Yearly Archives: 2019

Despite being a sport in decline, the NASCAR Heat series appears to be picking up pace as a competent simulation series dedicated to America’s favourite oval racing championship. Building on last year’s effort, Monster Games are hoping NASCAR Heat 4 can keep the momentum going. NASCAR Heat 4‘s handling doesn’t […]

NASCAR Heat 4 – PS4 Review

September 18, 2019 in PS4 / Reviews tagged 704 games / daytona / dirt racing / monster games / nascar heat 4 / online multiplayer / oval racing / splitscreen / truck racing by Mike

I was once told I looked like a young Bill Murray, so when a VR sequel to the 1993 film Groundhog Day is released who better to review it? Someone who has seen the film more than once a while ago? No, shut up, I’ll do it. Groundhog Day: Like […]

Groundhog Day: Like Father Like Son – PSVR Review

September 17, 2019 in PSVR tagged bill murray / groundhog day / like father like son / move controllers / repetition / story / stylised by Gareth

During my many years of gaming, I have played a lot of scrolling beat-em-ups. This genre has been the cornerstone of retro gaming, titles such as Streets of Rage, Final Fight and Double Dragon taking top billing for what are the benchmark of classic that prevails to this day. In […]

River City Girls – PS4 Review

September 15, 2019 in PS4 tagged City / double / dragon / Girls / Kunio-kun / Ransom / river by Grizz

Post War Dreams is a slightly strange name, one that makes you think this particular run and gunner will have some sort of emotional content to it and the game’s blurb does talk about it being a “story-rich” affair but this 2.5D shooter isn’t a game that is rich in […]

Post War Dreams – PS4 Review

September 14, 2019 in PS4 tagged 2.5d / not good / post apocalyptic / post war dreams / run and gun by Richie

Distraint is a short but bittersweet 2D adventure game from one man developer Jesse Makkonen which has been ported to the PS4, and Vita, by Ratalaika Games, the Finnish perpetual publishers who we seem to be reviewing every week. You already know what they are about, quick and easy platinums, […]

Distraint – PS4 Review

September 12, 2019 in PS4 tagged 2d / adventure / distraint / feelings / puzzles / ratalaika by Richie

We didn’t really know much about Himno before starting it. And after having unlocked platinum trophies on both PS4 and Vita, we’re not much better off in that regard. The double platinum being your first clue that this is published by Ratalaika, developed on PC by Madrid based solo developer […]

Himno – PS4 Review

September 10, 2019 in PS4 / Reviews tagged lofi / procedural / roguelike / y viva espana by Ian

Torchlight II is a port of a 2012 Diablo clone which was itself the sequel to the 2009 original. Although the series has always debuted on the PC, Torchlight did eventually make it across to the previous gen of consoles and I played through it on the Xbox 360. The sequel has now […]

Torchlight II – PS4 Review

September 7, 2019 in PS4 tagged diablo / hack and slash / rpg / torchlight 2 / torchlight II by Richie

This reviewer loved Tearaway on Vita and subsequently Tearaway Unfolded on PS4. The creative lead for both of those is a gentleman called Rex Crowle. As well as Atoi’s two adventures, he worked on Little Big Planet and several Lionhead games including Fable and Black & White. Along with fellow Media […]

Knights and Bikes – PS4 Review

September 6, 2019 in PS4 / Reviews tagged bikes / co-op / kernow / knights / penfurzy by Ian

Since handing over the reins to Kylotonn, the WRC series has been on something of an upward trend. The sport’s been well-handled without necessarily stepping into something truly spectacular. WRC 8 hopes to change all that with some new features, smart decisions and more reasons to race from point to […]

WRC 8 – PS4 Review

September 5, 2019 in PS4 / Reviews tagged kylotonn / local multiplayer / online multiplayer / point to point / racing / time trial / world rally championship / wrc 8 by Mike

Dark Souls gets thrown around as a comparison far too much these days. Any game which has the audacity to kill you (in game, obviously) is automatically compared to From Software’s now classic series and as such it’s lost most of its meaning. Annoyingly I now have to compare Remnant: […]

Remnant: From the Ashes – PS4 Review

September 4, 2019 in PS4 tagged dark souls / diablo / difficult / Left 4 dead / loot / multiplayer / remnant: from the ashes / shooter / third-person by Gareth

There isn’t enough praise given to games that appear in the category of palette cleanser. These are the type of titles that offer something a bit different from your usual run and guns or fighting games. These unsung heroes generally appear in the form of indie retro platformer efforts or […]

Newt One – PS4 Review

September 1, 2019 in PS4 / Reviews tagged 3d / Colourful / devnari / Newt One / platformer / ps4 by Grizz

If you have seen any of the promotional material or screenshots from this game, then you would be forgiven in thinking that Whipseey and the Lost Atlas is as close to a Kirby game as possibly can be mustered. From the small, round pink blob of a protagonist, Waddle-Dee style […]

Whipseey and the Lost Atlas – PS4 Review

August 31, 2019 in PS4 / Reviews tagged atlas / Clone / Kirby / lost / ps4 / review / Whipseey by Grizz