Reviews

GameBook Color
Gameboy Nintendo Reviews

GameBook Color – colouring outside the lines

Retro Faith0
In November, we brought the news that our friends at Ninty Media were releasing the next tome in its excellent GameBook series. Following the first book, which looked at the DMG original Game Boy, the next one is about the Game Boy Color. Ninty Media founder Paul Murphy has kindly sent a copy for us to review and we're excited to bring you our thoughts on this handheld compendium. Firstly, the book itself
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Patti Hattu! Cosmic Revolt
Indie PC Preview Reviews

Patti Hattu! Cosmic Revolt – first impressions

Retro Faith1
With the release of Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble imminent, we've caught wind of another ball-rolling title heading to Steam on 17th June 2024. Patti Hattu! Cosmic Revolt, from developer BandanaKid, promises a mix of action, puzzles, racing and platforming across 70 levels. We've been sent a code of the full game that we are trying out in this preview but there is a demo available on the Steam store
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Goliath Depot Switch review screenshot
Indie Reviews

Shut that Door with our Goliath Depot Switch Review

Paul Twist0
We previously reported on Flynn’s Arcade’s announcement that they were releasing Goliath Depot for Nintendo Switch, following that post, we've had the chance to play the game, so here’s our Goliath Depot Switch review…In the game, Goliath Corporation is the top store chain in the world even though nobody knows how they got there. You play as an employee working his night shift at the Goliath Depot warehouse when suddenly,
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rainbow cotton
Dreamcast Indie PC Reviews Sega

Rainbow Cotton – Retro shooter gets HD blast on Steam

Retro Faith0
Rainbow Cotton was first released for the Dreamcast in 2000 but sadly never made it out of Japan. Now the shooter, which falls neatly into the cute 'em-up sub-genre, has had a full HD remaster. The remaster duties were taken care of by developer Kritzelkratz 3000 with publishing from ININ. It's out on 9th May 2024 for Switch, Xbox, PlayStation, and Steam which we've reviewed here. The game is the
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Ratyrinth
Indie Nintendo Reviews

Ratyrinth – Switch review of budget platformer

Retro Faith0
Ratyrinth is the latest budget release from publisher EastAsiaSoft and falls into the precision platformer genre. We've been sent the Switch code to review but it is also out now on PlayStation and Xbox priced under £5 on each console. You play as a rat that has been separated from his family and become lost in a filled with fearful foes. It's your job to get through over 80 levels
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crystal comet
Indie PC Reviews

Crystal Comet – Steam review of new shooter

Retro Faith0
Last year, we reported on Crystal Comet, a new twin-stick shooter coming to Steam 24th April 2024 priced at £9.99. London-based RewdanSprites has developed it and promises a story-driven shooter experience with multiple endings with AI teammates to make the gameplay deeper. Seeing how much we love a good shooter, we're excited to get stuck into this one and give our opinion in this review. There's a demo available from
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