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

Racing games have been a dime a dozen for years and it must be hard for smaller efforts to stand out. We’ve seen indie efforts in the recent past go for something a little more leftfield and now Supergonk have taken to the tarmac with a fantastical racer with a […]

Trailblazers – PS4 Review

May 17, 2018 in PS4 / Reviews tagged co-op / multiplayer / painting / racing / supergonk / trailblazers by Mike

Baseball games have been somewhat monopolised by Sony with their highly successful MLB The Show series. Whilst it does allow plenty of room for alternative to spring forth, it still feels somewhat rare for a developer to bring America’s pastime to consoles. Metalhead did just that with Super Mega Baseball […]

Super Mega Baseball 2 – PS4 Review

May 7, 2018 in PS4 / Reviews tagged american rounders / baseball / bat / metalhead / sports / strike / super mega baseball 2 by Mike

Sega’s Yakuza series has been going strong for over a decade now with players in the West now receiving the games at a steady rate. After a small delay, Yakuza 6: The Song of Life finally takes to store shelves with a new engine under the hood. Long-time series protagonist […]

Yakuza 6: The Song of Life – PS4 Review

April 25, 2018 in PS4 / Reviews tagged action / adventure / crime drama / japan / open world / sega / yakuza 6 the song of life by Mike

It’s not very often I review something that’s already had a consensus form. Iron Galaxy’s latest venture is one of those cases. A game whose quality is at odds with its price tag, just what does Extinction have to offer? First things first, Extinction‘s inspirations are worn proudly with Attack […]

Extinction – PS4 Review

April 17, 2018 in PS4 / Reviews tagged adventure / combat / extinction / iron galaxy / platforming / titans by Mike

You don’t tend to see a lot of console real-time strategy, do you? Even when you do, controllers don’t seem to map nicely to keyboard and mouse so you wind up with something simplified and compromised. There have been rare success stories and Passtech Games are hoping Masters of Anima […]

Masters of Anima – PS4 Review

April 10, 2018 in PS4 / Reviews tagged Fantasy / golems / masters of anima / minions / passtech games / real time strategy by Mike

Here’s a blast from the past. With Nordic’s slow acquisition of the THQ branding and properties, they’re looking to gain some hearts and minds. Revisiting dormant series’ can be daunting and they’re some cautious steps taken with the release of MX vs ATV All Out. Rainbow have been recalled to […]

MX vs ATV: All Out – PS4 Review

April 2, 2018 in PS4 / Reviews tagged mx vs atv all out / off road / racing / rainbow / stunts / utv by Mike

Casing aside their musou sensibilities, 2016’s Attack on Titan saw Omega Force receive praise for their representation of the popular anime. Japanese developers in general have been under a great resurgence and, with that, Western audiences have become more receptive to what they have to offer. With that in mind, […]

Attack on Titan 2 – PS4 Review

March 31, 2018 in PS4 / Reviews tagged action / adventure / anime / attack on titan 2 / japanese / omega force by Mike

Over the past year, this job’s given me the opportunity to dive deep into Asian horror. A genre that offers it’s own set of trappings, the Eastern flavour seems to focus more on psychology rather than gore and relentless pressure. Red Candle Games offered up their own attempt last year […]

Detention – PS4 Review

March 13, 2018 in PS4 / Reviews tagged adventure / asian horror / detention / historical / red candle games / taiwan by Mike

For one of the most spectacular races in motorsport, the Isle of Man TT doesn’t get much attention in games. Maybe the challenge of rendering 37 miles of Manx country road is too huge a task but, step forth Kylotonn. The WRC7 developers are now turning their hand to road […]

TT Isle of Man – Ride on the Edge – ...

March 11, 2018 in PS4 / Reviews tagged kylotonn / motorcycles / superbikes / supersport / time trials / tourist trophy / tt isle of man ride on the edge by Mike

Speedrunning is a niche pastime that has certainly gathered more interest with events like Games Done Quick. It’s one hell of a spectator sport to me and SEUM: Speedrunners From Hell looks to play into that whilst testing your spacial awareness and reflexes. Looking like an remaster of DOOM in […]

SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell – PS4 Review

March 4, 2018 in PS4 / Reviews tagged pine studios / platforming / satan / seum: speedrunners from hell / speedrunning / time trials by Mike

The majority of Milestone’s output tends to be restrained by official licenses so I’m always interested in when they decide to venture into original territory. It’s not exactly new for them as they have previously dabbled with the Ride series but, whilst that may appear a little sterile, GRAVEL appears […]

GRAVEL – PS4 Review

March 4, 2018 in PS4 / Reviews tagged GRAVEL / milestone / off road / racing / rally / time trial by Mike

Coming from one-man effort Romans I XVI Gaming, Tiles is quick-fire puzzler that’s simple to grasp. Coming to consoles almost a year after a steam release, this stripped back brain-teaser is hoping to garner new fans with co-op and a map editor as part of the package. Your objective is […]

Tiles – PS4 Review

February 24, 2018 in PS4 / Reviews tagged co-op / puzzles / romans i xvi gaming / tiles / time trial by Mike