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Heidelberg 1693 is a 2D action platformer from Andrade Games who we became aware of when we reviewed Sturmfront: The Mutant War which was a wild top-down shooter in the vein of Total Carnage (itself a successor of sorts to Smash TV). It was a good looking game that was absolutely stuffed with […]

Heidelberg 1693 – PS5 Review

November 21, 2022 in PS5 / Reviews tagged 2d / ghosts 'n goblins / hack and slash / heidelberg 1693 / retro / run and sort of gun / sturmfront / undead germans by Richie

Finding the Flowzone is the second, and final, DLC for Roll7’s OlliOlli World, itself the third game in the OlliOlli series. We reviewed that back in February, giving it a score of 8 and praising the gameplay and track layout improvements that the series badly needed. For those of you new to the series, […]

OlliOlli World: Finding the Flowzone – PS5 Review

November 20, 2022 in PS5 / Reviews tagged 2d / dlc / finding the flowzone / olliolli world / skateboarding by Richie

It’s been out on PC for some time but Lost Ruins now lands on PS4. The pixel graphics and school girl protagonist might lead you to believe that this is a cutesy platformer but that is not the case. You play as a girl simply known as Heroine, who wakes […]

Lost Ruins – PS4 Review

June 8, 2022 in PS4 / Reviews tagged 2d / boss battles / combat / difficult / dodge roll / loadout / lost ruins / map by Gareth

Amazing Princess Sarah came out quite a long time ago on other platforms and has now landed on PS4. It’s a retro style 2D platformer with a few interesting ideas. You play as Princess Sarah, who must save the King after he is kidnapped by Lilith. This involves platforming through […]

Amazing Princess Sarah – PS4 Review

May 24, 2022 in PS4 / Reviews tagged 2d / amazing princess sarah / bosses / cast of the seven godsends / new game+ / platformer / throwing by Gareth

Rolling Gunner is a horizontally-scrolling bullet-hell shoot ’em up from Japanese developers Mebius. Originally a 2018 Windows release, this version combines a port of the game along with its Overpower DLC that came out a year or so later. It’s also out for the Switch and there are physical editions […]

Rolling Gunner + Overpower – PS4 Review

May 22, 2022 in PS4 / Reviews tagged 2d / arcade / bullet-hell / rolling gunner / shoot em up by Richie

It’s only natural for Rogue-likes to be difficult. The whole point of them is the repetition, with you understanding and getting better at the game. Or in the case of Rogue-lites unlocking more and more abilities as you try and fail, eventually tipping the odds in your favour, when combined […]

ScourgeBringer – PS5 Review

April 28, 2022 in PS5 / Reviews tagged 2d / accessibility / bullet-hell / dash / rogue-lite / scourgebringer / tough by Gareth

Something strange is going in the world of Neo Geo games. Having just reviewed Andro Dunos 2, the sequel to a little known Neo Geo shoot ’em up from the ’90s, we now find ourselves reviewing another Neo Geo sequel. This time we’re returning to Ganryu, a 2D slash ’em up platformer. […]

Ganryu 2 Hakuma Kojiro – PS4 Review

April 20, 2022 in PS4 / Reviews tagged 2d / arcade / ganryu 2 / neo geo / retro / shinobi by Richie

From the makers of the excellent Guacamelee! games, Drinkbox Studios, comes Nobody Saves the World on PS5. It’s quite a departure from those games with their Metroidvania level layouts, technical platforming and combat. Instead you walk around a top down world which looks similar to an older Zelda title but […]

Nobody Saves the World – PS5 Review

April 14, 2022 in PS5 / Reviews tagged 2d / experience / guacamelee! / humour / nobody saves the world / quests / top down / transform by Gareth

Gunborg: Dark Matters is a 2D run and gun shooter-platformer from Swedish software specialists Ricpau Studios which is really just Rickard Paulsson, an animator who decided to learn how to make games, and some friends he’s made along the way. This is his first release and one that has quadrupled its […]

Gunborg: Dark Matters – PS5 Review

April 7, 2022 in PS5 / Reviews tagged 2d / gunborg / matterfall / platformer / run and gun / shooter by Richie

The deck building Rogue-lite has some strong representatives. Slay the Spire is probably the best on PlayStation but there are other examples on other platforms and even something like Neoverse is a good time. Roguebook is in a similar vein but has enough twists to make it stand out. You […]

Roguebook – PS5 Review

March 16, 2022 in PS5 / Reviews tagged 2d / cards / deck builder / Ink / neoverse / rogue-lite / roguebook / slay the spire / turn-based by Gareth

The clumsily-named QUByte Classics – The Humans by Piko, is a port of a handful of versions of The Humans, a retro-puzzle game from the ’90s that feels a bit like Lemmings but plays a little more like The Lost Vikings but if you’re not familiar, don’t worry. We’ll tell you all about it. In any […]

The Humans by Piko – PS4 Review

February 19, 2022 in PS4 / Reviews tagged 2d / amiga / Collection / lemmings / megadrive / PC / port / puzzle / retro / the humans by Richie

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

February 9, 2022 in PS4 / Reviews tagged 2d / jrpg / retro / rise of the third power / SNES / turn-based by Gareth