Well Played

• PS5
• PS4
• 9 / 10
• Australie

• PC
• 7 / 10
• Australie

An excellent platform to re-experience the thrill of Egyptian gunplay, PowerSlave Exhumed is every bit the same kickass adventure you might remember. But for the newcomer, it’s also a fiendishly difficult little number in a gorgeous set of retro-mummy-wrappings.

• PC
• 8.5 / 10
• Australie

Grapple Dog does play a little on the nostalgia bone, but everything it sets out to do it accomplishes enjoyably, with a well animated lick of paint, an upbeat if slightly repetitive soundtrack and a little dash of humour. It’s an adventure that has plenty of content, with some later levels offering a healthy challenge and holding plenty of secrets that should appeal to older players, but some of it follows a road that’s too often been walked down, meaning it doesn’t quite innovate as much as it could have.

• PS5
• 9 / 10
• Australie

• PC
• 9 / 10
• Australie

• PS5
• 7.5 / 10
• Australie

• PS5
• 7.5 / 10
• Australie

• PC
• 7 / 10
• Australie

While it does not dramatically change the radical dinosaur that is Serious Sam 4, it does provide more unbridled carnage that defines the series – just now with a distinctly Russian flavour. Blasting enemies with dual-wielded AK-47’s and joking about vodka define the experience, and while it may not appeal to everyone, I know a lot of us will get a kick out of it.

• PS5
• 7.5 / 10
• Australie

• PC
• 8.5 / 10
• Australie

• PC
• 8 / 10
• Australie

• XSX/S
• 8 / 10
• Australie

• SWITCH
• 6.5 / 10
• Australie

UnMetal puts a parody spin on the older Metal Gear games, while also being a competent mid-80s stealth title. Its reliance on its humour in both gameplay and writing will make it a chore for some, but a joy for others.

• PS5
• 7 / 10
• Australie

For all the story setup and interesting characters and dialogue (shoutout to the Spanish voiceovers, I appreciated that touch), Aeterna Noctis struggles under the might of its predecessors. Everything it does, while solid and enjoyable in places, doesn’t feel as polished or precise as those it’s influenced by, and the story itself doesn’t elevate the experience as much as I was hoping. Perhaps more time could have been focused on the idea of cycles, the feeling of living one’s life over and over, which could have helped to push it beyond just another decent Metroidvania. As good as it may be, it needed just that little something extra to really get it over the line.

• PS5
• 5.5 / 10
• Australie

• PS4
• 8 / 10
• Australie

• PS5
• 9.5 / 10
• Australie

• SWITCH
• 6.5 / 10
• Australie