super meat boy

Ah, Super Meat Boy, an Xbox Live Arcade classic if ever there was one. It was such a finely crafted game with tight controls and excellent level design which was incredibly tough but fantastically rewarding. And the music! So here we have Super Meat Boy Forever on the PS4, which […]

Super Meat Boy Forever – PS4 Review

April 27, 2021 in PS4 / Reviews tagged 2d / autorunner / difficult / forever / super meat boy / xbox live indie games by Gareth

Pinkman+ is the latest offering from Finnish Platinum purveyors, Ratalaika Games and is a 2D platformer which comes from one-man dev team, Green Dinosaur Games. The obvious inspiration, both in terms of gameplay and visuals, is Super Meat Boy and N+ but with the twist that the titular Pinkman has a jetpack which […]

Pinkman+ – PS5/PS4 Review

March 19, 2021 in Reviews tagged 2d / easy platinum / easy trophies / pinkman++ / platformer / ratalaika / super meat boy by Richie

Exp Parasite is not an RPG like the name might suggest. Although I couldn’t see it anywhere in the game apparently the ‘Exp’ is short for ‘Experimental’ rather than ‘Experience’ as you play as a parasite who can control mechanical objects and must do so to progress through ten challenging, […]

Exp Parasite – PS4 Review

September 25, 2020 in PS4 / Reviews tagged 2d / difficult / exp parasite / flappy bird / gravity / platformer / super meat boy / vvvvvv by Gareth

From Serenity Forge comes The King’s Bird, one of those tricky platformers that times how long you take to complete levels like Super Meat Boy or Shio. It’s maybe not quite as difficult as those games but it does ask you to learn a new skill: flight. There is some […]

The King’s Bird – PS4 Review

February 12, 2019 in PS4 tagged difficult / flying / platformer / shio / super meat boy / the king's bird by Gareth

Confession time – I have not played the first Guacamelee! title. I always meant to, a critically acclaimed Metroidvania is right up my street but when you’re living the high thrills, jet setting lifestyle of a games reviewer you don’t always get to play the games you would otherwise. I […]

Guacamelee! 2 – PS4 Review

August 21, 2018 in PS4 tagged day of the dead / guacamelee! / luchador / metroidvania / mexico / super meat boy by Gareth

From Chinese developer Coconut Island Studio comes Shio, one of those hardcore platformers that requires skill, patience and tenacity to overcome. If you’re a fan of Super Meat Boy, 10 Second Ninja X or similar titles then you may want to check this out. For a game primarily concerned with […]

Shio – PS4 Review

May 30, 2018 in PS4 tagged 10 second ninja x / 2d / challenging / hardcore / platformer / shio / super meat boy by Gareth

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

Those who have played Super Meat Boy may recognise Flywrench as an unlockable character. Originally a free title back in 2007 this more substantial release came to PC in 2015 and now here it is on the PS4. As the association with Super Meat Boy might imply this is an […]

Flywrench – PS4 Review

February 14, 2017 in PS4 tagged action / difficulty spike / flywrench / indie / obstacle / super meat boy / time by Gareth

HoPiKo is a new ‘platformer-like’ game or at least that’s what developer Laser Dog Games call it. If I say there’s a speed run element, it’s got retro inspired visuals and has music created on a Game Boy then you’ll probably get an idea of what it is, but is […]

HoPiKo – PS4 Review

October 19, 2016 in PS4 tagged hopiko / platformer-like / speed run / super meat boy by Gareth