Monthly Archives: October 2017

As a series which is all about exploring history Assassin’s Creed has struggled to move with the times. The lacklustre Assassin’s Creed Unity was released buggy and broken and felt very much like the beginning of the end. The corporate machine churned out one final yearly update, based in London, which managed to salvage the series […]

Assassin’s Creed Origins – PS4 Review

October 31, 2017 in PS4 tagged assassin's creed / egypt / origins / pyramids / sandbox by Steven

The long-running one-man Touhou Project has been delivering games for over 20 years. Fluctuating between bullet hell shooters and fighters, Touhou Kobuto V: Burst Battle arrives on the PS4 to give fans in the west another look at the long-running series. The bullet hell aspect translates surprisingly well to battle. […]

Touhou Kobuto V: Burst Battle – PS4 Review

October 29, 2017 in PS4 / Reviews tagged arena battle / bullet-hell / fighting / japanese / team shanghai alice / touhou kobuto v: burst battle / touhou project by Mike

There is something I find appealing with traditional horror from Japan, loads of my favourite scares have come from that culture. The mix of Japanese folklore, with the vulnerability of youth is something which absolutely petrifies me. Yomawari: Midnight Shadows is a horror game which ticks all the boxes for […]

Yomawari: Midnight Shadows – PS4 Review

October 28, 2017 in PS4 tagged 2d / haunted / hiding / horror / japanese by Steven

One of the early VR experiences on PC, Raw Data was incredibly well received and now it’s officially released and also landed on PSVR. Shooting galleries are ten a penny in virtual reality but thankfully this one is different. The story sets you in a dystopian future trying to infiltrate […]

Raw Data – PSVR Review

October 27, 2017 in PSVR tagged dystopian / move / raw data / robots / rush of blood / shooting gallery / VR Invaders by Gareth

The sport of rugby’s had a troubled time since EA left the building. On console, your options are limited and, whilst licensing can be acquired, quality is sometimes slow to follow. Such was the case with Rugby 15. HB Studios’ calamitous effort proved buggy and troublesome to play and, as […]

Rugby 18 – PS4 Review

October 26, 2017 in PS4 / Reviews tagged eko software / maul / ruck / rugby 18 / scrum / sports / tackle by Mike

2014’s The Stick of Truth was a great game. Aside from being a credible turn-based RPG, it was also like you were playing the cartoon. The look was perfect and it was a welcome way to delve back into South Park’s world which we’d not visited thanks to other shows […]

South Park: The Fractured But Whole – PS4 Review

October 23, 2017 in PS4 tagged rpg / south park / stick of truth / the fractured but whole / turn-based combat by Richie

Middle-earth: Shadow of War has been out for almost a couple of weeks now and I’ve finished it. Completely. There’s been a lot of talk about microtransactions, grinding and a general negativity to the mechanics added outside of the gameplay but do these really damage the overall game? Following on […]

Middle-earth: Shadow of War – PS4 Review

October 23, 2017 in PS4 tagged arkham / batman / microtransactions / middle-earth / open world / orcs / shadow of mordor / shadow of war by Gareth

The developers Artifex Mundi are back again with their latest release on PlayStation 4, Abyss: The Wraiths of Eden, another hidden object game. If you’ve been following our site you’ll know that we’ve a certain soft spot for these casual puzzle games. This latest title doesn’t change the established formula and fans […]

Abyss: The Wraiths of Eden – PS4 Review

October 21, 2017 in PS4 tagged abyss / artifex mundi / Casual / hidden object / puzzle by Steven

There are many experiences that seem like a perfect fit for VR, whether that be cockpit based shooting games, adventure titles or simulators. In all the bluster and spectacle of typical VR experiences, I overlooked the possibility of an out of the box scenario which could bring more retro game […]

Bloody Zombies – PSVR Review

October 21, 2017 in PS4 / PSVR / Reviews tagged Beat em up / Bloody Zombies / Streets of BRAINS / vr by Grizz

Expand is an odd game to describe. The blurb in the PlayStation store explains how Expand offers an atmospheric experience of exploration, discovery and introspection and I suppose that is one way of describing it. Another way would be to say its an indie game where you navigate black and white circular […]

Expand – PS4 Review

October 18, 2017 in PS4 tagged black and white / Expand / meditate / puzzle by Steven

Megaton Rainfall is a game that completely speaks to everything I want from a PS4 game and a PSVR one. I played the arse off of quite a few of the Earth Defense Force games and I loved films like Shin Godzilla and Pacific Rim. Big, stupid, ridiculous destruction is […]

Megaton Rainfall – PSVR/PS4 Review

October 18, 2017 in PS4 / PSVR tagged aliens / destruction / earth defence force / megaton rainfall / Superhero by Richie

As the fifth iteration of an arcade shoot ’em up series that dates back to 1990, Raiden V comes with something of a solid reputation to live up to. The first four proper Raiden games (there are spin-offs) all started life in as coin-ops but the fifth was an Xbox […]

Raiden V: Director’s Cut – PS4 Review

October 17, 2017 in PS4 tagged arcade / raiden v / shoot em up / vertical by Richie