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This week's European downloads - February 6 (KUNAI, Knights and Bikes and more)

by nintendaan
06 February 2020
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Nintendo eShop (Switch)

Please The Gods (Ultimate Games) - €9.99/£8.99
Your family is starving and only a miracle can save you. Set on a journey to the land of the Gods to find the legendary Sampo, a treasure of endless riches and nourishment. Please the Gods is an atmospheric old school fantasy roleplaying game, inspired by shamanistic Finnish mythology and tabletop classics such as Hero Quest.

Hair Mower 3D (Rising Win Tech) - €5.50/£4.99
Discover what's under the weeds. There are many adorable objects waiting to be discovered. Be careful of enemies. The enemy is annoying? Try a bottle of milk to knock the enemy away. Enjoy the joy of mowing easily.

Monster Energy Supercross - The Official Videogame 3 (Milestone) - €59.99/£53.99
The only Official Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship videogame is back!

Relive the 2019 Supercross season with 100 riders of both 450SX and 250SX categories, 15 official stadiums and tracks and for the first time in the series you'll be able to join the official teams in the career mode.

Wide Ocean Big Jacket (Tender Claws) - €6.99/£6.29
Take part in a classic camping trip: Roast hot dogs on the fire, go birdwatching, tell ghost stories, grab a beverage from the cooler and do cartwheels on the beach.

WOBJ is a short story game including 20 chapters, 4 playable characters, 10,000 words of dialog and 8 explorable areas, all rendered in a beautiful 2D/3D art style.

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics (En Masse Entertainment) - €17.99/£16.99
In The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics, you will lead a fledgling resistance of Gelfling against their oppressive overlords, the Skeksis, across more than 50 unique turn-based tactics RPG battles. Along the way, you will recruit and customize new allies by assigning them jobs, modifying their abilities, and outfitting them with equipment to ensure victory. With 14 playable characters, including familiar faces from the classic film and the new Netflix Original series, you build your own teams and devise winning strategies to overthrow the rule of the Skeksis and restore light to the Gelfling homeworld of Thra!

7th Sector (Sometimes You) - €19.99/£17.99
Immerse yourself on this intricate path, solving different puzzles, facing its dangers, and collecting scattered information to discover the story of this world.

Gain control over several different characters, each with their own abilities that can help you navigate the world’s devices and machinery. Some of your choices and actions will determine the ending of the game.

Wargroove: Double Trouble Bundle (Chucklefish) - €16.99/£15.99
Includes:
- game
- Double Trouble DLC

Battleground (Sabec) - €8.99/£8.09
Battleground brings classic grid board game play to the Nintendo Switch by using state of the art 3D UI game graphics while maintaining the original look and feel.

Your mission is to destroy your enemies tanks and artillery before it destroys yours.

Deploy your tanks and artillery and then fire at your enemy using your grid screen to find and destroy their tanks and artillery before your tanks and artillery are taken out.

Nerved (Playstige Interactive) - €8.99/£7.99
Nerved is first person horror game, about a paranormal investigator couple and their latest adventure in the “Bitterwood Forest.”

This last case that they have chosen to persuade, will deliver a charnel impact on the couple’s fate, both personally and professionally.

The Man With The Ivory Cane (Ocean Media) - €9.99/£8.99
Paris, city of lights turned dark on you. You're a young artist enjoying your life until one evening your girlfriend Sasha goes missing!

You're the prime suspect. Only way to figure out what's going on is to take things into your own hands and investigate the whole case.

Is she being murdered or kidnapped? Who's the criminal mind behind everything? Use your detective skills and solve the mystery!

SEN: Seven Eight Nine (Indie Champions) - €9.99/£8.99
SEN is a minimalistic zen puzzle game about recognising patterns of numbers, colours and shapes.

The rules of the game are taught with absolutely zero instruction - the progression and design of the levels has been carefully balanced to introduce each rule, thereby giving players the sensation of discovering the rules for themselves.

夕鬼 零 Yuoni: Rises (Tricore) - €10.99/£9.99
"Yuoni: Rises" is a visual novel game where players sit at a desk and relive the characters’ experiences while progressing through the story. The story is set in mid-90s Japan when the Internet was still not widely used and cell phones were owned by a select few adults. It follows the experiences of two elementary school children troubled by family matters.

Flip through the pages by pressing the buttons and experience for yourself the children's fear and anguish in this realistic world. Find out who the sketchbook belongs to, and whose eyes you are looking through. Solve the mystery in the classroom where you are trapped in the Evening.

Code: Realize ~Guardian of Rebirth~ (Aksys Games) - €39.99/£35.99
Venture into a reimagined steampunk version of 19th century London. Follow the adventures of the poison-skinned maiden Cardia, the men trying to help her, and the mysterious organization intent on capturing her.

Experience a visual novel adventure brimming with literary and historical characters including Victor Frankenstein and Abraham van Helsing. Will Cardia find love, or destroy those she cares for? Her story is in your hands.

Rolling Sky 2 (Rising Win Tech) - €11.69/£10.49
With just a click, the player can move the character, dodge obstacles to the music rhythm, and trigger the mechanism to jump. With the simple operation, novices can get started quickly; for advanced players, there are also hard modes to challenge their own reaction limits."

KUNAI (The Arcade Crew) - €16.99/£15.29
A traumatic event has shaken the balance of the world. Human life has been almost wiped out by the evil A.I. Lemonkus. Robots roam free across the earth. You take control of Tabby, a killer robot infused with the soul of an ancient warrior.

Just a Phrase by POWGI (Lightwood Games) - €7.99/£6.99
A hangman-style word game with a twist. One word in every phrase has been replaced by a homophone to make it tougher to deduce. Like NUCLEAR WAIST or STRIKE THE RIGHT CORD. The new phrases sound familiar when read aloud, but have humorous or surreal new meanings.

Arc of Alchemist (Idea Factory) - €39.99/£35.99
Newly Polished - In the Western release, players can now choose from 7 playable characters each specializing in unique weapons, attacks, and abilities!

Four Orbs to Rule Them All - Wielding the Lunagear allows players to combine two of the four elemental orbs (fire, water, wind, earth) to solve puzzles, manipulate environments, and blast any foe.

Based Blessings - Construct your base and conquer! Customize Troop Formations, purchase gear, and build facilities to strengthen attacks and learn new abilities.

Amass Items & Exchange - There are treasures to be found everywhere. Seek out items to equip and strengthen your party. Exchange materials for even more powerful weapons!

Shiny Ski Resort (Kairosoft) - €13.00/£11.69
Your story starts with a small hotel on a snowy mountain. Develop land to build a spectacular ski course, and obtain materials for use in constructing new hotel facilities. Make your hotel popular, and your ski course will benefit as well! Plus you'll become able to make products to sell in hotel shops and restaurants.

Expand your ski course and watch your guests polish their skills until they become ski pros, then have them represent your resort in ski contests, sporting sponsored items. Help your racer pull awesome tricks off ski jumps to win the race, and your sponsors will reward you handsomely, and value you even more.

Knights and Bikes (Double Fine) - €21.99/£19.79
You’ll play as Nessa & Demelza as they explore an ancient island with their pet goose Captain Honkers, riding and upgrading their bikes on a quest for answers.

As the story unfolds they’ll face hazards, puzzles, and the gathering forces of an ancient curse with their growing collection of frisbees, water-balloons, toilet-plungers, and a boom-box loud enough to wake the undead.

Together our heroines will laugh, learn, and cry - but will the power of their friendship be enough to actually save the island AND each other?

Arcade Archives Saint Dragon (HAMSTER) - €6.99/£6.29
'SAINT DRAGON' is a shooting game released by JALECO in 1989. Set in outer space with detailed graphics, giant space dragon SAINT DRAGON fights fiercely against enemy mechs. This game features simple 1 button controls for firing normal bullets and special bullets, and the ability to strategize using SAINT DRAGON's long invincible body.

Bridge Builder Adventure (BoomBit Games, available February 7) - €14.99/£13.49
Discover the joys and challenges of bridge building anew with this new & fresh look at the immensely popular puzzle game formula! Discover breathtaking places, design amazing constructions and immerse yourself in the memorable world of Bridge Builder Adventure!

EQQO (Nakana.io, available February 7) - €6.00/£5.40
The heartening tale of a mother, a blind child and an Egg - voiced and captioned in many languages. A multi-layered story full of symbols and metaphors about hope, love, nature and everything that connects us.

Four to five hours of exploration and puzzle solving in sacred lands and monumental temple rooms. 25 hidden parchment scrolls to find and reveal new parts of the legend.

The Turing Test (Square Enix Europe, available February 7) - €19.99/£15.99
The Turing Test is a challenging first-person puzzle game set on Jupiter’s moon, Europa. You are Ava Turing, an engineer for the International Space Agency (ISA) sent to discover the cause behind the disappearance of the ground crew stationed there. Guided only by the station’s AI, Tom, find your way through the facility and discover what it truly means to be human.

LocO-SportS (JORGE BIEDMA AZUAR, available February 7) - €5.99/£5.39
LocO-SportS is a fun sports game held at an Olympic stadium.

Compete with your friends and family to be the best while you laugh at the craziest and most surreal tests. Reach impossible records such as a 25-metre high pole vault. Compete with the most diverse athletes in the world - a jovial 90-year-old grandmother, a hippie, a clown, an emo, a biker, a thief, a policeman, a punk, a diver, a boxer, a superhero...the list goes on.

LocO-SportS offers up to a 4 player multiplayer, global online ranking including a top-three world podium, tests for reflexes, pulse rates and balance, a quick time event and so much more - don't miss out!

Rune Lord (Victory Road, available February 7) - €6.99/£6.29
A portal has opened and dark magic is pouring through! Only you can close the gateway and defeat the evil Ice Golem!

By creating matches of three or more runes, you'll collect the magic that will allow you to cast spells and complete tasks. But you'll need to hurry: time is short!

As you remove obstacles from the game board and complete the fast-moving levels, you'll earn coins that allow you to purchase and then upgrade boosters and spells. A booster might give you more time to complete a level or grant you special abilities; a spell might collect a fistful of runes or unleash a destructive wave across the game board, saving you precious seconds. With each bump in power, the spells become more and more dazzling until the screen explodes in a stunning display of animated effects.

Zero Zero Zero Zero (Ratalaika Games, available February 7) - €4.99/£4.99
Zero Zero Zero Zero is a unique 1-bit low-fi platformer that sets to challenge players in a plethora of levels that will require skill and careful maneuvering. Dodge, shoot, and jump your way through randomly selected levels as you progress or die.

Featuring a smooth, spectacular soundtrack to groove to while jumping your way through hazards and enemies. Do you have what it takes to complete all 100 levels?

ELEA: Paradigm Shift (Kyodai, available February 7) - €7.99/£6.99
ELEA: Paradigm Shift is a game that takes the player on the deeply personal journey of a woman, whose life is marked by loss, grief, and self-accusation in the aftermath of a global pandemic.

Luckily, an Earth-like exoplanet within an achievable distance from the Solar system had been discovered. Pooling volunteers from around the globe, a first-of-a-kind interstellar spaceship was built and sent to colonize the yet unexplored planet. The gargantuan vessel was named Pilgrimage, embodying the hopes of all of humanity. To everyone’s dismay, shortly after a successful arrival, the Pilgrimage went on total radio silence. What caused it remains a mystery.

13 years later, research starship Recovery has arrived on-site to investigate the fate of the expedition. The player takes the role of the space scientist River Elea Catherine Jones. She is driven above all by a personal goal – to find her husband Ethan, who occupied a prominent position on the Pilgrimage’s scientific crew.

Kitty Powers' Matchmaker (Magic Notion, available February 7) - €13.29/£11.99 (€10.63/£9.59 until February 16)
Match an endless parade of desperate clients with candidates from Kitty’s little black book and guide them through awkward conversations and dozens of perilous dating dilemmas.

As your reputation grows you’ll unlock new date venues, more demanding clientele and upgrades for your agency. Send your hopefuls out with the right look and perfect gift to maximise their chance of finding love.

Are you ready to bring romance to the world? Or will you leave a sea of broken hearts in your wake?

Marooners (M2H, available February 7) - €12.99/£11.69
Play a wild mix of fun party games as the action regularly switches back and forth between games. Can you handle the switcheroo chaos? Join your friends both on the couch and online while sadistically laughing at their misfortune, or come back to haunt them if you die. Run, jump and slap your way to victory!

Crash Drive 2 (M2H, available February 7) - €7.99/£7.19
Whether you're driving a bus, a classic muscle car, or a monster truck—you go your own way in this multiplayer stunting game. Speed across a huge map equipped with plenty of bizarre terrain to make the race intense. Collect coins, upgrade your ride, and WIN the offroad race!

The Town of Light: Deluxe Edition (Wired Productions, available February 7) - €9.99/£7.99
Play through the eyes of Renée, a 16-year-old girl who suffers from the symptoms of mental illness. She is searching for answers to the many questions from her past, whilst exploring the place where she spent most of her youth. Guide Renée through a dark and emotional journey where the lines between entertainment, storytelling and reality blur.

This Deluxe Edition includes exclusive documentary content exploring the history of the Psychiatric Hospital of Volterra and the making of The Town of Light.


Downloadable content

Mortal Kombat 11: DC Elseworlds Skin Pack (WB Games) - €5.99/£4.99
Mortal Kombat 11: The Joker (WB Games) - €5.99/£4.99

Wargroove - Wargroove: Double Trouble (Chucklefish Games)

Groove Coaster Wai Wai Party!!!!: VOCALOID Pack 3 (Taito) - €14.99/£12.99

WorldNeverland - Elnea Kingdom: Tiara Set (althi) - €2.99/£2.69

Portal Knights - Weddings and Galas (505 Games)

EQQO: #EqqoDonation (Nakana.io, available February 7) - €1.00/£0.90


Demos

Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet Complete Edition (Bandai Namco Entertainment)
Packed to the rim with content, the SWORD ART ONLINE: FATAL BULLET Complete Edition includes the main game, three DLC packs, the expansion Dissonance of the Nexus, and bonus in-game items. Now on the Nintendo Switch!

Your choices are heavier and faster than a bullet.

Create your own character and log in to Gun Gale Online, a world of guns and steel, where a chance encounter partners you with a rare support AI called ArFA-sys as you both are caught up in a tempestuous story of fate.

Experience the thrilling battles of a third-person shooter (TPS) together with the story and progression of an RPG in this first-ever TPSRPG from Sword Art Online!

Customize your avatar and master a wide array of weapons and skills!

Choose from over 30 playable characters in online PvP, ranging from Alice and Eugeo from Alicization, season 3 of the SAO anime, to Eiji and Yuna from Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale!



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