Phantasy Star Portable commits a number of cardinal sins; a portable game that’s delivered in half-hour slogs instead of bus-ride chunks, a Neo-Phantasy Star game without online play; failing expectations is one of Portable’s calling cards.
The game cribs heavily from the tragically anime-inspired cyber punk world of Phantasy Star Universe and its expansion, Ambition of [...]
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Review – Phantasy Star Portable (PSP)
Review – Buzz! Brain of the UK (PS3)
Cor blimey govna! Apples and pears and other assorted fruits, this here’s a wee fishy on a little dishy of a quiz to test you on all things British, like. Buzz is back with a collection of quizzical questions on Mr Blobby, Ant and Dec, Fish and Chips, Tony Blair and Big Brother.
Much like all [...]
Review – SNK Arcade Classics Vol. 1 (PSP)
Constantly offloading their back catalogue of fan favourite hits to nostalgic gamers, SNK’s latest collection bundles together a pick and mix selection of their most famous franchises. With no duplicates from a single series, Volume 1 has one Metal Slug game, one King of Fighters, one Baseball Stars and thirteen more Neo Geo classics.
The [...]
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Review – LocoRoco 2 (PSP)
LocoRoco is a bouncy and bubbly platformer, a subdued rainbow of pastel colours and an erratic orchestra of “MuiMui”s and other unintelligible yelps.
The game is inherently simple to pick up and play; the gelatinous Loco blobs slide around the environment, tipped and shook by the player, all while collecting an entire assortment of useless [...]
Review – Echochrome (PSP)
Echochrome lives in a world with three dimensions, but operates only on one. No matter the architectural build, obstacles and barriers; the rules that Echochrome obeys are forever set by what the single, authoritative viewpoint dictates.
Two platforms, vastly disparate in distance both vertically and horizontally, can become connected if the freely controlled camera distorts perspective [...]
Review – Mercury Meltdown
If you enjoy puzzle games, then the PSP is for you. With titles like EXIT, PQ, Mercury and Lumines, there is an abundance of brain-stretching games on the platform. Mercury Meltdown is taking the latest leap in difficulty, brain power and overall amount of content.
If you’re the type of gamer who doesn’t want to think [...]