Reviews
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706.8KUps and downs: Mirror’s Edge Catalyst review
Fans have been asking for a follow-up to Mirror’s Edge for a long time, and with DICE’s ambitious open-world prequel, called Mirror’s...
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Impressive Oppression: Tropico 5 Penultimate Edition Review
If you’ve ever dreamt of indulging in the joys of dictatorship, then Tropico 5 Penultimate Edition might be up your alley. As...
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804.7KOpen spaces: Hitman: Episode Two review
In its first episode, Hitman shot itself in the foot. In its second, it’s learning to walk again. With its second entry,...
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904.8KFun with Morphemes – Letter Quest Remastered: Grimm’s Journey review
Death wants Pizza. For some reason, the denizens of the local cemetery, castles, and forests want to stop him from enjoying his...
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657.2KMechanical machinations: Fallout 4 Automatron review
Fallout 4’s Automatron DLC does one thing extremely well: it embraces the childhood fantasy of building your own super-powered robot and unleashing...
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909.8KA time-bender where choices matter — Quantum Break review
When Remedy Entertainment hits, they hit hard. Max Payne was fantastic, Alan Wake sent shivers up our spines, and now the studio...
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754.8KA lot in a little — Hitman: Episode One review
Ironically, it is its size that both benefits and hinders Hitman. Taking an episodic format, the recent entry into the long-running Hitman...
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704.2K“Child’s play” – Wondershot review
Wondershot feels like it comes from a different time. It’s offline-only, meant to be played with friends in the same room, has...
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855.4KReady your Rasengans – Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 Review
Like other game series which have clearly locked into their identity, (I’m looking at you Warriors titles) the Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja...
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“Highway to the garden zone” – Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 review
The plants have lost their fight against the zombies, and Zomboss rules “Zomburbia,” a dystopian undead paradise, in the wake of the...
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754.1KRiders of the Sun – Arslan: The Warriors of Legend review
I will always maintain that after years of faithful and predictable game releases, the Koei hack-n-slash legacy is something that can only...
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903.2KEnable your inner hoarder – Nyko Data Bank review
It's likely that, if you've owned one of the current generation consoles for more than a year, you may have run out...
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655.1KStop the Martian invasion – Fortified! review
Fortified!, a 1960’s sci-fi themed tower defense game made by Clapfoot, is at its essence a balancing act. A capable third-person shooter...
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754.6KA little less than bewitched — Rise of the Tomb Raider: Baba Yaga review
Though last year’s Rise of the Tomb Raider wrapped with a satisfying conclusion and a cliffhanger for events to come, there’s still...
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704.4KNot a toy for tots — This War of Mine: The Little Ones review
This War of Mine: The Little Ones is a current-gen port of the original 2014 release, but with new missions and...children. It...
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803.4KEvil encore — Resident Evil 0 HD Remaster review
With the resurgence of remasters and re-releases in this industry, the survival horror genre has typically proven itself to hold up surprisingly...
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905.4KAll the outs in free — Oxenfree review
The past weighs heavily on those who choose to bear it alone. Even on an island away from all the noise of...
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654.2KNyko Type Pad review – a big step forward, but at a cost
As I hold my Day One controller from my launch Xbox One, it occurs to me that it has been two years...
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9010.1KI will rise, again and again — Rise of the Tomb Raider review
“When a child first catches adults out -- when it first walks into his grave little head that adults do not always...
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10013.6K“He wants a fight, Blue Team” – Halo 5: Guardians review
Myself and the other Spartans of Team Osiris are surrounded by Covenant enemies who are understandably pissed off about the recent misunderstanding...
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906.4KGuitar Hero Live Review – breathing new life into the music genre
Pandora, Google Music, Slacker, Netflix, Hulu -- the people have spoken. They are done waiting. While there are still hold-outs like me...
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855.4KWasteland 2: Director’s Cut brings incredible RPG depth to consoles
There are products that you can expect that you’ll never see a sequel. Whether the IP got gobbled up by a larger...
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505.6KStay away, Coral! – The Escapists: The Walking Dead review
The Escapists: The Walking Dead takes the puzzle-RPG formula of the original game and soaks it in walker entrails. Robert Kirkman’s award-winning...
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804.0KRock Band 4 review — back to basics for the band
Nearly every Sunday since the original Rock Band came out, my family gets together for dinner, a movie, and some clicky-plastic-instrument fun....
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856.5KExplore the universe to scale – Elite: Dangerous (XB1) review
Have you ever gazed up at the stars and wondered what it’d be like travelling from system to system, hoping to see...
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403.3K“Magnets, how do they work?” – Magnetic: Cage Closed Review
Stop me when this starts to sound familiar: You are a female prisoner in a test facility that is run by a...
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903.5KFIFA continues to excel — FIFA 16 review
Whereas many video game sports franchises have had their ups and downs in recent memory, FIFA has been nothing but consistent. After...
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953.5K“King’s to you, guardian” – Destiny: The Taken King review
When Bungie debuted Destiny a year ago, it was about as divisive as a game could get. Some players criticized Destiny for...
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803.5KA well-written apology — NHL 16
A few years ago, EA's NHL series was considered one of the best sports franchises around. It would consistently make key iterations...
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906.1KFast and beautiful – Forza Motorsport 6 review
Last year I declared that Forza Horizon 2 was the best racer I’d played in a decade. I also declared that I...
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753.2KSoft Boiled — Blues and Bullets – Episode One: The End of Peace review
Blues and Bullets is a game having an identity crisis. Sometimes, it is an adventure game, based around exploration and investigation. Other...
