Hellstruck: Rage with Your Friends is a Jump King clone. If you never played Jump King, it is a comically difficult vertical platformer that demands perfection and the utmost dedication. Playing as…
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Crypt Stalker (Switch) Review
Clearly inspired by classic 8-bit Castlevania, Crypt Stalker is essentially a new NES-style Castlevania game right down to the overall interface, spritework, gameplay, and plot, but with some welcomed editions. Instead of…
Orion Haste (XSX) Review with stream
Publish by Ratalaika Games, Orion Haste is a small, indie developed run-and-gun action game clearly inspired by Contra. While it doesn’t offer anything you haven’t seen previously, this action game can act…
Master Maker 3D Ultimate (XSX) Review
A simple 3D platformer, Master Maker 3D Ultimate only costs five bucks, has a handful of easy, big point Achievements, but is horribly low quality. All stage assets are composed of plain…
Xatrom Command (XSX) Review
The Smash T.V./Xeno Crisis gameplay is a winning formula. High action. Short burst gameplay. Entertaining co-op. Big bosses. Swarms of enemies. Powerful weaponry. And just enough randomness to allow the player to…
Cybertrash Statyx (XSX) Review with stream
Do not let the weirdly spelled name distract you. Cybertrash Statyx is an approachable, 90-minute 2D linear shooter with a simple presentation and straightforward gameplay. It is straightforward all the way around…
Violet Wisteria (XSX) Review
Violet Wisteria is a 2D side-scrolling action platformer based around Japanese fantasy. Unfortunately, the tri-combat system is both its main gimmick but also its biggest flaw. When playing on Xbox, the “A”…
Attack of the Karens (Switch) Review
Attack of the Karens is a satirical take on the popular “Karen” meme put into a surprisingly entertaining 2D scrolling shooter. You play as the harbinger, a tiny ship with infinite bullets…
Pocket Fishing (Switch) Review
Ultimate Games, who originally released Fishing Simulator, has now ported Pocket Fishing to the Switch. With 65 fish species to catch and numerous abilities to upgrade, this fishing simulator, with its many…
Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story (XSX) Review
Following in the footsteps of the excellent The Making of Karateka, Digital Eclipse’s first sequel in their Gold Master Series is another informative and entertaining Docu-story focusing on one of the weirdest/wildest…