Review: Blue Rider (PlayStation 4)

Blue Rider is a shoot-em-up action-packed game inspired by classic old arcades featuring amazing art, catchy music, and a fresh gameplay.

Pros:

• Bright cheerful cartoon graphics.
• 946MB download size.
• Shoot em up game play.
• 13 Trophies.
• Simple controls.
• Camera can be controlled with the right stick.
• Find hidden Helix caches for bonus score.
• You get two attacks, Guns and missiles.
• Pick up/earn new gun attacks like spread firing.
• Good arcade fun.
• Full score breakdown when you finish a level.
• Big boss fights.
• Can find and have a buddy with you that aids you.
• Eight stages.
• Big areas to navigate with open areas and windy little corridors through out.
• Very much a pick p and play.
• Rogue like in that you get one life to finish a level otherwise game over and score doesn’t count.
• Your top score shows on main screen.
• Level select for when you finish levels.

Cons:

• No score breakdown if you die.
• Camera movement is quite dis orientating.
• No tutorial.
• No online leader-boards.
• Little replay ability.
• Levels start to feel the same.