Monkey Gear Solid
From: MGS3: Snake Eater
Unlock: Not needed
Mini-rating: 10/10
A stealth-clash crossover that puts Ape Escape’s monkeys into Snake’s world. The result? An irresistible but technical dash to catch a bunch of screeching idiot primates with flashing sirens on their heads. Evolution in action.
AI Warfare
From: R-Type Final
Unlock: Not needed
Mini-rating: 7/10
As well as being a horrendously dark (and bargain-priced) shooter, R-Type Final lets you take any of its 99 ships, pimp it out, and let it loose in a turn-based, AI-driven sim battle.
Stealing
From: 7 Sins
Unlock: Not needed
Mini-rating: 0/10
You’ve managed to charm a woman into falling for you, so how do you repay her devotion? By stealing from her when she’s not looking, of course. Maximum sexist scumbag points all round.
Chihuahua Races
From: God Hand
Unlock: Clear stage 2
Mini-rating: 5/10
Bet on a set of garishly colored and awesomely named (‘Mikami’s head’?) dogs, and watch them scuttle along a race track for cash and giggles. Even madder than the rest of the game.
Tower Climb
From: ATV Quad Power Racing 2
Unlock: Not needed
Mini-rating: 8/10
Subtly coax your ATV to the top (or bottom) of a loopy tower constructed from ramps, bumps, banks, steps and jumps, as quickly as possible. We’d have played a whole game of this.
Jun 4, 2008
5 years after Avengers, 2 years after its last layoffs, and who knows how long before Perfect Dark and Tomb Raider return, Crystal Dynamics announces another round of layoffs
Getting Assassin's Creed Shadows on PS5 and Xbox Series X was all about adding "dynamism" to the open world, but the devs seem most proud about the trees
