A PASSION FOR ALL THINGS GAMES
A vertical shooter published by EastAsiaSoft, RedRaptor has its heart in the right place, but a few inconveniences hold back the experience from making this a must-play. Thankfully, this is not a roguelike so stages will be the same each time. However, this is a shooter designed around the need to grind. With each attempt, […]
A Vampire Survivors clone, Hero Survival replaces the vampire hunter protagonist with every day middle-aged men as they fight endless waves on Halloween-based enemies. Sure, it has the same overall gameplay of Vampire Survivors, but unfortunately, is not Vampire Survivors. Stages are much smaller. The enemy variety is much more limited. The ability enhancements upon […]
Published by EastAsiaSoft, Diorama Dungeon – Master of the Living Castle reuses the same visual style, UI, sound effects, and overall gameplay from previously released retro-inspired titles such as Escape from Terror City, Thunder Kid, and Thunder Kid II. Unfortunately, it also carries the same flaws and annoyances. Instead of using a ranged attack like […]
An action-based tower defense, Bish Bash Bots can offer plenty of strategic fun… if you can fill a roster of four local players. Told through one of the longest intro cutscenes of all time, this tower defense title is all about smacking the crap out of invading evil robots, you know, because AI and machines […]
Pirates on Target is a puzzle game in which the player needs to place boxes on a tiled grid to adjust the trajectory of cannonballs. The goal is to place these pieces in such as way that they find their way to a pirate ship, sending it to the bottom of the sea. Basically a […]
Originally released in 1982 for Intellivision, Shark! Shark! has been reimagined by German headquartered BBH Entertainment for modern consoles and mobile. Although Shark! Shark! created the “eat fish smaller than you to grow bigger to eat bigger fish” gameplay, other games, like Feeding Frenzy, have come along and expanded this system with power-ups, new and […]
A 2D retro platformer, Betomis is another low-cost EastAsiaSoft title loaded with easy, big-point Achievements that hunters will want to note. Playing as a knight, it is your job to double jump your way through (mostly) single-screen stages that only take a few seconds to clear. Death comes easy but thanks to instant restarts and […]
8-Bit Legit, partners with Mega Cat Studios and Retrotainment Games, have released Project Blue, a new NES title now fully playable on Xbox, Switch and on a physical NES cartridge. Developed entirely by two people, this retro platformer is impressive just as it is fun. If you played Battle Kid, you’ll have an idea of […]
A brawler designed around humor featuring two satirical stooges, Slaps & Beans 2 is a simple, nonsensical co-op romp that offers straightforward, albeit repetitive, fun if you fumble your way around all the game breaking glitches. Nothing about the story makes any sense so there is no point in trying to explain it. Just know […]
Released less than a year ago, Ratalaika Games surprisingly re-released Cyber Citizen Shockman onto modern platforms, a forgotten PC Engine action platformer with an insanely high difficulty factor. Now its sequel has also been ported to modern consoles, outfitted with the same thoughtful quality of life features. Fully acknowledging the first title’s original steep difficulty […]
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