Zen Studios, probably most famous for their pinball games, have moved out of their comfort zone with Operencia: The Stolen Sun. It was released on Epic Games Store and Xbox One last year but has now made it to PS4. They’ve dabbled in other genres in the past but how […]

Operencia: The Stolen Sun – PS4 Review

From French Canadian dev Paper Cult comes assuredly not family friendly action brawler Bloodroots. So much so, that this reviewer was unable to play it with his kid present. You see, Bloodroots is gory. You don’t so much as kill your enemies as wholly eviscerate them. Where an enemy once […]

Bloodroots – PS4 Review

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Initially we were a little confused when Ubisoft sent us their 2016 release UNO for review. Thankfully it transpired what we actually had was Uno Ultimate Edition featuring all the DLC to date. That being the winter theme, Rayman and Just Dance 2017 rulesets and new in January, the UNO […]

UNO Ultimate Edition – PS4 Review

There’s something going on with the shoot ’em up genre at the moment.  We’ve recently reviewed Project Starship and Red Death.  Two vertically scrolling shoot ’em ups with ‘interesting’ visual styles and the longevity of a mayfly.  Well, now we’ve got Rainbows, Toilets and Unicorns which shares those traits. So, yes, it’s a vertically-scrolling […]

Rainbows, Toilets and Unicorns – PS4 Review

There’s an unknown quality to space that media loves to plunder and explore. H.P. Lovecraft’s work is an obvious example of this and Moons of Madness looks to take heavy inspiration from the Victorian horror writer. Now, forgive me if I’m a little worn out by the relatively recent influx […]

Moons of Madness – PS4 Review

Being a PlayStation site, there is an air of blasphemy that comes from mentioning a rival platform on here. But, while I spent a good portion of my youth nailing manuals in THPS or enjoying the pre rendered locales of Raccoon city on my PS1, first and foremost my main […]

Doom 64 – PS4 Review

A PS4 and Vita review, that must mean it’s Ratalaika time! Thunder Paw is this week’s release and as usual it’s cross buy with both versions having their own, easily obtainable, platinum trophy. What genre is it this week? A quick look at the images in this review will tip […]

Thunder Paw – PS4/Vita Review

We recently reviewed Project Starship, an entertaining vertically-scrolling shoot ’em up from Panda Indie Studio.  It was visually quite unique, enjoyable and a little too easy.  That could definitely all be said for Red Death, the next game from the same studio.  Indeed, we could tell that this was from the […]

Red Death – PS4 Review

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There was a lot to love about Doom 2016. From the way you started out the game on a slab of stone only to immediately massacre the denizens of hell, to the loving recreation of hell spawn that dare to get in your way and the unmistakable “no fucks given” […]

Doom Eternal – PS4 Review

Dead or School is that rare beast, at least on Western shores, that is a Japanese indie game. Coming from Studio Nanafushi following a 2016 indiegogo crowdfunder, we have here is a 2.5d hack and slash brawler with RPG elements. Notably that fell well short of its target and it’s […]

Dead or School – PS4 Review

It’s been a couple of years since Kylotonn’s first ventured into road racing. TT Isle of Man – Ride on the Edge 2 represents their second crack of the whip with some key changes in place. Career mode is bolstered, there are more tracks to explore and bikes to ride. […]

TT Isle of Man – Ride on the Edge 2 ...

We reviewed Ratalaika’s Super Destronaut DX back in 2018.  It was a Space Invaders clone with nice neo-retro visuals but was a bit lacking in terms of power-ups and any kind of meaningful challenge.  This sequel however switches up the genre moving it from the standard one-screen 2D shoot ’em up to a standard […]

Super Destronaut: Land Wars – PS4 Review