Overview
- Known As
- PlayStation • PS1
- Company
- Sony
- Launched
- 9th Sep 1995
- Type
- Console
- Wikipedia
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_(console)
Latest Reviews of PlayStation Games
Uncanny Ani
Talking to StarWars.com on the 20th anniversary of the first Star Wars prequel film, George Lucas was clear that, "The films were designed for 12-year-olds." Big Ape Productions mustn't have got the memo when developing PS1 Star Wars Episode I - The Phantom Menace though, because a steep difficulty curve, and bewildering design ensures...
Review Ridge Racer Type 4 (PS1) - The Pinnacle of PS1 Ridge Racer Games
I want to be R4-ever young
Republished on Saturday, 18th March, 2023: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of March 2023's PS Plus line up. The original text follows. Push Square has pondered the infancy of 3D console graphics during the 32-bit era, and reflected that the ageing process was not always...
Review Syphon Filter (PS1) - Espionage and Intrigue Abounds in This Scruffy Cinematic Shooter
Gabe over
Game developers were still figuring out 3D controls when Syphon Filter released in 1999. Bend Studio, then known as Eidetic, were bruised by the critical reception to 1996’s PS1 platformer Bubsy 3D – and wanted to create something truly groundbreaking. Ultimately, both Metal Gear Solid and GoldenEye 007 deployed during the super-spy...
Review Ape Escape (PS1) - Monkeying Around in 3D Platforming Pioneer Is Still a Blast
You're good
Video games went through a super exciting period in the late 90s. The introduction of a third dimension, championed by the PS1, presented a broad new challenge for designers. How can you comfortably control a character in 3D? It's widely recognised that Super Mario 64 pretty much nailed it first try, but there are other games from that...
Review Hot Shots Golf (PS1) - Utterly Iconic Arcade Golf
Our cup of tee
Japanese studio Clap Hanz may be the developer best associated with the Hot Shots Golf series, which is also known as Everybody’s Golf in Europe. However, it was Camelot Software Planning that teed off the original entry on PS1 back in 1997. That team – having helmed the Shining Force series for SEGA throughout early 90s under the...
Review Wild Arms (PS1) - Distinctly 90s JRPG Still Sparks the Spirit of Adventure
A man and his rat walk into a ruin
Wild Arms is a classic Japanese RPG — a PS1 release from when the console was at the height of its popularity. Unfortunately, at least here in the West, Wild Arms was overshadowed by a little game called Final Fantasy VII, and the property — which would go on to spawn four somewhat divisive sequels and a couple...
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News PS1 Classics on PS5 Keep on Coming in Dino Crisis 2, Out Next Week
But don't expect Trophies
Capcom classic Dino Crisis 2 will be made available on PS5 and PS4 via the PS Store from next Tuesday, 20th October 2026. The game will be part of PS Plus Premium straight away, but it'll also be purchasable outside of the subscription, most likely for £7.99 / $9.99. This will be a port of the PS1 version, but it'll ship...
News LEGO PS1 Now Available to Buy from PS Direct, with Free Astro Bot Set
Expect it to sell out
It’s been rumoured for quite some time, but here’s your first look at the official LEGO PS1 set, as spotted in-store by a Brick Tap News member. It’s due out on 1st October. The build consists of 1,911 pieces and will retail for a reasonable $160, which is pretty affordable for LEGO sets these days as far as I can see...
News 'It's Like Cultural Preservation': Persona Producer Mentions Persona 1 and 2 Remakes Yet Again
Back to school
At this point Atlus might as well just officially announce that remakes or remasters of the original Persona and Persona 2 are in the pipeline, because series producer Kazuhisa Wada apparently can't stop acknowledging them. This time, the talkative boss didn't even have to be asked about them directly. In an interview with
News Trophies Surprisingly Added to PS1 Shooter 2 Years After PS5 Release
And it's an easy Plat
While I’d broadly agree Sony could be adding retro games to its PS Plus Premium tier faster, I think the support has generally been good. And while Trophies are not mandatory, the platform holder is still porting them into past releases, like the PS1’s Star Wars: Rebel Assault II: The Hidden Empire. This game was...
News 'I Think We Have to Do It': Persona 1 and 2 Remakes Sound More Likely Than Ever
A tease from Wada himself
Over the last decade or so, Persona has exploded in terms of popularity. But like any longstanding series, this means that its oldest entries often get overlooked, or outright forgotten. This has definitely been the case with the original Persona and Persona 2, both of which have been abandoned while developer Atlus does...
News Final Fantasy 6 Remake Would Have to Be '4 or 5' Games, Suggests Series Producer
Would it, though?
Ever since Final Fantasy 7 Remake became a reality, fans of Square Enix's long-running series have pondered the potential of similar remake projects for other classic Final Fantasy games. In particular, Final Fantasy 6 is a popular suggestion. Not only is it widely considered to be one of the best entries in the franchise, it's an...
Hands On It's No GunCon, But I'm Having a Blast with Time Crisis' PS5 Gyro Controls
Clock off
I’ll be brutally honest, I was a Virtua Cop guy growing up. Don’t get me wrong, I had a lot of fun playing Time Crisis in the arcade, but I didn’t actually have it at home. I had the Virtua Gun for the SEGA Saturn y’see, so a lot of my youth was spent blasting through AM2’s rails shooter. I bought a GunCon and Time Crisis off...
News No PS5, PS4 Trophies for Time Crisis as Bandai Namco Continues Its Classics Losing Streak
Take cover
You can now play Time Crisis on PS5 and PS4, and that's certainly cause for celebration. The arcade shooter remains an all-timer, and you can either grab it from the PS Store standalone, or claim it through a PS Plus Premium subscription. But it's just such a shame that publisher Bandai Namco simply refuses to add Trophy support to its...
News 'Pretty Awesome, Huh?': Even the Father of Final Fantasy Can't Avoid AI Drama
Final Fantasy 6 fingers
Hironobu Sakaguchi, the legendary game developer most commonly known for the creation of Final Fantasy, has somehow found himself caught in the middle of a debate about AI on social media. Sakaguchi himself sparked all of this off when he responded to an AI-generated video on X (also known as Twitter). Said video was making...
News May 2026 PS Plus Premium Game Has Already Been Confirmed
There'll be a Time Crisis this month
Sony is due to announce the lineup of PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium games for May 2026 next week, on 13th May 2026, with a view to making them available on the 19th. However, due to a State of Play livestream from a few months back, the Classic title Sony will have to offer won't actually be a surprise...
News Classic PS1, PSP Tales Remaster Leaks, But It Might Be a Nintendo Switch Exclusive
It's been an Eternia
Is it finally happening? Is Bandai Namco actually remastering one of the oldest Tales games? Apparently so, because a PEGI (European) age rating for Tales of Eternia Remastered has leaked online. But there's a catch. Despite Eternia originally being a PS1 game from 2000, and then a PSP game a few years later, the age rating...
Rumour Suspicions of Persona 1 and 2 Remasters Grow Stronger as Soundtrack Reappears
Keep dreaming of butterflies
Is Atlus really cooking up some kind of Persona and Persona 2 re-release? Some fans are becoming more and more convinced that it's happening. A couple of weeks back, series enthusiasts — including ourselves — caught on to a new line of merchandise, suspiciously focused on the first two Persona titles. Sold through...
Rumour Persona 1 and 2 Re-Release Hinted at by New Merchandise
Now it's Personal
Oh no, Atlus is doing that thing again where it gets everyone's hopes up with weirdly vague naming conventions! As you probably already know, 2026 marks the 30th anniversary of Persona as a series, with developer Atlus having already teased a number of "updates" that'll be shared throughout the year. The new hope is that one such...
The best RPGs on PS Plus, ranked and rated
What are the best RPGs on PS Plus? Within its three tiers of membership, PS Plus is home to loads of quality role-playing games — or RPGs for short. RPGs come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. Some are much more traditional, featuring turn-based combat and fairy tale storytelling, while others feature...
Feature Congratulations to Resident Evil, 30 Years Old Today and Better Than Ever
What's your favourite?
I was born in 1988 so I was still wet behind the ears when Resident Evil first released for the PS1, on 22nd March, 1996. I don’t recall my first time seeing the game, but I think Resident Evil 2 was probably the first one we owned. I distinctly remember being frightened by the opening CG cutscene, and even more terrified...
News This Is How PS Plus Premium's Time Crisis Will Play with PS5, PS4's Gyro Controls
Reload
Light gun classic Time Crisis is coming to PS5 and PS4 in May with gyro controls, and this is our first look at how it will play. Okay, so technically this isn’t official footage, but YouTube channel Andshrew used a jailbroken console to run the arcade classic’s PS1 ROM in Sony’s emulator. It seems the gyro functionality has been part...
News PS1 Time Crisis Targeting PS5, PS4 with Gyro Aiming via PS Plus Premium
Tekken Dark Resurrection also announced
Bandai Namco is one of the biggest – and, honestly, only – supporters of PS Plus Premium’s classics catalogue. It’s perhaps no surprise to learn that the original Time Crisis game is coming to PS5 and PS4 as an emulated PS1 title, then. What’s particularly notable about this release is that...
Feature Capcom's Tokyo Art Exhibition Is a Celebration of Gaming Greatness
A rare look at the artistry behind Capcom's classics
If we polled our readers on their favourite publishers, we suspect Capcom would rank somewhere near to the top. The Osaka-based organisation has been a mainstay of the video game industry since the early 80s, when it began business as Capsule Computers. In acknowledgement of its long and...
News Rumoured Rayman PS5 Remaster Is Real, Says Series Creator
Just like that
Just a couple of weeks ago, an age rating for some kind of Rayman re-release was spotted — and now, what is supposedly that same project has been outed by original series creator Michel Ancel. In the latest issue of Retro Gamer magazine (as highlighted by @AlfredNewStart and
The best selection of Batman games on PlayStation
What are the best Batman games? Well, there are no shortage of contenders to choose from. Over the years, there have been dozens of takes on the Dark Knight, from the PS1 era movie tie-ins all the way through to Rocksteady’s critically acclaimed action adventures. Not every instalment has hit the...
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