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Super Mega Space Blaster Special Turbo is a retro-inspired shoot ’em up by Manchester-based dev partnership Bare Knuckle Games. There’s been something of a glut of shoot ’em ups released on PSN recently with a lot of sub-genres and graphical styles in evidence but this game manages to bring something […]

Super Mega Space Blaster Special Turbo – PS4 Review

April 18, 2020 in PS4 tagged arcade / retro / shoot em up / twin stick / upgrading by Richie

Stellatum is the latest addition to the PS4’s large roster of shoot ’em ups and comes to us by way of Satur Games. As ever, the plot is paper thin in these sort of games but involves you facing off with different races of aliens, all of whom coming in […]

Stellatum – PS4 Review

October 17, 2019 in PS4 tagged arcade / stellatum / twin stick shoot em up / upgrading / vertically scrolling by Richie

As a fan of immediate, hassle-free gaming experiences I tend to be the reviewer on the PlayStation Country ranch who gets to review most of the shoot ’em ups. Having grown up in the ’80s arcade scene, nothing makes me happier than getting my teeth into a new one and […]

Defenders of Ekron – PS4 Review

February 28, 2018 in PS4 tagged defenders of ekron / story / twin-stick shooter / upgrading by Richie

A while ago we covered Aces of the Luftwaffe, which I described as ‘made for mobile bullshit’ and I was right. Taking a game with mobile roots and bringing it to the big boy consoles is fine but it takes a bit of judgement. Simply rotating the screen 90 degrees […]

Sky Force Anniversary – PS4 Review

September 9, 2016 in PS4 / Vita tagged arcade / grind / shoot em up / sky force anniversary / upgrading by Richie