Tappingo 2 screenshots
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Shovel Knight reviews roundup
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What’s the early verdict on Shovel Knight? Find out in our reviews roundup below.
Nintendo Everything – “Thumbs Up”
IGN – 9 / 10
Game Informer – 8.75 / 10
Joystiq – 4.5 / 5
Nintendo Life – 9 / 10
USGamer – 5 / 5
Polygon – 9 / 10
Kotaku – “Yes”
Destructoid – 9.5 / 10
GameSpot – 7 / 10
GamesRadar – 4.5 / 5
NintendoWorldReport – 10 / 10
More Shovel Knight footage
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39 Days to Mars planned for the Wii U eShop
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The latest Wii U eShop indie announcement comes from Philip Buchanan, who is working on 39 Days to Mars.
39 Days to Mars is said to be a puzzle-action style coffee-break game that is best suited for 20-minute play sessions. Sir Albert Wickes and The Right Honourable Clarence Baxter, who are on a quest to head to Mars, are featured in the game. You’ll be eating, sleeping, and maintaining your ship’s maintenance. Local co-op is supported.
39 Days to Mars will be available sometime in 2015.
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Electronook working on Talismatch, Victoria for the Wii U eShop
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Indie developer Electronook is making two new games for the Wii U eShop.
The first, Talismatch, is a casual puzzle game. It will be released later this year.
Also in the works is Victoria, a 2.5D action platformer. Electronook is currently creating a prototype and hopes to crowdfund the full game, which would launch in 2015.
Electronook is now working on TWO games for exclusive console release on Wii U.
Talismatch and Victoria.
— Electronook Games (@electronook_) June 25, 2014
Talismatch is a casual puzzle title and is expected to release later this year, exclusively on the Nintendo eShop for Wii U.
— Electronook Games (@electronook_) June 25, 2014
Victoria (codename) is a 2.5D action platformer. We're working on a prototype and plan to crowdfund the full game for release in 2015.
— Electronook Games (@electronook_) June 25, 2014
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Bertil Hörberg on his cancelled Zelda-inspired project, Gunman 2 length/price, may hit Wii U, more
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Nintendo Life has published an interview with Bertil Hörberg, the creator of Gunman Clive. Hörberg spoke about the cancelled Zelda-inspired project for 3DS, and shared new information about Gunman Clive 2.
We’ve picked out excerpts from the interview below. You can find the full discussion here.
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Shovel Knight unearthed for Wii U and 3DS
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I have to say: it’s pretty neat seeing Nintendo promote Shovel Knight in a dedicated press release!
REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– On June 26, Yacht Club Games launches the hotly anticipated Shovel Knight for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS, a sweeping classic platform adventure game with awesome game play, memorable characters and an 8-bit retro aesthetic.
You play as the eponymous Shovel Knight, a small knight with a huge quest. Shovel Knight has come to this land with two goals: to defeat the evil Enchantress and quest for his lost beloved. But between Shovel Knight and his beloved stands a cadre of villainous knights. These terrible foes, known as The Order of No Quarter, have been dispatched to prevent Shovel Knight from reaching the Enchantress, and will pursue their mission at any cost!
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Ice Cream Surfer heading to the Wii U eShop
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Listings on the USK and PEGI have outed Ice Cream Surfer for the Wii U eShop. Dolores Entertainment will be bringing the game out at an unspecified date in the future. Previously, it released on iOS and PC.
Here’s a quick overview of Ice Cream Surfer:
– Side-scrolling shooter
– Travel to the Gourmet Universe
– Destroy various vegetable enemies in a number of worlds
– 5 playable characters
– Each has its own special abilities
– Fight against a giant boss at the end of each world
– 16-bit graphics
Wolfgame working on Gunpop for the Wii U eShop
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Indie developer Wolfgame has confirmed “Gunpop” for the Wii U eShop.
Unfortunately, not much information has been shared at present. We do know that it’s based in Unity, and based on the title, one would assume that guns will be involved in some fashion.
You can find some of Wolfgame’s previous works here.
Shiny the Firefly, Roving Rogue coming to the Wii U eShop
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At the PAD Congress held in Barcelona, Spain, Stage Clear Games showed off a pair of new titles for the Wii U eShop.
First up is Shiny the Firefly. This is a platformer previously released on iOS, Android, and Steam.
Roving Rogue, an old-school 2D platformer featuring multiplayer support for up to four players, is also in the works. The game starts unexpectedly after defeating the final boss. Players will need to guide their characters to the exit through a collapsing castle full of lava.
Roving Rogue is being worked on by a group of students that won the iDEAME U contest. It will be available as a Wii U eShop exclusive later this year.
