MACROSS – Shooting Insight – is a shoot ’em up based on the popular Japanese anime franchise, Macross (AKA Robotech in the West) and it’s been developed by Kaminari Games (otherwise known for Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid Burst Forth!! Chorogon*Breath just in case you didn’t realise they were from Japan). There’s a […]

MACROSS Shooting Insight – PS5 Review


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Have rhythm games left the stage or have they just transitioned into first-person shooters? I’ve seen a few now where shooting on the beat has been their gimmick but Robobeat is the first one I’ve had to a review. Coming from the mind of Simon Fredholm, this effort takes a […]

Robobeat – PS5 Review


I should probably stop calling this a revival. Beat ’em ups have been back for a while and it’s just become a genre developers are happy to return to. Big Helmet Heroes is the second effort from French outfit Exalted Studios. Expanding on from their similarly titled mobile game, this […]

Big Helmet Heroes – PS5 Review



Vampire Hunters is a rogue-lite first-person shooter from Brazil-based crew Gamecraft Studios which, as the name suggests, shares quite a few similarities to the king of rogue-lite games, Vampire Survivors.  Indeed, a lot of elements are present.  The huge number of enemies, the outrageous firepower the player gets to possess, the choice […]

Vampire Hunters – PS5 Review


Robot basketball sounds like an idea that can be really imaginative, if used in the right way. JollyPunch Games have decided to take a crack at it and blended a roguelike structure to it. RoboDunk is a futuristic take on street hoops with a toys-to-life aesthetic.  The end result is […]

RoboDunk – PS5 Review


From Liverpool-based work-for-hire developer Wushu Studios and publisher Rebellion comes the latest installment in the Sniper Elite series, subtitled Resistance. It is set in early June 1944, alongside the events of 2022’s Sniper Elite 5. While long-time fans might be expecting Sniper Elite 6 this is the next best thing. […]

Sniper Elite: Resistance – PS5 Review



Abyssal Terrors is a DLC package for the sensational auto-shooter Brotato, a game that we reviewed last year but have genuinely not stopped playing since.  Originally released on Steam in 2022 (as part of the wave of auto-shooters that Vampire Survivors popularised), we spent over 230 hours fully completing the Switch version and […]

Brotato: Abyssal Terrors DLC – PS5 Review


It’s been a while since we fired up Pinball FX, the confusingly-named fourth version of Zen Studio’s long-running pinball hub series (and that’s not including the various other standalone ones they’ve made including the horror-themed Pinball M).  Indeed, Pinball FX released in 2023 to mixed reviews. Indeed, we had mixed feelings about it […]

Pinball FX – Williams Pinball Volume 8 – PS5 Review


The Legend of Cyber Cowboy from Eastasiasoft is a Westworld-style twin stick shooter with a similar feel to The Binding Of Isaac in terms of the randomly generated aspect and the going from room to room part. Only unlike Edward McMillen’s effort, there no map. Unlike Isaac, the enemies you […]

The Legend of Cyber Cowboy – PS5 Review



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The belt scroller revival has been going on for a few years now. Digital Eclipse seem to be the right people for this work and the likes of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge have beenwarmly received. Following in those footsteps is Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers: Rita’s Rewind. This is […]

Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers: Rita’s Rewind – PS5 Review


From Malmö based dev Simogo and published by Annapurna Interactive comes the intriguingly titled Lorelei and the Laser Eyes. Set in the recent past in and around the Hotel Letzes Jahr, that being Hotel Last Year, the black and white graphical style with occasional flashes of colour gives it an […]

Lorelei and the Laser Eyes – PS5 Review


Aspyr’s been working hard at remastering Crystal Dynamics’ back catalogue. After the success of the Tomb Raider Remasters, Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 & 2 Remastered is next in line. It’s one of those series I’ve merely glanced at over the years. Playing them in 2024 has made me […]

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 & 2 Remastered – ...