I can’t swim so the idea of being stranded under the sea is probably my ultimate nightmare. Narcosis, a narratively-driven horror from Honor Code, looks to deliver a claustrophobic tale of isolation and survival under the weight of many atmospheres of pressure. Sounds fun. Taking place exclusively underwater, a disaster […]

Narcosis – PS4 Review

It’s not everyday that you get a bullet hell shoot ’em up inspired by Korean mythology but Shikhondo – Soul Eater is one such game thanks to it coming to us from Korean developers DeerFarm.  They recently introduced the game on the official PlayStation blog which really set up it up as […]

Shikhondo: Soul Eater – PS4 Review

It’s finally here. When Sega started releasing HD versions of DreamCast games on the last generation – Jet Set Radio, Sonic Adventure, etc. – it seemed only natural that Shenmue would be on the cards, but it never came (neither did Phantasy Star Online or Skies of Arcadia. Hint hint, […]

Shenmue I & II – PS4 Review

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It seems like Codemasters have timed it well to release F1 2018 in the middle of the sport’s summer break. Liberty Media might be new to running the sport but the geniuses at play have had the license now for almost a decade. In that time, we’ve seen some great […]

F1 2018 – PS4 Review

Hungarian dev squad Neocore aren’t exactly strangers to the ARPG (action role-playing game) and have already put out a bunch of them as part of their Van Helsing series.  Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor – Martyr  is their latest effort and, for a reviewer like me at least, the good news is that there […]

Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor – Martyr – PS4 Review

This sequel to 2015’s Guns, Gore & Cannoli is four man Belgian dev crew Crazy Monkey Studios’ latest PSN release and follows on from its predecessor by offering up some fun and frantic run and gun shooting action. Mobster Vinnie Cannoli returns once again as the lone survivor of the […]

Guns, Gore & Cannoli 2 – PS4 Review

I’ve yet to reach souls saturation. There’s something oddly compelling in the way those games go about their business and, even the imitators that I expose myself to manage to do something right. Death’s Gambit is another one of those. Taking the themes of life and death, White Rabbit still […]

Death’s Gambit – PS4 Review

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Confession time – I have not played the first Guacamelee! title. I always meant to, a critically acclaimed Metroidvania is right up my street but when you’re living the high thrills, jet setting lifestyle of a games reviewer you don’t always get to play the games you would otherwise. I […]

Guacamelee! 2 – PS4 Review

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Games publishers love to take a wildly successful game and copy it.  Just look at the current Battle Royale craze that has swept gaming.  Well, in 1995 Worms was a huge hit but for whatever reason that old artillery-shooter/party game sub-genre never really caught on.  Well, Seattle-based coders Topstitch are doing […]

Treadnauts – PS4 Review

TETRA ‘s Escape is the latest offering from Finnish easy platinum specialists Ratalaika Games.  They’ve put out a golf game (of sorts), a hack and slash rogue-like and a Space Invaders clone and this game is another new genre for them.  What you get here is a 2D puzzle game that […]

TETRA’s Escape – PS4 Review

From CreativeForge comes Phantom Doctrine on the PS4. To look at the pictures you may think it to be a game in the vein of the recent XCOM titles, but you’d only be partially right. There are similarities but also many differences that make it a unique game in its […]

Phantom Doctrine – PS4 Review

Until 2017’s F2P mobile abomination, Animal Crossing had always been a strictly Nintendo console joint. Debuting on the N64 as Dobutsu no Mori, it made the leap to western shores with a fantastic port for the Gamecube. Various versions have come and gone, piling on the gimmicks as they go, […]

Castaway Paradise – PS4 Review