Pixel art

Games of all shapes and sizes come to me in this job. Radio Squid comes from PixelTeriyaki and looks to deliver an experimental look at the twin-stick shooter. Whilst somewhat small in scope, there’s some interesting choices here that at least make the game plough its own furrow. The plot […]

Radio Squid – PS4 Review

23 Jun, 2020 in PS4 / Reviews tagged arcade / money toad / Pixel art / radio squid pixelteriyaki / sealife / twin-stick shooter by Mike

HyperParasite is a roguelike twin-stick shooter/brawler from Spanish dev crew Troglobyte Games and while it is the latest of a long line of twin-stick shooters to hit PSN after a debut on PC, this one is a little different to the rest. You see, HyperParasite combines an interesting gameplay mechanic with a […]

HyperParasite – PS4 Review

7 Apr, 2020 in PS4 tagged 80's / hyperparasite / Pixel art / retro / roguelike / twin-stick shooter by Richie

Knightin’+ is another retro-themed indie effort from the ever-prolific peeps over at Ratalaika Games, the publisher best known for singlehandedly keeping the Vita alive while also throwing around cheap platinum trophies like confetti. They’ve explored so many genres (mainly because their MO seems to be to publish pretty much anything that […]

Knightin’+ – PS4 Review

21 Feb, 2020 in PS4 / Vita tagged easy platinum / hack and slash / indie / knightin'+ / Pixel art / ratalaika / retro by Richie

Block-a-Pix Deluxe is another puzzle game from husband and wife dev team Lightwood Games and follows in the same vein as their recent release Mixups, by offering a large number of simply presented puzzles. Now, we didn’t much like Mixups very much because it offered a style of gameplay that […]

Block-a-Pix Deluxe – PS4/Vita Review

29 Mar, 2019 in PS4 / Vita tagged block-a-pix / logic puzzles / picross (sort of) / Pixel art / puzzles by Richie

I often wonder why mobile ports attract the wrath they do. Having covered a few, there always seems to be some substance to them, whilst simplified in controls and a little lacking in presentation. I’ve rarely seen it feel so wrong to hold it against a product. Timber Tennis Versus, […]

Timber Tennis Versus – PS4 Review

18 Nov, 2018 in PS4 / Reviews tagged digital melody / multiplayer / Pixel art / sports / timber tennis versus by Mike

From Woblyware comes a new Metroidvania style game in the form of Omega Strike. It’s got retro visuals, it’s got chiptune music, but it does bring some gameplay ideas to the table. Dr Omega is attempting to take over the world with his army of mutants. It’s up to three […]

Omega Strike – PS4 Review

20 Jun, 2018 in PS4 tagged 2d / abilitease / chiptune / metroidvania / omega strike / Pixel art by Gareth

Devious Dungeon by Spanish coders Ratalaika Games is a port of their popular 2014 iOS game and is out now as a cross-buy title for PS4 and Vita. This simple rogue-lite platformer tasks you with saving a kingdom from an ancient evil that lurks in the catacombs under the king’s castle […]

Devious Dungeon – PS4/Vita Review

29 Apr, 2018 in PS4 / Vita tagged 2d / devious dungeon / Pixel art / platformer / retro / rogue legacy / rogue-lite by Richie

We’re huge fans of Hopoo Games’ previous PSN entry, Risk of Rain, and so we were pretty excited about getting our hands on the latest effort from the small American dev studio. The games have little in common beyond being 2D titles with pixel art stylings, the previous title being […]

Deadbolt – PS4 Review

25 Feb, 2018 in PS4 tagged 2d / crossbuy / deadbolt / difficult / Pixel art / ps4 by Richie

Indie games can often have a single strong idea to carry through the gameplay and that’s just what Let Them Come does. Armed with a sentry gun, a boombox and loads of bullets your task is to destroy a near endless wave of hostile aliens. Riffing on the sentry gun scene in […]

Let Them Come – PS4 Review

7 Dec, 2017 in PS4 tagged alien / arcade / guns / hard / Pixel art by Steven