Monthly Archives: July 2021

Back in 2015, we reviewed Dariusburst: Chronicle Saviours, which was the latest entry in the famed Darius series of horizontally-scrolling shoot ’em ups from Taito that dates back to 1987. That game earned a solid 7 from us with our take away being that it was decently polished shoot ’em up but one […]

Dariusburst: Another Chronicle EX+ – PS4 Review

July 29, 2021 in PS4 / Reviews tagged arcade / coin-op / dariusburst / horizontally-scrolling / shoot em up by Richie

You know, I’m not sure how long it’ll take me to get used to seeing EA’s logo on an F1 game. This is Codemasters’ first title since the acquisition and I think more than a few people wondered what influence, if any, the new bosses would have. As it turns […]

F1 2021 – PS5 Review

July 28, 2021 in PS5 / Reviews tagged braking point / career mode / codemasters / F1 2021 / george russell / lando norris / lewis hamilton / motorsports / online multiplayer / racing / sports / story mode / time trial by Mike

Urban Trial Tricky is a 2.5D motorcycle-based Trials-esque game from Polish dev crew Tate Multimedia. That is to say that while the action all takes place on a 2D plane, the visuals are polygonal and as for the Trials comparison, this game is more focused on stunts than shaving off seconds from speed […]

Urban Trial Tricky – PS4 Review

July 26, 2021 in PS4 / Reviews tagged 2.5d / motorbikes / stunts / trials / urban trial tricky by Richie

From boutique developer Ametist and prolific Spanish indie publisher Ratalaika, comes Within the Blade. Previously known as Pixel Shinobi, we’re glad of the name change at least. At the outset you’ll be asked to pick a difficulty level: easy, normal or permadeath. We went with the middle option, though we’re […]

Within the Blade – PS4/PS5 Review

July 22, 2021 in PS4 / PS5 / Reviews tagged ninja / Pixel art / ratalaika / ronin / stabby by Ian

7 months on I’ve finally had a chance to get a Playstation 5. Naturally, this opens me up for some reviews and I’ve had my eye on Chivalry 2 for the past month. Torn Banner Studio’s medieval multiplayer combat has been confined to PC, until recently. With console versions out, […]

Chivalry 2 – PS5 Review

July 20, 2021 in PS5 / Reviews tagged bow and arrow / chivalry 2 / dismemberment / medieval combat / melee / objective-based / online multiplayer only / screaming / sword and shield / team deathmatch / torn banner studios / warfare by Mike

Review of the base game can be found here. The third DLC for Graveyard Keeper has been released and it’s the most involved yet. It adds new quests, items, locations and story and is worth checking out. The first aspect you’ll probably see from the new content is that the […]

Graveyard Keeper – Game of Crone DLC – PS4 Review

July 20, 2021 in PS4 / Reviews tagged breaking dead / daed bodies / dlc / game of crone / graveyard keeper / management / refugees / simulation / stranger sins / vampires by Gareth

Graveyard Keeper has been out on PS4 for a couple of years so why review it now? Well a new DLC has released, Game of Crone, and it just made sense to cover the game in its entirety and then tackle the DLC separately. All three DLC integrate into the […]

Graveyard Keeper – PS4 Review

July 20, 2021 in PS4 / Reviews tagged 2d / breaking dead / construction / dead bodies / dlc / farming / game of crone / graveyard keeper / management / simulation / stardew valley / stranger sins by Gareth

Cotton Reboot! is, as the name suggests, a reboot of the popular cult shoot ’em up, Cotton: Fantastic Night Dreams. The original was a horizontally-scrolling shoot ’em up, developed by Japanese developers Success. This reboot however comes by way of a dev team called Beep and they’ve done quite a lot with […]

Cotton Reboot! – PS4 Review

July 19, 2021 in PS4 / Reviews tagged arcade / Classic / cotton reboot! / horizontally-scrolling / retro / shoot em up / witches by Richie

In recent memory, I have found that there are very few games that I am willing to go back to for a replay. Perhaps nostalgia hasn’t set in like retro games have or maybe, with the passage of time, I have little left to spend on revisiting things I have […]

Doom Eternal – PS5 Review

July 13, 2021 in PS5 / Reviews tagged 120fps / 4k / Doom Eternal / PS5 / review / RIP / tear by Grizz

Crash Drive 3 is a multiplayer party game from M2H, the Dutch developers who usually better known for their sombre WW1 FPS games Verdun and Tannenburg. Well, this is a markedly different kind of game which instead sees players facing off in multiplayer challenges based around driving. The fundamentals of […]

Crash Drive 3 – PS5 Review

July 12, 2021 in PS5 tagged crash drive 3 / driving / party / racing / stunts by Richie

Chicory: A Colorful Tale is brought to us by developer Greg Lobanov and friends with publishing by Finji. It’s a fairly lengthy action RPG with a painting mechanic that is key to solving all manner of environmental puzzles. At the outset you’re asked what your favourite food is. In our […]

Chicory: A Colorful Tale – PS5 Review

July 10, 2021 in PS5 / Reviews tagged amazing music / chicory / dog / food / painting / rabbit by Ian

Survival games have never really clicked with me. The idea of planning a run out is appealing but I’ve never enjoyed the meter management that comes with it. On top of that, some feel perpetually in a state of early access and I’m never sure when a survival game is […]

Conan Exiles: Isle of Siptah – PS4 Review

July 9, 2021 in PS4 / Reviews tagged barbarians / bases / bosses / combat / conan exiles / crafting / funcom / isle of siptah / loot / settlements / survival / trading / vaults by Mike