PS5

You already know the story here. Bright colourful visuals, 2D platformer with a retro pixel aesthetic, simplistic gameplay with a hint of challenge and a boatload of easy trophies. It must be Ratalaika time again.Now, that may come off as flippant. However, in reality, we at PlayStation Country love seeing […]

Barry the Bunny – PS5/PS4 Review

August 22, 2021 in PS4 / PS5 / Reviews tagged Barry the bunny / ps4 / PS5 / ratalaika / review by Grizz

This week’s Ratalaika effort is Bone Marrow, a puzzle game from Russian coders Huge Pixel. This one is a mixture of RPG stylings and modified 2048 gameplay. That’s the puzzle game that dominated everyone’s attention on mobile a few years back, with every uninstall being an effort to try to claim your life […]

Bone Marrow – PS5 Review

August 11, 2021 in PS4 / PS5 / Reviews by Richie

Loopindex (with the oo stylised as ꝏ denoting infinity) had us baffled at the outset. You see, one of the first mechanics it introduces seems like it has the game built around it. We may have been a tiiiiiny bit drunk. Only it turns out to be pretty much secondary […]

Loopindex – PS4/PS5 Review

August 5, 2021 in PS4 / PS5 / Reviews tagged even a stopped clock / loop / puzzle / ratalaika / somepx by Ian

Apple Slash is a solo effort from Norwegian coder Agelvik and is this week’s offering from Ratalaika Games which means you get an hour or so of gameplay, an easy platinum and the chance to do it all again if you have a PS5. But is that all there is […]

Apple Slash – PS4 Review

August 4, 2021 in PS4 / PS5 / Reviews tagged apple slash / hack and slash / ratalaika / retro / simple by Richie

Cris Tales is an RPG from Colombian developers Dreams Uncorporated and Syck. Although it doesn’t originate from Japan it’s in the style of a JRPG, similar to how Sword and Fairy 6 is a JRPG but from China. Thankfully Cris Tales is a better game than that technical mess. You […]

Cris Tales – PS5 Review

August 4, 2021 in PS4 / PS5 / Reviews tagged 2d / colombian / cris tales / jrpg / random battles / stylised / talking frog / time mage by Gareth

Freddy Spaghetti was an unexpected delight from Ratalaika Games and Playful Pasta at the tail end of 2020. You might then conclude that a sequel would be more of the same. Well, it is up to a point. One of the good things about the first game was the imagination […]

Freddy Spaghetti 2 – PS4/PS5 Review

August 4, 2021 in PS4 / PS5 / Reviews tagged lazy sequelitis / pasta / ratalaika / this joke isn't funny anymore by Ian

You know, I’m not sure how long it’ll take me to get used to seeing EA’s logo on an F1 game. This is Codemasters’ first title since the acquisition and I think more than a few people wondered what influence, if any, the new bosses would have. As it turns […]

F1 2021 – PS5 Review

July 28, 2021 in PS5 / Reviews tagged braking point / career mode / codemasters / F1 2021 / george russell / lando norris / lewis hamilton / motorsports / online multiplayer / racing / sports / story mode / time trial by Mike

From boutique developer Ametist and prolific Spanish indie publisher Ratalaika, comes Within the Blade. Previously known as Pixel Shinobi, we’re glad of the name change at least. At the outset you’ll be asked to pick a difficulty level: easy, normal or permadeath. We went with the middle option, though we’re […]

Within the Blade – PS4/PS5 Review

July 22, 2021 in PS4 / PS5 / Reviews tagged ninja / Pixel art / ratalaika / ronin / stabby by Ian

7 months on I’ve finally had a chance to get a Playstation 5. Naturally, this opens me up for some reviews and I’ve had my eye on Chivalry 2 for the past month. Torn Banner Studio’s medieval multiplayer combat has been confined to PC, until recently. With console versions out, […]

Chivalry 2 – PS5 Review

July 20, 2021 in PS5 / Reviews tagged bow and arrow / chivalry 2 / dismemberment / medieval combat / melee / objective-based / online multiplayer only / screaming / sword and shield / team deathmatch / torn banner studios / warfare by Mike

In recent memory, I have found that there are very few games that I am willing to go back to for a replay. Perhaps nostalgia hasn’t set in like retro games have or maybe, with the passage of time, I have little left to spend on revisiting things I have […]

Doom Eternal – PS5 Review

July 13, 2021 in PS5 / Reviews tagged 120fps / 4k / Doom Eternal / PS5 / review / RIP / tear by Grizz

Crash Drive 3 is a multiplayer party game from M2H, the Dutch developers who usually better known for their sombre WW1 FPS games Verdun and Tannenburg. Well, this is a markedly different kind of game which instead sees players facing off in multiplayer challenges based around driving. The fundamentals of […]

Crash Drive 3 – PS5 Review

July 12, 2021 in PS5 tagged crash drive 3 / driving / party / racing / stunts by Richie

Chicory: A Colorful Tale is brought to us by developer Greg Lobanov and friends with publishing by Finji. It’s a fairly lengthy action RPG with a painting mechanic that is key to solving all manner of environmental puzzles. At the outset you’re asked what your favourite food is. In our […]

Chicory: A Colorful Tale – PS5 Review

July 10, 2021 in PS5 / Reviews tagged amazing music / chicory / dog / food / painting / rabbit by Ian