Monthly Archives: June 2019

I almost entirely missed the boat on the Castlevania series. Being stuck with the British microcomputers meant a wealth of console games went completely under my radar. It’s a good job emulation and the internet helped me cover the gaps but Konami have now opted to release the hefty Castlevania […]

Castlevania Anniversary Collection – PS4 Review

June 6, 2019 in PS4 / Reviews tagged adventure / Belmont's Revenge / Bloodlines / castevania II: Simon's quest / castlevania anniversary collection / Castlevania III: Darcula's Curse / konami / Super Castlevania IV by Mike

Super Tennis Blast is an arcade focused tennis game from Barcelona-based coders Unfinished Pixel and offers up the sort of gameplay this sub-genre of sports games had back in the ’90s. Now back in the day Super Tennis on the SNES (no relation to this game) was our jam and many […]

Super Tennis Blast – PS4 Review

June 5, 2019 in PS4 tagged sports / sunglasses on while you sleep / super tennis blast / tennis / weiner dog by Richie

It’s difficult to know just how well PSVR is doing because while there is a very steady stream of indie titles for Sony’s VR headset coming out every week, the big ‘triple A’ titles are few and far between. Owning a PSVR is a bit like being a Switch owner, […]

Blood & Truth – PSVR Review

June 5, 2019 in PSVR tagged blood & truth / danny dyer / first person / PSVR / shooter / the london heist by Richie

Effie sells itself short from the outset. That title for a start. It turns out the titular Effie is a little girl who is having a story told to her as a framing device for your adventure. You play as the storyteller Galand who is recounting his adventure to free […]

Effie – PS4 Review

June 4, 2019 in PS4 / Reviews tagged 3d platformer / indie / puzzle / spanish by Ian

It’s not often I venture into fantasy ARPGs but there’s usually a relaxing, low-effort feel to a dungeon crawl against scores of disposable enemies. Warhammer Chaosbane comes from EKO Software who are looking to add Game Workshop’s universe to an already tried and true formula. With it’s inspiration very much […]

Warhammer Chaosbane – PS4 Review

June 4, 2019 in PS4 / Reviews tagged action rpg / diablo / dungeon crawler / eko software / Fantasy / loot / warhammer chaosbane by Mike

I remember describing Layers of Fear as a spring-loaded ghost house. It was an interesting horror effort but the story seemed to play it’s hand too early and some puzzles impeded the game’s flow. Polish developers, Bloober Team are back with a sequel and, second time around, things come together […]

Layers of Fear 2 – PS4 Review

June 2, 2019 in PS4 / Reviews tagged acting / actors / bloober team / layers of fear 2 / polish / psychological horror / puzzles by Mike