Yearly Archives: 2024

Super XYX is a vertically-scrolling shoot ’em up that comes from indie dev Team Grybanser Fox and is published by eastasiasoft, as so many modern indie shoot ’em ups are. And it feels very much in keeping with a lot of other eastasiasoft shooters, even if this is the first partnership […]

Super XYX – PS5 Review

October 23, 2024 in PS5 tagged arcade / eastasiasoft / shoot em up / super xyx / vertically scrolling by Richie

Say what you want about remasters, they do present opportunities for cult classics or completely forgotten games to find new life. With the big hitters of the FPS genre largely covered, Nightdive Studios has turned its attention to some of the lesser known 90’s shooters. One such example being Killing […]

Killing Time: Resurrected – PS5 Review

October 19, 2024 in PS5 / Reviews tagged 3do / art deco / Egyptian artefact / first-person shooter / high society / horror / killing time resurrected / nightdive / old school fps / roaring 20's / socialite by Mike

I do love being impressed. In this job, almost everything is new to me but I never get tired of seeing new ideas work brilliantly. Coming from a single developer, Sam Enright has managed to pull together a visually impressive and cohesive universe whilst also providing a smart role-playing experience. […]

Beyond Galaxyland – PS5 Review

October 10, 2024 in PS5 / Reviews tagged 2.5d / adventure / aliens / beyond galaxyland / photography / platforming / puzzles / sam enright / sci fi / space / turn-based rpg by Mike

Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2 is a follow-up to 2020’s EDF spin-off and, as before, is developed by the EDF b-team Yuke’s who were previously better known for making lots and lots of wrestling games. This one continues the previous game’s light-hearted approach to the entire destruction of Earth by […]

Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2 – PS5 Review

October 7, 2024 in PS5 / Reviews tagged aliens / earth defense force / edf / shooter / yuke's by Richie

Melobot – A Last Song is, as the name might suggest, something of a musical odyssey across multiple planets and biomes. You play as the titular Melobot departing from a rocket that acts as your headquarters that you head out from, a little like the Trailblazer in one of our […]

Melobot : A Last Song – PS5 Review

October 5, 2024 in Reviews tagged a last song / melobot / rhythm by Ian

I’ll be honest, anything on itch.io is a mystery to me. It’s one of the PC storefronts I tend to ignore when looking for new games to try. GoobnBalloons originally saw the light of day there for free. Now an updated version has arrived with more content, improved visuals and […]

GoobnBalloonsDX – PS4 Review

October 5, 2024 in PS4 / Reviews tagged arcade / Balloons / campaign mode / goobnballoonsdx / iconicarts / local multiplayer / Pang / score attack / twin-stick shooter by Mike

Night Slashers: Remake is an update of the well-regarded 1993 beat ’em up from Data East and is brought to us by the safe pair of hands that is Forever Entertainment who are behind a lot of remakes such as 2020’s Panzer Dragoon: Remake and 2022’s House of the Dead one. The original arcade […]

Night Slashers: Remake – PS5 Review

September 30, 2024 in PS5 / Reviews tagged arcade / Beat em up / coin-op / night stalkers / port / remake / renegade 3 is the worst game of all time by Richie

I’m no Disney sicko but Mickey Mouse has found himself in more good games than most. The jug-eared mascot has particularly flourished in platformers and Disney Epic Mickey was received relatively kindly when it released on the Wii. 14 years later, a revitalised version has reached current consoles. Purple Lamp […]

Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed – PS5 Review

September 26, 2024 in PS5 / Reviews tagged captain hook / disney epic mickey rebrushed / donald duck / fantasia / goofy / mickey mouse / oswald / painting / peter pan / platforming / purple lamp / sidescroller by Mike

Cosmic Paradox: Noire is a shoot ’em up from solo dev Aldo Slavic that appears to be the first in a series of games based around a storyline of two dimensions colliding and splintering time. Details are scant at the moment though but at least we’ve got this game to be […]

Cosmic Paradox: Noire – PS5 Review

September 26, 2024 in PS5 / Reviews tagged auto slavic / cosmic paradox / noire / shoot em up by Richie

We have a confession. Until we started playing Aero The Acro-Bat 2, we’d not twigged the pun in the title. You see he’s a bat and an acrobat. Never mind the first game came out more than thirty years ago. The gag entirely passed us by. In the case of […]

Aero The Acro-Bat 2 – PS5 Review

September 25, 2024 in PS4 / PS5 / Reviews tagged acro bat / adobe / aero / iguana / ratalaika / shinyuden by Ian

Go Mecha Ball is a twin-stick shooter from Swedish studio Whale Peak Games. But, unlike the glut of twin-stick shooters on PSN, that description only tells part of the story as this game combines some pinball style mechanics to really craft something unique in a genre that doesn’t usually offer […]

Go Mecha Ball – PS5 Review

September 24, 2024 in PS5 / Reviews tagged go mecha ball / isometric / pinball / twin-stick shooter / whale peak games by Richie

For over a decade, the Test Drive series had laid dormant. Now in the corporate hands of Nacon, the open-world car lifestyle simulator has returned. KT Racing have shown an aptitude for solid handling and replicating large environments, but Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown, lacks the soul of the originals. […]

Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown – PS5 Review

September 17, 2024 in PS5 / Reviews tagged always online / digital tourism / driving / festival / hong kong island / luxury cars / multiplayer / open world / racing / test drive unlimited solar crown / time trials by Mike