Reviews

From Munich-based developer Aesir Interactive, comes the next in the loosely connected simulator games by publisher Nacon , the last being Taxi Life: A City Driving Simulator. In this case, it’s Ambulance Life: A Paramedic Simulator. So ferrying people around in rather more urgent circumstances. Only rather than in a […]

Ambulance Life: A Paramedic Simulator – PS5 Review

February 14, 2025 in PS5 / Reviews tagged aesir / ambulance / nacon / paramedic / we're going on a bughunt by Ian

MACROSS – Shooting Insight – is a shoot ’em up based on the popular Japanese anime franchise, Macross (AKA Robotech in the West) and it’s been developed by Kaminari Games (otherwise known for Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid Burst Forth!! Chorogon*Breath just in case you didn’t realise they were from Japan). There’s a […]

MACROSS Shooting Insight – PS5 Review

February 10, 2025 in PS5 tagged anime / insight / macross / shoot em up / shooting by Richie

Have rhythm games left the stage or have they just transitioned into first-person shooters? I’ve seen a few now where shooting on the beat has been their gimmick but Robobeat is the first one I’ve had to a review. Coming from the mind of Simon Fredholm, this effort takes a […]

Robobeat – PS5 Review

February 8, 2025 in PS5 / Reviews tagged bounty hunting / first-person shooter / gun-fu / guns / parkour / parrying / rhythmic shooter / robobeat / roguelite / simon fredholm / technopunk by Mike

I should probably stop calling this a revival. Beat ’em ups have been back for a while and it’s just become a genre developers are happy to return to. Big Helmet Heroes is the second effort from French outfit Exalted Studios. Expanding on from their similarly titled mobile game, this […]

Big Helmet Heroes – PS5 Review

February 4, 2025 in PS5 / Reviews tagged 2D brawler / Beat em up / belt scroller / big helmet heroes / co-op local multiplayer / combos / exalted studios / french / princess / sheep by Mike

Vampire Hunters is a rogue-lite first-person shooter from Brazil-based crew Gamecraft Studios which, as the name suggests, shares quite a few similarities to the king of rogue-lite games, Vampire Survivors. Indeed, a lot of elements are present. The huge number of enemies, the outrageous firepower the player gets to possess, the choice […]

Vampire Hunters – PS5 Review

February 3, 2025 in PS5 tagged gamecraft / rogue-lite / survivors / vampire hunter by Richie

Robot basketball sounds like an idea that can be really imaginative, if used in the right way. JollyPunch Games have decided to take a crack at it and blended a roguelike structure to it. RoboDunk is a futuristic take on street hoops with a toys-to-life aesthetic. The end result is […]

RoboDunk – PS5 Review

February 1, 2025 in PS5 / Reviews tagged combat / future sports / hazards / jollypunch / local multiplayer / robodunk / robot basketball / roguelike / toys to life by Mike

From Liverpool-based work-for-hire developer Wushu Studios and publisher Rebellion comes the latest installment in the Sniper Elite series, subtitled Resistance. It is set in early June 1944, alongside the events of 2022’s Sniper Elite 5. While long-time fans might be expecting Sniper Elite 6 this is the next best thing. […]

Sniper Elite: Resistance – PS5 Review

January 31, 2025 in PS5 / Reviews tagged breakin' 2: electric boogaloo / harry hawker / listen very carefully I shall say this only once / maquis / sniper elite / wesley by Ian

Abyssal Terrors is a DLC package for the sensational auto-shooter Brotato, a game that we reviewed last year but have genuinely not stopped playing since. Originally released on Steam in 2022 (as part of the wave of auto-shooters that Vampire Survivors popularised), we spent over 230 hours fully completing the Switch version and […]

Brotato: Abyssal Terrors DLC – PS5 Review

January 21, 2025 in PS5 tagged auto-shooter / brotato / dlc by Richie

It’s been a while since we fired up Pinball FX, the confusingly-named fourth version of Zen Studio’s long-running pinball hub series (and that’s not including the various other standalone ones they’ve made including the horror-themed Pinball M). Indeed, Pinball FX released in 2023 to mixed reviews. Indeed, we had mixed feelings about it […]

Pinball FX – Williams Pinball Volume 8 – PS5 Review

January 21, 2025 in PS4 tagged pinball fx / williams by Richie

The Legend of Cyber Cowboy from Eastasiasoft is a Westworld-style twin stick shooter with a similar feel to The Binding Of Isaac in terms of the randomly generated aspect and the going from room to room part. Only unlike Edward McMillen’s effort, there no map. Unlike Isaac, the enemies you […]

The Legend of Cyber Cowboy – PS5 Review

January 8, 2025 in PS5 / Reviews tagged cyber cowboy / darn tootin / eastasiasoft by Ian

The belt scroller revival has been going on for a few years now. Digital Eclipse seem to be the right people for this work and the likes of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge have beenwarmly received. Following in those footsteps is Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers: Rita’s Rewind. This is […]

Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers: Rita’s Rewind – PS5 Review

December 21, 2024 in PS5 / Reviews tagged 2d sidescroller / angel grove / Beat em up / belt scroller / giant robots / martial arts / melee combat / mighty morphin power rangers / teenagers / time travel by Mike

From Malmö based dev Simogo and published by Annapurna Interactive comes the intriguingly titled Lorelei and the Laser Eyes. Set in the recent past in and around the Hotel Letzes Jahr, that being Hotel Last Year, the black and white graphical style with occasional flashes of colour gives it an […]

Lorelei and the Laser Eyes – PS5 Review

December 17, 2024 in PS5 / Reviews tagged annapurna / lorelei / puzzle / simogo / splt. by Ian