Monthly Archives: March 2018

Casing aside their musou sensibilities, 2016’s Attack on Titan saw Omega Force receive praise for their representation of the popular anime. Japanese developers in general have been under a great resurgence and, with that, Western audiences have become more receptive to what they have to offer. With that in mind, […]

Attack on Titan 2 – PS4 Review

March 31, 2018 in PS4 / Reviews tagged action / adventure / anime / attack on titan 2 / japanese / omega force by Mike

In the world of casual puzzle games Artifex Mundi are a prolific developer of hidden object style games. We’ve reviewed a number of them and Enigmatis 3: The Shadow of Karkhala is the final entry in one of their better series. I really enjoyed the earlier games and liked how the story […]

Enigmatis 3: The Shadow of Karkhala – PS4 Review

March 30, 2018 in PS4 by Steven

Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch was a big deal when it was released on PS3. Level 5 and anime veterans Studio Ghibli worked together to create a very well received JRPG and now we have the sequel. There are quite a few changes from the first game […]

Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom – PS4 Review

March 26, 2018 in PS4 tagged city builder / crikey / fable 2 / jrpg / level 5 / ni no kuni / revenant kingdom / studio ghibli / twee by Gareth

There’s a reason that there are so many Need for Speed games, it’s ridiculously profitable for EA with each iteration selling bucketloads each year which answers the most obvious question ‘when is Burnout coming back?’ and until now, that wasn’t going to happen. However, with Need for Speed: Payback getting caught up in last year’s […]

Burnout Paradise Remastered – PS4 Review

March 25, 2018 in PS4 tagged arcade / burnout paradise remastered / carnage / driving / fun / open world by Richie

Cruz Brothers is a one on one fighting game from Brazilian indie Studio, DCF, and is a baffling game for so many reasons that I almost don’t know where to start when it comes to reviewing it although on the face of it, you would expect it to do anything […]

Cruz Brothers – PS4 Review

March 22, 2018 in PS4 tagged bad / boxing / cruz brothers / fighting / very bad by Richie

The Council is the debut game from Bordeaux based developer Big Bad Wolf Studio, who are by no means novices as this game shows. This being the first episode of a five part narrative based series, you’d be forgiven for writing it off and assuming it continued in the same […]

The Council – Episode 1: The Mad Ones – PS4 ...

March 22, 2018 in PS4 tagged episodic / story / the council by Ian

As far as game names go, Hex Tunnel by specialist VR devs Owlgorithm, is right on the nose as all of the game’s seven stages are set in hexagon-shaped tunnels that you have to traverse in order to “master the elements and become a supreme being” and so it’s up to […]

Hex Tunnel – PSVR Review

March 18, 2018 in PSVR tagged 90s / bad visuals / hex tunnel / travelling by Richie

We’ve always been fascinated by the output from Finnish devs, 10TonsLtd. They started out on PSN by putting out pretty basic physics puzzlers like Tennis in the Face before upping their game with a series of roguelikes and twin-stick shooters that showed real progress and maturity. However, it is easy to […]

Tesla vs Lovecraft – PS4 Review

March 18, 2018 in PS4 tagged 10tonsltd / arcade / fun / roguelike / roguelite / tesla vs lovecraft / twin-stick shooter by Richie

The platforming genre has been seeing a bit of a shot in the arm recently. While the AAA development space has all but ignored the genre as a risky write off, Indies have kept it alive as some sort of Frankenstein-ish experiment. This has led to some impressive titles such […]

Shiny – PS4 Review

March 18, 2018 in PS4 / Reviews tagged Bland / game / ps4 / review / Robot / Shiny by Grizz

Okay, transparency time. I never played Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds. If you feel that makes my opinion invalid then feel free to stop reading. For those who aren’t aware Hakuoki: Edo Blossoms is a direct continuation of the story from Kyoto Winds. Both are visual novels set in Japan in the […]

Hakuoki: Edo Blossoms – Vita Review

March 16, 2018 in Vita tagged edo blossoms / hakuoki / japan / kyoto winds / otome / samurai / sequel / visual novel by Gareth

From The Munky comes Drunkn Bar Fight, a PSVR title that does exactly what it says on the tin. You’ll need two Move controllers to act as your fists and then you’re ready to ruin everyone else’s night. You may or may not have seen footage of Drunkn Bar Fight […]

Drunkn Bar Fight – PSVR Review

March 15, 2018 in PSVR tagged antisocial / drunkn bar fight / first person / virtual reality by Gareth

On the face of it, Way Of The Passive Fist is a short lived novelty that should outstay its welcome quicker than the smirk disappears from your face as you possibly laugh at the reference to the classic ’80s game Way Of The Exploding Fist. Thankfully that turns out not […]

Way of the Passive Fist – PS4 Review

March 15, 2018 in PS4 tagged frustration / joypadkiller / parry / retro / sidescroller by Ian