Reverie was a nostalgia trip for me, with elements of The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past and Earthbound cleverly presented perfectly on our immortal PS Vita. From New Zealand developer Rainbite, the developers have captured the magic of both titles above and…
First, we had Pikmin, then came along Overlord, and now we have a new title which involves micromanagement of various classes of minions – Masters of Anima. From developer Passtech Games and publisher Focus Home Interactive, Masters of Anima seamlessly builds upon the Pikmin-style of gameplay…
Where do you begin with Gal*Gun? Gal*Gun 2 is the fourth game in the series, with the original being a last-gen Japanese only title, Gal*Gun: Double Peace on PS4, Vita and Steam, and Gal*Gun VR on Steam (we need that one on PSVR). For the…
I don’t play many free to play titles on my PS4 as they are usually plagued by MicroTransactions or they are multiplayer-focused whereas I prefer single-player games. However, when I saw Starlit Adventures I had to try it out as it looks so darn cute!…
I love Mecha games, I’m eagerly awaiting a new Gundam Warriors game to come out and I really need to pick up the Gundam game which came out a few months ago – once I have some free time. However, Gundam isn’t the only Mecha…
The Adventure Pals is a witty, crazy, wacky, fun platformer for gamers of all ages and skill levels. Developer Massive Monster and Publisher Armor Games have brought us a game that will not only keep you entertained for 8-10 hours but also make you laugh…
Minit is an unusual game, akin to ‘Half-Minute Hero’, the game gives you a set time to play the game before you are forced to restart from a checkpoint – in this case, you have 60 seconds. Aesthetically, we are looking at a game which…
Penny-Punching Princess is quite a unique title coming from NIS America, combining elements of a beat ’em-up with RPG and even a bit of resource management. Hot on the heels of The Longest Five Minutes, which was another NIS America published game that also had…
I don’t have much of a history with the Atelier series, I came into it at Atelier Sophie and proceeded to Atelier Firis and now the final game in the current “Mysterious” trilogy, Atelier Lydie & Suelle. There has been a few changes in the…
Up until now, Artifex Mundi has had the monopoly on the Hidden Object Game (HoG) genre on modern consoles, this is a genre I and my parents love to play as the games are fun, casual, accessible for everyone and above all, interesting with their…
THQ Nordic and Black Forest Games have surprised a lot of us by bringing Titan Quest to all modern consoles, including the Switch (later this year). Titan Quest was first released back in 2006 on PC as one of the main contenders up against Diablo…
If I said “I’ve been waiting for this game” then that would be the understatement of the year. Since I reviewed JYDGE from 10Tons last year, I spotted something on their site that really caught my eye, Tesla vs. Lovecraft. Yet another twin-stick shooter from…
When I started playing Attack on Titan 2 I was confused, I was getting an immense feeling of deja vu as I played throughout the story – I’ve been here before, I know this story, what’s going on? I’ve not seen the Attack on Titan…
The 25th Ward: The Silver Case is a sequel to The Silver Case, which was released on PS4 back in 2017. The 25th Ward was originally developed by Suda51 via Grasshopper Manufacturer back in 2005 and was only released on certain phones on a certain network…
What I love about KING Art Games is their love of the adventure game/point-and-click genre. Recently we had Black Mirror, which I thought was great, and they also created the iconic ‘Book of Unwritten Tales’ series. The team are back with a remaster of a beloved…
I recently became aware of the PlayStation Talent program in Spain whilst I was reviewing Timothy vs. the Aliens. Since then, I’ve decided to keep an eye on games emerging from the program as there are a load of great games being released. In a…
Fear Effect and its sequel have garnered a kind of cult following over the years, the 3rd person puzzle solving crossed with stealth, action and the supernatural made it perfect for those who enjoyed both Metal Gear and Resident Evil. Fast forward 17 years and we are…
THQ Nordic is on a roll at the moment, they have released some excellent remasters of their back catalogue, like de Blob, along with some new content like Black Mirror and Rad Rodgers. Not only this, but they have also acquired Koch Media and have…
Do you ever wake up at night, look at the wall and see a dark, shadowy figure watching you from the corner of the room with the look of death in his eyes? Upon seeing this, you instantly turn on the light and see that…
I played through and completed North on PS4 yesterday and even though it’s still very fresh in my mind with its unusual aesthetic and horrifying visuals, I’m finding it so hard to put into words what I actually played. I guess we can start with…
The Station intrigued me when I first heard about it a few weeks ago. Upon entering their website, I was presented with an application form for a new job – it was to apply for their next journey into space as the site introduced the…
Going off the title and marketing image, you would be forgiven if you believe that Suicide guy, from Chubby Pixel, was a game about being unable to cope and looking for a way to end it. However, that’s only partially true as the game has…
How many people out there remember the old school platformers? I’m not talking about your Marios, Sonics or even your Bubsys – I’m talking about games such as Jazz Jackrabbit, Commander Keen and Ruff’n’Tumble. These are 90’s era platformers that were limited to computers, rather…
Monster Energy Supercross (or Monster Energy AMA Supercross – FIM World Championship: The Official Videogame – to give it it’s full title!) is the latest game from Italian developer, Milestone S.r.l. – they are a common name in the world of racing games, especially when it…
Crossing Souls is yet another Kickstarter success story – these seem to be on a roll this month! Raising $51k out of a $45k goal, Fourattic has teamed up with Devolver Digital to bring their game to PC and PS4 (with a possible PS Vita version coming…
I simply adore NIS America as they seem to know me inside out – pretty much every title they develop or publish instantly makes me want to buy them, even the controversial Tokyo Tattoo Girls which still doesn’t sync with PSN, yet I still play it…
When I was a wee lad, I used to play a lot of beat ’em ups before I became obsessed with RPGs and adventure games. I used to love the feeling of being in control, taking out anyone who so much as looks at me (not…
When it comes to puzzle games, some games get really deep and create mind-boggling puzzles which have you scratching your head over, whereas others deliver games which are so easy a child could complete it within a few minutes. However, sometimes the simplest idea can be…
Alteric is a game that is heavily influenced by a few popular games, mainly Thomas was alone and Super Meat Boy. If you have played both of these titles then you will know how different they are, one is a calm and relaxing narrative adventure and…
Spiral Splatter is akin to those old metal puzzle games you used to play at local fairs where you would hold a baton and have to move it along a wire without making contact with the sides. The game has been modernised for the digital…
One More Dungeon is the latest pixel-graphics Rogue-like game from developer Stately Snail and Publisher Ratalaika Games. Ratalaika Games are well known for their help in porting smaller indie titles from the PC to consoles – in this case buying the game will net you the Vita and…
Nine Parchments is the latest game from studio Frozenbyte, which is most famous for its ‘Trine’ series. If you have owned any gaming platform the in last 5-10 years then you will have seen the beautiful world they created and expanded upon within Trine and…
Have you ever seen films where a car gets stuck in the mud and you see the tires furiously spinning around, spitting mud all over the place yet moving nowhere? Upon seeing this did you ever think to yourself, “That’s easy, anyone could get out…
I’ll be honest here, I own L.A. Noire on the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC yet I’ve never played it until now. I didn’t not play it for any particular reason, I just saw it as a game which would need me to invest a…
I love a good puzzle, give me sudoku or a picross puzzle and I’ll hand it back to you completed within a matter of minutes as I like to think I have a logical mind and can easily overcome any problem thrown my way. Imagine…
Do you like speed? Check. Do you like adventure? Check. Do you like spending half of a game getting used to the controls and then starting to enjoy the game more? Erm… I’ll get back to you on that one! Defunct, developed by Freshly Squeezed…
Beholder: Complete Edition is clearly inspired by dystopian works such as 1984 and Fahrenheit 451, it places you within a totalitarian state as the appointed landlord for an apartment building. There are a lot of moral choices which appear throughout the game yet every single ‘problem’ can…
Back in the early 2000s, there were three games I played constantly on my Gameboy Advance; The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap, Final Fantasy Tactics and Advance Wars. The latter of which and its sequel, Black Hole Rising, would keep me company as I…
Energy Invasion is the latest game from Sometimes You, a developer and publisher who has published a number of games in the last six months. The theme I get from the games they publish is ‘easy to play but hard to master’ as most of…
Defiant Development has gone and surprised us with a sequel to their truly amazing 2015 game, Hand of Fate. Personally, I think the first game flew under a lot of peoples radars as everyone I spoke to about the sequel hadn’t heard of the first one. This…
Max: The Curse of Brotherhood was once behind an ‘exclusive’ locked door with only Microsoft holding the Key. Microsoft bought the developer’s studio back in 2012 and then proceeded to close it and sell off its assets in 2016. This is always a terrible event; however,…
Have you ever sat down, turned on your PS4 and thought to paw-self; “Boy, I wish I was a cat on an epic adventure to find my sister who has been cat-napped by an evil pussy”? If you have then you’re either a little strange…
Daedalic Entertainment has answered my prayers (or many emails and tweets) and have managed to bring the second game from the amazing Deponia series to the PS4 (Chaos on Deponia). The series started out as a trilogy; however, due to overwhelming popular demand, they decided…
This year we had the release of Yooka-Laylee, a successfully backed Kickstarter campaign that included many of the original developers from Rare (Banjo Kazooie). This game promised a return for old-school 3D platformers with a modern twist; however, it only received a lukewarm reception. I…
You know what they say, you wait ages for a bus and then two of them turn up at the same time, I felt this way with LEGO games this year. Disregarding LEGO Worlds and the level packs for Lego Dimensions, we have had two…
Burly Men at Sea is a unique game in which you follow three bearded sailors as they go on an adventure across the ocean. Along their journey, they will encounter various different creatures, people and events which have multiple outcomes. These outcomes determine which path…
Ben 10 is a new 3D platforming brawler from Outright Games which is inspired by the latest series of the cartoon that’s currently airing on Cartoon Network. In the game, you play as Ben and all ten of his alien transformations in an adventure to…
I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not a massive Sonic fan. I grew up with a certain moustached plumber and Hylian so I have no nostalgia towards Sonic the blue hedgehog. That said, I have played a fair few of the Sonic games…
Pretty much anyone who owned a Wii back in the day bought de Blob, if not for its rather amusing name then for how colourful and fun the game looked! Children love colouring in, it keeps them busy and they’d have fun in essentially bringing…
If you’ve ever thought to yourself, what would happen if you took a bullet-hell game (a side-scrolling shooter with non-stop bullets coming towards you) and a cute anime fighter then merged the two together and cranked the difficulty up to 11, I believe we have…
Nights of Azure 2: Bride of the New Moon is the new Action-RPG title developed by Gust and published by Koei Tecmo. The game is set after the events of the first game, although knowledge of the previous game isn’t required. Creatures called fiends, which…
Detention is a dark and atmospheric point-and-click paranormal horror game from the Taiwan-based studio, Red Candle. I wouldn’t be surprised if you hadn’t heard of the developers before as this appears to be their first major release, hopefully, the first of many. The first thing that…
Imagine the top-down, quick response gameplay of Hotline Miami mixed with the unstoppable Judge Dredd, performing his job by sentencing the criminals and freeing the innocent whilst destroying anything that gets in his way – Sounds good doesn’t it! This is what I felt while…
The Inner World: The Last Wind Monk from Studio Fizbin is the sequel to the aesthetically good looking ‘The Inner world’ which was released on PC back in 2013 and on PS4 earlier this year. I’ll be honest, I haven’t played the original on the…
Where do you start when reviewing a LEGO game? Everyone’s played one and knows what the main gameplay mechanics are, if you don’t then you must have been living under a rock as there have been 12 games this generation on the PS4 alone! However,…
