Lollipop Magazine

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.

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.

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.

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.