Mr Blaster – Switch
Mr Blaster – Out now on Switch ($1.99/£1.79) – Published by Forever Entertainment I first encountered the turn-based chaos of Worms way back in the mid-90s on the PlayStation and […]
A Trip to the Arcade: Swanage
As my previous arcade article went down so well, I thought I’d follow it up with another – especially as I ventured further out than Bournemouth at the weekend, ending […]
A Trip to the Arcade: Bournemouth
This weekend, I made an effort to go and see an old friend. An old friend who, unfortunately, is a shadow of their former self. The arcade. I went to […]
It Came From The Bargain Bin – 7: Blacksite
Version Played: Xbox 360Current CEX Price: £1 Ostensibly a continuation/spin-off of ancient lightgun game Area 51 – as well as a sort-of continuation of the largely forgotten PS2/Xbox game, also […]
It Came From The Bargain Bin – 6: Transformers – Dark of the Moon: Stealth Force Edition
Version Played: Wii Current CEX Price: £1.50 I’m a huge Transformers fan. Always have been; I religiously watched the original cartoon on The Wide Awake Club and Wacaday back in […]
It Came From The Bargain Bin – 3: Stranglehold
Format Played: XBox 360 Current CEX Price: 50p It’s fair to say that, once John Woo left Hong Kong in the early 90s, his movie output struggled to match the quality of his previous films. Though his first US film – the Jean-Claude Van Damme action vehicle Hard Target (in which Van Damme has the most spectacular wet look mullet) […]
Pawarumi – Switch
Pawarumi – Out now – $14.99/£13.49 – Published by Manufacture 43 I’m not very good at shoot ’em ups (or shmups, as they’re affectionately known among enthusiasts). Or at least, I stay away from them for the most part because I’ve found many shmups to be far too challenging to be enjoyable. Pawarumi is different, however, with unique playthroughs available […]
Transformers Prime: The Game – Wii U
I really wanted to like Transformers Prime: The Game. I’m a big fan of the CG-animated series that spawned it; though essentially aimed at kids, it was a surprisingly dark […]
Gunpowder on the Teeth: Arcade – Switch
Gunpowder on the Teeth: Arcade – Release Date: 25th July 2019 – $4.99/£4.49 – Also available on Steam My plan was this: download Gunpowder on the Teeth: Arcade and play through as much as possible in order to get a review out in time for release day. Given that the game releases on the 25th of July 2019, and today […]
Redneck Skeet Shooting – Switch
There’s a clear mobile game vibe to Redneck Skeet Shooting. This shouldn’t be entirely surprising, given that it was indeed originally released on mobile in 2016 – but the fact […]
Games of My Life: Bank Panic – Master System
It’s been well documented both on my blog and elsewhere on the interwebs – usually on Twitter – that the first console I could ever call my own was the […]
Q-YO Blaster – Switch
Q-YO Blaster – Available now on Switch ($9.99/£8.99) – Published by Forever Entertainment I think it was way back in the Dreamcast days that I was scared away from playing […]
Rogue Trooper: The Quartz Zone Massacre – Wii
My current obsession with checking out super-cheap old Wii titles continues with Rogue Trooper: The Quartz Zone Massacre, a Wii game based on the classic, long-running British comic strip Rogue […]
Transformers: Cybertron Adventures – Wii
I’ve always been a huge fan of Transformers. That’s not to say that I blindly and unquestioningly enjoy everything that carries the name, of course – bar the first one, […]
Alien Syndrome – Wii
I’ve discovered a new pastime: combing through the Wii section of second hand game shops for the cheapest titles I can find – in the hope that I can find hidden gems among the shovelware. I’ve found some games for £1-£2 that have been surprisingly good; excellent, even. Even when they aren’t, there’s usually enough of interest to justify playing […]
RICO – Switch
First person shooters are somewhat under-represented on Switch. I imagine that’s something to do with the relative lack of horsepower compared to other current gen consoles – but also, I […]
