80’s

Tanuki Sunset is a skateboarding game from Canadian coders Rewind Games. However, that description doesn’t really do this game justice at all. The game combines downhill skateboarding with a glorious ’80s aesthetic and it does it all to great effect. You play as the titular Tanuki, who is a rather radical […]

Tanuki Sunset – PS5 Review

November 2, 2022 in PS5 / Reviews tagged 80's / drift / racing / skateboarding / tanuki sunset by Richie

Slipstream is a racing game from Brazilian-based coder Sandro Luis de Paula, otherwise known as Ansdor. Set somewhere in the 1990s, this arcade-style driving game is a love letter to the Out Run games, ’80s neon visuals, ’90s arcades and synth music and it certainly turned heads when it was released on […]

Slipstream – PS5 Review

April 6, 2022 in PS5 / Reviews tagged 80's / 90s / arcade / driving / out run / racing / slipstream / synth by Richie

HyperParasite is a roguelike twin-stick shooter/brawler from Spanish dev crew Troglobyte Games and while it is the latest of a long line of twin-stick shooters to hit PSN after a debut on PC, this one is a little different to the rest. You see, HyperParasite combines an interesting gameplay mechanic with a […]

HyperParasite – PS4 Review

April 7, 2020 in PS4 tagged 80's / hyperparasite / Pixel art / retro / roguelike / twin-stick shooter by Richie

We’re big fans of ’80s action movies here at PlayStation Country and clearly so are Romanian coders Killhouse Games because Door Kickers: Action Squad is very much a love letter to the classic Arnie/Willis/Stallone films of that era as this game mixes tried and tested retro presentation with scenarios that feel […]

Door Kickers: Action Squad – PS4 Review

November 3, 2019 in PS4 tagged 2d shooter / 80's / die hard / door kickers / retro / run and gun / siege by Richie

The VideoKid is an indie arcade title from London-based devs Pixeltrip and gamers of a certain age will instantly recognise its main inspiration which is the classic Atari coin-op Paperboy. As with that game, The Videokid has you playing as a delivery boy, skating along an isometric-viewed road and delivering […]

The VideoKid – PS4 Review

December 18, 2018 in PS4 tagged 80's / arcade / paperboy / retro / the videokid / voxels by Richie

Crossing Souls is the home console debut of Spanish developer Fourattic, helped to completion by a moderately successful Kickstarter campaign. A publishing deal with Devolver Digital is no doubt going to help this promising game reach a well-deserved wider audience than it otherwise might. You may have seen our preview […]

Crossing Souls – PS4 Review

February 13, 2018 in PS4 tagged 80's / action adventure / crossing souls / fourattic / retro by Ian

The PS4 is home to many twin-stick shooters and Tango Fiesta is the latest. This lo-fi effort sees you and up to three local friends taking on small armies of enemies across a series of levels that that riff on various action movies. The game combines straightforward twin stick shooting […]

Tango Fiesta – PS4 Review

May 13, 2017 in PS4 tagged 80's / action films / co-op / tango fiesta / twin-stick shooter by Richie

140 is a stylish platformer with a strong sense of electro rhythm running through it. I love me some bleeps and bloops, some electronica, some fat beats and it was this hook which initially drew me to the game. What we have here is a platformer with a strong emphasis […]

140 – PS4 Review

September 8, 2016 in PS4 tagged 2D Platformer / 80's / minimalist / retro / short by Steven