A pair of excellent games arrived on PSN today. First up is
Shantae and the Pirate's Curse from
WayForward, a direct sequel to
Shantae: Risky's Revenge. This game picks up immediately after the events of the last where SPOILER ALERT Shantae was stripped of her genie powers. Shantae’s old arch nemesis, Risky Boots, split her powers into 30 parts and bonded them with her minions… only to be summarily overthrown as her minions go off to resurrect Risky’s old mentor, the Pirate Master, who is even more evil than she is. As such, Shantae and Risky must team up to defeat the 30 minions and keep them from resurrecting the Pirate Master. Unlockable abilities allow Shantae to reach new areas without her genie powers, using grappling hooks and several dual-purpose weapons in a nonlinear metroidvania adventure.
The game is now available for PS4 via
PSN. Check our full coverage
here.
Next is Axiom Verge, from developer
Tom Happ, a metroidvania title with obvious influences pulled from the 8- and 16-bitters of yore, with
Metroid-style exploration,
Turrican-style gunplay, and some decidedly
Abadox-style gore. The game offers a large world to explore, more than 20 upgradeable weapons, and over 60 items and powerups to be found by players who opt to probe every dark corner of the grotesque game world. And of course, no such game would be complete without some pulse-pounding battles against hideous boss creatures.
The game is now available for Vita via
PSN. Check our full coverage
here.
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