Games by Dispatch Games
Soldam: Drop, Connect, Erase Switch
Dispatch Games / City Connection
- 20th Sep 2017 (NA)
- 31st Dec 2017 (UK/EU)
- 30th Aug 2018 (JPN)
- 27th Jun 2019 (UK/EU)
- 11th Jul 2019 (NA)
Reviews of Dispatch Games Games
Review Radirgy Swag (Switch) - Legwork Needed To Enjoy This Quirky Shmup
Radio for help
Merriam-Webster defines ‘Swag’, in urban slang terms, as referring to "stylish confidence”, although the origin of the word actually comes from the Scandinavian ‘svagga’, meaning to “rock unsteadily or to lurch”. Radirgy Swag, with its unusual direction and somewhat confusing properties, probably has more in common with...
Review Psyvariar Delta (Switch) - A Classic Shooter That Will Leave You Buzzing
The definitive (psy)variation
The original Psyvariar was released nearly two decades ago, developed by Success Corporation (of Cotton fame) and taking full advantage of Taito’s G-NET arcade board to effortlessly shift around simple polygonal models and hundreds of bullets on screen; any freeze frame taken could have passed as an impressionist...
Review Soldam: Drop, Connect, Erase (Switch)
Peachy
The Switch has earned something of a reputation for hosting modern updates of classics from the Japanese gaming canon, with notable reimaginings like Blaster Master Zero and Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap hitting the nostalgia button on Turbo mode. One of the more surprising returnees to take advantage of this trend was Soldam: Blooming...
Latest Dispatch Games News
Monday12th Sep 2022
News Dispatch Games Posts Several Updates Around Its Company Status And Products
Update: The saga continues, again
Update: [Mon 12th Sep, 2022 11:00 BST] - As promised, Dispatch Games has provided a bit more context around what the heck is happening with both the company itself and its products. It's not a particularly comforting update, granted, but at least it's not silence. Chiefly, Dispatch’s “revoked” status as a...
Tuesday11th Jan 2022
Out Now Radirgy Swag Unleashes Vertical Shoot 'Em Up Action On Switch
Swords at the ready
More than two years after its Japanese Switch version arrived, RS34's vertical shooter, Radirgy Swag, has finally seen a western release with the digital version of the game going live on the eShop just yesterday. The latest entry in the Radirgy series, this colourful arcade shooter has a unique twist in the form of upgradeable...
Wednesday25th Aug 2021
News Dispatch Games To Send Digital Codes As Customers Await Delayed Physical Orders
Update #2: Game Paradise codes apparently inbound
Update #2 [Wed 25th Aug, 2021 13:00 BST]: Dispatch Games has informed us via email that distribution of the delayed The Game Paradise codes has commenced. Here's the text of the mail we received last night: We have finally been able to address the backend issues and we will be able to start sending...
Tuesday10th Aug 2021
News City Connection CEO Apologises For Delay Of 'Game Paradise' Physical Release On Switch
"We regret that our products have not been delivered on time"
If you're one of the people who ordered the physical edition of The Game Paradise / Tengoku: CruisinMix Special from North American company Dispatch Games, then you're no doubt awaiting some kind of confirmation of when the product is going to arrive. Dispatch Games hasn't got the best...
Wednesday12th May 2021
News 'Game Tengoku' Physical Release In Europe Teased, Despite American Copies Still Being MIA
The Dispatch Games saga rumbles on...
If you've been following the drama surrounding publisher Dispatch Games, you'll be aware that the company doesn't have the best reputation right now. It has offered physical releases of cult Japanese Switch titles like Psyvariar Delta and Game Tengoku, but has failed when it comes to actually delivering the...
Thursday28th Jan 2021
News Dispatch Games Promises "A New Day" After Months Of Silence
A new statement for disgruntled customers
Last March we ran a feature speaking to customers of Dispatch Games (the western publisher of titles such as Psyvariar Delta and Soldam: Drop, Connect, Erase) who were tired of delays and total radio silence from the company regarding the whereabouts of p
Monday25th May 2020
Feature Delays And Customer Communication Blackouts - What's Going On With Dispatch Games?
UPDATE: Another statement from Dispatch, two months after the last
Update #3: Dispatch has now committed to giving weekly updates on the status of its projects via email and on its social media channels. We've added the first update (via Twitter) at the bottom of the page. Update #2: On Saturday 23rd May 2020 Dispatch put out a second update...
Tuesday30th Jul 2019
News Jaleco's Classic Shmup The Game Paradise Is Blasting Off On Switch This Fall
Think Parodius and you're close
Dispatch Games is bringing Jaleco's classic shooter The Game Paradise to the Nintendo Switch in the west, it has been revealed. The Game Paradise: Crusin Mix Special is based on The Game Paradise / Game Tengoku, which originally hit arcades back in 1995. Like Konami's Parodius, it's a title which playfully lampoons...
Monday30th Apr 2018
News Psyvariar Delta Confirmed For Western Release This Summer
Your shmup prayers have been answered
We've known for some time now that Psyvariar is getting updated for the Switch in the form of Psyvariar Delta, but so far we've only had a Japanese release confirmed. That has now changed thanks to a timely trailer - shown above - which tells us that the title is also coming to the west this summer,...
Wednesday8th Nov 2017
News Penguin Wars Is Headed To Switch Next Year
The war of all wars
If you have fond memories of playing the classic Game Boy game Penguin Wars back in the day, like your humble scribe, then you will no doubt be delighted to hear that the game is being revamped for the Switch by Dispatch Games and is planned for a release in early 2018. The classic rule of having 10 balls to throw at each...
Wednesday7th Jun 2017
News Soldam: Drop, Connect, Erase Headed To Switch This Fall
Available as packaged retail as well as the eShop
If you've been enjoying Puyo Puyo Tetris on your Nintendo Switch then you might just want to add Soldam: Drop, Connect, Erase to your watch list. Released as a Switch launch game in Japan, this is now being brought to Western shores by Dispatch Games, a brand-new publisher based in...
