Posts Tagged ‘2d shooters’
  • Shoot 1UP DX Coming to Xbox One on December 4th

    Posted by on December 3, 2020 under Euro, News, Xbox One
    >Shoot 1UP DX releases this Friday, December 4th on Xbox One worldwide, and now for Nintendo Switch in Europe. Mommy's Best Games has already released Shoot 1UP DX to great acclaim on Nintendo Switch in NA. Shoot 1UP DX is an award-winning twist on the shmup formula: instead of hoarding each 1UP, you now may play all your ships at the same time. Starting with three ships, players can continu... more.
  • Space Invaders Forever Releasing December 11th, 2020

    Posted by on November 25, 2020 under Euro, News, PS4, Switch
    TAITO and ININ Games are proud to announce the sensational Space Invaders Forever that will be released on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation4 both through the Nintendo eShop and PlayStation Store as well as boxed versions in retail on December 11th. Space Invaders Forever will be released in North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. In around two weeks, PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch o... more.
  • Cotton Reboot to Release on Nintendo Switch & Playstation 4 Q1 2021

    Posted by on October 21, 2020 under Euro, News, PC, Switch
    ININ Games is excited to announce news of BEEP’s side-scrolling shoot-em-up Cotton Reboot! to be released both digitally and physically on Sony PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch with a projected release date of Q1/2021 in Europe and North America. Shoot-em-up with an adorable main character A young witch called Nata de Cotton is hot headed, immature, overreacts and rides on a broomstick, accom... more.
  • Null Drifter (Review) Nintendo Switch

    Posted by on October 19, 2020 under Reviews, Switch
    Developed by Panda Indie Studio, Null Drifter is a twin-stick 1D Roguelite  shooter that aesthetically resembles a classic Amstrad CPC or ZX Spectrum release. The entire presentation is basic, as is the story - being the ultimate space fighter pilot, the player must help Project Starship defeat the awakened forces of the Void. The evil that occupies the game is comprised of enemy spaceships, ... more.
  • Shoot 1UP DX is coming to Nintendo Switch on October 15th

    Posted by on October 1, 2020 under Euro, News, Switch
    Independent studio Mommy's Best Games announces HD remastered versions of its classic action games starting with Shoot 1UP DX. Shoot 1UP DX is an award-winning twist on the shmup formula: instead of hoarding each 1UP, you now may play all your ships at the same time. Starting with three ships, players can continue to build an armada of fighters, and deftly blast their way through 8 wild levels ... more.
  • Darius Cozmic Collection Arcade (Review) Nintendo Switch

    Posted by on September 1, 2020 under Reviews, Switch
    Game developer Taito is known for its inherently long list of arcade titles, including iconic games such as the side-scrolling, hack ‘n slasher Rastan and the obscure laserdisc adventure game Time Gal (i.e. a game that played very much like Don Bluth’s Dragon’s Lair). Taito would continue to develop a wide variety of coin-ops to appease arcade-goers, but it wasn’t until the release of Dari... more.
  • Psikyo Shooting Stars Alpha (Review) Nintendo Switch

    Posted by on June 29, 2020 under Featured Review 3, Reviews, Switch
    Since its debut, the Nintendo Switch has become the ‘go-to’ console for everything retro. Within the past couple of years, Nintendo’s ‘portable’ console has played host to a myriad of classic first-person shooters, 2D arcade games, and retro collections that cover a wide range of genres. And this doesn’t include the release of remastered titles like the Bioshock Collection and Red Fact... more.
  • Hardcore Mecha Coming to Nintendo Switch this October

    Posted by on June 18, 2020 under Euro, News, Switch
    Global publisher Lightning Games in collaboration with Independent developer RocketPunch Games is happy to announce that its 2D action platformer HARDCORE MECHA will be launching on Nintendo Switch this October. This follows its critically acclaimed launch on PC via Steam in 2019 and on PlayStation 4 in January 2020. HARDCORE MECHA is a 2D platformer where players select their mecha to embark o... more.
  • Colt Canyon Out Now for Switch, Xbox One & PC

    Posted by on June 16, 2020 under Euro, News, PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One
    Get ready to saddle up and slap leather against some ornery varmints, as Headup is pleased to announce today that their Old West twin-stick shooter, Colt Canyon, is arriving today for Nintendo Switch EU / NA (the link will work later), Xbox One, as well as on Steam and GOG. That’s right, you’ll be loadin’ up yer trusty shootin’ irons and heading to the... more.
  • Two Darius Collections – PS4/Switch Digital Out Today

    Posted by on June 16, 2020 under Euro, News, PS4, Switch
    ININ Games and Taito are pleased to announce that the localised, digital versions of two Collections of classic Darus Shoot ‘Em Up titles are out today. Nintendo eShop and PSN store will be releasing the Darius Cozmic Collection Arcade and Darius Cozmic Collection Console. Iconic bosses, fast-paced action, mesmeric battles and giant robotic sea creatures - The Darius series pioneered horizont... more.