Twinworld Game Reviews

25 August, 2021 – Publisher Big Sugar and developer Steel Mantis are excited to announce Valfaris: Mecha Therion – an action-packed side-scrolling shoot ’em up with a satisfying old-school feel and distinct low-poly art style. The game is scheduled to launch late 2022 for PC and consoles (Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S).

Developed by Steel Mantis, Valfaris: Mecha Therion is a shmup sequel to the studio’s highly rated action-platformer, Valfaris, which is ranked by Metacritic as the #16 Best PC Game of 2019. As the name suggests, Valfaris: Mecha Therion sees the return of protagonist Therion, only this time he’s piloting a metal colossus as he continues his pursuit of the diabolical Lord Vroll.

About the game

Therion returns as the hunt for Lord Vroll continues. Pilot an advanced machine of death and destruction in this explosive 2.5D side-scrolling shoot ‘em up, and sequel to the critically acclaimed Valfaris. Strap in and unleash mecha hell!

After escaping Valfaris, Therion’s hunt for the evil Lord Vroll has taken him across the galaxy. As the final, inevitable showdown looms, Therion harnesses the awesome combat ability of his secret weapon – Mecha Therion!

A formidable suit of weaponised metal, Mecha Therion can be equipped with an array of devastating firepower, including enemy eviscerating favourites such as Bringer of Mayhem, Skysplitter, and Therion’s trademark Hellwraith.

Key features

• Fight through multiple levels of hostile alien territory
• Master a range of Melee, Ballistic, and Destroyer class weapons
• Configure your Mecha loadout with your favourite weapon combos
• Earn Blood Metal to upgrade weapons and add-ons

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Paris, August 25^th 2021 – Microids is thrilled to unveil Murder Mystery Machine’s launch trailer and announce that the detective game, developed by studio Blazing Griffin, is now available on PC (Steam), Xbox One consoles, PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch.

In Murder Mystery Machine, you join the D.C.A., the District Crime Agency. Your mission is to help detectives Cassandra Clarke, the young recruit, and Nate Houston, the jaded detective, solve cases no one else wants to touch. It all begins when politician Frank Daniels is found dead in what looks like a burglary. Our two heroes will soon find themselves involved in a series of complex and interconnected crimes. Will you be up to the challenge and uncover the truth?

You will have to investigate multiple crime scenes putting your analytical and deduction skills to the test. Collect clues, connect evidence, interrogate suspects and find the truth at the heart of your investigation.

Game features:

• A plot written by masters – Murder Mystery Machine’s story was written by professional film & TV writers to ensure that it delivers a compelling experience from start to finish.
• Engaging deduction mechanics – Deduce, solve, accuse. Every piece of evidence you collect will be added to your detective workspace. A dedicated place where you’ll have to use your deduction skills to recreate your own version of events as you connect a complex web of suspects, motives and clues to unveil the truth.
• Detailed & varied environments to explore – Dive into crime scenes you can rotate, zoom in and explore, each presented as a beautiful diorama.
• A modern noir art style – Enter a modern noir stylish world! The dark scenes are lit with a neon glow and the atmospheric staging enhances the game’s wider sense of mystery.

During gamescom, as part of the Indie Arena Booth Online, participants will be able to experience the event in a virtual & engaging manner: visitors will have the ability to walk around virtual halls to discover a variety of indie gems! Murder Mystery Machine will have its own digital booth, with posters, an arcade allowing visitors to play the game’s demo and even a screen to view the game’s video assets.

Murder Mystery Machine is the third game to join the Microids Indie label, after Fallback and the Kingdom Majestic compilation. Microids Indie is a publishing label aimed at providing support to indie studios and developers with the launch of their games.

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Stuttgart, August 24th, 2021: ININ Games together with Raw Fury are looking forward to the upcoming release of Star Renegades as boxed versions for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4! The rogue-lite strategy RPG – created by the masterminds and makers of Halycon 6: Starbase Commander at developer studio Massive Damage – will be available from Friday, August 27th in North America and Europe.

Resist. Reclaim. Revive. Repeat.

Join the rebellion and lead a ragtag rebel squad to fight against The Imperium – a merciless adversary in fast-paced, tactical turn-based interplanetary battles. Unlock, trade and upgrade the rebels with tons of weapons, loot, and gear – but beware! Your enemies won’t go easy on you. Will you be able to save the universe?

Star Renegades features:

• Fast-paced tactical turn-based timeline battle system
• Hauntingly beautiful landscapes and ruins
• Pretty pixel art style
• Procedurally generated dungeons
• Unique enemies and bosses
• Epic synth-wave compositions and excellent sound design

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Paris, August 23rd 2021 – Gamescom 2021 – Microids is delighted to reveal the release date for Asterix & Obelix: Slap Them All! With a brand-new trailer and a fistful of screenshots.

At the ready! The famous Gauls Asterix and Obelix are back on November 25th 2021 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC for a smashing adventure! A great opportunity for players of all ages to revisit the iconic comic book locations such as the countryside of Gaul, Egypt and even Spain.

About Asterix & Obelix: Slap Them All!

Be prepared to prove your bravery! Asterix and Obelix: Slap them All! is set in 50 B.C.E. Gaul, which is entirely occupied by the Romans. Only one small village of indomitable Gauls still holds out against the invaders. Play as Asterix and Obelix and set sail to the most iconic places in the comic book series while battling Roman legionaries, pirates, brigands and even the dreaded Normans.

Mr Nutz Studio is in charge of developing Asterix and Obelix: Slap them All! and making this adventure as faithful to the original material as possible. The developers chose to go with an artistic direction very close to the comic book where the characters, the scenery and the animations are hand drawn. It’s a real tribute to the 2D animated classics and is executed in a style that will surely appeal to Asterix fans and retro gamers alike.

Unlike Getafix’s magic potion, there is no secret ingredient to the gameplay besides good, old-fashioned fun. Think about the core mechanics defining the beat’em up genre and sprinkle with some local co-op! By Jupiter, by Teutates.. These Gauls are crazy!

Asterix & Obelix: Slap Them All! will be available in the following editions:

Limited Edition

• The game Asterix & Obelix: Slap Them All!
• A keychain
• Two sticker sheets
• Three lithographs

Collector Edition

• The game Asterix & Obelix: Slap Them All!
• A 27cm (10.5”) Asterix figurine
• A keychain
• Two sticker sheets
• Three lithographs

Asterix & Obelix: Slap Them All! Will be available on November 25th on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC. The game will be backward compatible with PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.

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Stuttgart, Germany – 17th August 2021 – One of the most influential video games in history, Space Invaders, is making a comeback to the living rooms! The Space Invaders Invincible Collection includes 11 games of the popular franchise, covering 40 years of Space Invaders history.

ININ Games and TAITO are very happy to announce that the digital version of Space Invaders Invincible Collection is out for Nintendo Switch TODAY!

Even 40 years after its first release, TAITO’s legendary arcade game never fails to amaze fans all around the world with its bright colors, catchy gameplay, and superior music.

Grab the collection today!

Space Invaders Invincible Collection includes:

● Space Invaders (1978, Arcade) – b/w

● Space Invaders (1978, Arcade) – color

● Space Invaders Part II (1979, Arcade)

● Lunar Rescue (1979, Arcade)

● Space Cyclone (1980, Arcade)

● Majestic Twelve: The Space Invaders Part IV (1990, Arcade)

● Super Space Invaders ’91 (1990, Arcade)

● Space Invaders DX (1994, Arcade)

● Space Invaders Extreme (2008)

● Space Invaders Gigamax 4 SE (2018)

Also included as additional download:

● Arkanoid vs Space Invaders (2016)

Grab your Switch and fasten your seatbelt – we’re dashing right down memory lane!

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You have the night to win a clandestine tournament. Lead the rankings, get the prize, pay your debts, escape hell.

You’re invited to the arcades tonight. Compete illegally with other players for the top of the global leaderboards. You need the prize money to survive.

FEATURES:

• A unique narrative – you play as the player, and face their challenges on and off the screen.
• Challenging Arcade-Platformer gameplay – easy to learn, hard to master. Perfect for speedruns.
• Online ranking leaderboards – by level and global.
• Great playtime value – 200+ levels and additional game modes.

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SANTA ANA, California, August 12, 2021 — Nicalis, Inc. today announced that Spectacular Sparky, a throwback action game from developer FreakZone Games, is coming to Nintendo Switch, Steam and the Epic Games Store on October 20, 2021.

Spectacular Sparky is a bold and explosive platform/shooter with wacky characters, powerful weapons, outrageous vehicles and boss battles to treasure. An adorably insane intergalactic bounty hunter, Sparky can dash through obstacles, fire his weapons in any direction and even extend his jumps by flapping his long space-rabbit ears.

Sparky’s voice-acted wisecracks and sarcastic jabs tend to get under the skin of his enemies in a most amusing fashion. His universe is awash with spikes, lava, buzzsaws, bombastic boss battles, super-saturated colors, slick parallax scrolling and mega-driven music, like the best “mascot” games of the 1990s.

Spectacular Sparky will be available digitally on Nintendo Switch, Steam and the Epic Games Store on October 20, 2021 for $14.99.

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Krakow, Poland — August 13, 2021 — All in! Games is excited to share that Fort Triumph, the fantasy turn-based tactics game from CookieByte Entertainment, is now available on Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and Playstation 4 with backwards compatibility on the Playstation 5 and Xbox Series S|X. The console version of the game can be purchased for $19.99.

There’s good news for PC players as well. Fort Triumph’s price has dropped from $24.99 to $19.99 on Steam and GOG. It will also be available on the Epic Games Store later this month for the same price.

“CookieByte Entertainment have created a fun turn-based tactics game that seamlessly blends classic inspirations yet stands on its own,” said Piotr Żygadło, CEO at All in! Games. “What’s more, the whole game’s aesthetic and humor lends itself perfectly to console play and makes the tactics genre more approachable for players of all levels.”

“We love turned-based games and thought, ‘what better way to honor the genre than to create a game that marries the strategic elements of XCOM and the iconic features of HOMM’,” Adam Zeira, CEO of CookieByte Entertainment said, “Although the core of the game is based on a few familiar concepts, we took things up a notch by adding a tactical layer to environmental interactions, and the possibility for players to manipulate their surroundings.”

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Stuttgart, August 13th 2021 – ININ Games and STUDIOARTDINK today released WitchSpring3 Re:Fine – The Story of Eirudy for Nintendo Switch, for both boxed retail edition, along with a downloadable digital store version for Nintendo Switch in North America and Europe.

WitchSpring3 Re:Fine – The Story of Eirudy tells a classic tale of good versus evil. In a world where the conflict between humans and witches is approaching its climax, witches like Eirudy are forced to flee into solitude to escape persecution. Hiding deep in the Misty Forest, the lonely witch one day makes an encounter that leads to a fateful decision and begins an adventure to seal the fate of humans and witches in Derkarr. Which path will you take?

Take a look at the new trailer, and get a glimpse of the exciting adventures and interesting characters that await Eirudy on her way.

A must have for RPG fans!

The enchanting adventure of Eirudy offers fans of the genre a captivating storyline, an unique battle-system and a lot of interesting characters to meet. WitchSpring3 Re:Fine – The Story of Eirudy is a standalone game and can be enjoyed even if you haven’t experienced the previous adventures of the WitchSpring universe.

• Customisable Magic System
• Turn Based Battles
• Different Story Paths
• Multi Language Support
• Superb Crafting System
• Unique Atmosphere
• A Lovable Protagonist
• Individual Characters that develop and evolve
• Fabulous Soundtrack

Dedicated collector’s and fans of the series, who want to get some awesome collector’s items with the game, should take a look at the Strictly Limited Games Partner Store. ININ Games will create exclusive Limited and Collector’s Editions which are already available for pre-order. The Limited Edition comes individually numbered and includes a manual. With the Collector’s Edition fans get a beautiful artbook, an acrylic standee of Eirudy, a soundtrack CD and more. Plus, both the Limited and the Collector’s Editions can be pre-ordered as a bundle including an awesome plushie of Eirudy’s little doll Failur.

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Publisher Buka Entertainment and Brazilian studio Cafundo Creative Studio are pleased to announce the worldwide premiere of the spatial puzzle game Tetragon at 20% off!

The mysterious tale of the adventures of Lucius, a simple woodcutter who travels through scenic square worlds in search of his son who suddenly disappeared under mysterious circumstances, is out now on Steam, Nintendo Switch (EU/NA), PlayStation 4|5 and Xbox One|Series.

Who kidnapped Lucius’ son and why is unknown, a mysterious portal leads a simple woodcutter to the world of Tetragon, where he gains the power to change the space around him. Now Lucius will have to overcome many puzzles to find out what happened to his son and this universe… Solve riddles, find pieces of an ancient crystal, and immerse yourself in an amazing story together with Lucius and the mysterious inhabitants of Tetragon.

About the game:

Welcome to Tetragon – a vast mysterious universe of unique game mechanics, puzzles, magical mazes, and challenges! It’s a real challenge for those who enjoy the games in the vein of The Room, The Witness and The Talos Principle. Your goal is to move planes with a spinning world gravity. Using the power of TetraGen move the ground and the towers to guide the brave lumberjack Lucius through the scattered worlds and find his lost son!

Somewhere in the parallel universe there is a world made of the plane realities. These planes float around the sacred jewel – TetraGen. Since the dawn of time it had been a prosperous world with no place for anything evil in it… until out of nowhere a mysterious dark energy started to grow in Tetragon. After a while it had spawned the most bizarre creature intending to destroy the TetraGen and plunge the world of Tetragon into the chaos! Eventually, this creature had reached its goal and the TetraGen jewel was broken into the pieces. Only by using all of its powers the Will of Tetragon managed to imprison the dark creature but it was too late. Now someone brave has to fix this broken world by retrieving the pieces of TetraGen…

It’s up to you now to solve the puzzles and bit by bit reach the ultimate goal of your journey. With the power of TetraGen you can change position of the planes and towers create the platforms and stairs and even spin the world on its axis!

• Hundreds of puzzles, mazes and challenges, based on the world spinning and tower moving. Pave you own way in this labyrinth of realities the world of Tetragon consist of!
• Unique gameplay mechanics, which could be a true challenge even for an experienced puzzle game fans!
• Over 40 different levels combined in the three magic worlds. While player delves deeper into the tunnels of this reality, the world of Tetragon offers more challenging and exciting puzzles!
• Epic battles and captivating heartwarming story about the father in search of his lost son. In his journey Lucius has to overcome all the challenges and face the dangerous and mighty enemy to finally find his son Jerry and save the universe of Tetragon!

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