I have said a lot about indie games that use retro aesthetics in the past. To save you going through the rest of my reviews on this site, the consensus from me is that there is little point to imposing limitations on yourself when the gaming world has moved […]

A Hole New World – PS4 Review

If you’ve ever wanted to be inside a Saturday morning cartoon, DreamWorks Voltron VR Chronicles has you covered.  This VR title puts you in the cockpit of Blue Lion, playing as Lance, its pilot.  Blue Lion is a fairly capable war machine in its own right but it also serves […]

DreamWorks Voltron VR Chronicles – PSVR Review

Pinball FX 3 is Zen Studios latest foray into the world of pinball simulation, something they’ve been expertly doing for ten years now.  The first Pinball FX was a revelation, the best pinball game since the 16-bit era and it led to some furious leaderboard competition for me back on […]

Pinball FX 3 – PS4 Review

Save the Ninja Clan is a low priced release on the Vita and PS4 (but not cross buy). It promises a less sadistic Super Meat Boy style platformer and a couple of ways to approach the game. That’s a high bar to aim for but how close does it get? […]

Save the Ninja Clan – PS4 Review

Platformers with a cooperative slant aren’t new but can still provide ingenuity and compelling gameplay. The latest to try their hand at this is Thin Ice’s Twin Robots. Guiding two mechanical compatriots through a deathtrap laboratory, can this experiment prove a success? Your objective in Twin Robots is to escort […]

Twin Robots – PS4 Review

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JYDGE is the latest in the unofficial trilogy of distopian twin-stick shooters from 10TonsLtd and comes hot on the heels of their previous one, Time Recoil.  Borrowing heavily from both that game and Neon Chrome (which we really learned to love after we reviewed it), JYDGE follows is a mixture […]

JYDGE – PS4 Review

Ninja Shodown is the latest effort from Bitmap Bureau, the Southampton-based devs who brought us the enjoyable 88 Heroes.  Much like that game, Ninja Shodown is an arcade/action platformer of sorts with a better-than-retro aesthetic and it sees up to four ninjas tearing around single screen levels slashing their way […]

Ninja Shodown – PS4 Review

Battle Chasers Nightwar is a crowdfunded game based on the comic of the same name. I doubt I’m alone in not knowing anything about the comic but apparently this was well respected. The game then has been created by the same person behind the comic and is a perfect jumping on […]

Battle Chasers Nightwar – PS4 Review

Minimalism and Independently developed retro style games go together like Peter Molyneux and over promised gameplay features that never make the cut. Not a month goes by without us seeing some kind of promise for a retro revival or charming 2D aesthetics with a core gameplay gimmick to mix things […]

INK – PS4 Review

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  I have a love/hate relationship with survival games. On one hand they can be interesting, with extra considerations taken into mundanities that would otherwise be glossed over in other games in the name of accessibility. On the other hand, they can often be laborious and downright petulant regarding how […]

The Solus Project – PS4/PSVR Review

Coming from a small outfit called Lost in the Garden, Lightfield is a futuristic racer looking to take nods towards it’s contemporaries whilst providing it’s own take on movement and navigation. Is the aesthetic charm worth the effort? The visual treatment on offer is a nice, clean and futuristic look which […]

Lightfield – PS4 Review

It’s not easy reviewing FIFA games.  The subtle changes between iterations often leaves reviewers clutching at straws looking for something different to say from last year’s reviews.  And anyway, everyone already knows if it is a good game.  Of course it’s good.  They’ve been simulating the sport of football accurately […]

FIFA 18 – PS4 Review