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Mike gets all the racing games because he understands that stuff even though he doesn't drive.

Okay, you don’t tend to see many kart racers arrive to console, these days. When they do, they tend to be love letters to a brand or series. This is Nickelodeon’s fourth time to the track. Back in 2000, the characters of that game definitely sat well with the last […]

Nickelodeon Kart Racers – PS4 Review

October 30, 2018 in PS4 / Reviews tagged game mill interactive / hey arnold / kart racer / nickelodeon kart racers / rugrats / spongebob squarepants / teenage mutant ninja turtles / time trial by Mike

The long and storied Fire Pro Wrestling series has had a slow time making it to the west. There’s been recent attempts to bring it across but Fire Pro Wrestling World looks to finally bring this esteemed grappler to the masses. Timing seems right with WWE games waning in popularity […]

Fire Pro Wrestling World – PS4 Review

October 10, 2018 in PS4 / Reviews tagged fighting / fire pro wrestling world / spike chunsoft / sports entertainment / visual novel / wrestling by Mike

Real time strategy games on console don’t tend to come around too often and, when they do, they have to battle against a control scheme so different to a mouse and keyboard. Petroglyth Games are the latest to try and bring a PC title across to the big black boxes […]

8-Bit Armies – PS4 Review

October 7, 2018 in PS4 / Reviews tagged 8-Bit armies / isometric viewpoint / petroglyth games / real time strategy / retro aesthetic by Mike

The Dakar Rally is, along with the Isle of Man TT, one of the last motorsport challenges I see coming from a by-gone era. It’s probably the greatest test of endurance within rallying and Bigmoon Entertainment have decided to represent the challenge. Not many companies take up the opportunity with […]

Dakar 18 – PS4 Review

October 5, 2018 in PS4 / Reviews tagged bigmoon entertainment / dakar 18 / motorsport / racing / rally raid / time trial by Mike

So Rich hands me this game thinking it’s a horror game and I gladly take it on board. Candleman is not a horror game. It’s a wonderful tale from Spotlightor about a walking, living candle and his quest for a new purpose in life. Run for your lives. A platforming […]

Candleman – PS4 Review

October 3, 2018 in PS4 / Reviews tagged adventure / candleman / darkness / existentialism / light / platforming / puzzles / spotlightor by Mike

Racing across the pond still feels like a strange, exotic beast to me. NASCAR’s going through a tricky time at the moment but the appeal of the product and their overpowered saloon cars still keeps me curious. With the third iteration of the Nascar Heat series, 704 Games are looking […]

NASCAR Heat 3 – PS4 Review

September 25, 2018 in PS4 / Reviews tagged 704 games / moonshine / motorsports / nascar heat 3 / ovals / racing by Mike

I can’t imagine HB Studios expected to becoming the leading developers of golf sims but, with EA very much out of the picture, they’ve found themselves grabbing some PGA licensing. With that, a touch of legitimacy arrives to a still very independent project. What the license does give you is […]

The Golf Club 2019 – PS4 Review

September 18, 2018 in PS4 / Reviews tagged golf / hb studios / online multiplayer / PGA / sports / the golf club 2019 / this one's for my pa by Mike

It might not be new territory but StarBlade’s kickstarted project arrived last year on PC with the perspective of playing the bad guy. Now Playstation 4 owners have the chance to inhabit the mind and lair of a supervillain. Nefarious manages to have some real fun with it and executes […]

Nefarious – PS4 Review

September 16, 2018 in PS4 / Reviews tagged 2d platforming / combat / comedy / nefarious / shooting / starblade / villiany by Mike

Looking to harken back to an age of unlicensed rally games, Kylotonns have been released from the shackles of the WRC license to work on V-Rally 4, a throwback by name and design which, unfortunately, is not what you probably want. I missed the boat on the series so maybe […]

V-Rally 4 – PS4 Review

September 11, 2018 in PS4 / Reviews tagged arcade racer / gymkhana / kylotonns / rallying / v-rally 4 by Mike

In a World Cup year, it barely feels like football’s been away but, as August rolls around, the new season begins and Konami come out of the traps early in an effort to steal a tiny march on EA’s juggernaut. Whilst still seen by some as the purer sim, this […]

Pro Evolution Soccer 2019 – PS4 Review

September 4, 2018 in PS4 / Reviews tagged football / konami / pes productions / pro evolution soccer / sports by Mike

I can’t swim so the idea of being stranded under the sea is probably my ultimate nightmare. Narcosis, a narratively-driven horror from Honor Code, looks to deliver a claustrophobic tale of isolation and survival under the weight of many atmospheres of pressure. Sounds fun. Taking place exclusively underwater, a disaster […]

Narcosis – PS4 Review

August 28, 2018 in PS4 / Reviews tagged honor code / horror / narcosis / narratively-driven / spider crabs / survival / underwater by Mike

It seems like Codemasters have timed it well to release F1 2018 in the middle of the sport’s summer break. Liberty Media might be new to running the sport but the geniuses at play have had the license now for almost a decade. In that time, we’ve seen some great […]

F1 2018 – PS4 Review

August 22, 2018 in PS4 / Reviews tagged codemasters / f1 2018 / formula one / halo device / online multiplayer / racing by Mike