Reviews

You generally know what you’re going to get with a Housemarque game. Slick twin stick action and plenty of visual flair are the cornerstones of what the Finnish coders do but there’s a couple of things that are surprising about their latest joint. Firstly, Matterfall comes hot on the heels […]

Matterfall – PS4 Review

August 17, 2017 in PS4 tagged arcade / housemarque / matterfall / shoot em up / twin stick by Richie

Real-time strategy (RTS) games can work on consoles. Some may argue otherwise and there’s no denying that a mouse and keyboard is the ideal way to play them but with enough effort and clever use of a controller RTS games are definitely playable. Then the question comes down to whether […]

Sudden Strike 4 – PS4 Review

August 15, 2017 in PS4 tagged command & conquer / real time strategy / sudden strike 4 / world war II by Gareth

After a long period of development and a prolonged spell in early access, The Long Dark finally sees the light of day. Boasting a realistic and tough survival experience, Canadian developers Hinterland have brought their bitter winter wilderness to current consoles. Has the wait been worth it or has time […]

The Long Dark – PS4 Review

August 12, 2017 in PS4 / Reviews tagged canada / crafting / hinterland / narrative driven / survival simulator / the long dark by Mike

On paper, a deep-sea adventure title set in a bathysphere sounds like a pretty good fit for VR. That pitch alone suggests you will be encountering shipwrecks, relics of the past and aquatic life as you plunge through the deep blue depths. Or in this case, the dingy green […]

Neptune Flux – PSVR Review

August 8, 2017 in PSVR / Reviews tagged Flux / Neptune / Not so much better down where its wetter / PSVR / take it from me by Grizz

CastleStorm is nothing new at this point. Originally releasing in 2013 for the previous generation and later mobile, it blended real time strategy action with a ballista mechanic that aped Angry Birds with pleasing results. The definitive edition of CastleStorm arrived on PS4 originally in 2014, which featured all the available […]

CastleStorm VR Edition – PSVR Review

August 5, 2017 in PSVR / Reviews tagged castlestorm / edition / standalone / vr / zen by Grizz

It’s a genre we don’t tend to come across too often but shoot-em-ups are as established and as old as the industry itself. From humble arcade roots, they can branch off into intriguing areas with twists on old mechanics and new ideas. Chasing Carrots are looking to provide their own […]

Pressure Overdrive – PS4 Review

August 5, 2017 in PS4 / Reviews tagged arcade / chasing carrots / pressure overdrive / shoot em up / vehicle combat by Mike

Uber Entertainment have already brought Wayward Sky to PSVR and now they’re continuing to support the format with the release of Dino Frontier. Have you ever dreamed of being the mayor of a town manned by cowboys and dinosaurs? Then do I have good news for you my friend. You […]

Dino Frontier – PSVR Review

August 4, 2017 in PSVR tagged big hands / cowboys / dino frontier / dinosaurs / humour / real time strategy by Gareth

We’re always happy when a dev team that we respect adopts the PSVR tech and when FuturLab announced Tiny Trax, we were chuffed. Aside from their very well received Velocity games, we also lost a fair bit of time to Surge Deluxe which an underrated puzzler for the Vita. This […]

Tiny Trax – PSVR Review

August 3, 2017 in PSVR by Richie

Some games are so minimalist and designed for a single purpose that reviewing them becomes quite difficult. You try pulling out a thousand words on Tetris and see how far you get. In a way, Smashbox Arena is one of those games as it gives you one thing. 3v3 arena […]

Smashbox Arena – PSVR Review

August 1, 2017 in PSVR tagged dodgeball / fps / online / PSVR / smashbox arena by Richie

Zen Studios are probably best known for the many dozens of virtual pinball tables they’ve been bringing to consoles for the last few years, so it’s good to see them doing something different. Infinite Minigolf is their take on what us Brits call crazy golf. Rather than whacking your ball […]

Infinite Minigolf – PSVR Review

August 1, 2017 in PS4 / PSVR tagged golf / infinite minigolf / online / party / PSVR / sports by Richie

Released on PC last year to critical acclaim, Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun has made its way to PS4. Being a slower paced, strategy-stealth game you might think it an odd choice for a console port but that just makes it all the more impressive that it totally works. […]

Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun – PS4 Review

July 30, 2017 in PS4 tagged blades of the shogun / japan / ninja / real time / samurai / shadow tactics / stealth / strategy by Gareth

Cloudbuilt is one of those games that went almost completely unnoticed to all but a few when it first launched in 2014 on PC. Although it was fantastic to look at and equally so to play, for some reason it couldn’t penetrate the hearts and minds of the many, […]

Super Cloudbuilt – PS4 Review

July 28, 2017 in PS4 / Reviews tagged Cloudbuilt / free running / parkour / speedy / Super by Grizz