![]() His abilities will help you fight against dangerous enemies. Your weapon is a magical wooden staff that brave Theofil uses to destroy his enemies. Theofil is an action arcade game in which you’ll guide a hooded hero wearing an ancient robe. As their destiny unfolds, a wicked plan to resurrect an ancient evil force is set in motion, orchestrated by a mysterious demon lord… The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD – £TBAĭepicting the earliest tale in The Legend of Zelda timeline, a young knight must journey between the endless sky and the mythical surface below in search of his childhood friend, Zelda. The humble Wii U gets a look in this week too with SUPER Food Frenzy, a four-player party game that includes “some very useful cooking tips which you can use in real life.†New Switch eShop releases Within the Blade is another to consider – it’s a 2D pixel art stealth platformer that looks similar to last year’s Wildfire. “ is a pretty puzzle platformer with decent gameplay, but is let down by awkward controls and muddled design,†reads Screen Rant’s verdict. The puzzles are great, other elements less so. As long as you aren’t expecting big-budget production values, you’re in for a reasonably entertaining time.īut Why Tho? and Screen Rant came to the same conclusion when reviewing the science-based puzzle/platformer A Tale of Synapse: The Chaos Theories, both claiming that it’s a mixed bag. What then ensues is a three-hour multiple-choice mystery with a few supernatural elements. It sees two local radio personalities in a spot of bother after a zealous stalker starts making threatening calls while on air. “The art and music go beautifully together, creating a vibrant and busy world,†we said before dishing out an 8/10.įMV adventure Dark Nights with Poe and Munro had the review treatment a few months ago, again on Xbox One. While aimed at younger gamers, there’s just enough here for eagle-eyed adults to enjoy too. Lauren cast her critical eye on Labyrinth City: Pierre the Maze Detective, a combination of Where’s Wally and Professor Layton, likewise based on a children’s book. Instead of doing one or two things exceptionally well, it tries to incorporate several ideas – most of which feel either half-baked or surplus. ![]() The Xbox One version of the arcade shooter Curved Space garnered a 7/10 last week, praised for its polish and eagerness to please – almost every weapon feels delightfully overpowered – but scorned its bloated mechanics. ![]() ![]() We’ve reviewed a trio of this week’s eShop releases ourselves, albeit on different formats. “The various quality-of-life tweaks that Nintendo has implemented here, welcome as they are, don’t fix Skyward Sword’s biggest issues, and it remains the most uneven 3D entry in the Zelda series,†they warned. It may not be the best entry in the series but it’s also far from the worst and, as now can be seen more clearly, one of the most innovative,†said The Metro. €œThis is unquestionably a better version of Skyward Sword than the one released a decade ago but the flaws run too deep for it to ever be regarded as a classic. That said, review scores aren’t quite as high as a typical Zelda adventure – the majority clock in at 8/10, as opposed to the usual onslaught of 9/10s and 10/10s. It was easily the most divisive all Zelda games, mixing up the winning formula too heavily for some. Nintendo has gone to great effort to implement quality-of-life improvements, in hope that it doesn’t divide opinions in the way it did in 2011. Reviews of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD are live, and somewhat unsurprisingly, the consensus is that if you missed it before you shouldn’t miss it the second time around.
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