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VISCO Collection is a compilation of Neo Geo games originally coded by the ’90s developer Visco Corporation. The majority of their output either came out in the arcades or on the Neo Geo, a sort of hybrid home/arcade system that only the rich kids could afford games for given that these […]

VISCO Collection – PS5 Review

October 30, 2023 in PS5 / Reviews tagged 90s / arcade / compilation / emulation / neo geo / retro / visco corporation by Richie

Quantum: Recharged is a arcade action dodging game from Atari that continues their impressively comprehensive fifty year anniversary celebrations by resurrecting yet another one of their old IPs and giving it a fresh coat of paint for modern audiences courtesy of developer SneakyBox. The original Quantum was released in 1982 and isn’t […]

Quantum: Recharged – PS5 Review

August 22, 2023 in PS5 / Reviews tagged arcade / atari / quantum / recharged / remaster / sneakybox by Richie

Cannon Dancer is a 2D platform/beat ’em up that has quite the enigmatic history. It was an arcade title that came out in 1996 and was the spiritual successor to Capcom’s famous Strider. Albeit without Capcom’s involvement. Kouichi “Isuke” Yotsui, the lead designer of both games, had moved onto the less […]

Cannon Dancer Osman – PS5 Review

April 19, 2023 in PS5 / Reviews tagged arcade / cannon dancer / coin-op / port / retro / strider by Richie

You have to hand it to Atari at the moment. They’re celebrating 50 years in the industry and they’re doing a really good job of it. Aside from revisiting a load of their back catalogue classics with their Recharged series, they also recently put out their Atari 50 compilation which […]

Akka Arrh – PS5 Review

February 20, 2023 in PS5 / Reviews tagged akka arrh / arcade / atari / coin-op / jeff minter / remaster / shoot em up by Richie

Maybe it’s spending more time at home but I’ve found myself looking at smaller diversions to spend fifteen minutes here and there. Games come in all shapes and sizes but Mighty Math arrives from Greenfall Studios with a cheap price tag and a very simple premise. Having already landed on […]

Mighty Math – PS4 Review

February 14, 2023 in PS4 / Reviews tagged addition / arcade / greenfall studios / math / mighty / subtraction / survival by Mike

Raiden IV x Mikado Remix is a vertically-scrolling shoot-’em-up from famed Japanese arcade developer MOSS. As with most series from Japan, there’s a degree of… non-linearity to their releases and that’s definitely the case here as Raiden V already exists (we reviewed it five years ago). But a lot of people […]

Raiden IV x Mikado Remix – PS5 Review

January 27, 2023 in PS5 / Reviews tagged arcade / japan / raiden / shooter / vertically-scrolling shoot em up by Richie

Sophstar is a vertically-scrolling shoot ’em up in the classic ’90s style and it was put together by Brazilian studio Banana Bytes. It’s kind of old school, as evidenced by the 2D sprites and simple backdrops but comes with a lot of options and ways to play that give it maybe […]

Sophstar – PS5 Review

October 25, 2022 in PS5 / Reviews tagged arcade / coin-op / never 'shmup' / shoot em up / sophstar / vertically scrolling by Richie

Missile Command: Recharged is an updated remake of Atari’s classic 1980 arcade game. Essentially a shoot ’em up of sorts, Missile Command was a single screen blaster where you defended your city from incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles using missiles of your own. It was a brilliant game, probably Atari’s best in […]

Missile Command: Recharged (2022) – PS5 Review

October 22, 2022 in PS5 / Reviews tagged arcade / atari / coin-op / missile command / recharged / shoot em up / single screen by Richie

Super Jagger Bomb is an arcade action title from Spanish software soloist CheapeeSoft Games. However, anyone who ever frequented an arcade in the ’80s will definitely recognise where this game gets its inspiration from. With its jumping, floating and bomb-collecting action, this game is very much a clone of Tehkan’s […]

Super Jagger Bomb – PS5 Country

October 5, 2022 in PS5 / Reviews tagged action / arcade / bomb jack / eastasiasoft / easy platinum / super jagger bomb by Richie

Avenging Spirit was a 1991 action/platformer arcade title that was originally known as Phantasm to Japanese coin-op players. Little known in the West at the time, we became aware of it thanks to MAME, the famous arcade emulator. It was one of those hidden gems that looked great, had really interesting gameplay […]

Avenging Spirit – PS5 Review

August 2, 2022 in PS5 / Reviews tagged 2D Platformer / arcade / avenging spirit / coin-op / port by Richie

Pocky & Rocky Reshrined is a top-down, multi-directional shoot ’em up based on a 1992 SNES game that was itself a sequel to an arcade game called Kiki Kaikai from Taito. The game has been given the remake treatment by Tengo Project who developed Wild Guns Reloaded and The Ninja Saviors for modern consoles […]

Pocky & Rocky Reshrined – PS5 Review

June 24, 2022 in PS4 / Reviews tagged arcade / pocky & rocky / retro / run and gun / shoot em up / SNES / top down by Richie

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