Tag: Red Art Games
News Joe & Mac Retro Collection Brings Prehistoric Fun to PS5 This Year
Dino crisis
Joe & Mac is a franchise we’re certainly familiar with, but personally we’ve never spent more than a few minutes actually playing it. That’s sure to change when the Joe & Mac Retro Collection launches on PS5 later this year, courtesy of Red Art Games. The games, originally developed by Data East for arcades and later...
News PS5 Shmup Sonic Wings Reunion Gets Some Sick Physical Bundles
Wingin' it
Sonic Wings Reunion launches this week in Japan, but you won’t have to wait too long in the west, as the shmup revival’s been tagged with a 7th October launch date. And if you’re hoping to mark the occasion with more than a mere digital download, Red Art Games has announced a bunch of PS5 physical editions for those who want to own...
News Sonic Wings Reunion Resurrects a Classic Shmup Series for PS5, PS4
Mile-high club
Sonic Wings, perhaps better known as Aero Fighters, is a legendary shmup which some of you may have played on the Super Nintendo. It made its PlayStation debut courtesy of Sonic Wings Special, a kind of mash-up title which combined all of the content from the franchise’s first three games, and squeezed them onto Sony’s console...
News Retro 80s SUNSOFT Releases Receive First-Ever English Translations on PS5
SUNSOFT is back
As we’ve repeated on several occasions now, one of the best things about the current generation of consoles is that we’re starting to see a lot of retro releases resurrected and made readily available on modern hardware. The SUNSOFT Is Back! Retro Game Selection package for PS5 celebrates that fact, offering a trio of 80s titles...
News MACROSS Shooting Insight Gearing Up for Western Release on PS5, PS4
Franchise making its official Western debut
Out later this week in Japan, publisher Red Art Games has announced that it’s bringing MACROSS Shooting Insight to PS5 and PS4 in North America and Europe later this year, marking the first time a tie-in based on the 80s anime franchise has officially launched in the West. The game, a multi-dimensional...
Mini Review Ufouria: The Saga 2 (PS5) - NES Sequel Is Jennifer's First Metroidvania
Fabric Sunsoftener
There's something special to a retro gamer about the resurrection of a cult classic, as it either gives a hidden gem a new lease of life, or it introduces gamers to a series they've never heard of before. Sunsoft has capitalised on this idea, as Tasto Alpha has developed the single player platform game, Ufouria: The Saga 2, which...
News Promenade Is a Promising Platformer Hopping onto PS5, PS4 in 2024
Physical and digital release in February
Fans of collectathon, side-scrolling platformers may want to keep an eye on Promenade. Developed by Holy Cap Studios and published by Red Art Games, this pastel-shaded platformer looks like an adorable adventure in this release date trailer. Launching physically and digitally on 23rd February 2024, Promenade...
Mini Review Nuclear Blaze (PS4) - Short and Basic Pixel Platformer
Fire Starter
Nuclear Blaze is a firefighting, 2D pixel platformer from Sebastien Benard, lead developer and game designer for Dead Cells. As a firefighter, you are tasked with extinguishing an out-of-control forest inferno, but while doing so you stumble upon a mysterious military facility and head inside to uncover the source of the ferocious...
News Dead Cells' Lead Developer Goes Solo with Firefighting Adventure Nuclear Blaze
Coming to PS5 and PS4 next year
Dead Cells is an excellent rogue-like side-scroller with fluid controls and intricate design. While it was developed by several talented people at studio Motion Twin, Sébastien Bénard spearheaded much of the process, credited as lead game designer and lead developer. Now, he's broken away from the larger team to...
News Burn Your Retinas! Shinorubi Brings 4K, 120fps Bullet Hell to PS5, PS4
Don't blink
We haven’t seen enough 120fps games on console recently, but Shinorubi seems like a perfect fit. Inspired by classic Japanese bullet hell titles, this outing aims to obliterate your eyeballs with some of the most explosive action on PlayStation in some time. Seriously, just soak up all that Engrish in the trailer and the sheer number...
