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It’s fair to say that the Metroidvania sub-genre is one that has enjoyed a resurgence as of late. The likes of Axiom Verge, Owlboy and Ori and the Bind Forest have been leading the charge of big 2D worlds which focus on a sense of place as a main draw […]

Yoku’s Island Express – PS4 Review

May 29, 2018 in PS4 tagged Express / Island / metroidvania / pinball / platformer / Yoku by Grizz

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

Devious Dungeon by Spanish coders Ratalaika Games is a port of their popular 2014 iOS game and is out now as a cross-buy title for PS4 and Vita. This simple rogue-lite platformer tasks you with saving a kingdom from an ancient evil that lurks in the catacombs under the king’s castle […]

Devious Dungeon – PS4/Vita Review

April 29, 2018 in PS4 / Vita tagged 2d / devious dungeon / Pixel art / platformer / retro / rogue legacy / rogue-lite by Richie

Fe from Swedish developer Zoink! via the EA Originals indie game imprint, is a rare example of a game with minimal handholding. Fe has nothing to do with iron though, the titular character being a Swedish word meaning fairy. The same developer previously produced bizarre mind control game Stick It To […]

Fe – PS4 Review

February 22, 2018 in PS4 tagged eaoriginals / fe / platformer / ps4 / sweden / zoink by Ian

Schacht is a third-person time-trial platformer that comes to us by way of German developers GuriGroup and for an indie effort it’s unusually slick, especially given that this was essentially a student project and comes from a small team. There’s no plot to speak of and the title doesn’t hint […]

Schacht – PS4 Review

February 17, 2018 in PS4 tagged parkour / platformer / racing / schacht / space by Richie

We reviewed Xenon Valkyrie+ on the Vita back in December and now it’s made its way to the big screen of the PS4. I didn’t review the Vita version, I’ve not even played it, but from what I can tell very little has changed. Xenon Valkyrie+ is a rogue-lite, a […]

Xenon Valkyrie+ – PS4 Review

February 17, 2018 in PS4 tagged 2d / platformer / retro / rogue-lite / xenon valkyrie+ by Gareth

The history of gaming is littered with mascots that didn’t quite make it. For every Sonic or Mario there are plenty of strange heroes and anthromorphic animals that have starred in their own platforming series that weren’t system sellers in their own right. Bubsy was one of those and the […]

Bubsy: The Woolies Strike Back – PS4 Review

November 5, 2017 in PS4 tagged 2.5d / bubsy / overpriced / platformer / retro by Richie

Save the Ninja Clan is a low priced release on the Vita and PS4 (but not cross buy). It promises a less sadistic Super Meat Boy style platformer and a couple of ways to approach the game. That’s a high bar to aim for but how close does it get? […]

Save the Ninja Clan – PS4 Review

October 7, 2017 in PS4 tagged 2d / budget / glitches / platformer / save the ninja clan / super meat boy by Gareth

Minimalism and Independently developed retro style games go together like Peter Molyneux and over promised gameplay features that never make the cut. Not a month goes by without us seeing some kind of promise for a retro revival or charming 2D aesthetics with a core gameplay gimmick to mix things […]

INK – PS4 Review

October 1, 2017 in PS4 / Reviews tagged Ink / platformer / ps4 by Grizz

Before I get into talking about 36 Fragments of Midnight go and make yourself a brew have a sit down, get comfy. Chances are that if you had to walk to your kettle get the milk leave the tea bag to brew for a minute or two it has taken you around six […]

36 Fragments of Midnight – Vita Review

September 21, 2017 in Vita tagged 6 minutes / Charm / easy / platformer / short by Steven

Whilst a vast swathe of modern indie games enjoy using the retro aesthetic of 8-bit pixel art, there are many other periods of retro gaming available. Pankapu has action which harks back to the 90s platform games of old but manages to catapult the graphics into the present day. Pankapu is a story […]

Pankapu – PS4 Review

September 20, 2017 in PS4 tagged 90s / Fantasy / pankapu / platformer / story by Steven

Bleed was released over four years ago on the PC and now it has made its way to the PS4. It checks all the boxes for an indie game, but does its simplicity work in its favour? The world has shown its gratitude to its heroes with a Hall of […]

Bleed – PS4 Review

September 10, 2017 in PS4 tagged bleed / hard / indie / no more heroes / platformer / shooter / slow motion by Gareth