BIRDCAGE is an intense-but-fair arcade-style vertical shooter that hits the difficulty factor square on the head. It is hard but beatable while giving serious players a chance to swell scores if they…
Tag: Xbox Series X
Voron: Raven’s Story (XSX) Review
Published by Sometimes You for $10, Voron: Raven’s Story is a flight-based narrative adventure designed with emotion, wonder, and Norse mythology. This small, indie developed six-hour download has just as many ups…
Garfield: Escape from Monday (XSX) Review
While Microid’s Garfield: Escape from Monday is probably one of the best Garfield games ever created, it is nothing more than a shameless Super Mario 3D Land clone that checks boxes. Colorful…
Dino Odyssey (XSX) Review
Dino Odyssey is a single screen platformer published by Ratalaika Games for $5. This breezy 30-minute romp isn’t anything you have not played before but has charm and is an easy way…
Dimensional Animals (XSX) Review
Dimensional Animals is a $5 EastAsiaSoft published interconnected map action platformer featuring a cast of playable animals. While the overall concept is intuitive, the level design, clingy ledge grabbing, and “where do…
Mewgenics (XSX) Review
Published by Nicalis and developed by Edmund McMillen of Super Meat Boy and The Binding of Isaac fame, Mewgenics is the next example of exceptional game design mixed with grotesque humor. However,…
Tales of Formentera (XSX) Review
Tales of Formentera is a low-cost indie Gameboy game developed by 3Monkeies. Ratalaika Games has published this pea-green retro title using the same porting interface that they have used for many of…
Marsupilama 2: Salsa Palombia (XSX) Review
Developed by Ocellus, who also made sleeper hit Smurfs: Dreams, and published by Mcroids, Marsupilami 2: Salsa Palombia is a 2.5D colorful platformer that basically merges Donkey Kong Country Returns and Rayman…
Apidya’ Special (XSX) Review
Originally released in 1992 on the Amiga, Apidya developed a cult following for its unique insect visual theme and crazy difficulty. Updated with modern features and presentation upgrades, this is easily the…
Ground Zero Hero (XSX) Review
Ground Zero Heroes is one of the many survivor clones released this week and follows an identical gameplay formula – you are a one-man army tasked with surviving as long as you…