Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble (25th June)
We’re solely weeks away from the primary brand-new (non-mobile) Super Monkey Ball sport in over ten years, and Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble is wanting… fairly good. With loads of cutscenes with the lovable new monkey, tons of recent phases, and a bunch of multiplayer modes, this can probably be a success with households over the summer season.
Otherwise… that is Super Monkey Ball as it. We’re excited to dig into the single-player ranges, however we’re a bit unhappy that fan-favourite minigames aren’t making a return. It’s additionally bringing again the problem, too, and we struggled to get among the little “achievements”.
Fun truth, readers — that is the one Nintendo unique we acquired to play on the present. Everything else is coming to Switch and one thing else.
While Waiting (TBA)
What a few WarioWare that is all about ready for issues to occur?
We assume that is a fairly good abstract of what While Waiting is. It’s a group of ‘minigames’ the place you must watch for issues to occur. Wait for the bus. Wait for the rain to cease. Wait for the site visitors to clear. But you do not have to simply sit there and wait. You can accomplish hilarious duties alongside the way in which like accumulating geese and getting run over. Ah sure, that pretty, innocent job of being hit by a automotive…
The sport is coming to PC first, with Switch a precedence after that, in keeping with the builders. Touch management is not deliberate, and the motion feels a little gradual, however this drew a chuckle out of us throughout our quick 10 minutes with the sport.
Yars Rising (2024)
WayForward and Atari have teamed as much as take an iconic Atari sequence (Yars) and spin it in a completely completely different route. Pepper in lots of of nods to Atari’s historical past — similar to power-ups primarily based on arcade cupboards and managers completely framed round an Atari sport, and also you get Yars Rising.
It’s half Metroidvania, half stealth sport, and half hacking sport. You can hack terminals to get new talents for Emi, and one skill we acquired allowed Emi to shoot enemies. Another noticed her utilizing a jetpack-like leap. The sport additionally has that traditional WayForward sense of favor and humour; it is extraordinarily loud and vibrant.
2024 has been a banner yr for Metroidvanias already, and there are nonetheless loads extra to come back, however will Yars Rising have the ability to stand out? We’re not too positive this early on, however we’ll discover out later in 2024 if WayForward has the magic as soon as once more.
We lately spoke to WayForward and Atari about this new collaboration, so try that interview for extra:
