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This review was originally published on the  Console Purist  Facebook group on October 20th, 2018. It has been edited slightly for formatting. Again, there are way too many pictures, sorry haha! Today is a spooky Saturday in October, so welcome back to PlayStation Basement! Every Saturday, I’m here reviewing obscure, weird, and unknown games for the original PlayStation. My reviews use a nine-point rating system: 9-7 is Good, 6-4 is Neutral, and 3-1 is Bad. Today’s game is Swagman . “Um… what?” you may ask. A swagman is a term for a wandering laborer in Australia and New Zealand, a swag being a sleeping bag used as a backpack. It’s similar to a hobo in the United States and originates from around the same time period. Though swagman stories are often romantic and heroic, the swagman of this game is nothing of that sort. “Swagman” is an adventure/platformer from Core Design and published by Eidos. It was released in 1997 in both Europe and North America, and it came o

This review was originally published on the  Console Purist  Facebook group on October 13th, 2018. It has been edited slightly for formatting, spelling, and one or two words were changed to spruce up the writing. Welcome to the PlayStation Basement, once again! I’m here reviewing obscure, weird, and unknown games for the original PlayStation every Saturday. My reviews use a nine-point rating system: 9-7 is Good, 6-4 is Neutral, and 3-1 is Bad. Since it’s getting close to Halloween, I’m starting on some spooky games here in the PlayStation Basement. The PlayStation had quite a famous lineup of horror games with Resident Evil , Silent Hill , Clock Tower , Parasite Eve , and more, but some still remain hidden in the darkness. Today, I’m reviewing Oh! Bakyuuun or Ghoul Panic , as it was called in Europe. Oh! Bakyuuun  was originally released to the arcades in 1999, but it came to the PlayStation in April 2000 for both Japan and Europe. It was released by Namco and is a spin-off from