From Powerslash Studios & Ratalaika Games, we have Super Onion Boy 2. First off, that’s something of a misnomer as this appears to be a port of the original Super Onion Boy that is fully playable on any HTML5 compatible browser. Yup, even your phone. Only coming as it does […]

Super Onion Boy 2 – PS4 Review

We shouldn’t need to tell you what Breakout: Recharged is.  Aside from the screenshots which give it all away immediately, the original Breakout is really one of the cornerstones of classic gaming.  Space Invaders had the shooting covered, Pac-Man was the mazey collect ’em up and Breakout was the classic bat and ball versus wall game.  The natural […]

Breakout: Recharged – PS5 Review

It’s another day in the visual novel dungeon for me and this might be the first time a direct sequel has landed in my queue. Kansei: The Second Turn HD is the middle chapter of Sakevisual’s Green Tea Line narrative. Following on from Jisei: The First Case HD, our nameless […]

Kansei: The Second Turn HD – PS5 Review

Indie game devs love the retro scene. That’s reflected in visuals more often than not, but gameplay can also be heavily influenced by games from the past regardless of the genre. Rise of the Third Power is one such game, with developer Stegosoft basically making a SNES JRPG but it’s […]

Rise of the Third Power – PS4 Review

OlliOlli World is the third game in Roll7’s famed skateboarding series, one that is known for cool visuals, cooler music and intricate skating gameplay.  Arriving some seven years after the previous title, this game arrives with a mixture of familar gameplay concepts but married to a very different looking game. For […]

OlliOlli World – PS5 Review

Okinawa Rush is a 2D beat ’em up from London-based Sokaikan Limited.  Released on Steam back in May 2021, it garnered decent reviews before reaching a wider audience thanks to a Switch release in October the same year.  But now it’s here on PS4 and we have to say, we […]

Okinawa Rush – PS4 Review

Let’s talk about unfinished business for a moment. I’m sure I am not the only one in this crazy world that has that one game where completion has proven elusive, where the subject matter, story and tone resonates so fiercely yet for reasons in or out of your own control […]

Shadow Man: Remastered – PS4 Review

I’ve come across a few cooperative puzzle platformers in this job. Whilst it never quite feels like there’s a surge behind it, they seem to trickle through every few months and largely prove to be decent. Kinduo comes from Nibb Games, a three-person studio that’s been fairly prolific on Steam. […]

Kinduo – PS5 Review

From three-man Kiwi developer Rainbite (of Vita/PS4 adventure Reverie)  and prolific shoot-em-up publisher Eastasiasoft comes Trigger Witch. If you’ll excuse us, this is a revised take on our review from last August, since this is fundamentally the same game with a 120Hz option and adaptive trigger support. We can’t comment […]

Trigger Witch – PS5 Review

From developer Nuke Nine and publisher Blitworks Games comes the small but perfectly formed Vagante. The short elevator pitch is a roguelike with a cute exterior that belies its fierce challenge. It’s not too different from its obvious influence Spelunky in that respect. When this reviewer played Derek Yu’s nails […]

Vagante – PS4 Review

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Cake Invaders is a shoot ’em up from Japanese devs Zoo Corporation that plays out like a modern version of the old Atari classic Missile Command.  It’s published by Eastasiasoft who are known for their prolific Ratalaika-style, easy double-Platinum ports and is a port of the PC version that came out […]

Cake Invaders – PS5 Review

Demoniaca: Everlasting Night is the latest title from budget kings EastAsiaSoft.  A port of the 2019 PC game, Demoniaca is a gothic metroidvania that combines a dark aesthetic with an unusually complex fighting system.  The overall effect being a mix of Dead Cells and King of Fighters. The story is a tale of vengeance.  […]

Demoniaca: Everlasting Night – PS5 Review