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This week's European downloads - September 12 (Blasphemous, Star Wars Pinball and more)

by nintendaan
12 September 2019
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Nintendo eShop (Switch)

Blasphemous (Team17) - €24.99/£19.99 (€22.49/£17.99 until October 23)
A foul curse has fallen upon the land of Cvstodia and all its inhabitants - it is simply known as The Miracle.

Play as The Penitent One - a sole survivor of the massacre of the ‘Silent Sorrow’. Trapped in an endless cycle of death and rebirth, it’s down to you to free the world from this terrible fate and reach the origin of your anguish.

Explore this nightmarish world of twisted religion and discover its many secrets hidden deep inside. Use devastating combos and brutal executions to smite the hordes of grotesque monsters and titanic bosses. Locate and equip relics, rosary beads and prayers that call on the powers of the heavens to aid you in your quest to break your eternal damnation.

Super Dodgeball Beats (PlayStack) - €12.99/£11.99
Take part in insanely cool dodgeball games played to the rhythm of 18 original music tracks. Conquer your rivals in style with perfect rhythm and sweet moves. There’s nothing else like it!

Sydney Hunter and the Curse of the Mayan (Gregarious Games) - €17.90/£16.09
You play as Sydney Hunter, an explorer who gets trapped inside a Maya pyramid while he is out exploring the region of Yucatan.

Sydney soon discovers that Kinich Ahau (the Maya sun god) and Kukulkan (the feathered serpent god) have broken up the sacred Maya Haab calendar into seven separate pieces, has taken four precious idols, and are hiding them throughout the pyramid.

This all comes during the time of Wayab; the five unlucky days of the year. This has caused great chaos, and time to freeze if the Haab calendar isn’t found and put back together in time.

Throne Quest Deluxe (Valorware) - €4.99/£4.49
Throne Quest Deluxe is a seem-less open-world Action Role Playing Game (ARPG). Delve into an adventurous world full of dungeons and crypts, fighting many types of vicious monsters and search for huge amounts of loot. Change between 11 classes throwing your axes, fire, harps and even a djenty-guitar in fast-paced combat whilst gulping potions and collecting drops to level-up and become a champion. Explore your way through the dangers of the lands on an epic quest to reach the central castle- to claim the Throne held by a demon boss.

Battle Supremacy - Evolution (ATYPICAL GAMES) - €9.99/£8.99
Experience the true power in Battle Supremacy: EVOLUTION, a sci-fi transforming vehicles game with thrilling gameplay and showoff-worthy visuals.

Act as a tank, a drone or an airplane, Battle it out in this riveting game, packed with lush landscapes and destructible environments. Drive or fly through futuristic cities with suspended highways and gigantic bridges.

Unlock each level’s medals to master over 100 single player missions.

The Tenth Line Special Edition (Sungazer Software) - €11.79/£10.99 (€10.61/£9.89 until October 18)
In The Tenth Line, you'll guide the princess of the tiny nation of Easania, along with her unusual but reliable companions, and explore a vibrant world of humans, beasts, and dragons, while escaping the clutches of a mysterious cult in hot pursuit.

Explore the world through fast-paced 2D platforming by controlling three separate characters, each with unique movement mechanics and ways of interacting with the world.

Take on dozens of foes at one time through challenging turn-based RPG battles with an active timing element.

Amnesia: Collection (Frictional Games) - €27.99/£25.20
The collection contains three Amnesia titles: The Dark Descent, A Machine For Pigs, and Justine. Experience the horror that kickstarted the Let's Play revolution; be immersed in three living nightmares that will chill you to the core.

The Sinking City (Frogwares) - €49.99/£44.99
The Sinking City: Deluxe Edition (Frogwares) - €64.99/£58.49
The Sinking City is an adventure and investigation game set in an open world inspired by the universe of H.P. Lovecraft, the master of Horror. The half-submerged city of Oakmont is gripped by supernatural forces. You're a private investigator, and you have to uncover the truth of what has possessed the city… and the minds of its inhabitants.

Arcade Archives Track & Field (HAMSTER) - €6.99/£6.29
This ain't no 20-minute workout. It's the ultimate in head-to-head competition, in 8 grueling events. 100 meter dash. Long jump. Hurdles. Javelin. Skeet shooting. Triple jump. Archery. And the high jump. No timeouts, no breathers, no water boys. Just you and your own exhaustion. So get psyched. Pick your level of competition and the opening event. Then block out the roar of the crowd and take a deep breath. Because it's not whether you win or lose. It's whether you survive!

Golazo! (Klabater) - €14.99/£13.49 (€12.74/£11.46 until September 26)
Football is all about fun and teamwork. It doesn’t matter if you’re on the field or play it on console sitting with your friends on the couch. Golazo boldly recalls the glory days of the arcade soccer games, bringing back memories of cult classics we all know. With its vintage, not-too-serious, artistic and creative modern approach to classic gameplay, Golazo is certainly a perfect game for people who are weary of football managers or complicated hard-core simulators. You just grab your pad, sit on the couch and play!

Golazo is a dynamic 2.5D arcade football game with a medium sized fields, no fouls and offsides whistled. Just pure fun! Mastering the game is incredibly easy during the fun and furious 7vs7 matches. With its local multiplayer modes and crazy vintage approach, Golazo is the ideal choice for Couch & Party gamers!

Newt One (Whitethorn Digital) - €8.89/£7.99
Newt One rewards players for how much life they bring to the game world, not how much life is taken from it. Experience your progress through color and music swelling in the game world as you play as Newt – a new tone in the musical land of Groovy Hue which has fallen to the Great Slumber. Awaken this sleeping, silent world to new heights of color and music in this colorful and relaxing 3D Platforming journey of cheer, music, and friendship.

Yellow Fins (Sprakelsoft) - €3.99/£3.59
Yellow Fins Demo (Sprakelsoft) - Free
Our tiny yellow hero wants to fly like a bird. But he has fins and no wings. So he needs the hills to gain speed and fly from hill to hill to avoid getting caught by the snowstorm that is chasing chim.

Daemon X Machina (Nintendo, available September 13) - €59.99/£49.99 (€53.99/£44.99 until September 12)
A mighty war between man and machine rages in DAEMON X MACHINA, a new action shooter packed with fast-paced combat, explosive destruction and a huge array of weaponry. Step out onto a futuristic battlefield and fight for the future of mankind on Nintendo Switch.

Rest in Pieces (Itatake, available September 13) - €7.99/£6.99 (€5.19/£4.54 until October 12)
Please save all the poor souls that have been trapped in the dream demons porcelain nightmares.

Awake little Georgina from her evil clown dream, weaved of her worst fears. Help the drunken pirate Jack Parrot to vanquish the horrible sea monster Kraken. Save Father Lugosi from Count Draculas bloodthirsty fangs. Rest in Pieces includes many souls to save, and several frightening nightmares to wake up from.

Star Wars Pinball (Zen Studios, available September 13) - €29.99/£26.99
19 TABLES CELEBRATING A GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY

Movie Adaptations: Episodes IV - VIII; Rogue One: A Star Wars Story; Solo: A Star Wars Story
TV Adaptations: Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels
Characters: Han Solo, Darth Vader, Lando Calrissian in the Calrissian Chronicles table, Boba Fett, Droids
Locations: Ahch-To Island, Mimban
Themes: Jedi versus Sith in Masters of the Force, X-wings vs. TIE fighters in Starfighter Assault, or experience the Might of the First Order

Atomic Heist (Drageus Games, available September 13) - €7.99/£7.19 (€3.99/£3.59 until November 6)
It has been nearly six years since the end of the Delotian wars. Our first war… our first contact, with an alien race. We thought the Delotians were coming to annihilate us. We later learned they were running away from the real threat. For eighteen generations the Delotians were hunted by the Rhaokyns. Everything they knew, everything they were had been lost or destroyed. The Delotians travelled through subspace to remote parts of the galaxy to hide from their hunters. Luck brought them to our backyard. They wanted help. They needed help. We didn't listen.

Chop (QubicGames, available September 13) - €9.99/£8.99
Accessible in its mechanics, CHOP offers a real strategic dimension and a depth of gameplay that will put your skills to the test.

One hit to kill, respawn almost instantly. CHOP is meant to give a feeling close to what you can experience in fast FPS, mixed with platformer setting and influences from beloved titles. it speaks to those who like gore, comics, post-apocalyptic settings and are looking for a supercharged party game!

DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition (Ratalaika Games, available September 13) - €5.99/£5.99
DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition is a 2D psychological horror adventure game that tells the story of Price, a young man who seizes an old woman’s apartment. After seizing her home, his humanity is now gone. So begins his tale of regrets…

Creep your way through different locations, learning the backstory of Price and his motivations that led him down this dark path.

Progress through the somber story by solving light puzzles across a variety of different scenarios and settings!

Ellen (Jandusoft, available September 13) - €7.99/£7.19
Help young investigator James uncover the dark truth behind the murder of the Smiths and their missing daughter Ellen in this thrilling 2D pixel horror game.

If you don’t believe in paranormal events, meet the people from White Hill.

It’s been years since all but the daughter in the Smiths family were found murdered. The people of the town are getting uneasy as more and more witnesses have spoken about seeing the silhouette of a little girl standing in the house. Rumors spread that the silhouette has to be Ellen, the daughter of the Smith’s family, whose body was never found during the investigation of the murders. 1 year later, James, a bright and eager investigator, has taken matters into his own hands to finally reveal the truth of what happened that horrible night.

Ritual (Hexage, available September 13) - €9.99/£8.99
Equip your sorcerer with powerful combinations of Spells and Skills and blaze through horders of monsters in a unique spell-casting action RPG.

You are a Sorcerer Angel. They tried to sacrifice you and failed. Hunt them down, kill their foul God and purge the world!


Downloadable Content

Trials Rising Crash & Sunburn (Ubisoft) - €11.99/£9.50
Trials Rising Crash & Sunburn takes you below the Equator to see the wonders of the Southern Hemisphere! Enjoy 2 additional fun bikes, ride your way through mountains, jungles, and more!

The Sinking City: Experience Boost (Frogwares) - €2.99/£2.69
The Sinking City: Worshippers of the Necronomicon (Frogwares) - €12.99/£11.69
The Sinking City: Chicago Organ Grinder (Frogwares) - €1.99/£1.79
The Sinking City: Investigator Pack (Frogwares) - €4.99/£4.49

Pic-a-Pix Pieces: 15x15 Pieces Pack 9 (Lightwood Games) - €2.99/£2.99
Pic-a-Pix Pieces: 20x20 Pieces Pack 9 (Lightwood Games) - €2.99/£2.99

Gear.Club Unlimited 2: Dodge Challenger Ignition (Microids) - €0.99/£0.89
Gear.Club Unlimited 2: Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione Ottanta (Microids) - €0.99/£0.89
Gear.Club Unlimited 2: BMW M4 Coupe Loyal 1 (Microids) - €0.99/£0.89
Gear.Club Unlimited 2: Wings Stickers Set (Microids) - €0.99/£0.89
Gear.Club Unlimited 2: Mercedes-AMG C 63 S Coupe Paint Stroke (Microids) - €0.99/£0.89
Gear.Club Unlimited 2: BMW Z4 Rodster Red Camo (Microids) - €0.99/£0.89
Gear.Club Unlimited 2: Dodge Challenger Sheriff (Microids) - €1.99/£1.79
Gear.Club Unlimited 2: Hazard Stickers Set (Microids) - €0.99/£0.89

Overcooked! 2 - Carnival of Chaos (Team17) - €4.99/£4.49
New levels! The carnival becomes your kitchen across 15 brand new levels!

Four new chefs! Put on a performance like no other as the ringmaster chef, strongman chef, clown chef and stunt chef!

New recipes! From donuts to hotdogs, cook up a carnival feast with brand new recipes and get to grips with the brand new condiment and drinks machines!

Combo meals! Fast food at its finest. Your customers are hungry and only the very best deep-fried food will do - combined with a drink and served on a tray, naturally!

Cannons? Yes, CANNONS! Gracefully travel from one end of the kitchen to the other with this rather unconventional new kitchen gadget!


Demos

Contra: Rogue Corps Demo (Konami) - Free
CONTRA is back! Two years after the Alien Wars ended, the Damned City erupts from the final battleground. From the midst of the chaos, a group of scoundrels emerge. They might not be typical heroes, but they're here to save the world… or get rich trying. Featuring action packed battles, customisable gear, gigantic bosses and explosive multiplayer action.

Yellow Fins Demo (Sprakelsoft) - Free
Our tiny yellow hero wants to fly like a bird. But he has fins and no wings. So he needs the hills to gain speed and fly from hill to hill to avoid getting caught by the snowstorm that is chasing chim.

Trials Rising Demo (Ubisoft) - Free
Explore over-the-top action and physics-bending motorcycle racing in the latest opus of the Trials franchise.  All new features, more competitions and more tracks means new challenges. Ride challenging tracks around the world – from the Great Wall of China and New York City to the Eiffel Tower and everywhere in between. With the new hilarious Tandem Bike, get your friends and try to control one bike with two riders. From your local backyard to worldwide stadiums, defeat all your opponents online and rise to glory.

Mistover (Time Trial Demo) (KRAFTON) - Free
''MIST-ical'' RPG with expeditions for finding the key to survival. Choose your next step wisely and keep in mind that your every move will change the future.


Pre-orders

EA SPORTS FIFA 20 Nintendo Switch Legacy Edition (Electronic Arts) - €59.99/£54.99
Pre-load ends 26/09/2019, 23:59 local time

EA SPORTS FIFA 20 Legacy Edition launches September 27th on Nintendo Switch featuring the latest kits, clubs, and squads from some of top leagues around the world. It will also feature some of the world’s most famous stadiums, including some brand new to FIFA 20. Gameplay features and modes will have parity with FIFA 19 on Nintendo Switch.

Galaxy Champions TV (Silesia Games) - €6.99/£6.29 (€4.89/£4.40 until October 2)
Pre-load ends 03/10/2019, 14:59 CEST

Get powerful weapons and power-ups, defeat a huge amount of enemies, level up, unlock upgrades and beat all the bosses to become the champion of the most violent TV show of all time! Are you ready to become the Champ?!

"Good luck! You'll need it!"

Call of Cthulhu (Focus Home Entertainment) - €39.99/£35.99 (€35.99/£32.39 until October 7)
Pre-load ends 08/10/2019, 09:59 local time

Call of Cthulhu, the official videogame inspired by Chaosium's classic pen and paper RPG, brings you deep into a world of creeping madness and shrouded Old Gods within Lovecraft's iconic universe.

1924. Private Investigator Pierce is sent to look into the tragic death of the Hawkins family on the isolated Darkwater Island. Soon enough, Pierce is pulled into a terrifying world of conspiracies, cultists, and cosmic horrors. Nothing is as it seems. Sanity is an irregular bedfellow, all too often replaced by whisperings in the dark. Strange creatures, weird science, and sinister cults dominate the Cthulhu Mythos, intent on realizing their mad schemes to bring about the end of everything.

Zombieland: Double Tap-Road Trip (Game Mill) - €39.99/£34.99
Pre-load ends 15/10/2019, 14:59 local time

With its own unique story, set between the events of the first movie, Zombieland: Double Tap- Road Trip is a ridiculously fun top-down twin-stick shooter featuring local co-op multiplayer for up to four players. Play as your favorite heroes from the original — Tallahassee, Columbus, Wichita and Little Rock — as well as new unlockable characters from the upcoming sequel.  The game embraces the game-like elements seen in the film by incorporating everything from the “Rules” to “Zombie Kill of the Week”.  Use your special abilities, an arsenal of weapons and the essential Zombieland rules for survival to stay alive against huge numbers of uniquely grotesque and dangerous undead monstrosities in Zombieland: Double Tap- Road Trip’s story-based campaign mode, wave-based horde mode, and boss battles.

Killer Queen Black (Liquid Bit) - €17.99/£16.19
Pre-load ends 11/10/2019, 15:59 CEST

Killer Queen Black is an intense multiplayer action/strategy platformer for up to eight players. Fly solo, or team up with three of your friends as you race to complete one of three possible victory conditions.

Omen Exitio: Plague (Forever Entertainment) - €9.99/£8.99 (€4.99/£8.09 until October 2)
Pre-load ends 19/09/2019, 14:59 CEST

The oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.” – H.P. Lovecraft

Zanzibar, 1896. Dr. Jake Huntington enlisted in the army to forget the loss of his wife. Yet something sinister and ancient is about to overturn his life forever. Shadows that inhabit the confines of reality seem to converge all in one point: a terrifying disease that threatens to exterminate the entire human race.


Island Maze (Drageus Games, available September 13) - €2.99/£2.69
Pre-load ends 19/09/2019, 23:59 local time

When you’re a cube, even a simple island becomes a puzzling maze. It’s time to shine and bring out the best in you. Collect keys, climb steep walls and manipulate your surroundings to finally reach the portal.

Expect a fun, smart and relaxing experience!

Street Outlaws: The List (Game Mill, available September 13)
Pre-load ends 22/10/2019, 14:59 local time


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