Heroes Battle Awakening (PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, X/S, PC)
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Posted on February 2nd, 2026 by
There’s imitating a game, and then there’s downright ripping off a game. Which do you think Heroes Battle Awakening is? This is pretty much just the same game as Plants vs. Zombies, with a new coat of paint. It now just has a cartoony medieval fantasy theme. It’s available on all current consoles, but reviewed on PS4 here.
Hextreme Void (PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, X/S, PC)
Posted on January 26th, 2026 by
Mixing a Breakout/Arkanoid style game with a roguelike may sound like a good idea, but the way they did it here is very passive, so I’m not so sure. Anyway, that’s kind of what Hextreme Void is like, and it’s available on all current consoles and PC, but reviewed on PS4 here.
Running Fable: Petite Party (PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, X/S, PC)
Posted on January 21st, 2026 by
The original Running Fable was a game that came out a few years ago. You would pick either a rabbit or a turtle (like the fable) and place traps along race tracks as you ran for the goal. It looked a little bit like a mix of Fall Guys and Mario Kart. I had never heard of it, but apparently now there is a second game in the series with Petite Party. Play as the characters from the first excursion as you race along a board game while playing mini-games just like Mario Party. It’s available on all current consoles and PC, but reviewed on PS4 here.
Direction Quad (PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, X/S, PC)
Posted on January 19th, 2026 by
Help a frog swim across obstacle filled ponds and save the day in Direction Quad. The unique thing about this game is that it only uses one button. You press it to switch from swimming from one 45 degree angle to another. Bounce off of springs to change direction, and don’t touch the sides of the pond or other obstacles and make it to the goal to finish each level. It’s available on all current consoles and PC, but reviewed on PS4 here.
Gridz Keeper (PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, X/S, PC)
Posted on January 14th, 2026 by
Zombies are invading, and you must turn on the generators to fend them off in Gridz Keeper. You know those puzzles, usually found in mini-games, where you must turn on all the lights, but when you turn one on, the others turn off? Yeah that’s basically what this is. It’s available on all current consoles and PC, but reviewed on PS4 here.
Go Kart Island (Switch, PC)
Posted on January 12th, 2026 by
Explore a giant open world island from the seat of your go kart in Go Kart Island. In the game’s story mode, you play as a young steer (ha) who wants to win the Big Race, but the mayor charges you 1000 coins to enter. So now you must enter smaller races and challenges to earn the money you need. Hmmm, an open world kart racer where you can play as a cow? Where have I seen that before? You may think this is just a run of the mill kart racer, but it does have one thing that sets it apart. You view the action from a more top down perspective. Anyway, Go Kart Island is available on Switch and PC, but reviewed on Switch here.
Bob the Brick Breaker (Switch, PS4, PS5)
Posted on January 7th, 2026 by
Help Bob the Brick Breaker (as opposed to Bob the Builder), break bricks by bouncing a wrecking ball with a girder. Yup, it’s a BreakOut or Arkanoid clone. But is it as good as those classics? You’ll just have to read on to find out! The game is available on Switch and PlayStation consoles, but reviewed on Switch here.
Milano’s Odd Job Collection (PS4, PS5, Switch 1 & 2, Xbox One, X/S, PC)
Posted on January 5th, 2026 by
My two favorite video game consoles are the Super Nintendo and PlayStation. I played so many great games on those systems, and there were so many more that never came out overseas! That’s why I like when a company snags a Japan only classic and brings it over here. Such is the case with Milano’s Odd Job Collection. Big thanks to XSEED for bringing it to the US and translating it, as well as just being supportive of me pretty much their entire existence. Anyway, this game was originally a Japan only PlayStation title. Interestingly enough, Westone made it, and they’re best known for the Wonder Boy series. In this game, you play as young girl Milano. It’s summer vacation, but Milano’s mom will be in the hospital for 40 days, and her dad has to work. So they send Milano to live with her uncle during that time. But when she gets there, a note on the door says that her uncle has gone away and to watch the house for him. Man what kind of parents are they? Anyway, Milano decides to do odd jobs around town for the summer to earn a lot of money and make her parents proud. This game is a mini-game collection where you perform job themed activities. Now before you say, “Oh great, another mini-game collection,” keep in mind this game came out in 1999 or so, nearly half a decade before WarioWare and the glut of mini-game collections on the Wii. So it was probably pretty innovative back then. Anyway, it’s available on all current consoles and PC, but reviewed on PS4 here.
Montezuma’s Revenge: The 40th Anniversary Edition (PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, X/S, PC)
Posted on December 31st, 2025 by
Seeing as though I’m old enough to have experienced Pac-Man when it first came out, I’m pretty familiar with most retro games. However, sometimes one comes along that just flew under the radar for me. Montezuma’s Revenge was one such game. I remember seeing it back then, but never playing it. Many years later, at one of the first E3 shows I went to, they showed a 3D version and I remember the bouncing skulls, but that’s it. And now, 40 years later, we have a new remake of the classic game and I finally get to play it and review it! Montezuma’s Revenge: the 40th Anniversary Edition is available on all current consoles and PC, but reviewed on PS4 here.
Samurai Academy: Paws of Fury (Switch, PS5, Xbox X/S, PC)
Posted on December 29th, 2025 by
Paws of Fury was a movie released in theaters a couple of years ago. I never bothered with it then, as it looked like a Kung-Fu Panda rip-off. But before writing this review, I did manage to watch the movie on Netflix. I found it interesting that Mel Brooks did one of the voices and the plot of the movie is pretty much the same as Blazing Saddles (I wonder if Mel Brooks had anything more to do with Paws of Fury because of that). Anyway, the game is kind of a spinoff/sequel. Hank the samurai dog must defend his town from ninja cats and other baddies while trying to figure out why the Shogun is attacking the village. It’s a 3D action platformer and is available on most current consoles but reviewed on Switch here.
