and extras, that is the standard Ratalaika wrapper with all that means, however there may be not less than a gallery that features scans of the unique packaging and guide. A little bit of a plain brown bag as standard, however at this worth it’s superb.
Cyber Citizen Shockman 3 closes out this quirky trilogy on as excessive of a notice as it may well muster, and one which I suppose is suitable given what got here earlier than. I feel it’s the smoothest sport of the three to play, nevertheless it’s a bit irritating that it roughly pushes out the fascinating parts of the primary two video games in favor of a really plain design. Nonetheless, there’s simply sufficient of that early 90s CD vibe right here to hold what’s in any other case a somewhat bland side-scrolling motion sport. In the event you’ve performed the primary two, you would possibly as nicely see it by way of with this one.
SwitchArcade Rating: 3.5/5
New Releases
The Bin Bunch
Puzzlerio ($2.00)
Zombie Survival: The Strolling Pandemic ($4.99)
Gross sales
(North American eShop, US Costs)
Once I mentioned we had a number of gross sales up there within the intro paragraph, I actually meant a number of. time to get pleasure from some rail shooters with Dakka Squadron and Fur Squadron I suppose? Over within the outbox, the most recent Thunderful sale is ending up. It’s additionally your final likelihood to get Cruis’n Blast at half-price, if that’s a factor you need. Verify these lists!
Choose New Gross sales
Stunt Paradise ($6.39 from $7.99 till 5/13)
Warhammer 40k: Dakka Squadron ($9.99 from $19.99 till 5/14)
Fur Squadron ($3.49 from $6.99 till 5/14)
Oxide Room 104 ($5.99 from $24.99 till 5/20)
Demon’s Rise: Lords of Chaos ($1.99 from $7.99 till 5/20)
Cleansing Queens ($3.99 from $5.99 till 5/20)
Chronicles of two Heroes: AW ($4.99 from $19.99 till 5/20)
Die Once more ($9.95 from $11.99 till 5/20)
Figment 2: Creed Valley ($7.49 from $24.99 till 5/27)
Gross sales Ending Tomorrow, Could eighth
A Tiny Sticker Story ($6.99 from $9.99 till 5/8)
Cruis’n Blast ($19.99 from $39.99 till 5/8)
Cursed to Golf ($6.99 from $19.99 till 5/8)
Home ($2.99 from $14.99 till 5/8)
Jurassic World Aftermath Assortment ($10.49 from $29.99 till 5/8)
kuso ($3.49 from $4.99 till 5/8)
LEGO Bricktales ($11.99 from $29.99 till 5/8)
PHOGS! ($8.74 from $24.99 till 5/8)
Supply of Insanity ($6.99 from $19.99 till 5/8)
SteamWorld Construct ($20.99 from $29.99 till 5/8)
SteamWorld Heist ($1.99 from $19.99 till 5/8)
Swordship ($4.99 from $19.99 till 5/8)
Togges ($6.99 from $19.99 till 5/8)
Wavetale ($10.49 from $29.99 till 5/8)
Worldless ($13.99 from $19.99 till 5/8)
That’s all for right this moment, mates. We’ll be again tomorrow with some really fascinating new releases, plus no matter information and gross sales roll in in the course of the course of the day. I’m having a “dangerous eyes” day right this moment, it appears. Exhausting to correctly deal with objects. Some days are like that, nevertheless it certain doesn’t make my job straightforward. I ought to be superb tomorrow, although. I hope you all have a terrific Tuesday, and as all the time, thanks for studying!
