Review Pinball M (PS5) - A Devilishly Cohesive Horror Pinball Platform

You're already dead

Pinball M launches at a time when creator Zen Studios’ reputation has been dented. For well over a decade now, the Hungarian developer has dominated the virtual pinball market with its beautiful table layouts and feature-packed apps. But this year’s Pinball FX crushed consumer confidence by failing to carry forward previous...

• Fri 1st Dec 2023
• Reviews
• Zen Studios
• PS5
• PS4
• Pinball M

Review Pinball FX (PS5) - Messy Monetisation Overshadows Enormous Pinball Package

Ball save up

You’d think Pinball FX – the rebooted pinball compilation from Hungarian developer Zen Studios – would be the least controversial release of the year, wouldn’t you? But this is the video game industry, and controversy is effectively its middle name. So, the studio has come under intense scrutiny for not allowing owners of its...

• Fri 3rd Mar 2023
• Reviews
• Zen Studios
• PS5
• PS4
• Pinball FX

Review Mini-Review: Circus Electrique (PS5) - Not Quite The Greatest Show On Earth

Roll up, roll up

Young journalist Amelia has the circus in her blood; her uncle runs the titular Circus Electrique and her mother was a former circus performer who died in an accident ten years prior. Amelia has been given an assignment to report on the reopening of the circus, but disaster strikes as London is plagued with a mysterious incident...

• Wed 5th Oct 2022
• Reviews
• Zen Studios
• PS5
• Circus Electrique

Mini Review Operencia: The Stolen Sun - Old-School Dungeon Crawler with a Modern Feel

Praise the Sun

Zen Studios has crafted a delightful first-person dungeon crawler with Operencia: The Stolen Sun, giving strong nods to classic games such as Wizardry while also putting its own modern spin on things. This is a gorgeous looking game that places as much emphasis on its Central European folklore-inspired story as it does on exploring...

• Tue 31st Mar 2020
• Reviews
• Zen Studios
• PS4
• Operencia: The Stolen Sun
• Mini Reviews

Review Out of Ammo (PS4)

Empty chamber

On paper, Out of Ammo sounds like a good idea ­– but any positive notions are squashed almost as quickly as the game can boot up. Out of Ammo is a blend of real-time strategy and first-person shooter. You take control of a squad from above and build your base, with the ability to switch and control any individual on the ground at...

• Thu 8th Feb 2018
• Reviews
• Zen Studios
• PS4
• PlayStation VR
• Out of Ammo

Review Pinball FX3 (PS4)

Flip the light fantastic

So, has Zen Studios finally settled on a name, then? Pinball FX3 is the successor to Zen Pinball 2, a game which itself was named Pinball FX2 on other platforms. The good news is that despite the adjusted moniker, you can import practically all of your tables from the previous version into this all-new release – although...

• Thu 28th Sep 2017
• Reviews
• Zen Studios
• PS4
• Pinball FX3