Richie

About Richie

Rich is the editor of PlayStation Country. He likes his games lemony and low-budget with a lot of charm. This isn't his photo. That'll be Rik Mayall.

Explosionade DX is an enhanced version of Mommy’s Best Games’ 2015 run and gunner and is best described as a mix of the platforming and shooting action of games like Contra and Metal Slug but with the old-school coin-op format and problem solving of such single screen classics as Bubble Bobble, Snow Bros. and Rodland. […]

Explosionade DX – PS4 Review

March 22, 2021 in PS4 / Reviews by Richie

Pinkman+ is the latest offering from Finnish Platinum purveyors, Ratalaika Games and is a 2D platformer which comes from one-man dev team, Green Dinosaur Games. The obvious inspiration, both in terms of gameplay and visuals, is Super Meat Boy and N+ but with the twist that the titular Pinkman has a jetpack which […]

Pinkman+ – PS5/PS4 Review

March 19, 2021 in Reviews tagged 2d / easy platinum / easy trophies / pinkman++ / platformer / ratalaika / super meat boy by Richie

Collapsed is a post-apocalyptic 2D rogue-lite from Glaive Games. It has you playing as a nameless protagonist (from a choice of four classes) and sees you running and gunning your way through randomly generated levels, facing off against various enemies and bosses and generally dying a lot. The thing with rogue-lites/likes […]

Collapsed – PS4 Review

March 18, 2021 in PS4 / Reviews tagged collapsed / dead cells / loot / rogue-lite / run and gun / shooting by Richie

Can’t Drive This is driving game but with a heavy emphasis on track construction and it comes by way of German coders, Pixel Maniacs. It’s a co-op focused affair and entirely chaotic too. The idea is pretty simple. As one of you drives, the other creates the track. Both parts […]

Can’t Drive This – PS5 Review

March 17, 2021 in PS5 / Reviews tagged building / can't drive this / driving / gripshift / puzzle / racing / trackmania by Richie

While Bishoujo Battle Cyber Panic can’t really be accused of being original, this single screen arcade dodge ’em up was a game that we were keen to review. Sure, it’s another cheap and cheerful title from Eastasiasoft and is heavily anime flavoured (sorry, I just don’t get it) but it […]

Bishoujo Battle Cyber Panic – PS4 Review

March 12, 2021 in PS4 / Reviews tagged anime girls / arcade / japanese / qix / retro / single screen by Richie

We took a look at the PS4 version of Monster Truck Championship back in October 2020 and Mike gave the game a solid 7 out of 10, praising its handling and variation while raising questions about how much actual content it delivered. Well, now there’s a PS5 update from Polish coders […]

Monster Truck Championship – PS5 Review

March 11, 2021 in PS5 / Reviews tagged america / driving / freestyle / monster truck championship / murica / ps5 upgrade / racing / tricks by Richie

Blizzard (now Activision Blizzard) these days are best known for their time-stealing MMO World of Warcraft and the Diablo games but back in the 16-bit era their output was a little different. The Blizzard Arcade Collection is a compilation of three of their earliest games which players may remember from their SNES or […]

Blizzard Arcade Collection – PS4 Review

March 8, 2021 in PS4 / Reviews tagged 16-bit / blackthorne / blizzard arcade collection / megadrive / retro / rock n' roll racing / SNES / the lost vikings by Richie

Knight’s Retreat is a Chess-themed puzzle game from minimalist developers Minimol Games and is a continuation of their Knight Swap series. The idea here is that you have to move your knight pieces to target positions on each level using their standard L-shaped moves. Of course, beyond the early levels […]

Knight’s Retreat – PS4 Review

March 4, 2021 in PS4 / Reviews tagged chess / knight's retreat / puzzle / qubyte / trial and error by Richie

The top-down run and gunner is a sub-genre that we don’t tend to see in its original form anymore. Sure, you’ll get them as twin-stick shooters or with a heap of rogue-lite elements attached but Thunderflash, the latest offering from Ratalaika, is very much in the original style. You shoot in […]

Thunderflash – PS4 Review

March 1, 2021 in PS4 / PS5 / Reviews tagged arcade / commando / ikari warriors / ratalaika / retro / run and gun / thunderflash / top down by Richie

Speed Limit is a very varied arcade-style title from Croatian coding crew Gamechunk. It’s a game that draws heavily from several sources of inspiration. So much so that it’s central theme is variety. Sure, it’s a 2D run and gunner initially but the game takes you on some incredible twists […]

Speed Limit – PS4 Review

February 26, 2021 in PS4 / Reviews tagged 2d / arcade / mixed / retro / shooter / speed limit / variety by Richie

Bullet Beat is a confident little shoot ’em up is from Ternox Games and is best described as a mix of Space Invaders Infinity Gene and Rez. It’s a cheap and cheerful addition to PSN’s ever-growing library of shoot ’em ups and is aimed at arcade fans and anyone who still remembers dubstep. […]

Bullet Beat – PS4 Review

February 25, 2021 in PS4 / Reviews tagged arcade / bullet beat / retro / shoot em up / space invaders by Richie

While many of our contemporaries like to focus on the big triple-A titles, our roots here at PlayStation Country are in playing the indie stuff and it didn’t get more indie than the now-defunct Xbox Live Indie Games service on the Xbox 360. While that service was plagued with some […]

Shoot 1UP DX – PS4 Review

February 24, 2021 in PS4 / Reviews tagged indie / remaster / rerelease / shoot 1up dx / shoot em up / vertically-scrolling shoot em up / xbox live indie games by Richie