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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

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

Aspyr’s been working hard at remastering Crystal Dynamics’ back catalogue. After the success of the Tomb Raider Remasters, Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 & 2 Remastered is next in line. It’s one of those series I’ve merely glanced at over the years. Playing them in 2024 has made me […]

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 & 2 Remastered – ...

December 16, 2024 in PS5 / Reviews tagged aspyr / crystal dynamics / cut content / gothic / kain / legacy of kain soul reaver 1 and 2 remastered / melee combat / nosgoth / outtakes / platforming / puzzle solving / raziel / realm shifting / sarafan / vampires by Mike

You’re the lucky new proprietor of the titular Uncle Chop’s Rocket Shop on the planet of Little Mesa. In effect, a space garage where spaceships land in varying levels of decrepitude or disrepair. Though your tenure is wholly dependent on being able to make your rent after three days of […]

Uncle Chop’s Rocket Shop – PS5 Review

December 14, 2024 in PS5 / Reviews tagged beard envy / job simulator / roguelike / space garage / uncle chops by Ian

The Thing Remastered is a third-person shooter/horror title that began life in 2002. Originally developed by Computer Artworks, the game received some okay reviews back in the day. It wasn’t the most technically accomplished game of the PS2/Xbox era but fans of the John Carpenter movie that the game is based […]

The Thing Remastered – PS5 Review

December 13, 2024 in PS5 tagged john carpenter / nightdive studio / remake / Remastered / the thing by Richie

Another day, another search action game to check out. This time it’s Biomorph from Lucid Dreams Studio. I bet it’s hard to elevate one game within a packed genre. Thankfully, they’ve mostly been up to the task, providing some interesting twists on abilities with some smart choices around map design. […]

Biomorph – PS5 Review

December 9, 2024 in PS5 / Reviews tagged 2d / biomorph / cartoon aesthetic / exploration / graph paper maps / lucid dreams studio / melee combat / metroidvania / search action game / transformation by Mike

Good lord, this is clever. On the face of it, Among Ashes is a survival-horror game that takes the genre right back to it’s Resident Evil-era roots. Crafted by Rat Cliff Games, a Spanish Studio that’s mostly led by Daniel Ferrer, this horror game took us on a far more interesting journey than […]

Among Ashes – PS5 Review

December 9, 2024 in PS5 tagged among ashes / rat cliff games / resident evil / survival horror by Richie

Pretty Girls Pop Match is the latest puzzle game in eastasiasoft’s Pretty Girls series, a series that has had takes on pretty much every puzzle game format you can think of. From Mahjong to 2048, there isn’t any sub-genre that developers, Zoo Corporation, won’t put some Anime girl portraits on. Strangely though, they’ve […]

Pretty Girls Pop Match – PS5 Review

December 1, 2024 in PS5 tagged anime / anime is weird frankly / Casual / match-three / pretty girls pop match / puzzle by Richie

Mindcop from German dev Andre Gareis, originally released on Steam in 2020 and ported to console by Pixel Ratio and published by Little Villagers is something we’d heard about by virtue of it being advertised on a YouTube channel we frequent. Mindcop is a whodunit set over five days where […]

Mindcop – PS5 Review

November 28, 2024 in PS5 / Reviews tagged mindcop / mindreading / open your mind by Ian