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Magical Drop VI is the latest in a series of arcade puzzlers which date back to 1995 when the legendary arcade publisher Data East first released it in arcades. This latest instalment comes by way of French coders Highball Games and while it’s their first crack at the series, it sticks […]

Magical Drop VI – PS5 Review

June 23, 2024 in PS5 tagged anime / arcade / Casual / magical drop / puzzler by Richie

Akane is a top-down assassinate ’em up from Brazil coders Ludic Studio. It actually came out for Windows back in 2018 and had a Switch release a year later but now it’s here on PSN and ready to break some skulls. You play as the titular heroine who begins the game […]

Akane – PS4 Review

September 20, 2022 in PS4 / Reviews tagged akane / anime / assassin / difficult / hack and slash by Richie

Disgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny came out exclusively (in the West) on Switch a year ago, despite the close connection the series has with the PlayStation platform. That’s now been rectified with the release of Disgaea 6 Complete on PS4 and PS5. All the DLC that has come out over […]

Disgaea 6 Complete – PS5 Review

June 27, 2022 in PS5 / Reviews tagged 3d / anime / defiance of destiny / disgaea / dlc / grinding / rpg / strategy by Gareth

Can I level with you guys? I don’t think I like the way visual novels play out. I don’t like the stereotypes they conform to, the fact they seem so reluctant to play a straight story. How to Take Off Your Mask Remastered is another one of those. Developed by […]

How to Take Off Your Mask Remastered – PS4 Review

February 20, 2021 in PS4 / Reviews tagged anime / cat girls / creepy japanese / how to take off your mask remastered / narratively-driven / ratalaika / romance / roseverta / visual novel by Mike

We only just reviewed Ginga Force, a shoot ’em up from genre specialists Qute Corporation and now here is the sequel. Natsuki Chronicles shares much of the same DNA as its prequel. It’s a shoot ’em up, it features a cast of Anime-inspired characters (some of which are returning from the previous game) […]

Natsuki Chronicles – PS4 Review

February 17, 2021 in PS4 / Reviews tagged anime / arcade / ginga force / horizontal / natsuki chronicles / shoot em up by Richie

Ginga Force is a vertically-scrolling shoot ’em up that has quite an interesting pedigree. It comes from genre-specialists Qute Corporation and they’re responsible for some fairly unique releases. They initially started out making shoot ’em ups for the WonderSwan handheld before porting them to the Xbox 360 and continuing to make […]

Ginga Force – PS4 Review

February 9, 2021 in PS4 / Reviews tagged anime / arcade / ginga force / japan / qute corporation / verically-scrolling shoot 'em up by Richie

Shing! is a side-scrolling hack and slasher very much in the grand tradition of games such as Golden Axe and, more recently, Castle Crashers. This is a genre that doesn’t make as many appearances these days as others. We’re forever reviewing top-down shooters and 2D platform games but, clearly, the golden […]

Shing! – PS4 Review

August 28, 2020 in PS4 / Reviews tagged anime / Beat em up / hack and slasher / shing! / sword by Richie

Steins;Gate Elite is this reviewer’s first encounter with this peculiarly Japanese genre, the visual novel. Steins;Gate was the second game in the Science Adventure series, following on from 2008’s Chaos;Head. For those not familiar with this game type, they are typically text heavy with static images. Steins;Gate Elite is something […]

Steins;Gate Elite – PS4 Review

February 19, 2019 in PS4 / Reviews tagged anime / otaku / visual novel / weeb by Ian

Punch Line is an anime that’s been adapted into a visual novel with minor gameplay sections for the PS4 and PS Vita. I’ve only dabbled with the anime but apparently, although it follows the story closely, there is quite a bit of extra content here. That might be reason for […]

Punch Line – PS4 Review

September 18, 2018 in PS4 tagged anime / ghost / interactive / over stimulation / panties / punch line / trick / visual novel by Gareth

Forgotton Anne is an anime inspired puzzle platformer from Danish developer ThroughLine Games published under Square Enix’s Collective banner, development being significantly helped by the state-funded Danish Film Institute. You’ll be immediately struck by its beautiful graphical style as it brings to mind the artistic style of Studio Ghibli’s output, […]

Forgotton Anne – PS4 Review

May 11, 2018 in PS4 / Reviews tagged adventure / anime / platformer / puzzle by Ian

Megadimension Neptunia VII released back in early 2016 to pretty good reviews. The series has no doubt improved since the first release, but we’ve also seen re-releases and spin offs trying to capitalise on the popularity of the characters. According to the wiki there have only been four main entries […]

Megadimension Neptunia VIIR – PS4/PSVR Review

April 23, 2018 in PS4 / PSVR tagged anime / dating sim / hyperdimesion / jrpg / megadimension / neptunia / scouting / summer lesson by Gareth

Casing aside their musou sensibilities, 2016’s Attack on Titan saw Omega Force receive praise for their representation of the popular anime. Japanese developers in general have been under a great resurgence and, with that, Western audiences have become more receptive to what they have to offer. With that in mind, […]

Attack on Titan 2 – PS4 Review

March 31, 2018 in PS4 / Reviews tagged action / adventure / anime / attack on titan 2 / japanese / omega force by Mike