Archive For Reviews Category

Agent 64: Spies Never Die Review – A Commendable Tribute

Agent 64: Spies Never Die Review – A Commendable Tribute

Replicant D6 follows the GoldenEye formula to a T, delivering a fun retro-style experience, even if it lacks its own charm.

Ghost Recon Wildlands: Last Rites PS5 Review – Better Off In The Shadows

Ghost Recon Wildlands: Last Rites PS5 Review – Better Off In The Shadows

Ghost Recon Wildlands: Last Rites hasn’t reinvented the wheel here, but there's enough meat on this expansion’s bones to keep it interesting for its runtime.

Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls Review – Here Comes A New Challenger

Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls Review – Here Comes A New Challenger

Arc System Works scores on presentation and gameplay, even packing a healthy amount of solo content, but online is a different story.

Mistfall Hunter Review – Risk Gives Way to Mist

Mistfall Hunter Review – Risk Gives Way to Mist

Mistfall Hunter’s rewarding combat and flexible buildcraft soften extraction’s hardest edges, but also dulls much of its tension.

Beast of Reincarnation Review – Between Two Worlds

Beast of Reincarnation Review – Between Two Worlds

Game Freak's biggest multiplatform game yet is also its best, blooming with charm despite some technical and presentation hangups.

Splatoon Raiders Review – Ink Reborn

Splatoon Raiders Review – Ink Reborn

Splatoon Raiders reinvents Nintendo’s ink-based shooter as an addictive looter with superb co-op and technical polish.

The Relic: First Guardian Review – A World Worth Saving

The Relic: First Guardian Review – A World Worth Saving

A haunting opening lights a flame that burns throughout The Relic: First Guardian, even if its rough edges threaten to smother it.

Dinoblade Review – Extinction Event

Dinoblade Review – Extinction Event

While Dinoblade charmed all of us with a fantastic demo, it's now time to see whether there's more to it with the full release.

Halo: Campaign Evolved Review – The Legend Lives On

Halo: Campaign Evolved Review – The Legend Lives On

Halo Studios has done well to make Campaign Evolved feel like a respectful nod to what came before, while giving the franchise the momentum it needs to move confidently into the future.

Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game Review – In Your Element

Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game Review – In Your Element

Avatar Legends might just be the best embodiment yet of ‘easy to learn, difficult to master’ – it’ll have you feverishly chasing elemental perfection.

Disgaea Mayhem Review – Piece of Cake

Disgaea Mayhem Review – Piece of Cake

Nippon Ichi has certainly tried something new here, but can this action-RPG effort capture what makes the franchise tick?

Moss: The Forgotten Relic Review – The Mouse is in the House

Moss: The Forgotten Relic Review – The Mouse is in the House

A VR killer app makes the jump to consoles.

Palworld 1.0 Review – The Pals Are Put to Work

Palworld 1.0 Review – The Pals Are Put to Work

More than two years after entering Early Access, Palworld has finally reached 1.0, making this the perfect time to take a comprehensive look at Pocketpair’s survival hit.

The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu Review – Welcome to the Jungle

The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu Review – Welcome to the Jungle

ACE Team's novel attempt at a co-op horror game could have used more polish and tighter gameplay to truly stand out.

Echoes of Aincrad Review – An SAO opportunity not taken

Echoes of Aincrad Review – An SAO opportunity not taken

Echoes’ promise of chasing your own path through Castle Aincrad is undermined by sluggish pace, repetitive design, and shallow player agency.

DOOM The Dark Ages – Revelations Review – Only You

DOOM The Dark Ages – Revelations Review – Only You

As a feast for combat aficionados, packed with variety, intensity, and challenge, Revelations is fantastic.

The Alters: Last Variable Review – The Science of Self-Discovery

The Alters: Last Variable Review – The Science of Self-Discovery

11 bit studios delivers another engrossing mix of sci-fi stories, with a hefty standalone campaign to match the original.

Backyard Baseball Review – High-Contact Nostalgia

Backyard Baseball Review – High-Contact Nostalgia

Backyard Baseball is back, almost three decades after the series debuted. But how well does it hold up to modern gaming standards?

Granblue Fantasy: Relink – Endless Ragnarok Review – Here We Go Again

Granblue Fantasy: Relink – Endless Ragnarok Review – Here We Go Again

Cygames' new expansion for 2024's Granblue Fantasy: Relink, Endless Ragnarok, feels like a victory lap. Here's how well it holds up.

EA Sports College Football 27 Review – The Other Football

EA Sports College Football 27 Review – The Other Football

Limited content additions mar an otherwise incremental improvement.