This week's European downloads - September 14 (NBA 2K18, Rayman, Metroid and more)

Nintendo eShop (Switch)

NBA 2K18 (2K Games, available on September 15) - €69.99/£54.99
The highest rated* annual sports title makes its Nintendo Switch debut with NBA 2K18, featuring unparalleled authenticity and improvements on the court.

*According to 2008 - 2016 Metacritic.com

NBA 2K18 Legend Edition (2K Games, available on September 15) - €99.99/£84.99
The NBA 2K18 Legend Edition includes the following digital items:
- 100,000 VC
- 20 MyTEAM Packs to build your perfect fantasy team, delivered one a week, featuring a guaranteed Shaq card, one random Team - 2K Free Agent card, and more!
- Shaq Attaq shoes
- Rookie Shaq jersey
- Shaq Official Logo shirt
- Shaq "nickname" jersey
- Shaq Championship ring

NBA 2K18 Legend Edition Gold (2K Games, available on September 15) - €149.99/£119.99
The NBA 2K18 Legend Edition Gold includes the following digital items:
- 250,000 VC
- 40 MyTEAM Packs to build your perfect fantasy team (delivered one a week). Featuring a guaranteed Shaq card, one random Team 2K Free Agent card, and more!
- Shaq Attaq shoes
- Rookie Shaq jersey
- Shaq Official Logo shirt
- Shaq "nickname" jersey
- Shaq Championship ring
- Mitchell & Ness Shaq jersey collection - 5 in total
- Additional MyPLAYER apparel items

Rayman Legends: Definitive Edition (Ubisoft) - €39.99/£29.99
Rayman rocks again on Nintendo Switch! Discover the ultimate experience of the acclaimed platformer with Rayman Legends: Definitive Edition.

Project OCTOPATH TRAVELER Demo (working title) (Square Enix) - Free
The Producers of Bravely Default at Square Enix bring us a new fantasy world brought to life through a mix of CG, pixel art, and visual wizardry that the developers have termed “HD-2D.”

Begin your journey as one of eight protagonists, each with their own origin, talents, and goals. Where will your journey begin? Who will you team up with? And where will you go next? All these decisions and more are completely up to you, the player.

36 Fragments of Midnight (Ratalaika Games) - €2.99/£2.99
This time Midnight's friends have lost their Star Fragments! Your task is to find them, and take them back, but it won't be easy. In this procedurally generated platform game, you have to avoid deadly lasers, circular saws and spikes to collect all the Fragments, to get their greatest gift. Do you have what it takes to collect all?

ACA NEOGEO SPIN MASTER (HAMSTER) - €6.99/£6.29
"SPIN MASTER" is a side-scrolling action game released by Data East in 1993. The adventurer Johnny along with his best friend Tom will use a large variety of weapons and attacks in order to retrieve his beloved and the stolen treasure map from the mad scientist Dr. De Playne.

Robonauts (Qubic Games) - €14.99/£13.49 (€13.49/£12.14 until September 29)
The action combines familiar arcade shooting gameplay with a unique possibility to switch gravity. Colorful graphics appeal to both younger and adult players while first-class music by Simon Viklund makes the adventure feel even more epic.

Beach Buggy Racing (Vector) - €9.99/£9.99
Drive into an action-packed, surprise-filled world of off-road kart racing mayhem. Race against a field of rival drivers, each with unique personalities and special abilities. Build a collection of crazy powerups, like Dodgeball Frenzy, Fireball, and Oil Slick. Unlock and upgrade a variety of cars, from dune buggies to monster trucks. Test your skills in 6 different game modes on 15 imaginative 3D race tracks, against a pack of tropical-loving rivals with a serious case of road rage! Fast, furious, and fun, Beach Buggy Racing™ is a kart-racing island adventure for all ages.

Kingdom: New Lands (Raw Fury) - €14.99/£13.49
Tales spread of far off isles with mysteries waiting to be discovered. Rulers will need all the strength of their subjects to sail away and find new kingdoms in these New Lands.

Kingdom: New Lands builds upon the award-winning gameplay and mystery of Kingdom by introducing an abundance of new content to the IGF-nominated title while maintaining the simplicity and depth that legions of monarchs have come to experience and enjoy. Travel to the New Lands and welcome the deluge of new mounts, merchants, and vagrants that call these isles home, but be wary of the new obstacles that threaten your arrival -- for not just the greedy creatures block your way but even the environment itself can defeat you.

Be brave, ruler, and fight to the bitter end, lest these New Lands conquer you instead.

PAN-PAN A tiny big adventure (CIRCLE Ent.) - €5.00/£4.99
PAN-PAN is an open plain adventure that expands on the concept of environmental narrative storytelling with puzzle solving and exploration elements at its core.  Set against a backdrop of soothing ambient sounds crafted by renowned sound composer Simon Viklund, your task is to fix your downed spaceship and begin the pilgrimage home. In a world littered with world shifting riddles and sprinkled with the memorable characters - how you solve these riddles is firmly in your hands.

Quest of Dungeons (Upfall Studios) - €8.99/£7.99
Quest of Dungeons is a turn based dungeon crawler game, a roguelike featuring a good old 16-bit retro artistic look. An evil Dark Lord has stolen all the light, so your mission is to enter his lair and defeat him. By playing as either a Warrior, a Wizard, a Assassin or a Shaman you have to traverse dungeons, defeat enemies and loot everything you can in order to survive. You can learn new skills in Tomes you find along the way and buy/sell items at shops. The entire game is procedural so you won't find items/enemies in the same place each time you play.

Semispheres (Vivid Helix) - €9.99/£8.99
Semispheres is a meditative parallel puzzle game that places dual realities at the heart of its challenge. Its unique single-player split-screen mechanic challenges your brain by putting you in control of two characters at the same time. Your left and right side must work together to unfold the mystery by solving clever puzzles in an entrancing ambience. Using portals and other abilities to avoid sentries, devise and execute your plan, reuniting the parallel worlds of Semispheres.

Cars 3: Driven to Win (WB Games) - €59.99/£49.99
Start your engines and gear up for the ultimate racing experience in Cars 3: Driven to Win inspired by Disney•Pixar's film, Cars 3. Play with over 20 customisable characters including Lightning McQueen, Jackson Storm, Cruz Ramirez and the next generation of racers on over 20 tracks set in iconic locations from the film such as Radiator Springs. Train and advance your abilities in 6 game modes and challenge your family and friends in the Battle Race to become the Ultimate Champion. On the road to becoming a Hall of Fame Driver, training and skill will give you an edge in a race that anyone can win.

Downloadable Content
LEGO Worlds: Classic Space Pack (WARNER BROS. PICTURES) - €3.99/£3.29
NBA 2K18 Virtual Currency – 5,000 VC (2K Games) - €1.99/£1.99
NBA 2K18 Virtual Currency – 15,000 VC (2K Games) - €4.99/£3.99
NBA 2K18 Virtual Currency – 35,000 VC (2K Games) - €9.99/£7.99
NBA 2K18 Virtual Currency – 75,000 VC (2K Games) - €19.99/£15.99
NBA 2K18 Virtual Currency – 200,000 VC (2K Games) - €49.99/£39.99
NBA 2K18 Virtual Currency – 450,000 VC (2K Games) - €99.99/£79.99


Nintendo eShop (3DS)

Metroid: Samus Returns (Nintendo, available on September 15) - €44.99/£39.99
Brave the hostile terrain of an alien planet teeming with vicious life forms as legendary bounty hunter Samus Aran. Her mission? Terminate the Metroid menace in this masterful reimagining of her 1992 Game Boy adventure. This intense, side-scrolling action platformer has been completely remade with engaging and immersive 3D visuals and a rich, atmospheric colour palette. There are plenty of secrets to find – and if you uncover enough of them, you may even start to unravel the mystery of Planet SR388’s past.

Bonus: "Metroid: Samus Returns - Samus Aran" HOME Menu theme included with every download of Metroid: Samus Returns until 29 September 2017!
Theme Description: "Bounty hunter Samus Aran poses before a starry backdrop. Exit Sleep Mode to hear the tune when Samus first appears in the game." Theme Download Code valid until 31 October 2017.

Launch Offer for My Nintendo Members:
10% off Metroid: Samus Returns on Nintendo eShop in exchange for 30 My Nintendo Gold Points available on my.nintendo.com until 1 October 2017.

Etrian Odyssey V: Beyond The Myth Demo (Deep Silver) - Free
Journey beyond the myth and discover what awaits you at the top of the Yggdrasil Tree! Etrian Odyssey V chronicles the quest of a new adventurer as he or she attempts to reach the crown of the towering Yggdrasil Tree. For it is said that whoever braves the dangers of the dreaded Yggdrasil Labyrinth and reaches the summit will have their greatest wish fulfilled. Each culture has their own myth, some say great power will be granted, others believe the great mysteries will be solved. Some believe the ultimate techniques can be mastered there, and a number believe the lost treasures can be found at the top of the Yggdrasil Tree’s boughs.

There's a reason why no one has ever reached the top. Dangerous creatures and terrifying FOEs roam the labyrinth on every floor, so prepare to test your mettle with challenging turn-based battles.

Pre-purchase: Pokémon Gold Version (Nintendo, GBC VC) - €9.99/£8.99
If you pre-purchase Pokémon Gold Version you can be one of the first to play on the release day on 22 September 2017!

Exclusive ""Pokémon Gold Version"" HOME Menu theme included with every Nintendo eShop purchase of Pokémon™ Gold Version until 31 December!

Theme Description: ""Pokémon Gold Version - A theme based on the packaging for Pokémon Gold Version. Features Ho-Oh on the top screen, and a Pokémon panorama down below."" Theme Download Code valid until 31 January 2018.

Every download from Nintendo eShop also includes a Mystery Gift code for the Mythical Pokémon Celebi! You can redeem this code in Pokémon Sun, Pokémon Moon, Pokémon Ultra Sun or Pokémon Ultra Moon. Code can be redeemed between 22 September 2017 and 31 October 2018.

Pre-purchase: Pokémon Silver Version (Nintendo, GBC VC) - €9.99/£8.99
If you pre-purchase Pokémon Silver Version you can be one of the first to play on the release day on 22 September 2017!

Bonus: Exclusive ""Pokémon Silver Version"" HOME Menu theme included with every Nintendo eShop purchase of Pokémon™ Silver Version until 31 December!

Theme Description: ""A theme based on the packaging for Pokémon Silver Version. Features Lugia on the top screen, and a Pokémon panorama down below."" Theme Download Code valid until 31 January 2018.

Every download also includes a Mystery Gift code for the Mythical Pokémon Celebi! You can redeem this code in Pokémon Sun, Pokémon Moon, Pokémon Ultra Sun or Pokémon Ultra Moon. Code can be redeemed between 22 September 2017 and 31 October 2018.

Special offers
3D MahJongg (Joindots) - €3.74/£3.36 (Ends September 28, normally €4.99/£4.49)
Gardenscapes (Joindots) - €5.99/£4.49 (Endss September 28, normally €7.99/£5.99)
Murder on the Titanic (Joindots) - €5.99/£4.49 (Endss September 28, normally €7.99/£5.99)
Safari Quest (Joindots) - €5.24/£3.74 (Endss September 28, normally €6.99/£4.99)
Another World - 20th Anniversary Edition (Digital Lounge) - €1.59/£1.43 (Ends September 21, normally €7.99/£7.19)
Aqua Moto Racing 3D (Zordix AB) - €5.99/£5.39 (Ends September 21, normally €7.99/£7.19)
Art of Balance TOUCH! (Shin'en Multimedia) - €5.20/£4.70 (Ends October 5, normally €6.99/£6.29)
Cursed Castilla (Abylight) - €9.95/£9.78 (Ends September 21, normally €11.99/£11.79)
Kutar Concert Staff (CIRCLE Ent.) - €0.69/£0.69 (Ends September 28, normally €0.99/£0.99)
Kutar Jump Rope (CIRCLE Ent.) - €0.69/£0.69 (Ends September 28, normally €0.99/£0.99)
Kutar Magic Ball (CIRCLE Ent.) - €0.69/£0.69 (Ends September 28, normally €0.99/£0.99)
Kutar Quiz (CIRCLE Ent.) - €0.69/£0.69 (Ends September 28, normally €0.99/£0.99)
Kutar Tube Rider (CIRCLE Ent.) - €0.69/£0.69 (Ends September 28, normally €0.99/£0.99)
Luv Me Buddies Wonderland (O2 GAMES) - €7.45/£6.20 (Ends October 14, normally €14.90/£12.40)
Squids Odyssey (The Game Bakers) - €5.19/£3.99 (Ends Sepember 28, normally €12.99/£9.99)
Super Destronaut 3D (Petite Games, New 3DS only) - €1.59/£1.43 (Ends September 28, normally €1.99/£1.79)


Nintendo 3DS Theme Shop
The new themes will be available on September 15.

Metroid: Samus Returns (Nintendo) - €1.99/£1.79
Bounty hunter Samus Aran poses before a starry backdrop. Exit Sleep Mode to hear the tune when Samus first appears in the game.

Fashion Academy of Milan (Rainbow) - €1.99/£1.79
GO.ZY.! Get ready for a new lesson at the Fashion Academy of Milan!

Maggie and Jacques (Rainbow) - €1.99/£1.79
Maggie and Jacques  are the GO.ZY.-est couple!

Joy's fairytale bedroom (Rainbow) - €1.99/£1.79
Joy Ranocchio's bedroom is frog-tastic!

Meeting at Cinderella Castle (Rainbow) - €1.99/£1.79
Meeting at Cinderella Castle with Rose and Grandma Cinderella!


Nintendo eShop (Wii U)

Cars 3: Driven to Win (WB Games) - €49.99/£39.99
Start your engines and gear up for the ultimate racing experience in Cars 3: Driven to Win inspired by Disney•Pixar's film, Cars 3. Play with over 20 customisable characters including Lightning McQueen, Jackson Storm, Cruz Ramirez and the next generation of racers on over 20 tracks set in iconic locations from the film such as Radiator Springs. Train and advance your abilities in 6 game modes and challenge your family and friends in the Battle Race to become the Ultimate Champion. On the road to becoming a Hall of Fame Driver, training and skill will give you an edge in a race that anyone can win.

Add-on Content
LEGO Dimensions: Powerpuff Girls Team Pack (WB Games) - Free
LEGO Dimensions: Beetlejuice Fun Pack (WB Games) - Free
LEGO Dimensions: Teen Titans Go! Team Pack (WB Games) - Free

Special Offers
Absolutely Unstoppable MineRun (Yappa Pie) - €1.97/£1.64 (Ends October 5, normally €3.59/£2.99)
Another World - 20th Anniversary Edition (Digital Lounge) - €1.59/£1.43 (Ends September 21, normally €7.99/£7.19)
Asdivine Hearts (KEMCO) - €4.99/£4.49 (Ends September 28, normally €9.99/£8.99)
Baila Latino (O2 GAMES) - €9.95/£6.20 (Ends October 14, normally €19.90/£12.40)
Fit Music for Wii U (O2 GAMES) - €9.95/£7.95 (Ends October 14, normally €19.90/£15.90)
Luv Me Buddies Wonderland (O2 GAMES) - €9.95/£7.95 (Ends October 14, normally €19.90/£15.90)
Defense Dome (HULLBREACH STUDIOS) - €0.74/£0.69 (Ends October 28, normally €1.49/£1.39)
SDK Paint (HULLBREACH STUDIOS) - €2.44/£2.23 (Ends October 28, normally €3.49/£3.19)
SDK Spriter (HULLBREACH STUDIOS) - €6.99/£6.29 (Ends October 28, normally €9.99/£8.99)
Epic Dumpster Bear (Log Games) - €3.00/£2.70 (Ends October 4, normally €5.00/£4.50)
Puzzle Monkeys (Log Games) - €0.99/£0.99 (Ends October 4, normally €1.49/£1.49)
Ohayou! Beginner's Japanese (Finger Gun Games) - €4.49/£4.04 (Ends October 5, normally €4.99/£4.49)
Pinball Breakout (nuGAME) - €4.90/£4.20 (Ends October 12, normally €7.00/£6.00)
STEEL RIVALS (nuGAME) - €4.89/£4.19 (Ends October 12, normally €6.99/£5.99)
Squids Odyssey (The Game Bakers) - €5.19/£3.99 (Ends Sepember 28, normally €12.99/£9.99)
Toon Tanks (Petite Games) - €1.59/£1.43 (Ends September 28, normally €1.99/£1.79)