Teppo and the Secret Ancient City

Legend tells of a hidden Amazonian city that once acted as a gateway to parallel worlds. A portal of sorts powered by colored diamonds. So says the Indigenous individual who in 1970 sparks up a curious conversation with famed explorer Teppo in a bar. As a man of opportunity Teppo knows when to take the lead and run with it, so he sets out on an adventure into the amazon wilds to collect the fabled diamonds, and secure his name in history. 

Dark Light | PS5 Review

Dark light aims to take the Metroidvania, Soulsborne, and Roguelike genres by storm in it's dark tale about ancient celestial beings, gods, demons, AI, and the last remnants of humanity. As a Dark Hunter recently revived by an AI drone you take up arms, and join humanity's last hope under the guidance of a designated AI facilitator. A celestial AI being sent to safeguard humanity, and bring them through these dark ages. 

At a hub of sorts you take on your obligated duty by utilizing the various vendors for preparedness and upgrade sake as well as a resident teleporter to venture out into the world and complete quest based objectives inline with three warring factions. As you traverse the map with a melee, and ranged weapon in hand alongside unique skills afforded by the faction roguelike system you'll earn currency, face foes, and best bosses as you deck out your loadouts with all the item drops that you find. Obtaining along the way elemental gems, body armor components, and new abilities used for traversal.

Jett Rider | PS5 Review

Sometimes publishers like to try to sneak something past paying players when they re-release a game. In some cases this occurs when they obtain a license for a previously published title. In which case they rename the game and add or remove content to make it seem like something new when it's obviously not. Seeing the gameplay preview of Jett Rider gave me Déjà vu  for that very reason ...

I knew I recognized it from somewhere else. Likely from a review I had previously done. Come to find out I wasn't wrong. Jett Rider is basically a castrated version of "Willy Jetman: Astromonkey's Revenge". By that I mean the monkey bits, and funny comic panel intro were removed. I could speculate all day as to why, but one way or another content has been removed, and the game has been renamed. I highly suggest you read my previous review of "Willy Jetman: Astromonkey's Revenge" for insight on Jett Rider as the gameplay remains the same even though story elements were cut. 

Anomaly Agent (Nintendo Switch)

Cyberpunk meets time travel in this humorous 2D action platformer by Phew Phew Games. A surprise indie hit on many levels ...

As Agent 70, a man of mystery sporting duds that look an awfully lot like they were ripped from an Austin Powers film, you find that you are in pursuit of the shattered shards of a time crystal that has you and your agency caught up in a distorting time loop. Across time you will chase, and deal with the enemy threat as you try to correct this peculiar predicament. Using weapons, fighting skills, and enhanced abilities afforded to you, you will face waves of minions and out of this world bosses. Both alone, and with tag-along companions you meet along the way.