PlayStation Reviews

22May

By TristanNo Comments

Saints Row: The Third Remastered Review- Saint or Sinner?

Remastered versions of the previous generation's classic games are all the vogue at the moment. Some welcome, some not so. It seems as if developers are holding back the brand new games for the much anticipated new generation of consoles (although the current Covid-19 pandemic has not helped!). The next game hot off the remastered production line is Saints Row: The Third Remastered. Published by Deep Silver and developed by Volition the much-loved game first released in 2011 gets a makeover for PS4, Xbox One, and PC. Having played the game the first time around on my PS3 I was keen to revisit Steelport and see if it was still fun to rampage around the city in a crazy costume wielding the legendary Dildo Bat (no that isn't a typo!). Read on to find out how I got on. Gameplay If you...

Pixel Ripped 1995 PSVR Review – Party Like It’s 1995!

18May

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Pixel Ripped 1995 PSVR Review – Party Like It’s 1995!

For many of us, the 90s were the best times of our lives. I remember the excitement of receiving a new game for Christmas and playing it endlessly. Voices in the background slowly morphed into white noise as I was transfixed on the adventure at hand. Pixel Ripped 1995, a sequel to Pixel Ripped 1989, successful recreates that feeling in one of the best PSVR games currently available. You take the role of Dot, a brave heroine, who needs to stop the evil Cyblin Lord who plans take over the digital and real-world! In order to succeed, you take over the body of the world’s greatest gamer...Dave. Together, can you save both worlds? The developers, Arvore, have another, more poignant narrative running through the game. Not only does Dave have to save the world but he also has a complex life...

Trials Of Mana Review – The Mana Comes Around

13May

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Trials Of Mana Review – The Mana Comes Around

Legendary RPG developers Square released Secret of Mana released on the Super Nintendo in 1993. While considered by many to be an RPG classic, disappointing sales led to its sequel, known in Japan as Seiken Densetsu 3, never being localised for English-speaking audiences. Fans have made valiant efforts to translate the fairly substantial script but until very recently the game has not been widely available to Western audiences who weren't cool with emulation. This has all changed with the release of Collection of Mana, a compilation of the original trilogy of games, in which Seiken Densetsu 3 was renamed Trials of Mana. Now a fully 3D Trials of Mana is here to satisfy those with a hankering for the polygonal. It released on Switch, Playstation 4 and Microsoft Windows on April 24 2020, with...

Gigantosaurus: The Game Review – Roarsome Fun!

13May

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Gigantosaurus: The Game Review – Roarsome Fun!

Gigantosaurus: The Game developed by Wildsphere and published by OutRight Games is a fun, family-friendly game set in the prehistoric world of the Gigantosaurus cartoon found over on the Disney channel. The dino tale is a mixture of part saving the world and part super race and features four playable dinos; Rocky, Tiny, Mazu and Bill who each have their own special ability. Gameplay Before I go on I must say this. Gigantosaurus is for young children. From the opening animated scene, you will able to tell from the slow rhyming narrative that what lies before you will not be the hardest of challenges for you, but for younger people, you may need to offer some assistance on occasion. Gigantosaurus feels and plays a little like Spyro as you run around the cartoony map littered with...

John Wick Hex Review – Every Dog Has It’s Day

6May

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John Wick Hex Review – Every Dog Has It’s Day

Given the nature of the John Wick franchise, it comes as no surprise that the blockbuster film would hand the license over to a video game developer. We have seen and experienced countless crossover titles but unfortunately, the majority of them lack the quality and passion that the source material deserves. This is why I was shocked to learn that the immensely talented Mike Bithell and his team were developing John Wick Hex, a prequel to the film series. Could this crossover hit the bullseye or will it miss the target? Gameplay John Wick is about relentless action at a break-neck speed. He floats between enemies and orchestrates a symphony of death in an instance. John Wick Hex successfully replicates the glorious violence in a considered, tactical, and cerebral manner. Each miss...

29Apr

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Streets of Rage 4 – PS4 Review

It's been a long 26 years for fans of the classic beat 'em up series, but finally, Streets of Rage is back! Constant rumours and rebooted projects have given plenty of hope for a fourth title, but it just never materialised. Now that's all changed. Published and developed by Dotemu (alongside Lizardcube, and Guard Crush Games), Streets of Rage 4 hits PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and Steam on April 30th. As some of my earliest gaming memories involved taking every chance to shun my Super Nintendo, sneak into my brother's room and take down Mr X as many times as possible, you better believe I jumped at the chance to dive back into the city. The all-time classic Streets of Rage, known as Bare Knuckle (ベア・ナックル Bea Nakkuru) in Japan, is a trilogy of beat ‘em up known for this timeless...

Separation, PSVR Review – Glorious solitude or tortured isolation?

29Apr

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Separation, PSVR Review – Glorious solitude or tortured isolation?

It seems very apt in these strange times to be reviewing a game about separation and isolation especially one that is somewhat different from the normal PSVR fare. Solo developer Recluse Industries (Martin Wheeler) has released his first-ever PSVR game in the shape of Separation. It is essentially a very personal game and is born out of the death of the developer's father in 2010 and Wheeler's consequential episodes of depression. Wheeler has said that he wanted to create a space where he could explore the feelings of emptiness and loss. He intriguingly describes Separation as an "Ambient Adventure", and a spiritual journey into epic desolation with relaxed exploration with some puzzle elements and no time pressure. He is at pains to state that it is not your usual PSVR walking simulator ...

27Apr

By StuartNo Comments

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Snowrunner Review – Dirty Dirty Dirty

Snowrunner is the sequel to the brilliant Mudrunner, developed by Saber Interactive and published by Focus Home Interactive. Snowrunner expands on its previous game in many many ways, but does it warrant a whole sequel, or should Snowrunner just have been a DLC update? Lets dive in and find out! Gameplay If you havent played Mudrunner then you are going to be in for a shock depending on your mindset going into Snowrunner. Don't expect some fast paced arcade style handling game. What you get is a methodical, simulator heavy game that rewards you thinking about your next move when driving your vehicles around. Starting Snowrunners main game mode you are greeted with a small tutorial that will walk you through the basics of the game. It doesn't take long before you are unleashed t...

23Apr

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MotoGP 20 Review – PS4 Review

Milestone has released yet another MotoGP game and with MotoGP 20 you get improvements on the previous iterations to try and bring it as close to the real-life sport as possible without getting all sweaty in leathers.....Unless that's your kind of thing! Releasing on PS4, Xbox One, PC and the Nintendo Switch, the game is going to challenge you right off the bat, but don't be put off by that statement and carry on reading to find out why this might just be one of the finest 2 wheel racing games out there. Gameplay So in MotoGP 20 you have a few different modes that you can dive into, however, I think you will spend the majority of your time playing in the Career section. Firing up the career mode and you go through a short bit of customisation of your livery all depending on what team ...

17Apr

By JasonNo Comments

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Construction Simulator 3 Review – The Gift For Big Kids

Do you want to release that inner child and have a go at driving some diggers and dumpers? Well, thanks to Construction Simulator 3 you can do just that! Developed by weltenbauer. Software Entwicklung GmbH and published by, easier to pronounce, Astragon, it is out now on Playstation and Xbox with a release later on this year for Nintendo Switch. Priced at just £11.99 on the Playstation store, is this a bargain game to occupy you while you stay at home? Gameplay As the game title suggests, this is the third edition of the fairly successful Constructor Simulator franchise that began back in 2014. Where the last game was based in the USA, Construction Simulator 3 takes you back to Europe, and as you can guess from the name of the developer, Germany to be precise. You begin the game...