



Cogen: Sword of Rewind, because although this is perhaps a pricey digital title at just over twenty pounds, the game looks like it has a high level of production, made by Gemdrop Game Studios, with music from Motoi Sakuraba (his credits date back to 1989 and include Road Avenger on the Sega Mega CD, Tales of Phantasia on the SNES and too many other titles to list) plus a well-polished time-rewind mechanic, coupled with sword fighting and platforming.Īward for "This is a game?!?" goes to. Well done to Hamster for putting out an Arcade Archives title just about every week since the Switch was first released, nearly five years ago.ĭeal of the week. Arcade Archives Pistol Daimyo No Bouken, which is a scrolling shooter originally released by Namco in 1990, because why wouldn't you want to play an Eastern-centric shmup in which you get to battle against spirits, evildoers and cultists? Just from looking at the video, while the stages are short, the game certainly offers a wild theme for such a title which is generally lacking from games today, aside from in these re-releases. A selection of new titles are now available on the Nintendo Switch eShop.
