This month’s gaming releases will have players travelling through time and space to a galaxy far, far away, testing their skills on the road, engaging in some friendly sporting endeavours and exploring the world of magic, reality and alternate timelines.
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
The iconic sci-fi saga gets the full LEGO treatment. For LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, all nine main Star Wars films are included in one game, with players able to choose how they travel through the epic saga. With a galaxy of planets to explore, players will be able to dive straight into the Star Wars story and join Luke, Leia, Han, Rey, Finn, Obi-Wan and Anakin on their journeys. With updated gameplay, visuals, revamped combat and more explorable areas, the game will also include more than 300 playable characters for a Star Wars experience like no other.
The Deluxe Edition includes a copy of the game, the Character Collection DLC featuring six additional character packs and a physical Luke Skywalker (with blue milk) Minifigure. The CE Exclusive Edition – which is only available at GAME – features all the content of the Deluxe Edition but also includes a Steelbook case featuring Han Solo in Carbonite.
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga will be available on Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch and PC from April 5*
Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition
A classic story traversing time and space comes to consoles in this highly anticipated remaster. Chrono Cross follows the story of Serge, a 17-year-old from a small fishing village, who slips through reality to find himself in an alternate world. The main difference: in this world, Serge died as a child. On his quest to find out what happened to this world’s version of himself and find a way home, Serge soon finds that his quest is tied to the fate of the world and discovers he is not the only one out of place in this world.
Featuring a cast of 45 party members, Chrono Cross has a diverse universe that will need exploring multiple times in order to grasp the full scale and scope of the story. Among the features of this remastered version are refined character models, updated music and background audio, the ability to Auto Battle opponents, several battle enhancement features to adapt combat in-game, a feature that will allow players to switch enemy encounters on or off as they choose the choice of the original pixel font or HD font and support for multiple languages.
Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition will be available on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and PC from April 7*
MotoGP 22
Start your engines and get ready to ride in this year’s MotoGP release. For MotoGP 22, players will be able to work their way from the ground up across the MotoGP world in one of the most immersive experiences yet. From honing their skills in the new MotoGP Academy, navigating the highs and lows in the Managerial Career or even taking on friends in cross-play challenges (within the same console family), players will be spoilt for choice in their MotoGP experience. This year’s release will also allow players to put themselves in the boots of legends with the Nine Season, reliving some classic moments from one of the most iconic seasons in MotoGP history.
Players who pre-order will receive the VIP Multiplier Pack, which will provide a boost to credits, reputation, and development points in Career Mode.
MotoGP 22 will be available on Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch and PC from April 21*
The Serpent Rogue
Become a mastery of alchemy in this ever-changing medieval fantasy from Sengi Games & Team17. In The Serpent Rogue, players are The Warden. When their homeland is taken over by an evil force, known as Morbus, it is up to the Warden to find a way to restore balance to the ecosystem and find a way to drive Morbus and their forces out. Players will have to navigate their way through an ever-changing world, with new obstacles and challenges arising each time, with only their skills as an alchemist to help them through.
Alongside the main story, players will have to be mindful of their surroundings in new ways throughout The Serpent Rogue. Every action the player takes as The Warden has consequences: leave items scattered – along come more rodents to cause havoc, leave a fallen body to rot and ghouls will be drawn to the stench of death in the air bringing with them more death and destruction. However, this can be used to players’ advantage as well depending on how they choose to play.
The Serpent Rogue will be available on Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch and PC from April 26*
Nintendo Switch Sports
Get ready to compete as sports come to Nintendo Switch. Featuring six sports at launch, Nintendo Switch Sports will allow the player to test their skills in friendly contests either solo or in multiplayer – which is available for both in-person and online play – in the likes of Volleyball, Football, Bowling and Tennis. Customise your own avatar to take to the resort for hours of sporting adventure. Alongside the launch sports, two future updates have already been confirmed for later this year. The Summer update will bring Football to Nintendo Switch Sports, with the Autumn update adding the fan favourite sport of Golf to the roster.
Players who pre-order via GAME will receive a Nintendo Switch Sports wristband, while those who order via the Nintendo Store will receive a Nintendo Switch Sports water bottle. Also available will be a Leg Strap Accessory – which will be sold both individually and as a bundle with physical copies of the game – for Joy-Con controllers.
Nintendo Switch Sports will be available on Nintendo Switch from April 29*
Free to Play
Players with either an Xbox Gold or Game Pass Ultimate subscription will have four new games to download and keep this month. On Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S Another Sight will be available from April 1-30*, with Hue available from April 16 – May 15*. On Xbox 360 (and Xbox One/Xbox Series X/Series S via Backwards Compatibility) Outpost Kaloki X will be available from April 1-15* followed by MX vs ATV Alive from April 16-30*
Over on PlayStation, those with an active Plus subscription will have three games to download and play for free this month. From April 5*, Hood: Outlaws & Legends will be available on both PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5, with SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated and Slay the Spire available on PlayStation 4.
Over on Prime Gaming, subscribers will have eight games available to download and play for free this month. From April 1*, the following games will be available:
- The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion – Game of the Year Edition Deluxe
- Plants vs Zombies: Battle for Neighborville
- Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck’s Revenge
- Nanotale – Typing Chronicles
- Guild of Ascension
- Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion
- Galaxy of Pen and Paper
- House of 1000 Doors: Family Secrets
Details on how to claim these games – along with drops for GTA Online, Valorant, Apex Legends and Doom Eternal – can be found on the Prime Gaming website.
Also Released This Month
April 1* – Terrorbane (Switch, PC)
April 5* – MLB The Show 22 (Switch), Crysis Remastered Trilogy (Switch)
April 7* – Out There: Oceans of Time (PC), Forgive Me Father (PC), The House of the Dead Remake (Switch), Road Maintenance Simulator (PS4, PS5)
April 8* – Doki Doki Literature Club Plus (PS4, PS5), Lake (PS4, PS5), Skul The Hero Slayer (PS4, Switch), Legend of Mana (Switch), Final Fantasy IX (Switch, World of Final Fantasy (Switch), Nickelodeon Kart Racers (Switch)
April 12* – 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim (Switch), Epic Chef (Xbox One Xbox Series X/S, PS4, Switch)
April 14* – Road 96 (Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PS4, PS5), Cat Café Manager (Switch, PC), Tormented Souls (Switch)
April 20* – Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Switch)
April 21* – Chernobylite (Xbox Series X/S, PS5), Jigsaw Fun: Wonderful Nature (Switch), Jigsaw Fun: Greatest Cities (Switch)
April 26* – King Arthur: Knight’s Tale (PC), Zombie Army 4: Dead War (Switch)
April 28* – Tasomachi: Behind The Twilight (PS4, Switch), Cricket 22 – The Official Game of The Ashes (Switch), Recompile (PS5), Ludo XXL (Switch), Angry Alligator (PS4), King Leo (PS5, Switch)
April 29* – Call of the Sea – Norah’s Edition (PS4, PS5), Metal Tales Overkill (Switch)
*Dates refer to UK release only. International dates may vary and are subject to change. Information correct at time of writing.
Words by Megan Roxburgh
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