Sony’s powerhouse of a portable, the PS Vita is dead, or so they want you to believe. The truth is that it’s still alive and well thanks to a host of third party indie developers who still have faith in the platform. The PS Vita is a great system for playing many of these indie … Continue reading
There are a lot of RPG games out there and while I’ve played a lot of the modern ones, there are very few that keep my attention for longer than a week. Some RPG games start off really exciting, but after a while, they just become really repetitive and boring. That’s why UnEpic is so … Continue reading
This is a really short review for Sony’s PlayStation TV, a device that has never really taken off here in the US. It’s an odd little device that is meant to allow you to play PS Vita games on your big screen TV, yet it doesn’t allow you to play all of them even though … Continue reading
![Ultratron Review – Are You Ready to Avenge the Human Race? [PS4 / PS Vita]](https://thegamerwithkids.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/u2.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "Ultratron Review – Are You Ready to Avenge the Human Race? [PS4 / PS Vita]")
If you’re a fan of indie gaming, the name Curve Digital should be no stranger to you. They’ve both developed and published numerous indie titles in the past and many of them have been incredibly fun to play. Their latest game, Ultratron is no different and brings with it a fast-paced, twin stick shooter that … Continue reading
![Stealth Inc 2: A Game of Clones Review [PS4 / PS Vita]](https://thegamerwithkids.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/stealth2.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "Stealth Inc 2: A Game of Clones Review [PS4 / PS Vita]")
How many of you have heard of and played Stealth Inc, aka Stealth Bastard? This was a gem of a game where staying hidden played a huge role with solving environmental puzzles. You played as a goggle wearing clone who had to stay in the shadows in order to make his way through a testing … Continue reading
![Titan Souls Review [PS Vita / PS4]](https://thegamerwithkids.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/titan-souls-key-art.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "Titan Souls Review [PS Vita / PS4]")
Oh man. Developer Acid Nerve and Devolver Digital weren’t kidding when they said Titan Souls was hard. It’s not a game that is artificially hard because bosses can not be beat because they are cheap or damage sponges, but hard because the game is genuinely challenging. What makes the game so challenging to me at … Continue reading
![La-Mulana EX Review [PS Vita]](https://thegamerwithkids.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/la-mulana-ex_logo.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "La-Mulana EX Review [PS Vita]"){kind=logo}
La-Mulana EX is an action adventure 2D game reminiscent of many older, retro games. It has much in common with games like Metroid of Castlevania in that there is much exploring to be done while also battling it out against enemies and huge bosses. La-Mulana EX is a remake of the original game from 10 … Continue reading
![Flame Over Review – More Like Game Over, Again and Again [PS Vita]](https://thegamerwithkids.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/channel-art-template-photoshop.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "Flame Over Review – More Like Game Over, Again and Again [PS Vita]")
There are a few video game genres that I don’t entirely understand. For instance, roguelike games. I’ve never truly understood what this meant and it was only a term I just recently learned. Supposedly, these types of games usually consist of procedurally generated levels that change each time you play and the implementation of permadeath, … Continue reading
![Scram Kitty DX Review – A Shooter With a 360-Degree Twist [PS Vita / PS4]](https://thegamerwithkids.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/scramkittydxtitlescreen.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "Scram Kitty DX Review – A Shooter With a 360-Degree Twist [PS Vita / PS4]")
There are those who dismiss indie games as “real” games because they think that if there isn’t a huge publishing company behind it or millions of dollars thrown into development, there’s no way it could be any good. That to me is just a crock of bull. By dismissing indie games, you are missing out … Continue reading
![OlliOlli 2 Review – More of What Made the Original so Great [PS Vita / PS4]](https://thegamerwithkids.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/olliolli2_header.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "OlliOlli 2 Review – More of What Made the Original so Great [PS Vita / PS4]")
I played a lot of skateboarding games growing up, especially on the SEGA Dreamcast and original Xbox when Tony Hawk reigned supreme. I remember the Tony Hawk series being incredibly fun mainly because of the sheer amount of insane tricks you could pull off, even if it wasn’t completely realistic. Of course once I moved … Continue reading
![Switch Galaxy Ultra Review – It’s All About Speed [PS4 & PS Vita]](https://thegamerwithkids.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/switch_galaxy_ultra_7.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "Switch Galaxy Ultra Review – It’s All About Speed [PS4 & PS Vita]")
Who here has ever played the WipeOut series of futuristic racers? I’m sure the older gamers out there have as it was quite a popular series when it was first introduced on the PS2. What made it great was the sense of speed you got from that game and the techno based soundtrack. There really … Continue reading
![Flyhunter Origins Review [PS Vita]](https://thegamerwithkids.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/flyhunterorigins_05.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "Flyhunter Origins Review [PS Vita]")
Flyhunter Origins is an action platformer that is published by Ripstone and developed by Steelwool Games. What makes this game particularly interesting is that the team behind this game were former animators over at Pixar studios. That means I expected a lot from this game in terms of graphics and hoped that their experience translated … Continue reading
It seems like a lot of indie developers who had successful games on mobile platforms, are slowly porting their games over the consoles as part of their indie gaming lineup. Over the past couple of years, we’ve actually seen a lot of indie ports come out on PlayStation and Xbox. The good thing about these … Continue reading
Space shooters. I’m sure many of you have played some version of them, whether it be retro shooters like Space Invaders or Galaga, or less retro but still retro shooter StarFox, there’s no denying that spaceship themed shooters can be fun. There are many types of space shooters out there and each has their own … Continue reading
I’m not going to pretend that I know anything about the Phantom Breaker franchise. I don’t. All I know is that the original game was a 2D fighting game developed by 5pb back in 2011 but I don’t think it was ever released here in North America. Not knowing anything about the franchise did not … Continue reading
