PS4

I think there’s been plenty of good party games that have hit over the last decade. Whilst I’d never call it saturated, the genre’s filled with some quality for local and online combatants alike. The latest one to come my way is A Gummy’s Life. A multiplayer brawler coming from […]

A Gummy’s Life – PS4 Review

October 17, 2021 in PS4 / Reviews tagged a gummy's life / brawler / candy / co-op / ep games / local multiplayer / online multiplayer / party game / physics-based / sweets / violence by Mike

There’s something odd about turning to games to effectively get a slice of working life. It’s a cheap way to get an idea of jobs you’d never really turn to but I do wonder what the appeal of the mundane is. Train Station Renovation has just pulled in from Live […]

Train Station Renovation – PS4 Review

October 15, 2021 in PS4 / Reviews tagged building / cleaning / job simulator / live motion games / painting / repairing / train station renovation by Mike

Here’s something we don’t get to say very often. From Chilean developer Ace Team, we have the survival adventure game The Eternal Cylinder. Hailing from Santiago, you’ve probably never heard of them but you may have heard of their previous output in terms of the Zeno Clash and Rock of […]

The Eternal Cylinder – PS4 Review

October 15, 2021 in PS4 / Reviews tagged ace team / cylinder / good shepherd / survival / trebhum by Ian

It’s funny how games centred around a day job land when I’ve got time off work. Unlike the daily tedium of an office job, Merek’s Market covers a grass roots sole proprietorship in a lot less time and feels a lot more fun. Crafting your way through dozens of time-restricted […]

Merek’s Market – PS4 Review

October 13, 2021 in PS4 / Reviews tagged against the clock / bartering / big village games / crafting / merek's market / shopkeeping by Mike

We’ve said it before but the Jackbox games are easily the best party games out there (at least until Hidden in Plain Sight gets ported to modern consoles) and here at PlayStation Country, it’s been a mainstay of all of our online and in-person meet ups. As ever, the Chicago natives Jackbox Games […]

The Jackbox Party Pack 8 – PS4 Review

October 13, 2021 in PS4 / Reviews tagged drawful / jackbox / job job / mobile / party game by Richie

Some games are complicated to explain, others are very simple. Some games are stupidly long whilst others are incredibly short. Underland is both simple and short but that doesn’t necessarily make it a bad game. I’ll run you through the situation and you can see if it holds any interest […]

Underland – PS4 Review

October 13, 2021 in PS4 / Reviews tagged 2d / astronauts / fluid / one screen / puzzle / terrain / underground / underland by Gareth

Gleylancer is a port of a 1992 shoot ’em up that was originally only released in Japan on the Sega Megadrive but eventually found its way onto Nintendo’s Wii Virtual Console service in 2008 where it could be enjoyed by a global audience. While never being an all-out favourite of […]

Gleylancer – PS5 Review

October 12, 2021 in PS4 / Reviews tagged 16-bit / gleylancer / horizontally-scrolling / Mega Drive / ratalaika / retro / shoot em up by Richie

I’m a big fan of the modern XCOM games. They mix the right amount of difficulty and strategy whilst ‘dumbing it down’ to a point where you lose a lot of the faff and it works well on a controller. Phoenix Point comes from the creator of the original XCOM, […]

Phoenix Point – PS4 Review

October 8, 2021 in PS4 / Reviews tagged civilization / factions / julian gollop / phoenix point / recruits / strategy / tactical / turn-based / xcom by Gareth

G-Darius HD is an upscaled port of the original G-Darius, a horizontally-scrolling shoot ’em up that was released in 1997 initially as an arcade game before getting some degree of popularity on the original PlayStation. It remains a favourite among fans of the Darius series and recently that series has been […]

G-Darius HD – PS4 Review

September 30, 2021 in PS4 / Reviews tagged arcade / darius / g-darius hd / shoot em up / taito by Richie

I’ve never been to a circus but do have a fascination with travelling showmen like P.T. Barnum. There’s something compelling about the mix of grift, charisma and talent and The Amazing American Circus is here to recreate the experience in card form. Juggler Games have done well with the 19th […]

The Amazing American Circus – PS4 Review

September 28, 2021 in PS4 / Reviews tagged big top / card battler / fire-eater / juggler games / management / mime / pt barnum / ringmaster / strongmen / the amazing american circus by Mike

This week’s Ratalaika comes in the form of a first person puzzler. Don’t Touch This Button! is a light hearted take on the genre, with each room giving you clues how to complete it. You just have to take each clue with a pinch of salt. There are 65 rooms […]

Don’t Touch This Button! – PS5/PS4 Review

September 28, 2021 in PS4 / PS5 / Reviews tagged cheap / clues / don't touch this button / easy platinum / first person / opposite / puzzle / ratalaika / short by Gareth

Post-apocalyptic stories have been a favourite of all media lovers recently. It’s hard not to see why. If you look outside your window these days, chances are you will see something out there that reminds you of a harrowing element from one of those dystopian stories you have read or […]

Clid the Snail – PS4 Review

September 25, 2021 in PS4 / Reviews tagged Clid / ps4 / review / Snail / the / Weird Beluga by Grizz