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Quantum: Recharged is a arcade action dodging game from Atari that continues their impressively comprehensive fifty year anniversary celebrations by resurrecting yet another one of their old IPs and giving it a fresh coat of paint for modern audiences courtesy of developer SneakyBox. The original Quantum was released in 1982 and isn’t […]

Quantum: Recharged – PS5 Review

August 22, 2023 in PS5 / Reviews tagged arcade / atari / quantum / recharged / remaster / sneakybox by Richie

Dust & Neon is a twin-stick shooting rogue-lite that comes to us from Swedish software developer David Marquardt Studios, their (or indeed his) debut effort. It’s all of the most popular indie tropes placed in a futuristic-themed Wild West setting and it’s out now on PSN. After a little bit of […]

Dust & Neon – PS5 Review

August 17, 2023 in PS5 / Reviews tagged country / dust & neon / rogue-lite / this one's for my pa / twin-stick shooter by Richie

It’s not a genre I get into often but tactical, turn-based RPGs can certainly engage me. With some obvious homages to Heroes of Might and Magic, Crazy Goat Games has decided to take a stab at the genre with The Dragoness: Command of the Flame. Whilst the influences heavily dictate […]

The Dragoness: Command of the Flame – PS5 Review

August 13, 2023 in PS5 / Reviews tagged city-building / crazy goat games / dragons / heroes of might and magic / resource collecting / roguelite / the dragoness command of the flame / turn-based tactical rpg by Mike

Remnant II is a third-person action/shooter/RPG that comes to us by way of Texan studio Gunfire Games and is, of course, the sequel to their 2019 offering Remnant: From The Ashes, a decent but fairly forgettable title that mixed a bit of post-apocalyptic misery with some looter-shooter gameplay. The original game had you […]

Remnant II – PS5 Review

August 8, 2023 in PS5 / Reviews tagged looter shooter / remnant II / rpg / souls-like / third-person by Richie

Nova Strike is a vertically-scrolling shoot ’em up from French/Thai developers Sanuk Games. We last encountered their work when we reviewed their Tetris clone, Tetraminos, but now they’ve switched gears entirely with this rogue-like shooter. That said, they’ve dabbled in a lot of genres in the past since making Gameboy Advance games in 2006. This […]

Nova Strike – PS5 Review

August 5, 2023 in PS5 / Reviews tagged 16-bit / horizontally-scrolling / nova strike / retro / shoot em up / upgrades by Richie

Remedium: Sentinels is a top-down auto-shooter from Sobaka Studio and is set in the same universe as their upcoming twin-stick shooter Remedium. ‘But what is an auto-shooter?’ you ask. It’s a game where you run around while hordes of enemies chase you down and you shoot, automatically, at which ever enemy is […]

Remedium: Sentinels – PS5 Review

August 1, 2023 in PS5 / Reviews tagged auto-shooter / mechs / remedium / sentinels / vampire survivors by Richie

You might think Mr. Run and Jump is another rehash of an Atari 2600 game. You’d be partially right, barring the fact that it was made in 2021 by a chap at Graphite Lab rather than in 1981 as the graphics might suggest. In fact, it even got a limited […]

Mr. Run and Jump – PS5 Review

July 28, 2023 in PS5 / Reviews tagged 2600 / atari / dude where's my dog / graphite studio / kombinera / realms of colour / vvvvvv by Ian

The beat ’em up renaissance has been interesting to see. Whilst it does play on people’s nostalgia, the higher profile efforts have been of a pretty good quality. Next to return to the fray is Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of The Dragons. The series itself hasn’t always hit the right […]

Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons – PS5 Review

July 27, 2023 in PS5 / Reviews tagged 2D brawler / Beat em up / crime / double dragon gaiden rise of the new dragons / jimmy and bimmy lee / kingpin / local co-op / melee combat / secret base / trash pyramid by Mike

Twisted Metal: World Tour is the second game in Sony’s long-running vehicular combat series which stretches back from 1995’s original and was last seen in 2012 with the PS3 exclusive reboot also called Twisted Metal. The games always enjoyed some degree of popularity, enough so that there’s actually a TV […]

Twisted Metal: World Tour – PS5 Review

July 26, 2023 in PS5 / Reviews tagged destruction derby / port / ps1 / retro / sony / twisted metal / vehicle combat by Richie

Ed-O: Zombie Uprising invokes memories of a better time. No, not the Edo-era of Feudal Japan from which the game gets its stylised name but rather the seventh generation of home video game consoles which included the Wii, the PS3 and most notably for us, the Xbox 360. The 360-era […]

Ed-0: Zombie Uprising – PS5 Review

July 24, 2023 in PS5 / Reviews tagged ed-0 zombie uprising / hack and slash / japan / loot / rogue-lite / souls-like by Richie

Real time strategy is a genre I’ve spent a long time away from. Being mostly a console gamer, I just don’t tend to cross paths with what tactical offerings they can bring. With a fresh set of controller bindings, The Valiant looks to transition onto the Playstation 5. Kite Games […]

The Valiant – PS5 Review

July 19, 2023 in PS5 / Reviews tagged crusader knights / horde mode / kite games / real time strategy / siege warfare / skirmish / the tree of life / the valiant by Mike

We loved Van Halen. Eddie and Alex, the two eponymous brothers in the band were often overshadowed by flamboyant frontman David Lee Roth. We think he’s ace too, mainly for his daft solo shit like Just A Gigolo / I Ain’t Got Nobody. Particularly the amazing video that accompanied it […]

Miasma Chronicles – PS5 Review

July 11, 2023 in PS5 / Reviews tagged charasma / post apocalyptic / the bearded ladies / turn-based by Ian