Monthly Archives: April 2022

It’s only natural for Rogue-likes to be difficult. The whole point of them is the repetition, with you understanding and getting better at the game. Or in the case of Rogue-lites unlocking more and more abilities as you try and fail, eventually tipping the odds in your favour, when combined […]

ScourgeBringer – PS5 Review

April 28, 2022 in PS5 / Reviews tagged 2d / accessibility / bullet-hell / dash / rogue-lite / scourgebringer / tough by Gareth

The House of the Dead is a series that has had more chances then most Sega franchises. There were ports on the Wii and PS3, but the original title has always been missing from these modern (from two generations ago!) releases, with them instead concentrating on 2 onwards. Forever Entertainment, […]

The House of the Dead: Remake – PS4 Review

April 28, 2022 in PS4 / Reviews tagged arcade / light gun / remake / saturn / sega / the house of the dead / uwe boll / zombies by Gareth

Ayo The Clown comes from apparently NY-based developer Cloud M1 and publisher EastAsiaSoft. Our hope of Ayo talking to his pals like he’s from the hood in hip-hop and gang patois wasn’t to be. Instead Ayo The Clown is a cutesy 2.5D platformer with the titular clown being the hero […]

Ayo The Clown – PS5 Review

April 26, 2022 in PS4 / PS5 / Reviews tagged 2.5d / bad cover version / clown / prerendered / yoshis island by Ian

If you look at the screenshots, you may already have an idea of how you feel about this one. The unfortunate side effect of reviewing games over an amount of time, is that you will inevitably encounter trends or tropes that just keep coming back and it becomes very difficult […]

Glam’s Incredible Run: Escape from Dukha – PS4 Review

April 21, 2022 in PS4 / Reviews tagged challenging / Escape from Dukha / Formulaic / Glam's Incredible Run / platformer / retro by Grizz

The Playstation Talents initiative has managed to steer itself away from some dubious quality. Whilst I do appreciate student projects will have limitations, these are commercial products that are sold for money. The latest to cross my path is TAPE: Unveil the Memories. Coming from Madrid’s Black Chili Goat Studio, […]

TAPE: Unveil the Memories – PS4 Review

April 20, 2022 in PS4 / Reviews tagged b-movie / black chili goat studio / horror / monster chase / PlayStation Talents / spanish / story-driven / tape unveil the memories / time trickery by Mike

Something strange is going in the world of Neo Geo games. Having just reviewed Andro Dunos 2, the sequel to a little known Neo Geo shoot ’em up from the ’90s, we now find ourselves reviewing another Neo Geo sequel. This time we’re returning to Ganryu, a 2D slash ’em up platformer. […]

Ganryu 2 Hakuma Kojiro – PS4 Review

April 20, 2022 in PS4 / Reviews tagged 2d / arcade / ganryu 2 / neo geo / retro / shinobi by Richie

They might seem like a videogame staple now, but back in early 2005 there was no such thing as a Lego videogame. Lego Star Wars on PS2 was quite the revelation at the time and it seemed staggering that nobody had come up with it before. Of course, there’s since […]

Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga – PS5 Review

April 17, 2022 in PS4 / PS5 / Reviews tagged cold lampin with flavor / daft ada / lego / mc ren controls the automatic / skyyywalker himself / star wars / that's not how you spell kylie / traveller's tales by Ian

From the makers of the excellent Guacamelee! games, Drinkbox Studios, comes Nobody Saves the World on PS5. It’s quite a departure from those games with their Metroidvania level layouts, technical platforming and combat. Instead you walk around a top down world which looks similar to an older Zelda title but […]

Nobody Saves the World – PS5 Review

April 14, 2022 in PS5 / Reviews tagged 2d / experience / guacamelee! / humour / nobody saves the world / quests / top down / transform by Gareth

Remember Atari? They were famously co-founded by Nolan Bushnell in the early ’70s. After the videogame crash and even more half-arsed 1990s attempts at console hardware than Sega, they ceased to be. Also remember Infogrames? They acquired the rights to the Atari name and subsequently rebranded. Now they’re back with […]

Kombinera – PS5 Review

April 12, 2022 in PS5 / Reviews tagged kombinera / neil armstrong he had balls bigger than king kong first big suit on the moon and he's off to play golf hole in one / puzzle / rage by Ian

Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein has seen countless adaptations since it’s publication over 200 years ago. It’s fairly common fodder to discuss existentialism, what it is to be human and play God. Even when not being directly quoted, it has been the inspiration for many, many stories from many different people. Today, […]

The Wanderer: Frankenstein’s Creature – PS4 Review

April 11, 2022 in PS4 / Reviews tagged classic literature / existentialism / french / god / la belle games / mary shelley / narrativelty-driven / the wanderer frankenstein's creature by Mike

Stealth games are tough to get right. There are a few approaches, some more lenient whilst others will be very punishing but will give you the tools to get through undetected. Horror stealth games are probably tougher still, as you want the player to fear what they’re hiding from so […]

In Nightmare – PS5 Review

April 8, 2022 in PS5 / Reviews tagged 3d / child / dreams / hide and seek / horror / in nightmare / isometric / one hit kill / puzzles by Gareth

Agent Intercept is a spy action vehicular combat game from coding Kiwis PikPok who are best known for their many mobile titles. Indeed, this game first showed up on iOS back in 2019 as an Apple Arcade exclusive but don’t let that fool you as this isn’t just a lazy […]

Agent Intercept – PS5 Review

April 7, 2022 in PS5 / Reviews tagged agent intercept / james bond / spy / spy hunter / vehicle combat by Richie