Twinworld Game Reviews

Stuttgart, Germany – 21 February 2023 – Ready, set, Shuriken – The Ninja JaJaMaru Series are out now on PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch! After decades as a cult classic in Japan, ININ Games happily releases the Ninja JaJaMaru series by developer City Connection localised with games never before seen in the West.

Out TODAY on Nintendo Switch and PS4, you can play:

1. The newest game in the series, Ninja JaJaMaru: The Great Yokai Battle +Hell (2020)
2. Five of the most important games of the series in the Ninja JaJaMaru: Retro Collection:
   • Ninja JaJaMaru-kun (1985, NES®)
   • Ninja JaJaMaru’s Big Adventure (1986, NES®)
   • Ninja JaJaMaru: The Great World Adventure (1990, Game Boy)
   • Ninja JaJaMaru: Operation Milky Way (1991, NES®)
   • Super Ninja-kid (1994, SNES®)
3. An inclusive digital and retail bundle of the above mentioned two in Ninja JaJaMaru: The Great Yokai Battle +Hell Deluxe Edition*
4. Ninja JaJaMaru: The Lost RPGs for a retro action-adventure JRPG (digital edition only)
   • Ninja JajaMaru: The Legend of the Golden Castle
   • Ninja JaJaMaru: Ninja Skill Book

*Please note, due to delays: Digital PS4 Ninja JaJaMaru: The Great Yokai Battle +Hell Deluxe Edition will be released on February 23.

For retro gaming enthusiasts, limited physical editions of JaJaMaru: Legendary Ninja Collection will be exclusively available via Strictly Limited Games.

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Tokyo, Japan: 21st February 2023 – Japan indie publisher / developer Odencat Inc. is gearing up for release of their epic, stylized, retro turn-based JRPG, already creating ripples in its homeland, which is due in the West on 2nd March 2023. Meg’s Monster (PC, Mac, Linux, Steam Deck/Xbox and Switch) has been in development for the last two years and the final touches are being completed to make this one of Odencat Inc’s most ambitious releases, which includes multi-language options. Coming after successful releases including Bear’s Restaurant, Meg’s Monster’s PC wishlist is growing fast, along with amazing community support and building anticipation as the game approaches its release day.

Innovative Battle System

Meg’s Monster chronicles the story of two very unlikely friends, encased in a unique, raw, scripted, turn-based battle system in which the player controls a nigh-invincible monster who must defeat enemies while also protecting a fragile human child with strange apocalyptic powers—because if she cries, the whole world dies.

Monster World

Meg, the human child, (whose tears just so happen to hold the power to bring forth the apocalypse) winds up in a world full of mutants and monsters who eat humans for breakfast. It’s up to a hulking brute named Roy and his pal Golan to help her make it back home. As they scour the Underworld for clues regarding her mother’s whereabouts, the trio will slowly warm up to one another, while also uncovering some truly astonishing secrets about their world and themselves.

Meg’s Monster’s retro style and simplicity in presentation quickly unfolds into a challenging, amusing and must-play RPG. The narrative quickly pulls the player into the story whilst at the same time giving a real empathy for the main and central characters. Over 50,000 words of dialogue give a rich and compelling narrative to the many battles that will ensue as you venture forth. Each battle comes with its own unique mechanics and minigames to master as you duke it out while protecting and keeping Meg happy with her favourite toys. Yes, keeping Meg calm and happy is just one underlying factor, and a nice toy will achieve this, but it’s not that simple!

Battle Away – Watch your HP!!!

Roy, the monster, has 99999 HP and is almost invincible (as in almost every enemy can’t kill him; think Saitama from One Punch Man). However, when he takes damage, the other protagonist, Meg, takes emotional and mental damage since she is a child and can’t bear to see Roy getting hurt. If her mental gauge reaches zero, she’ll cry and the world ends. This means that players will need to balance Meg’s mood, as well as defeating enemies that want to destroy them. Roy will need to use toys to keep Meg happy and prevent her from crying.

Majestic Sound and Music

Acclaimed Monster Hunter, Hi-Fi Rush, and Atelier Ryza 2 composer Reo Uratani, and a main theme featuring ethereal, otherworldly lyrics written and performed by Laura Shigihara of Plants vs Zombies™, To the Moon, Rakuen, and Deltarune fame, Meg’s Monster soundtrack has much to offer.

Hear the CRY and the world will DIE!

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February 20th, 2023, Warsaw, Poland – QubicGames studio, has announced Neodori Forever – retro inspired, endless arcade 3D racing game inspired by the beloved old classics.

A colorful cast of rivals is waiting to race against you in a variety of vibrant environments. Collect power ups and coins on the way to expand your car collection and outrun the competition.

5 game modes:

• Odyssey: race in each world zone to reach the finish line
• Night Ride: mess with the Mafia
• Endless Drive: explore all the world zones and ride at your pace
• Rival Rush: challenge different opponents to earn a spot on top
• Zen: just drive and chill

Features:

• Randomly generated levels – never play the same track twice!
• 25+ unique unlockable cars!
• 11+ unique environments
• A colorful cast of rivals
• Atmospheric synthwave soundtrack

Neodori Forever is coming to Nintendo Switch on February 24th, 2023.

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Indie publisher Ratalaika Games, together with developer Conradical Games, is delighted to announce Lootbox Lyfe+ a cross genre – Metroidvania/Hardcore Platformer experience that will be welcomed by avid gamers. Coming on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Microsoft Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and Nintendo Switch it is due to hit digital stores with release date of 24th February 2023.

Lootbox Lyfe is ruled by the evil “Shadowleaf Irvine”. They’re a strange being who introduced Lootboxes to the Xoobotls, a species of round creatures who can be found in the world of Lootbox Lyfe. Over time, Xoobotls stopped spending money on items essential to life such as food, and water. It was soon after that bodies started dropping. Is there a way to bring the species back to its past glory? Or is this world forever in ruins due to Shadowleaf’s monopolistic endeavour?

The player will assume the role of Liam Cappello, the last Xoobotl in existence – a species of round creatures that live in the world of Lootbox Lyfe. Waking up from a long slumber only to see the world you once lived in is in ruins. The culprits of this calamity are Lootboxes.

Starting off with no powers, slowly you will gain more through opening lootboxes. Liam doesn’t even start with the ability to move, so you even have to get a lootbox for that! The basic objective is to save your species through delving into interconnected worlds riddles whilst platforming obstacles and unlocking new areas as you obtain new movement options.

The world of Lootbox Lyfe+ is vast just like any Metroidvania, but a key difference that makes it stand out is it has no individual enemies. The world is your enemy, you’ve got to dodge spikes, platform over rivers, and avoid traps to make it far in the game. Throughout you’ll unlock many abilities such as dashing, slamming, becoming a lootbox, and more, and you’ll need to use these tools all the time.

As you progress, platforming naturally gets harder. However, you unlock new abilities through finding lootboxes, which will allow you to approach challenges in various ways. If you get stuck, you can even buy hints with coins you obtain through exploration that point you to the nearest lootbox with a movement ability. You can also find lootboxes with quick travel functionality throughout the world to make backtracking a breeze!

More for your boot

Lootbox Lyfe+ encompasses many interesting features, as well as lack of enemies, allowing you to approach platforming challenges in a calculated manner, and encourages you to test out many movement ability combinations, there are movement abilities: As you unlock move abilities, you’ll be able to traverse through the world more and more seamlessly. This makes backtracking a breeze, and you’ll be able to feel like a real speed demon if you apply your learned skills to the built-in speedrunning mode.Open exploration: Past the start area, there is no set path forwards in Lootbox Lyfe – you can approach the different areas in different.

Orders. This ensures you never get lost because a stray path leads to another core part of the game!

Key areas to explore which include:

• A shadowy cave housing a lootbox addiction experimentation site.
• A pink fungal wasteland
• Interdimensional structures housing powerful lootbox rewards
• A snowy mining outpost based around extracting materials to make lootboxes

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Redemption Reapers, the dark fantasy tactical RPG developed by Adglobe and published by Binary Haze Interactive (ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights), unveils a new cinematic trailer in anticipation of next week’s launch on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023 at 7am PDT on Steam for Windows PC, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch.

Witness the aftermath of the Mort invasion as Sarah, an orphan rescued and raised by the Ashen Hawk Brigade. Follow her journey from saved to savior as she comforts Naki, a young boy rescued by the Brigade just as she was.

As the lone survivor of the attack on Inissa Village eager to do his part in the battle against evil, Naki turns his fear of the Mort into courage. Learn to fight and join the Brigade as one of many characters defending the remnants of humanity.

Explore an array of strategic possibilities while deploying additional allies to turn the tides of war. Skillfully navigate abandoned villages, castles, tunnels and snowfields to protect innocent villagers and important figures on the path towards redemption.

Unleash each character’s ultimate strength by utilizing special skills to carve a path through enemies and boost the attributes of nearby teammates. Upgrade and outfit Brigade members with weapons and accessories. Uncover the backstories of fellow fighters of the Ashen Hawk Brigade between battles in fully voiced cutscenes.

Backed by a formidable battalion of AAA industry veterans, Redemption Reapers is an original story created by director Hiroyuki Kobayashi (Producer – ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights), with game balance design courtesy of tactical RPG veteran Masayuki Horikawa (Series Director – Fire Emblem, Planning – Kingdom Hearts III), Tomokazu Fukushima (Scenario – Metal Gear Solid, Freedom Wars), Rei Kondoh (Music – Bayonetta Series, Fire Emblem Series), and character design Yoko Tsukamoto.

Redemption Reapers will be available for $49.99 with Japanese, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese (Simplified & Traditional), and Korean-language support, and voiceover options in English and Japanese. The game offers over 25 hours of gameplay in addition to an unlockable hard mode upon completing a first playthrough.

For more information, please visit the Redemption Reapers website, follow Binary Haze Interactive on Twitter, and wishlist the game on Steam today.

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February 15th, 2023, Warsaw, Poland – naptime.games, a family game development studio, has announced Ink & Paper: DoodleCut – an exploratory approach to games that allows you to revisit your school years, and for the youngest lets you venture out not necessarily in a math notebook.

Draw a line to enclose the area and doodle it. Watch out for baddies who can catch you or cut your line!

You take control of a doodlebug crawling across the notebook. As you move, you draw a line behind you. When you surround an area, you can capture and doodle it. You must sketch more than three-quarters of a page to win.

Each level offers plenty of challenges – from particular areas to multiple types of enemies. Keep them from catching you or cutting your line!

Play alone or with your friend in co-op mode to get the most space quickly! You can also unlock expert speed and endless mode.

Doodle, divide, and conquer!

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Labyrinth of Galleria: The Moon Society is available now on Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, and PC!

From the creators of Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk comes a new chapter in the dungeon-exploring adventure filled with charm and mystery! Summoned by the magnificent Madame Marta, you are but a wandering spirit awaiting your next command.

Labyrinth of Galleria: The Moon Society offers dungeon-crawling adventures with new quality of life improvements and 50 hours of exploration alongside a cast of fully customizable companions to do your bidding.

Use a variety of pacts and puppet soldiers to customize a team of up to 40 fighters to dive into the darkness and discover the manor’s hidden secrets!

Be sure to catch our launch stream on Twitch.tv to get a first look at Labyrinth of Galleria: The Moon Society and follow us on Twitter for all of our livestream updates!

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Stuttgart, Germany – 13 February 2023 – Hone your Ninja skills and save Princess Sakura when Ninja JaJamaru hits consoles next week! After decades as a cult classic in Japan, ININ Games happily releases three Ninja JaJaMaru collections by developer City Connection with games never before seen in the West. All three collections will be available digitally on PS4 and Nintendo Switch; however, pre-orders for boxed versions of Ninja JaJaMaru: The Great Yokai Battle+Hell Deluxe Edition are now live.

Stay tuned for the release of Ninja JaJaMaru and, in the meantime, check out the brand-new trailer of The Lost RPG Collection!

Will you be able to defeat evil and save Princess Sakura? Find out when Ninja JaJaMaru comes to consoles on February 21st.

For retro gaming enthusiasts, limited physical editions of JaJaMaru: Legendary Ninja Collection will be exclusively available via Strictly Limited Games.

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Indie publisher Ratalaika Games, together with developer Ohsat Games today 10 February 2023, releases their 90s retro platformer Go! Go! PogoGirl on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Microsoft Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and Nintendo Switch, priced at $4.99 / €4.99.

Jump on your pogo stick and bounce, bounce, bounce! Go! Go! PogoGirl is a dynamic, cute and wholesome platformer about a girl and her pogo stick. Bounce your way through the world, collect gems and then bounce some more!

• Collect all 100 gems in a level!
• Find all three hidden gems in a level.
• Beating the level without dying.

A platformer that will get you hopping mad – in an enjoyable way!

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