Tag: Dotemu
Mini Review Metal Slug Tactics (PS5) – Some of the Best Tactics Since Into the Breach
Hooked on a Fio
From the moment it was announced Metal Slug Tactics was a winner in our eyes. Marrying the SNK classic with the turn-based tactics genre is a golden idea on paper. Hearing it’s a roguelike in the vein of Into the Breach was the coup de grâce for this game being anything but a banger. And we’re happy to say it lives up to those...
News Take Your Time with 20 Minutes of PS5, PS4 Metal Slug Tactics Action
Marco!
The unexpected but appreciated small-scale Metal Slug spin-off, Metal Slug Tactics, will arrive on PS5 and PS4 on November 5th. We've seen this tactical take in trailer form before, but in a solid block of gameplay, we are introduced to the game's Ikari Warriors, characters that hail from SNK's old Commando clone. While series stalwarts...
News Metal Slug Tactics Not Far Away with 5th November PS5, PS4 Release Date
Physical version planned
Dotemu has announced Metal Slug Tactics is right around the corner with a PS5, PS4 release date of 5th November 2024. A new trailer accompanies the news — viewable above — which reveals three more playable characters for its tactical battles. Alongside the usual digital version, a physical edition is planned, with more...
News TMNT: Shredder's Revenge Gets Two More Characters in Radical Reptiles DLC
Available now
Publisher Dotemu and developer Tribute have both revealed and released the final DLC pack for the smashing retro beat-'em-up, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge. Titled Radical Reptiles, the DLC is available for purchase right now, setting you back $3.99/£3.29. For your few quid, you're getting two new playable...
News Brush Up on Your SNK History with Metal Slug Tactics - The Legacy Retrospective
Continue?
Metal Slug Tactics is slated to launch on PS5 and PS4 in 2024, and the shift from sidescrolling shmup action to tense, turn-based tactics seems like a genuinely inspired one. While we wait for a more concrete release date, Paris-based publisher Dotemu has put together a lovely little retrospective, which should help kill a little bit of...
News Metal Slug Tactics Commands Attention with Tense, Turn-Based Gameplay on PS5, PS4
Looks like an absolute blast
Metal Slug Tactics takes the legendary side-scrolling arcade shooter series to an entirely new dimension, with its isometric perspective demanding careful planning rather than twitchy reflexes. We got an extended look at its unique style of turn-based roguelike gameplay in a new trailer. The trailer shows how a typical...
News Metal Slug Tactics Now Also Heading to PS5, PS4, Out This Year
Fight on grids in the Fall
Originally announced almost three years ago for Nintendo Switch and PC, Metal Slug Tactics has today been updated to a complete multi-platform release with PS5 and PS4 versions, and it's releasing towards the end of this year. The news coincides with a fresh gameplay trailer, which you can catch above. A tactical twist on...
News Windjammers 2 Jams Out Major Free Update, Available Now on PS4
AKA Flying Power Disc 2 in Japan
Windjammers 2 was released in 2022, and we were big fans of the excellent sequel to the 1994 classic. Developer Dotemu has just pushed out a big free update, introducing new characters, modes, and online features for frisbee enthusiasts to enjoy. With an android and an animal-loving orphan joining the roster, the...
News TMNT: Shredder's Revenge DLC Drops on 31st August with a Newly Revealed Character
Shellshocked
The anticipated Dimension Shellshock DLC for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge has a release date, and it ain't far off. The expansion, which features a rather robust sounding survival mode, is out on the 31st August. It also boasts not one, but two new playable characters: samurai rabbit Miyamoto Usagi, who was...
News TMNT: Shredder's Revenge Shows Off Totally Tubular Survival Mode for PS5, PS4
Lookin' real radical
If you’ve been looking for reasons to replay the DotEmu’s bodacious beat-‘em-up TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge, then you’re about to get your wish with the addition of DLC expansion Dimension Shellshock. Due out later this year, the developer’s
News Scrolling PS5, PS4 Beat-'Em-Up Sensation TMNT: Shredder's Revenge Reveals DLC
Radical
The superb 16-bit era beat-‘em-up tribute TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge is back for another bite of action this year, with the announcement of the Dimension Shellshock expansion. Due out later this year, the add-on will feature a veritable smorgasbord of extras, including a new character – Usagi Yojimbo, the steely rabbit samurai – as...
News Puzzle Strategy Classic Clash of Heroes Is Getting an Upgraded PS4 Re-Release
Turn it up
In the early days of the PS Store, there’s no question that 2011’s Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes was a bonafide must own. Published by Ubisoft on the PS3, the Capybara developed classic mixed strategy with puzzle gameplay, and it looked simply sumptuous in HD on Sony’s last-last-gen console. And now it’s getting a surprise...
News Streets of Rage 4 Major Update Adds Over 300 Improvements, Co-Op Moves, More
Fine tuning
Out of seemingly nowhere, Streets of Rage 4 has received a major update for both the base game and its DLC, Mr. X Nightmare. Publisher Dotemu says the free patch adds more than 300 improvements and new features. Chief among the additions is co-op moves. These are special new attacks that can be pulled off when you're playing with a pal...
News TMNT: Shredder's Revenge PS5, PS4 Patch Notes Are More Hype Than Pepperoni Pizza
Arcade mode! CRT filters! Gameplay tweaks!
There must be something in the water for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles devs right now. After yesterday’s bodacious TMNT: The Cowabunga Collection update – which added online multiplayer to the SNES version of TMNT IV: Turtles in Time – developer Tribute Games has followed up with a fantastic update for...
News Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge Launch Trailer Is a Shell of a Good Time
Turtaly bodacious, dude
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge is pure, unadulterated nostalgia, with impeccable animation, and is just an all-around awesome video game, all told. It's available now, and we got a brand new trailer to celebrate its launch. Based on the original 1987 cartoon series, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's...
Turtles in prime
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge is a love letter to the era of licensed belt brawlers, with Konami’s legendary Turtles in Time being a clear inspiration. With co-op being a huge selling point for this beautiful beat-'em-up, we decided to play through as a trio – and present our review as a roundtable to reflect...
News Rappers from the Wu-Tang Clan Contributed to a Track for TMNT: Shredder's Revenge
Protect ya leathery, reptillian neck
In what is perhaps the most New York crossover in all of gaming history, iconic Wu-Tang clan rappers Ghostface Killah and Raekwon have contributed verses to a track called "We Ain't Came to Lose", which will feature on the official soundtrack of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge. The entire...
News Casey Jones Joins the Roster in TMNT: Shredder's Revenge, Launching 16th June on PS4
Cowabunga!
A rumour earlier today suggested that Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge was coming very soon, and while it didn't get the date exactly right, the retro-style beat-'em-up is indeed right around the corner. DotEmu's latest arrives on 16th June 2022 — that's just one week away. Fans should definitely check out the above...
Rumour TMNT: Shredder's Revenge Eats Pizza and Parties to PS4 Very Soon
Like, next week soon
Are you looking forward to DotEmu’s throwback brawler Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge? Of course you are – who isn’t?! Well, good news: it looks like a release date is imminent – and it’s close! Over in South Korea, a Nintendo Switch eShop page was updated with a 16th June, 2022 release date. Sony...
News TMNT: Shredder's Revenge Gameplay Video Is Turtley Tubular
Beat-'em-up looking brilliant
TMNT fans are being treated rather well this year. Not only are we getting all the classic arcade hits with the Cowabunga Collection, we all get to play a brand new beat-'em-up with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge. The latter of these just got an 11-minute gameplay video over on IGN, and it's looking...
News TMNT: Shredder's Revenge Officially Confirmed for PS4, Master Splinter Gameplay Debuted
Shredded
We always suspected TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge would release on the PlayStation 4, but here’s official confirmation – and some sweet Master Splinter gameplay to sweeten the deal. As part of a big indie celebration on the PS Blog, developer DotEmu joined PlayStation Underground to give an update on the project and the design principles...
Review Windjammers 2 (PS4) - Frisbee Flingin' Has Never Felt So Fun
Disc hockey
They just don’t make them like this anymore, do they? French outfit DotEmu is fast establishing itself as retro revival specialists, and Windjammers 2 is another immaculate effort from the Streets of Rage 4 studio. This game of Frisbee blends the best of Pong and Street Fighter to make for a white-knuckle reboot of Data East’s...
News Windjammers 2 Throws Down on PS4 from 20th January
Fast and furious Frisbee flingin' fun
The sequel to legendary Frisbee flinger Windjammers will arc its way to the PlayStation 4 from 20th January. For those of you who don’t know, this follow-up to the 90s NeoGeo classic is a little like tennis, as you defend one half of a court by catching spinning discs and attempting to fling them past your...
News April O'Neil Drops the Mic on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge
Getting a pizza the action
Update: As pointed out in the comments, DotEmu states on Twitter that Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge is coming to "consoles" in 2022. So next year, then, and presumably on PS5 and PS4. Original Article: Channel 6 reporter April O’Neil will fight alongside her half-shelled friends in Teenage
News Windjammers 2 Confirmed for PS5, PS4 with Open Beta Test
Starts tomorrow
Dotemu has just confirmed Windjammers 2 will be flying onto both PlayStation 5 and PS4. This follows on from a report about an open beta client making its way to PSN servers, and now it's all clear: the summery sequel will indeed be coming to Sony's systems. Writing on the PlayStation Blog,
News Focus Home Interactive Acquires Streets of Rage 4 Publisher Dotemu
Retro specialist has a new (Focus) home
Dotemu, especially recently, has been knocking it out of the park with its retro releases. The company is a publisher and development studio, and has helped bring about old-school titles such as Streets of Rage 4, Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap, and Windjammers, among many others. The awesome-looking Teenage...
Rumour Windjammers 2 PS4 Open Beta Seemingly Uploaded to PS Store Servers
Looks like it's landing on PS4 soon
The original Windjammers was lovingly revived and brought back on PlayStation 4, and it's just as good today as it was back in the 90s. The top-down game of lobbing Frisbees back and forth is a summery delight, and the modern re-release from Dotemu is a blast with all its mod cons like online play. A sequel is in...
Hands On Streets of Rage 4 DLC Packs a Punch with New Characters and Modes
Mr. X Nightmare is a dream
In many ways, Mr. X Nightmare is the best kind of DLC. Streets of Rage 4 is already a very fun beat-'em-up, but this add-on pack just makes it even better with its various additions to the experience. If you're a fan of the game, this is a no-brainer — especially as it's at such a low price point. We've had a look...
News Streets of Rage 4 DLC Mr X Nightmare Launches 15th July, Survival Mode Revealed
Hit the streets
We've known about the upcoming Streets of Rage 4 DLC for a while now, but publisher Dotemu has finally given us a release date. Mr. X Nightmare, the expansion announced back in April, will hit the mean streets on 15th July for $7.99. Let's recap what's included. The main attraction of this DLC pack is the trio of new playable...
News Streets of Rage 4's Third and Final DLC Character Is Shiva
Boss character returns as playable fighter
Streets of Rage 4 took a long time to get here, but DotEmu's stylish sequel is a real fan-pleaser. Not only does it feature the tight controls and excellent music you'd expect, it has (almost) all the playable characters you could hope for. Most of the gaps in the roster are being plugged with Mr. X...
News Max Thunder Joins the Playable Roster in Streets of Rage 4 DLC
Thunderbolt and lightning
In case you missed the news, Streets of Rage 4 is getting a bumper DLC pack in the near future. Titled Mr. X Nightmare, the premium expansion is set to feature brand new modes, original music, and most importantly, new playable characters. We already know that fan favourite Estel is joining the fight, but publisher Dotemu...
News TMNT: Shredder's Revenge Unshells Rippin' Gameplay Trailer
But still no PS5, PS4 confirmation
Good grief, this is lookin’ better and better, isn’t it? Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge is the retro beat-‘em-up by Streets of Rage 4 publisher DotEmu and indie developer Tribute Games – and it perfectly captures that throwback, coin-op Konami style, doesn’t it? This gameplay trailer...
News Streets of Rage 4 DLC Confirmed, Adds Three New Playable Characters, Modes, Music, More
Mr. X Nightmare
Streets of Rage 4 arrived almost a year ago on PlayStation 4, and it's a reboot that really brought the series back with style for beat-'em-up fans. Slick gameplay and wonderful presentation makes it a fun time playing solo or in co-op, and it introduces some great new faces to the franchise. Estel, a boss character part way through...
News Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge Is a Brand New Side-Scrolling Beat-'Em-Up
Cowabunga!
Here's a pleasant surprise on a dreary Wednesday afternoon. Publisher Dotemu has announced Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge, a retro-style beat-'em-up coming to consoles. Clearly inspired by the classic Turtles in Time, this brand new game is a four-player side-scroller starring you as the titular turtles. It's in...
News Streets of Rage 4 Receives Huge Balancing Update Today on PS4
Patch available to download now
Streets of Rage 4 is a cracking beat-'em-up on PlayStation 4, but dedicated fans have found plenty of things that can be improved. It seems the development teams have been listening, as a massive update for the game has just dropped. Available to download and install now, patch version 1.03 makes an enormous number of...
Guide Streets of Rage 4 - Tips and Tricks for Beginners
How to clean up the mean streets
Streets of Rage 4 sees the return of a legendary SEGA series, and it's available now on PlayStation 4. It's been so long since the last game that old fans might be a little rusty, while there are also lots of potential newcomers to the franchise. With that in mind, we thought it would be useful to put together a...
Review Streets of Rage 4 - Bygone Beat-'Em-Up Classic Returns in Flashy Revival
Flashy but familiar
Video games have largely abandoned the humble beat-'em-up, a sub-genre superseded many times by faster, more thrilling action titles. Getting Streets of Rage 4 at this point feels a bit like your estranged but fondly remembered uncle showing up on your doorstep 26 years later with a beard and a redder face. It's great to see you,...
News Streets of Rage 4 Release Date Finally Confirmed for 30th April
Battle Mode also revealed
We've been waiting for an age to find out the release date for Streets of Rage 4, but it's finally here. The stylish sequel will be heading to PlayStation 4 on 30th April, a week later than was previously leaked. It'll set you back $24.99. The date is revealed in the above trailer, which also introduces the return of...
News Streets of Rage 4 Gameplay Blends Old and New Together with Retro Characters
Everyone is here
Recently, Dotemu announced a bunch of retro content for its upcoming beat 'em up sequel, Streets of Rage 4. The game is set to include 12 unlockable characters in their original pixel art style, as well as lots of past music from some of the older titles. Courtesy of IGN,
News Streets of Rage 4 Retro Content Brings Back Classic Music and Characters
Release date still not confirmed
Update: DotEmu has officially confirmed some of the below details -- but the release date remains a mystery. As the leak suggested, Streets of Rage 4 will indeed feature lots of retro content for players to unlock and enjoy, including a dozen playable fighters from all the previous games. The music from Streets of...
News Streets of Rage 4 PS4 Trophies Will Have You Fighting for That Platinum
Full Trophy list revealed
Streets of Rage 4 doesn't have a firm release date yet, but here we have a PlayStation 4 Trophy list. The upcoming retro beat 'em up -- which seems to be coming soon -- is looking great, and we can't wait to get started on that list of trinkets. However, to earn the Platinum, it's going to take some degree of skill. At...
News Streets of Rage 4 Scores Physical PS4 Release, Custom SEGA Genesis Cover
Genesis does what Nintendon't
Want to stash Streets of Rage 4 with your other SEGA Genesis games? Limited Run has announced a physical collector’s edition which includes a custom clam shell case for you to keep your PlayStation 4 copy inside. There’ll also be a standard Blu-ray release available from 20th March, with pre-orders open so there’s...
News New Streets of Rage 4 Trailer Reveals Final Playable Character and Co-Op Modes
Four-player offline or two online
We don't get to see an awful lot of Streets of Rage 4, but every time we do, we can't help but get excited. This brand new sequel is looking fantastic with its smooth art style and faithful gameplay -- we can't wait to play the whole thing for ourselves. The occasional trailer will tide us over, though, and...
News New Streets of Rage 4 Trailer Plots the Return of Hero Adam Hunter
Hunter's chicken
Classic Streets of Rage character Adam Hunter will make his long-awaited return alongside daughter Cherry Hunter in the hotly anticipated Streets of Rage 4. Last seen in the original title, the brawler will once again be clad in his, er, iconic yellow shirt. You can get a good look at the hero in action courtesy of the trailer...
News See How Streets of Rage 4 Builds on the Gameplay of the Classics in New Dev Diary
Streets ahead
We're pretty pumped for Streets of Rage 4, a long overdue sequel to the classic beat 'em up series. After some hands-on time with the game last month, we came away excited for this faithful, gorgeous new entry. You can rest assured that the gameplay is going to be rock solid, especially if this new developer diary is anything to go by...
Hands On Planting Our Bare Knuckles on Streets of Rage 4
Axel prose
Discard the dizzying politics, and we’re truly living in the greatest timeline. Let this sink in for a minute: Shenmue III, Windjammers 2, and Streets of Rage 4 – we, as a species, simply don’t deserve such riches. But feast on them we shall – gluttony is one of the seven deadly sins, but we’re hungry for these retro revivals,...
Hands On Windjammers 2 Needs to Come to PS4
That's all
Under normal circumstances, port begging would be a bannable offence, but we make the rules here and we can’t exactly purge our own accounts. Look, here’s the thing, Windjammers 2 is shaping up to be a superb sequel, but it’s not currently announced for the PlayStation 4 and that’s keeping us awake at night. Having gone hands on...
News Streets of Rage 4 Is Looking Like a Seriously Superb Sequel
Binner binner chicken dinner
There are three universal laws in life: you’ll pay taxes, you’ll die, and you’ll love at least one Streets of Rage game. The old SEGA Mega Drive beat-‘em-ups are cult classics: they had style, swagger, and seriously filthy synthgrime soundtracks. The upcoming Streets of Rage 4 has a very different artstyle to its...
News Cherry Hunter Has an Axe to Grind in Streets of Rage 4
Rock star
There’s a new character joining the cast of unexpected sequel Streets of Rage 4, and she’s the guitar-wielding daughter of former star Adam Hunter. Fighting alongside Bare Knuckle veterans Blaze Fielding and Axel Stone, the nimble Cherry will use her guitar and love of rock music to shake up goons. Judging by the key art, it seems...
News Streets of Rage 4 Will Feature Original Music from Yuzo Koshiro and Many More
Soundtrack created by many Japanese composers
From what little we've seen of Streets of Rage 4, it seems to be shaping up very nicely indeed. However, for fans of the classic SEGA series, a huge part of the appeal is the music. Japanese composer Yuzo Koshiro is often solely credited for creating the beloved sound the games are known for, and there's...
