Gaming News Weekend 18

Time again to look at the handheld gaming news that stood out to us this week! We have news about: Clubhouse Games 51: Worldwide Classics, Adam’s Venture: Origins coming, Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling coming to Switch as well, Action puzzle Urban Flow, Oniria Crimes: solving crimes in dreams, educational video game Island Saver for kids and SNK GALS’ FIGHTERS.

Clubhouse Games 51: Worldwide Classics

14 years after its original debut on the Nintendo DS, the collection of games is Clubhouse Games 51 is coming to the Switch on June 5. 51 different mini-games from all across the globe, such as chess, Checkers, Blackjack, air hockey, bowling, billiards, and even Battle Tanks.

There are a lot of ways to play the games together: multiplayer with someone using a single Switch, linking together devices via free software to allow for multi-screen play with friends and family (only one person has to own the title). But if those near you aren’t in the mood, you can also play through an online mode, where gamers can select three mini-games and play competitively against an opponent (of course, you need a Nintendo Switch Online membership to make use of this feature).

Adam’s Venture: Origins coming

On May 29 SOEDESCO is bringing us Adam’s Venture: Origins as digital download. The physical release is postponed to a later date due to the current global developments related to COVID-19.

Adam, is a young man with a truly adventurous spirit. Raised by his theologian father George, Adam loved the tales he was told about ancient artifacts and the secret of Eden. Given his restless spirit, when his father hired Adam as a research assistant, he quickly found a way to turn this dusty old job around and became an adventurer. Accompanied by his trusted companion Evelyn, an independent woman with an Oxford degree in history, they venture off to discover the secret of Eden.Set in the roaring 20’s, you set out to explore ancient ruins and solve ingenious puzzles to find mysterious locales. As you travel to unique locations, you’re opposed by the evil Clairvaux company, who’s intentions for exploring artifacts could unleash chaos around the world.

Check the trailer here!

Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling

Hidden within the foliage of nature lies a small but prosperous continent – Bugaria. You didn’t know that, did you? Insects from all over the world travel there in search of treasure scattered across it. The most sought after of these relics is The Everlasting Sapling. Eating just one of its leaves can even grant immortality! Upon decree of the Ant Queen, a brave team of explorers – Vi, Kabbu, and Leif – will travel across many different environments in search of this ancient artifact. In order to do so, they must work together to solve riddles, defeat strong enemies and help the bug populace!

Follow the three charming heroes in this adventure RPG as the game comes to the Switch on May 28. They embark on this epic quest in Bugaria in search of treasure and immortality.

Action puzzle Urban Flow

Urban Flow is a new action puzzle for that is coming to the Nintendo Switch in Q2 2020! The rules for this game are very simple: change the traffic lights, and do not let cars crash into each other. Manage the city’s stoplights and special vehicles to try to avoid the chaos to become the best traffic control officer in history!

You can play the game by yourself or with your friends in scalable “drop-in, drop-out” local co-op mode for two, three, or four players!

Oniria Crimes: solving crimes in dreams

In Oniria Crimes, the amazing adventure from cKolmos Games, human beings have managed to colonize the sphere of dreams. The first dream city has been constructed, the Palace of Desires, a changing megalopolis where the dreams of all humanity converge. This isn’t going down without its fair shares of troubles. A series of mysterious crimes are about to break the already delicate balance of power between the different guilds that exist in the Palace of Desires.

As one of the Rounders, an organisation dedicated to ensuring order and justice, you’ll have to travel to the dream plane and investigate the scene of every crime, questioning the most unusual witnesses you’ve ever seen in a video game: the objects in every room. In the world of Oniria, the objects have a voice and personality of their own, and their statements will help you locate the main suspects and find out their possible motives for committing each murder.

Sounds interesting right? Oniria Crimes is set to release on the Switch on October 30th (as well as on the PS4, PC and mobile)

Educational video game Island Saver for kids

On 13 May, a new educational game will be released on the Switch. What caught my attention is that it is published by NatWest. The reason for this is that in a recent survey by MoneySense, 32% of parents said that computer and phone games influence their children’s ideas of money and how to spend it, and 53% said their children’s lack of interest was a challenge when it came to teaching them about money.

Enter video-game developer Stormcloud that has worked with the bank to make Island Saver. Kids get to explore tropical jungles, the icy arctic, dusty deserts and volcanoes while cleaning up the landscape. Plus, there are 42 Bankanimals to save. Had to smile at that term!

This is what the game is about: A group of amazing islands need your help! Horrid plastic waste has washed up and you need to sort it out with your trusty Trash Blaster! But look out for the Litterbugs. They love mess and they’re out to muck things up.
You need to wash away gloop, collect litter, earn coins and rescue the bankimals! These special animals are living piggy banks and with them you can help save the Savvy Islands and make things good again.

SNK GALS’ FIGHTERS available in the eShop

SNK Corporation has released SNK GALS’ FIGHTERS to the Nintendo eShop. In this he re-release of the 2000 Neo Geo Pocket Color game, SNK’s wondrous heroines duke it out for a shot to be crowned the QUEEN OF FIGHTERS! It has a roster of 11 fighters with 3 hidden characters.