I recently reviewed the Mass Effect Legendary Edition and pointed out that minus a couple of features it was a collection done right. Now it’s the turn of the Ninja Gaiden Master Collection, also three games from the previous generation packed together. Things aren’t as straightforward here, which I’ll get […]

Ninja Gaiden Master Collection – PS4 Review

Song of Horror was released episodically on PC over the past couple of years but has now come to PS4 in a complete package. Split into five chapters, it takes inspiration from survival horror of old and contains plenty of references too for those with a knowledge of all things […]

Song of Horror – PS4 Review

Curved Space is a very polished shoot ’em up from Canadian coders Only By Midnight and it’s a little different to its peers on PSN and beyond.  Instead of the usual 2D vertical/horizontal style or the absolute glut of seen-from-above twin-stick shooters out there, this one is seen from behind your […]

Curved Space – PS5 Review

If you’re a regular here, you’ll know all about Ratalaika, the Finnish publishers who put out at least one game a week and keep trophy whores across the world busy with a series of short but easy games with which to increase their Platinum tallies with.  Well, Super Destronaut DX […]

Super Destronaut DX-2 – PS4/PS5 Review

Another day, another visual novel. Not really a genre I gel with, I keep trying to find ones I’ll enjoy. I find them to really lack interactivity and the stories they tell aren’t especially deep or enthralling. Hopefully Cross the Moon will change that. Written by Patrick Rainville, it’s a […]

Cross the Moon – PS4 Review

Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance is a co-op hack and slasher set in the Dungeons & Dragons universe and was developed by Canadian coders Tuque Games, who previously gave us Livelock, a co-op top-down shooter that I’ve somehow got no memory of despite getting the Platinum on it back in 2018. […]

Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance – PS5 Review

Before we get started, let’s address the elephant in the room. Seventy pounds. Or if you’re in the US, seventy dollars. Yes, our price includes 20% VAT, but even taking that into account buying a full priced game, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart in this case, is only going to […]

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart – PS5 Review

From developer Out of the Blue and publisher Raw Fury, we have puzzle adventure Call of the Sea. Originally released on Xbox consoles in December 2020, it was an id@Xbox timed exclusive to start with. Besides the fact that in our view, indies being timed exclusives on consoles is fucking […]

Call of the Sea – PS5 Review

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It’s great to see retro staples come back with a new coat of paint. Re-releases are key to preserving gaming’s past and it’s always nice to see the games of old making a comeback. Today it’s the turn of Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX. Coming from Jankenteam, this port […]

Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX – PS4 Review

This week’s offering from Ratalaika is Sun Wukong VS Robot, a bite-sized Metroidvania style game from the relatively unknown dev team, Bitca.  Having just reviewed the brilliant Astalon, we were fully dialled in to this style of game and all the running, jumping, slashing and upgrading that it entails.   So how […]

Sun Wukong VS Robot – PS4 Review

Roguelikes seem two-a-penny these days. There is not a month that goes by where we don’t see the phrase come up to describe a potential new indie darling, least of all with April’s Returnal, which saw the sub-genre make its way to the triple-A echelons. You’d be forgiven if you […]

The Persistence Enhanced Edition – PS5 Review

Donuts ‘n’ Justice from solo developer Fobti Interactive AKA Tibor Fobel and publisher Ratalaika Games is that rare beast from Ratalaika, in that we feel compelled to continue playing once the platinum has unlocked. It’s helped by Donuts ‘n’ Justice relatively short run time, at least if you change the […]

Donuts ‘n’ Justice – PS4 Review