Monthly Archives: July 2019

Sometimes a game comes along that is so simple in terms of execution of concept, it hardly needs any further explanation. From small developer Petite Games by way of publisher Ratalaika Games comes Attack of the Toy Tanks. The title alone says it all. You play a solo toy tank […]

Attack of the Toy Tanks – PS4 Review

July 5, 2019 in PS4 / Reviews tagged ps4 / ratalaika / Tanks / tanks for the memories / vita by Ian

Ratalaika Games are back again this week with Paradox Soul on PS4 and Vita. As usual that means a quick and easy platinum trophy for each system, but this time the genre is Metroidvania. A quick google search will find a browser version of this game to play for free, […]

Paradox Soul – PS4/Vita Review

July 5, 2019 in PS4 / Vita tagged 2d / easy platinum / metroidvania / paradox soul / ratalaika / retro by Gareth

Frogware’s output marks them as something of an adventure game specialist. Working almost exclusively with Sherlock Holmes titles, they’ve now swapped the deer stalker for some Eldritch tentacles. The Sinking City substitutes Victorian England for Massachusetts with some Lovecraftian horror thrown in. It’s well-trodden lore but what’s delivered is a […]

The Sinking City – PS4 Review

July 5, 2019 in PS4 / Reviews tagged Adventure game / frogwares / investigations / lovecraft / Massachusetts / private detective / survival horror / the sinking city by Mike

In a rare departure from their main publishing focus, doyennes of the hidden object game Artifex Mundi, bring us an inhouse production in Irony Curtain: From Matryoshka With Love. That being a point and click adventure in the grand tradition of classic genre staples such as Monkey Island, Grim Fandango […]

Irony Curtain: From Matryoshka with Love – PS4 Review

July 2, 2019 in PS4 / Reviews tagged artifex mundi / point and click / satire by Ian

In the realm of Kickstarter, it can often be hard to ascertain as to whether anything good has come from the service. It seems that every month there is talk of a game that originated on the crowd funding platform that is either being delayed into oblivion, being canned outright […]

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night – PS4 Review

July 1, 2019 in PS4 / Reviews tagged Bloodstained / Castlevania / Koji Igarashi / Konami misses / Ritual of the night by Grizz

It seems like sitting at your console is the only way to add some excitement in Formula 1. Mercedes are being dominant with Hamilton looking to cement another driver’s title. For a slight bit of escapism, Codemasters’ yearly series has hit shelves. Finally somebody the chance to overtake with Robert […]

F1 2019 – PS4 Review

July 1, 2019 in PS4 / Reviews tagged codemasters / f1 2019 / ferrari / formula 1 / formula 2 / lewis hamilton / max verstappen / mercedes / racing / sebastian vettel / time trial by Mike