Thursday, August 18, 2022

Cursed to Golf | PS4 Review

Thunderful's 'Cursed to Golf' takes club swingin' to the next level, and when I say the "NEXT LEVEL" I mean purgatory. Like that line from the undead golfer in Bill Murray's "Scrooged" you find yourself 18 holes in on the final shot, and the next thing you know you're a worm's feast. Dropped down to the great below in an afterlife of perpetuated golf tournaments against some of history's greats. Through the guidance of the resident Scotsman, and local Eterni-Tee business owner you are given a tour, and how-to before being sent on your repeated roguelike adventure course by course to ascend back to life. Supposing you can master all 18 holes.

Monday, August 15, 2022

Super Bullet Break | PS4 Review

BeXide's "Super Bullet Break" brings to us a cute casting of funny female gamers, bubbly bullet babes, and nefarious buggo infested waifus sent out by Singulaladies to make game characters across a collection of mobile games self-aware. Through protagonists Akari, Hikaru, and Sumire we find a collective of like-minded gamer girls who have their antics playout through their mobile phones in short lived chat sessions. With Akari's contextual conversations, in particular, we are introduced to an inquisitive AI girl named Nayuta. A character, who through Akari's mobile device, contacts her telling her about an AI ploy to destroy her games and make the resident characters of each game as self-aware as the Singulaladies are. Those Singulaladies being the sentient AI who have gone rogue in an attempt to infect other characters with buggos that alter their perceptions. With the guidance of an in-game guide called Black Cat the girls of Super Bullet Break are out to win back their games. One bullet at a time ...

Monday, August 8, 2022

GigaBash | PS4 Review

Through "GigaBash" PassionRepublic Games delivers unto us a true passion project. A passionate power trip fantasy centered around, and inspired by 80's Kaiju cinema. Allowing players to live out Kaiju battle fantasies of epic proportions in a competitive arena style of combat. Complete with destructible buildings, and environments set in key locales. Offering up things that can be used as weapons, and alternative ways to dish out bigger damage as the behemoths go all out to be the king of the monsters. 

The game, through a comic book style story mode, also weaves a timeless tale of four specific titans, and a supporting cast of other titanic beasts that round out the roster to ten. Everything from a devilish looking volcano deity, to an alien lobster, a cult operated snail, a Gundam wannabe, an Ultraman clone, and more. Showcasing their origin story, and their fight against government agencies looking to secure the power they wield. All in all it's your basic Kaiju vs the world military complex story setup with a modern flair.

Sunday, August 7, 2022

After Wave: Downfall | PS4 Review

Enter a futuristic world guarded by helicopter carried MegaCats. A world plagued by an alien invasion of the Deathrix kind, and the resulting cataclysmic flood the likes of which have not been seen since the days of Noah. That is what awaits the brave souls willing to take on the upstream challenge that lies in wait within 7 Raven Studios', "After Wave: Downfall". Through three tiers of story inclusive challenges, a brutally difficult arcade experience, and four extra gimmick filled bonus modes you take control of the world's last surviving heroes, and heroines. A ragtag group of kids on militarized jet skis that aim, not only to take down the Deathrix, but the mutated animal and plant life that was created due to a release of toxins from meteorites that were a prelude to the invasion itself.