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We’re self-confessed fans of 10Tons Ltd and their range of twin-stick shoot ’em ups and have been covering their reappearance as PS5 titles happily. It started with Jydge which got a surprising re-release as a PS5 launch title and since then we’ve given positive reviews to Undead Horde and their new joint Tesla […]

Tesla vs Lovecraft – PS5 Review

December 30, 2020 in PS5 / Reviews tagged 10tonsltd. tesla vs lovecraft / action / arcade / retro / twin-stick shooter / upgrades by Richie

Arguably the highest profile release at the start of this new generation is Demon’s Souls. How it’s come to this I don’t know, a remake of game that at one point wasn’t even going to be released in the West has come to spearhead the exclusive line up at a […]

Demon’s Souls – PS5 Review

November 27, 2020 in PS5 / Reviews tagged action / dark souls / demon's souls / difficult / online / pure bladestone / remake / remaster / rpg by Gareth

Foregone is an action game with RPG elements, as well as Metroidvania leanings and is obviously influenced by the excellent Dead Cells. If you’re going to be influenced by something it might as well be one of the best but with it comes a tough comparison. So how does it […]

Foregone – PS4 Review

October 24, 2020 in PS4 / Reviews tagged 2d / action / combat / dead cells / foregone / metroidvania / platforming / rpg by Gareth

When I first downloaded Dogurai I wasn’t sure what to expect, but the name actually tells you quite a bit, at least about the character you play as. You play as a samurai who is also a dog. One of the those ‘Ooooh’ moments you get when playing games, but […]

Dogurai – PS4 Review

April 9, 2020 in PS4 tagged action / dog / dogurai / game boy / Mega Man / platformer / samurai by Gareth

Capcom continue to release the older Mega Man games in collection form on the PS4. We’ve had the Mega Man games split into two collections, the Mega Man X games split into two collections and now we have the Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection. Judging by the previous two being […]

Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection – PS4 Review

March 3, 2020 in PS4 tagged action / Collection / difficult / handheld / Mega Man / platformer / zero / zx / zx advent by Gareth

To paraphrase Sean Bean, one does not simply review an EDF game. I’m about to do it here with Earth Defense Force 5 and tell you what I’ve found out after dozens of hours of play but the fact is that these games tend to take a while to come into […]

Earth Defense Force 5 – PS4 Review

December 17, 2018 in PS4 tagged action / aliens / carnage / earth defense force / edf / masses by Richie

Battle Chef Brigade landed on Switch and PC late last year and has now arrived on the PS4. If you imagine all those cooking shows where people cook under a time limit in order to impress judges then you’ll have a vague idea of the premise, but these chefs have […]

Battle Chef Brigade – PS4 Review

October 30, 2018 in PS4 tagged 2d / action / battle chef brigade / cooking / match-three / puzzle by Gareth

Valthirian Arc: Hero School Story is a new RPG/management game for PS4. You’re the new principal at a school for wannabe heroes and you’re in charge of everything from building upgrades, equipment crafting, which missions to attend to, what classes the students become and who graduates. You get to name […]

Valthirian Arc: Hero School Story – PS4 Review

October 11, 2018 in PS4 tagged action / chibi / graduation / hero school story / management / rpg / valthirian arc by Gareth

It’s been over eight years since the last Mega Man game. The Blue Bomber saw a slight resurgence during the PS3/360 era and the NES styled Mega Man 9 and Mega Man 10 launched under three years apart. I loved Mega Man 9 but 10 came a bit too soon […]

Mega Man 11 – PS4 Review

October 6, 2018 in PS4 tagged action / double gear system / Mega Man / platformer / robot masters by Gareth

Sega’s Yakuza series has been going strong for over a decade now with players in the West now receiving the games at a steady rate. After a small delay, Yakuza 6: The Song of Life finally takes to store shelves with a new engine under the hood. Long-time series protagonist […]

Yakuza 6: The Song of Life – PS4 Review

April 25, 2018 in PS4 / Reviews tagged action / adventure / crime drama / japan / open world / sega / yakuza 6 the song of life by Mike

I reviewed the PS4 release of The Witch and the Hundred Knight a couple of years ago. It had the strong visual and audio design you’d expect from a Nippon Ichi title, but with a real time action RPG engine instead of the tactical style fans of Disgaea were used […]

The Witch and the Hundred Knight 2 – PS4 Review

April 3, 2018 in PS4 tagged action / boring / nippon ichi / rpg / The Witch and the Hundred Knight by Gareth

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