local co-op

It’s funny how games centred around menial vocations can prove such a hit. Overcooked has spawned plenty of imitators in a genre that is all about too much to do. Ready, Steady, Ship! is the latest of these to come to console. Jollybit Games have taken the simple, repetitive art […]

Ready, Steady, Ship! – PS5 Review

April 23, 2024 in PS5 / Reviews tagged boxes / job simulator / jollybit games / local co-op / logistics / puzzles / ready steady ship! / shipping / single-player / space / warehouse by Mike

The beat ’em up renaissance has been interesting to see. Whilst it does play on people’s nostalgia, the higher profile efforts have been of a pretty good quality. Next to return to the fray is Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of The Dragons. The series itself hasn’t always hit the right […]

Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons – PS5 Review

July 27, 2023 in PS5 / Reviews tagged 2D brawler / Beat em up / crime / double dragon gaiden rise of the new dragons / jimmy and bimmy lee / kingpin / local co-op / melee combat / secret base / trash pyramid by Mike

Gravity’s a sure-fire fact of life but, in terms of games, mechanics around the force seem to becoming more commonplace. It’s a relatively quick way to reconsider how a level and encounters are designed but not everybody seems to get it right. The latest to attempt it is Brazil’s Studica […]

Gravity Heroes – PS4 Review

May 2, 2021 in PS4 / Reviews tagged 2D Platformer / brazil / bullet-hell / gravity heroes / local co-op / robots / shooter / studica solution by Mike

Override: Mech City Brawl had some neat ideas but a bland single-player experience and a barren mutliplayer resulted in a half-baked experience. Now Modus are back with an expanded sequel. With a bigger focus on multiplayer competition, Override 2: Super Mech League looks to deliver some simple but nuanced combat […]

Override 2: Super Mech League – PS4 Review

December 28, 2020 in PS4 / Reviews tagged arena battle / brawler / fighting / local co-op / modus / online multiplayer / override 2 super mech league / robots by Mike

I swear there was a point in the 90’s where Japanese game shows like Endurance got a lot of curious late night coverage. The last one to truly transition over here was probable Hole in the Wall. The premise was easy enough to grasp with contestants trying to fit themselves […]

Tetsumo Party – PS4 Review

August 6, 2019 in PS4 / Reviews tagged hole in the wall / japanese game show / local co-op / monster couch / multiplayer / single-player / tetsumo party by Mike

Aping on the 8-bit aesthetic can feel old hat now but, expanded out to the third dimension, voxels still hold a cheeky appeal. Cococucumber are hoping Riverbond can hit similar nerves with a dungeon-crawling hack and slash looking to charm its way into Playstation 4 owners’ libraries. The voxel art […]

Riverbond – PS4 Review

June 23, 2019 in PS4 / Reviews tagged cococucumber / dungeon crawler / hack and slash / local co-op / mission-based / riverbond by Mike

Ninja Shodown is the latest effort from Bitmap Bureau, the Southampton-based devs who brought us the enjoyable 88 Heroes. Much like that game, Ninja Shodown is an arcade/action platformer of sorts with a better-than-retro aesthetic and it sees up to four ninjas tearing around single screen levels slashing their way […]

Ninja Shodown – PS4 Review

October 3, 2017 in PS4 tagged arcade / local co-op / nina shodown / ninjas / party game by Richie

At some point, I’ll stop being surprised by the couch co-op renaissance. It’s a genre that’s returned with strong representation and has delivered some manic entertainment. Now, emerging from a 2014 game jam comes Crawl. Australian duo Powerhoof are hoping years of refinement and hard work can pay off. Initially […]

Crawl – PS4 Review

April 18, 2017 in PS4 / Reviews tagged crawl / dungeon crawler / hack and slash / local co-op / powehoof / roguelike by Mike