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Yakuza Kiwami – Review

August 29, 2017

Yakuza Kiwami (“Extreme”) lets gamers experience the wacky fun of the original Yakuza in a remake with modern graphics and gameplay polish.

Superhot – Review

August 1, 2017

Rather than run headfirst into a firefight, you’ll think multiple steps ahead and carefully consider where your enemies will intersect with your bullet.

Nex Machina – Review

June 29, 2017

Nex Machina infuses the classic Robotron twin stick formula with breakneck speed, adds in the wild voxel-based visual style of Resogun and sharpens it to a razor edge.

The Surge – Review

May 26, 2017

Developer Deck13 — creators of 2014’s Lords of the Fallen — bring the Souls sensibility to a grim, mechanized future.

Snake Pass – Review

April 5, 2017

Charming, accomplished and fun, Snake Pass is a quietly ambitious puzzle platformer that nods to a bygone era but exhibits gamemaking acumen that is distinctly modern day.

This time around the fascinating semi-open world structure of the original has been fleshed out and augmented with the combat know-how of developer Platinum Games, which means it looks and plays great.

Watch Dogs 2 – Review

November 20, 2016

The sprawling, sun-soaked and varied terrain of Grand Theft Auto V’s Los Angeles and Watch Dogs 2’s San Francisco Bay Area truly feel like gigantic playgrounds, like miles-wide ball pits made for adults who just want to explore and play.

Gears of War 4 – Review

November 4, 2016

One would think, considering how many imitators came out of the woodwork, that something would have come along in the last decade that improved upon the Gears formula. But if Gears of War 4 proves anything, it’s that there’s no substitute for the real thing.

RIVE – Review

October 5, 2016

RIVE is a frantic, fast-paced shoot-em-up/platformer that draws from a ton of great source material from the history of white-knuckle action games.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Mutants in Manhattan – Review

June 3, 2016

Mutants in Manhattan, like Transformers: Devastation, looks and plays better than one would expect, but neither stretches beyond “good enough.”

Hitman – Review

May 6, 2016

The 2016 incarnation of the Hitman franchise is one of the first big names to try out the episodic model for its new game, and it’s a great fit.

Enter the Gungeon – Review

April 8, 2016

Enter the Gungeon jumps into the fray with its own offbeat genre soup, and it’s particularly tasty: A bullet hell roguelike.

Street Fighter – V – Review

March 25, 2016

On its release day, Street Fighter V was missing a ton of features, from a promised Story Mode to any meaningful training challenges to even Arcade mode.

Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege – Review

December 11, 2015

The latest Rainbow Six installment serves as a nice bit of counter programming during this holiday season, turning down the spectacle and exploring tense, high-stakes combat.

Just Cause 3 – Review

December 11, 2015

Just Cause 3 is an incredible action movie amusement park filled with the tools to create any over-the-top Bond/Bourne/John McClane fantasy in your head.

Rodea the Sky Soldier – Review

November 6, 2015

Rodea the Sky Soldier is more than a little rough around the edges, and it’s gonna take all the imagination you’ve got to see the silver lining here.

Transformers – Devastation – Review

October 16, 2015

A Platinum Games joint is like a Quentin Tarantino movie or a Ryan Murphy TV show – if you call yourself a fan of the art form, you have to check it out.

Dengeki Bunko – Fighting Climax – Review

October 10, 2015

I had no idea what a Dengeki Bunko was before booting up, but I’m always up for a sleek-looking 2D fighter (especially on the original Vita’s OLED screen).

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5 – Review

October 2, 2015

Except for an HD reworking a couple years back, the Tony Hawk series has been missing as of late, after previously appearing with incredible regularity for more than a decade.

Toy Soldiers – War Chest Hall of Fame Edition – Review

August 28, 2015

Toy Soldiers is solid gold: Actual toy soldiers duking it out on a virtual battlefield, reminiscent of those many on-the-rug action figure battles of kids under the age 10.

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter – Review

July 31, 2015

Eerie PC hit The Vanishing of Ethan Carter won accolades for its gorgeous visuals and offbeat narrative. Making its debut on consoles, it’s easy to see what the buzz was about.

Batman – Arkham Knight – Review

July 17, 2015

Rocksteady announced Batman: Arkham Knight would be the conclusion to their Arkham saga, and now that it’s here, it’s easy to declare that they went 3-for-3 with its Batman games.

htoL#NiQ – The Firefly Diary – Review

February 27, 2015

A mysterious and intriguing game. While the pace drags at times, what it lacks in polish, it makes up for by creating a world that tugs at your curiosity.

The Crew – Review

December 19, 2014

The Crew, an ambitious new open world racer, aims to take things one step further with an entirely seamless sea-to-shining-sea drive across the 50 states.

Call of Duty – Advanced Warfare – Review

November 21, 2014

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare feels like comfort food. While the series may have no interest in shocking or surprising players, it hardly ever lets them down.