Rad Rodgers: World One is a nicely crafted platform game that blends together features taken from the best
platform games from the past, ranging from Super Mario Bros. to Donkey Kong Country.
Not exact matches
For perspective, counting the different
platform versions as separate
games, they went
from releasing ~ 140
games on average each year during the mid-aughts to 47 this
past year — and that is spite of the fact that they are still releasing almost everything on the 360 and the PS3 alongside the Xbone and the PS4.
Each week we will be taking a look at the top 10 selling
games in a particular genre,
platform, most recent month, even sprinkling in the top 10 selling
games from a
past year.
Sonic Mania Plus builds off the momentum of one of the best
platform games of 2017, Sonic Mania, introducing two new playable characters
from past Sonic
games, Mighty the Armadillo and Ray the Flying Squirrel and an Encore mode that will provide a fresh look to familiar zones with new challenges and layouts for new and veteran players alike.
Instead of having simple
platforms everywhere you can just jump to and move onto the next room
from there, many of the
game's environments have tricky
platforming areas surrounded by deadly spikes, flames, pits, and more that require some resourcefulness to
platform around and get
past.
But let's not forget the already great
games that have come out in the
past,
from racing to fighting to
platforming adventures with a twist — like that time Sonic transformed into a werewolf.
It's one of those «blast -
from - the -
past» sort of
games that combines 2D and 3D
platforming blissfully into one neat little package, with a number of old - school levels to choose
from.
While you could spend a ton of time creating elaborate levels in the
past,
from platforming to survival challenges to races, and then share it with others, the
game offered little in way of assistance.
This PlayStation 4 exclusive comes
from Sony Bend, a development team that spent the
past decade making
games for Sony's handheld
platforms.
Past experiences on consoles have slowly turned some developers to mobile
platforms, where restrictions are kept to a minimum and hold little - to - no red tape preventing
game creators
from updating their titles and crafting experiences how they want to.
HD remasters and re-releases are big business, and in the wake of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition earlier this year, and the Final Fantasy X / X -2 re-release a few days ago, I've been thinking about some of the other
games from the
past fifteen years that would make for no - brainer re-releases on current, new - gen
platforms like the Xbox One, the PS4, and the Wii U.
Here's more details about the new version of the
game: «Sonic Mania Plus builds off the momentum of one of the best
platform games of 2017, Sonic Mania, introducing two new playable characters
from past Sonic
games, Mighty the Armadillo and Ray the Flying Squirrel and an Encore mode that will provide a fresh look to familiar zones with new challenges and layouts for new and veteran players alike.
Well, it's out today and it's a total blast
from the
past with excellent visuals, music and sound effects, replay value galore, and the perfect length (for those who know, most
platform games weren't over five or six so hours).
Platforms: PlayStation 3 / / Xbox 360 Publisher: EA Developer: Insomniac Games Genre: Third Person Shooter
Platform Played: Xbox 360 The
past few years have seen gaming narratives that attempt to capture an emotional response
from the
gamer.
Square Enix has been fairly diligent about making sure that the older Final Fantasy
games are available on current
platforms, and this release follows the Playstation 3, Vita, and PC releases of Final Fantasy IX
from the
past few years.
Future sci - fi setting 2D pixel art visuals (but with various improvements over our previous
games including bigger and more animated ally sprites) Created with Unity so that we can cover more
platforms No separate combat screen — combat will occur directly on the same maps that you explore on Turn - based RPG gameplay that takes the best elements
from our
past games while adding a few new ideas.
Any
games publisher, developer, hardware manufacturer,
platform - holder or investor —
from any country — that has supported UK and European
games developers during the
past year via the publishing, funding, distribution and / or co-development of new
games.
Developer: Artefacts Studio Publisher: Microïds
Platforms: PS4, Xbox One, PC Release date: Autumn 2016 Apart
from officially licensed
games like MotoGP, bike racing
games have been pretty sparse for the
past few years, but the recent release of DriveClub Bikes reminded us just how fun bike racing
games used to be when they weren't so serious.
While many of the improvements seem iterative, the 4K boost will be well received by many
gamers, and the fact that Microsoft appears to be putting in a concerted effort to keep all their
platforms and
games compatible may signal a paradigm shift
from the way compatibility has been handled between generations in the
past.
Seven: The Days Long Gone is a new 3D isometric
platforming RPG should differentiate itself
from their
past games by introducing a new climbing system which opens up tons of options for gameplay.
«Our early discussions with Nancy around what television could mean on the Xbox
platform went well and it became clear her expertise
from the television industry could accelerate the strategy we were pursuing,» said Phil Spencer, vice president of Microsoft Studios, which has in the
past focused on video -
game production.
The
game itself is rooted in the platformer genre of the olden days, but the unique concept and indie charm are what sets Dustforce apart
from gaming's
past platforming legends.
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Far Cry 4 presents fans with a new setting, story and characters while giving them what they love about
past games,
from outposts to
platforming puzzles in the form of towers to satisfying stealth and first - person shooting combat.
That, in addition to the increased market volatility over the
past year, motivated the video
game platform to move away
from cryptocurrency - based payments.