Author: Danny

This FloraMancer: Seeds and Spells review is based on the Switch version of the game. It is available for €/$ 5,99. Developed by Joel Sullivan, a solo-indie developer with no prior game credits to his name, Floramancer and its creator are both somewhat enigmatic. And at first glance, Floramancer: Seeds and Spells promises to be a unique amalgamation of genres that casts you as a floramancer entrusted with the task of rescuing a world besieged by a relentless mechanical horde. Given this game came out of nowhere for me, my curiosity is triggered by the very distinctive graphical style and…

This Kickback Slug review is based on the Switch version of the game. It is also released on: Steam. Many of us fantasized how it would be to roam the galaxy like Han Solo, being a smuggler or an adventurer in space, the final frontier. but have you ever thought about how to make an actual living in space? In the end everyone needs to make a living. If there is anything like a interstellar community out there, there must be space capitalism as well. Kickback Slug: Cosmic Courier sheds some light on those blue collar aliens out there, just trying to make a living.…

This Dead End City review is based on the Xbox Series S/X version of the game. The game is also available on Steam, Nintendo Switch and Playstation. What do you get when you mix a top-down racer with a Galaga-like arcade shooter? Well, Dead End City, of course. This isn’t the first time cars were mode of transport in a top-down shooter. Spy Hunter (Arcade, 1983), for instance, or Battle Formula (NES, 1991) where there long before. My personal favorite in this very particular subgenre are the Time Bokan games, and Dead End City visually actually reminds me quite a…

The Sega fan community has been set ablaze in the past week. Seemingly out of nowhere, a little-known fan project emerged from Itch.io, and for good reason. We’re talking about Turbo Outrun Reimagined, a fan project by the anonymous solo-dev ‘Sk1ds’. It has been publicly in development for God knows how long, but due to some rightfully excited Youtubers the game started to gain some serious traction, lately. Retro-inspired racers resurgence We’ve been inundated with retro-like racing games in the last couple of years, and to be frank, many of these games are pretty good. New Star GP, 80’s Overdrive,…

If you thought this was news about a sequel to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge, I have to disappoint you. But off the back of the highly beloved pixel beat ’em up, Nickelodeon and Raw Thrills polished up the arcade game TMNT: Wrath of the Mutants from 2017 for a home release on April 23rd, 2024. Raw Thrills is known for high-octane, highly fluorescent arcade games and cabinets you find in modern-day, ticket-driven arcades. They are responsible for arcade games based on popular franchises like Halo, Jurassic Park, and the Fast and the Furious as well. If you’re not…

Some exciting news from the Konami front about their upcoming release of Contra: Operation Galuga. The game will be out on Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4 and 5, Xbox Series X/S, PC (Steam) on March 17th, 2024, with physical releases coming later. Now, Konami has pulled the curtains on who is responsible for the soundtrack of the game. Konami veteran Norihiko Hibino and industry steady Yuko Komiyama will split musical duties on the WayForward developed game. Komiyama will be on the main score and all other orchestral music. “I am truly honored to be able to participate in the historic Contra…

Hell Well is available for Xbox, Playstation, Nintendo Switch and PC (through Steam) for €/$ 4,99. I’ve never been much inclined to get entangled in the never-ending supply of tower defense games. And when Hell Well popped up on the key list, purely based on the imagery, I thought it was a rogue-like twin-stick shooter. So when I discovered the true tower defense nature of Hell Well, I was very curious if the game could bring anything new to the table. I’m fundamentally of the belief that stepping out of your comfort zone often enough is crucial to getting better…

Just two months short of the upcoming release of Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, his final creation as a writer, the heartbreaking news reached the internet that Yoshitaka Murayama has passed away due to complications from a long-standing illness. Yoshitaka gained international recognition as the creator of the first three Suikoden games and as the face of Konami’s Suikoden production team. Following the third installment, Murayama departed from Konami and established his own company, Blue Moon Studio, with the action game 10,000 Bullets marking the studio’s inaugural release. He briefly exited the gaming industry thereafter, focusing on writing credits for Manga…

A new talent arises Raccoo Venture is a game made by a sole dev (Diego Ras). When I heard that after playing the game, I simply did not believe it. Why? Because the entire feel and look of the game. First instinct would be to say a group of at least 5 people worked on the game. But no, just one dev. It blew my mind. With the help of QUByte Interactive Diego Ras has his first release on Xbox. Raccoo Venture released on December 14th 2023 and was moderately well received. You can buy it for € 14,99 and…

First of all, as with the first two collections, the Toaplan Arcade Shoot’em Ups collections are Steam bundles. This means the games can be bought individually or as a bundle with a discount. The Toaplan Arcade Shoot’em ups Collection vol 3 costs €/$19.99, while the individual games cost €/$7.79. More Toaplan Bitwave Games is back again with another shoot’em up bundle containing selection of shooters from Toaplan’s illustrious game legacy. Most celebrated by the shmup community are Batsugun and Tiger-Heli. Both are available in other forms already (The Tiger Heli collection on consoles and Batsugun Saturn Tributed Boosted), but the…