Vampire Hunters is a rogue-lite first-person shooter from Brazil-based crew Gamecraft Studios which, as the name suggests, shares quite a few similarities to the king of rogue-lite games, Vampire Survivors.  Indeed, a lot of elements are present.  The huge number of enemies, the outrageous firepower the player gets to possess, the choice […]

Vampire Hunters – PS5 Review

Robot basketball sounds like an idea that can be really imaginative, if used in the right way. JollyPunch Games have decided to take a crack at it and blended a roguelike structure to it. RoboDunk is a futuristic take on street hoops with a toys-to-life aesthetic.  The end result is […]

RoboDunk – PS5 Review

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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

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

It’s been a while since we fired up Pinball FX, the confusingly-named fourth version of Zen Studio’s long-running pinball hub series (and that’s not including the various other standalone ones they’ve made including the horror-themed Pinball M).  Indeed, Pinball FX released in 2023 to mixed reviews. Indeed, we had mixed feelings about it […]

Pinball FX – Williams Pinball Volume 8 – PS5 Review

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

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

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

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 – ...

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

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

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