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Nitro City Racing, a $5 digital download by EastAsiaSoft, isn’t a typical racing game. It is basically a traffic, almost road rage managing, driving simulator designed around driving fast, without turning, and while narrowing avoiding the other vehicles on the road. Remember that game Stuntman on PS2? It sort of reminds me of that but […]
Designed as an homage to Metal Gear Solid on PSOne, Spy Drops adopts some rogue elements into its retro sneaking action. Fans of the original MGS will appreciate the callback, but I fear newcomers that do not understand its inspiration will be left scratching their head. The nods to PSOne MGS is obvious. From the […]
Published by CraePlay, MOTE: The Manuscript is the latest walking simulator that follows a similar formula as MOTE: Workshop and MOTE: The Old Office. This time, instead of moving through a carpenter’s workshop or an empty office building, the player moves through a confusing maze that is frustrating and not fun to decipher. Other than […]
A 2D single-player side-scrolling roguelite, Atomic Owl is dynamic hack-and-slash platformer published by EastAsiaSoft. There is a lot happening in this action game but struggles to find a cohesive gimmick to gel it all together. Playing as an owl who is chilling with his ramen eating bird friends, disaster strikes and you get knocked out […]
ININ, Tozai Games, and Irem have re-released R-Type Dimensions III on current gen platforms with significant visual upgrades. But even with the visual overhaul, how well does this shooter hold up today? R-Type III is known as one of the hardest SNES games ever made. Really, one of the hardest games released on any system, […]
Originally released on PS3 many years ago, Soldner-X-2: Final Prototype was later re-released on PS4 and now on Switch as the Definitive Edition. Being honest, I am not sure what has been added to make this the “Definitive Edition” but the there is still a lot of quality shooter gameplay here at a smooth framerate. […]
Dracula: Dark Reign is a new Gameboy Color title released here in 2026.It is officially licensed by Bram Stoker’s StokerVerse™ and takes inspiration from the Castlevania series. This is a quick play of the first half hour. Here, the quality, fluid visuals are on display as the player learns the character swapping mechanic akin to […]
Playing as a girl trying to navigate a surreal dream environment, Constance is a Metroidvania trying to shine a light on something everyone feels sooner or later – burnout. The beautiful backdrops, fluid hand drawn visuals, and snappy controls remain the star of the show but it isn’t all high notes, unfortunately. Gameplay is reminiscent […]
Originally released in 2021 on Switch, Artax Games and Flying Beast Labs have ported their color matching tower defense(ish) download title, Magic Twins, to Xbox and Playstation. While it is nice to see their unique reaction puzzle game become available on additional platforms, all the pros and cons of this five-year-old game remain. Here is […]
Rataliaka Games is one of my favorite sleeper hit publishers. Like EastAsiaSoft, most of the games they release only cost a few dollars and focus on indie developed titles geared around one gimmick honed to a bright polish. At the same time, Ratalaika deserves a lot of respect and credit for re-releasing forgotten earlier console […]
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