There is something about games made by Treasure that makes them utterly unique. They’re usually brutal, old-school, tough-as-nails shooters that give no quarter or respite. Sin & Punishment: Successor of the Skies is no different. The control system is unique, but the sense of overwhelming odds followed by joy at overcoming them is the same as in other Treasure games.

The original Sin & Punishment appeared on the Nintendo 64, and it didn’t get released in Europe until it finally made an appearance on the Wii Virtual Console as an import title. Fortunately for Wii owners looking for a bit of punishingly tough dodging and shooting, this time it has made it to Europe.

Conitnue reading El33tonline’s review of Sin & Punishment: Successor of the Skies.

In another case of ‘no smoke without fire’ in the videogame industry, the rumour has become fact as Nintendo confirms the release delays for Metroid: Other M and Sin & Punishment: Star Successor in the US, with new projected release dates announced for the pair.

While this delay will most likely affect the release date of Sin & Punishment in Europe (where it will be known as Successor of the Skies, and is/was due for a May 7th release), no prior release date had yet been announced for Metroid: Other M in the region, so technically it hasn’t been delayed outside of North America.

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After North America had its turn to receive a slew of release dates for a bunch of highly anticipated Nintendo games, now it’s Europe’s turn to find out when those selfsame games will find their ways into stores across the region.

Without further ado, let’s get right to it:

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