Psyvariar is very much a niche series in the niche genre of the shmup. The developer SUCCESS saw much more popularity with its cute ’em up franchise Cotton, despite several re-releases of Psyvariar. But like a phoenix rising from the flames, Psyvariar is back with the help of BananaBytes, Red Art Studio and Red Art […]
If there is one series that keeps drawing me back in despite its harsh treatment of me, it’s R-Type. And because I’m such a masochist with this, of course I agreed to take a look at R-Type Dimensions III, the remake of the Super Nintendo shmup, R-Type III: The Third Lightning. He’s R Type! Initially […]
Back in 2017, an indie title called Cuphead spurred a massive interest in games made with a classic cartoon art style. Developer Fumi Games channeled a similar retro charm, fusing classic 1930s rubber hose animation style with the black and white seedy underbelly of noir. Does Mouse: P.I. For Hire crack the case, or is […]
Ten seconds is three more than Albert Wesker has to play with you, but it is all you have between you and your next thrill. MULLET MADJACK is hitting the Switch after a successful sprint on Steam and Xbox, and we have been given the task to see if we are badass enough. Are our […]
After years of shifting release dates, Pragmata has finally landed. While delays are never welcome, there is a certain sense of timing to Capcom launching this sci-fi action-adventure title just as humanity completes its first crewed lunar flyby in decades. Let’s just hope that the events of Pragmata stay in the realm of fiction. Sci-Fi […]
Announced during the latest Nintendo Direct and released shortly after, Tokyo Scramble is a Switch 2 exclusive, which combines the worlds of horror and dinosaurs. So, grab your smart device, a spare pair of pants, and get ready to find out if Tokyo Scramble is a roarsome time or a Jurassic-sized failure. Tickets, please. Chaos […]
Last Command is a 2022 indie title by CreSpirit and No Stuck Game Studio from Taiwan. As someone who was a big fan of CreSpirit’s hit title Rabi-Ribi, I was eager to see what else they would publish in the years following its release, so the announcement for Last Command had me rather intrigued. It […]
Three years following the “Snake x Bullet Hell” title that was Last Command, CreSpirit and No Stuck Game Studio have brought us a new downloadable chapter in the form of Last Command: B-Side. If you haven’t read my review of that game, I recommend reading it before this one to get a better idea of […]
R-Type has always been one of the main shoot ‘em up (shmup) franchises that seemingly everybody knows, either for its heavy H.R. Giger-inspired designs or the crippling difficulty that has followed the games throughout the decades. Today, we are looking at a previously PlayStation 1 exclusive title in the franchise in the form of R-Type […]
Mamorukun ReCurse! is the latest shoot ‘em up developed by G.Rev, the minds behind the fantastic G-Darius and Under Defeat HD+, to get a glow-up and a modern release. Originally released in 2008 in arcades and later onto XBox 360 and PlayStation 3, this game is what is often called a “cute ‘em up”, or […]