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Review
After a long wait, Final Fantasy XV is here. Was it worth the wait?
Planet Coaster will fulfill your Theme Park simulation dreams.
Yomawari may look light-hearted, but looks can be deceiving.
Primal Carnage: Extinction you're either the hunter or the hunted.
Fans of Descent and Forsaken my want to check out Sublevel Zero for their fix. Here are our thoughts about the six-axis shooter.
Transformers gets the Platinum Games treatment in this fast-paced, stylized throwback.
Critical Bit delivers a hectic, highly customizable shoot'em up that's as much fun as it sounds.
Episode 1 of Blues and Bullets gets Noir right according to Dre. That doesn't mean it doesn't have it's problems, though.
Galacide mixes a match game and a shump to create one rewarding experience.
Andres from Double Tap dives into RONIN and gives us his thoughts on the turn-based stealth strategy game.
MKX brings fluid movement, fine-tuned mechanics, and more to the Mortal Kombat series.
The Show returns a little light on innovation, but heavy on the polish.
Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty isn't just an HD remake, it feels like a new Oddworld.
Aperture Tag: The Paint Gun Testing Initiative puts you back in chambers with new tools and ways to solve them.
Navigating the beautiful, serene swamp of Zeppelin Studio's Schein is brutally challenging for both the reflexes and the mind. It's not always fair, though.
Boot Hill Heroes has some of the most involved, interesting, and challenging combat the RPG genre has ever seen.
For all its attempts at an action-packed finish, Telltale Games' The Wolf Among Us: Episode 5 - Cry Wolf is a weak finale to the series.
Shovel Knight is a dream amalgamation of every good idea from retro games, deserving a place among the greatest games of the NES era.
A Story About My Uncle's gameplay is just challenging enough to keep us interested while being accessible enough for new players.
11 bit Studios adds a traditional Tower Defense game to their traditionally reverse Tower-Defense series.
Facing monsters in a horror game is scary, but try doing it as a two-year-old in Krillbite Studio's Among the Sleep.
The Wolf Among Us: Episode 4 - In Sheep's Clothing brings players closer to Bigby's character than ever before.
Always Sometimes Monsters lets player explore what it’s like to hit rock bottom, telling them something about who they are as a person.
Watch Dogs is a good game with many missed opportunities.
Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars marries a dating simulator without romance to boring, lifeless dungeon crawling.
Transistor raises the bar in game artistry while not forgetting about game play.
Shutshimi is always changing the ways it challenges its players, demanding quick reactions from your mind as well as your fingers.
While an interesting chapter in terms of Clementine's development as a character, The Walking Dead Season 2 Episode 3: In Harm's Way still feels like the weakest installment yet.
The Last Tinker: City of Colors is a wonderful game that will delight players with its visuals, story, and gameplay.
A lack of challenge whatsoever weakens Kirby: Triple Deluxe a bit, but overall, this is a wonderful Kirby game for series fans and an absolute joy to play.
Although weakened by some bad gameplay and design decisions, Zombie Studios' Daylight will still shock and delight horror fans.
The Wolf Among Us: Episode 3 – A Crooked Mile from Telltale Games has brought some necessary vulnerability to its main character, increasing the story's tension and keeping me hooked.
Flat characters, a ridiculous plot, convoluted puzzles, and mindless analyzing sequences turn Moebius: Empire Rising into a complete cesspool of a game.
Playing as an invincible goat out to cause mayhem in Coffee Stain Studios' Goat Simulator is hilarious and will instantly improve your day.
While Witch and the Hundred Knight shows promise for future NIS hack & slashers, this entry seems a little too dull and clumsy to keep most players interested.
One Fingers Death Punch simplistic controls and concept don't keep its game play from getting complex and challenging.
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes makes for a solid demo, but a lousy paid release.
The sheer amount of chaotic combat and multiplayer mayhem in Earth Defense Force 2025 isn't something you'll find anywhere else.
Tower of Guns merges FPS with rougelike elements and then places players in a randomized death trap.
South Park: The Stick of Truth captures the over-the-top humor of the show, mixing it with an excellent and involved RPG combat system.
Strange Loop Games brings their physics based puzzle game to the Playstation 3.
In Long Live The Queen, become ruler of your very own kingdom. It isn't as easy as you might think.
Drive to Hell will give even the most seasoned shooter fans a challenge.
The Walking Dead Season 2 Episode 2: A House Divided builds upon the tension the series is known for, but some of the screw-overs and deaths are getting a little predictable
In Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 fans finally have a playable Dracula, and he has somehow found himself in one of the worst games the series has ever seen.
Retro City Rampage: DX brings nostalgia to the 3DS and welcomes newcomers with eased difficulty.
The Last Door Chapter 4: Ancient Shadows may be the shortest chapter, but the results of its revelations make the rest of the series new and terrifying all over again.
Naughty Dog crafts another great chapter for The Last of Us with Left Behind even though game play takes a backseat.
Beat'em up fans, Tyler Doak's Aces Wild: Manic Brawling Action is the game you've been waiting for in 2014.
Somehow, the kings of moral gray areas, Telltale Games, have found ways to enhance their craft and make it even harder to make a decision in The Wolf Among Us: Episode 2 - Smoke & Mirrors.
Loadout take weapon creation to a whole new depth, but that may also lead to some balance issues.
Through incredible care, Double Fine has created a narrative like few others with Broken Age: Act 1.
Unfortunately, the highest compliment Joel can pay Dementium II HD is that it's functional.
The Walking Dead: Season 2 Part 1 - All That Remains has a tight, stressful storyline filled with action and urgency, one told about a character I developed an instant bond for.
Ultionus: A Tale of Petty Revenge is always exciting due to ever-shifting and always entertaining environments, enemies, bosses, and music.
How The Saints Save Christmas is the holiday DLC you've been waiting for.
The price of the Saints Row IV Elements of Destruction pack seems a bit steep for its small returns.
Wooden Sen'Sey's problems become impossible to ignore as you suffer death after death from the bad hit detection, lack of invincibility time, hard-to-see attacks and traps, and clumsy platforming.
It has it's setbacks, but in the end is a fun game.
If you're looking for the video game equivalent of a Grindhouse movie, you might have just found it.
A great game that could have been an excellent one.
Risk of Rain is one of those 'One more play' games where you suddenly notice it's six in the morning.
A beautiful world of world of jazz, gangsters, and magic that left me all too soon.
The series seems to be headed back in the right direction... Kind of.
Gas Guzzlers Extreme is slow to start, but is a good game in the end.
The most tasteful, mature depiction of sex and eroticism in this medium.
Final Exam is a Metroid-vania style beat'em up that gets some things wrong, but most things right.
The Stanley Parable tells an intriguing, shifting tale of gamers and the lives they take on when they play their games.
I am continually amazed by The Game Kitchen's ability to make me afraid of pixelated places.
FORCED puts you in an arena and "forces" you to be a better player.
Not only has Telltale Games fixed dialogue and morality in games, but also quick-time events. Slow down, guys. You're making some studios look bad.
A game riddled with bad puzzles, bad item searches, bad pacing, and bad horror.
Knock Knock lets you really feel what it's like to be lost and afraid in a terrible place.
Quantic Dream is trying to push the boundaries of video games, but in the process has seemed to forget what make a game a game.
How did Positech Games make a game about the government fun and interesting? HOW?!
Lone Survivor: The Director's Cut is not just shooting for game of the year this time; it is gunning for best horror game of all time.
NES Hard is back, and it wants your still-beating heart. It also wants to make poo jokes.
The latest game in the series raises the bar and doesn't disappoint.
Why did we make the worst aspects of the game into DLC again?
A triumphant return to treasured Saturday mornings spent playing SNES RPGs.
Is Killzone Mercenary Vita's killer app?
Good horror ideas mired in a dull, frustrating game.
If you have any questions about character development and storytelling in games, this should be your reference point.
Great, creepy story, but where are all the monsters?
Killer could use some dating advice from someone who isn't creepy, but otherwise Killer is good.
It's good, but don't you dare tell anyone I said that. Seriously. Keep it under your hat.
Charlie Murder's punk/metal theme and its over-the-top violence give it a style that needs to be experienced.
I think I'll grab onto some ORIGINAL Ducktales, thanks.
Any game using more than two buttons is doing it wrong.
Humans Must Answer provides quite the challenge for shump fans.
Game breaking bugs drain the experience right out of this game.
I'm neither the hero Steelport wants nor the one it needs. Also, the game is fantastic.
Beautiful to see and hear, Beatbuddy more than makes up for its simple gameplay.
In this case, one out of three ain't bad.
Dusty Revenge has more moves than most Street Fighters. I'm looking at you, Dudley.
Is shooting sheep from a ballista as fun as it sounds? Of course!
Test your mind and reflexes by using every surface of a level in order to win.
Wait, you can make an adventure game where the puzzles make sense?
Beautiful visuals and interesting combat put this game among the greatest beat 'em ups.
High definition sleaze is about as good as it sounds.
Hotline Miami was a hit on the PC, but does that cross over well to PS Vita?
Game length and some visual creativity does not make up for dull, repetitive gameplay.
Can Marvel Heroes overcome its biggest villain -- our sense of identity?
A beautiful game marred by the crushing difficulty of point-and-click puzzles.
When humanity is on the fringes, everyone is a bad guy.
Next time you return, can you bring some of the old Donkey Kong Country's great controls with you?
I didn't believe the developers about how hard this unique platformer was until I rage-quit the tutorial.
They say revenge is best served cold. I say it's best served with hot lead.
Enjoy creating a lush, vibrant world for humans to inhabit. Until they get greedy. The jerks.
I guess the machines liked the beating they got the first time.
Exciting and streamlined, Episode III - The Oracle is a fantastic adventure
Dead Island: Riptide did well on PC, but does that translate to console?
The word heist instantly makes a game twice as fun.
The definitive version of one of the strangest, most compelling games ever made.
If the AI doesn't put up a fight, does that make me a bully?
No brooding teenagers here. Ogden's got no time for them in this fun, lighthearted RPG.
I didn't think multiplayer horror could work until I watched my team get killed, one by one, until I was alone.
Luigi has somehow made vacuuming fun. Why is he the less popular brother again?
Chivalry is is a violent, historically accurate medieval combat game unlike anything since medieval times.
*Crack* And It's A Home RUN!!! This Game Will Make You Do The Wave
If Castlevania for the Game Boy didn't exist in this universe, THIS would be the worst handheld Castlevania
Death is all you will find at the bottom of the Tower. Well, death and fun.
Buy your way to victory in the endlessly repetitive Alien Breed.
A real badass never looks back, but this time it's okay to look back cause it's awesome.
Ever want to be a pillar of serenity amidst a storm of destruction and torn limbs?
Clutch your broom tight and set off into the wonderful, surreal lands of Anodyne
Strike Suit Gundam…I mean Veritech…I mean Zero, Strike Suit Zero!!
A great improvement on the last installment in the Erica Reed saga, but still not perfect
Brutal and terrifying, The Cat Lady digs its claws in and never lets go.
So beautiful, so cruel, so addictive. Maldita Castilla is my new obsession.
FTL: Faster Than Light is one of the best times you will have leading a spaceship on a suicide mission.
Screw innovation, just copy and paste everything from New Super Mario Bros Wii.
Gemini Wars excels in the scale to which it portrays galactic battles.
Why aren't you already playing the greatest RPG I've played in a decade?
It's a little too easy to go to distant lands in Finn and Jake's first video game adventure
When two monitors just isn't enough.
I don't want to live by the creed anymore.
An imperfect first episode, but one that shows promise for future installments.
Silent Hill: Homecoming is no longer the worst game in the series.
Time to save your sister from the dragon in your dreams.
Even as the worst game in the series, there's still some fun to be had in Resident Evil 6.
It was like playing through a cartoon created by a lunatic. A very talented lunatic.
The unyielding joy of delivering brutal beatdowns while basking in neon light.
Some days you just can't get rid of a bomb, but trying to never gets boring in McPixel
Klei Entertainment delivers a must play for any stealth game lover.
A group of symptoms that collectively indicate an unintentionally funny and flawed game.
Retro Affect a new game that should please lovers of the puzzle genre.
It will leave you broken, battered, and begging for more.
A compelling look at the love/hate relationship of abusers and the abused.
A look at a beautiful world haunted by the problems of the present.
Smudged Cat Games brings us a Portal inspired 2D puzzle-platformer. Does it stack up or fall flat?
PA3 is the perfect combination of old school-RPG homage and modern innovation.
Do we need another art book from Soejima?
Fatshark's Krater doesn't have a typical post-apocalyptic world, but is it otherwise a by-the-numbers dungeon crawler? Find out inside.
A World War? We should have this wrapped up by Christmas...
So I have a whip. Belmont and Indiana Jones both had whips..
Can I at least have a sprint key? Soldiers know how to sprint, right?
Teamwork makes the dream work...
All this extra credit and I’m only shaping up to be a pretty good delinquent.
Improve Your Pew Pew With Firing Range 2!
Zombies, backstabbers, friends, strangers and a little girl all have one thing in common. You will decide their fate.
EA Sports tries a new strategy with this year's UEFA Euro tournament, but even as DLC is it worth the price?
Old school style with an interesting story, what could go wrong?
None still shall pass... seriously, though, just let me through.
Bandai has snuck into our hearts once again.
The bigger they are, the harder they fall. This includes game franchises.
EA Big may be long gone, but its spirit has been revived in FIFA Street.
Help Arche find an Elemental Stone to join her classmates in Fortune Summoners.
How many disc swaps does it take to save the world? (Here's a hint: more than one.)
Looks like your favorite mercs are... (puts on glasses) back in action. YEEEEEAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!
Have you ever warped a person inside of another person? I have. It's glorious.
Take down enemies that are on the wrong type of mission from God... in space!
Are top down racers making a comeback? Let's find out.
Putting both the "law" and "order" back into Law & Order.
Getting hit by a car has never felt good. Not even in this digital mockup.
After six sequels across two decades, does Nintendo's kart racer still do the trick? Find out inside.
Nintendo brings you a Zelda adventure the likes of which will be remembered for years to come.
Can King of Fighters XIII rise to the top to take its crown?
We put what is undoubtedly the biggest game of the year through its paces.
The last, darker, Harry Potter movies get a Lego remake.
Our review of Skyrim, aka "social life ender."
Nintendo finally delivers an original 3DS game worth owning.
America's first Otomedius series game finally arrives after a 1 year delay, was it worth the wait?
Might & Magic gets streamlined, lean, and mean in its return from an extended absence.
Nathan Drake's latest is a mixed bag of wonder and frustration.
Help Dave beat his depression while avoiding all environmental hazards in Colorful
Send demons back to Hell with either a bullet or a Chuck Norris approved roundhouse in The Haunted: Hell's Reach
Treasure Co. has reawakened their classic brawler from beyond the grave, and it's looking for a fight.
Behold some of the most beautiful endangered species of engineering in Forza Motorsport 4
Does the ported version of Crytek's best-seller stand out in the console world?
Now you can farm on an island. Exciting, right?
A gross and humorous game that will leave you in stitches.
Are two Spider-Men better than four? In a word: no.
Orcs Must Die! manages to be hectic and chaotic enough to breathe plenty of life into a thoroughly exhausted genre.
Hello, old friends. It's so good to see you again.
Terraform decimated planets and capture The Orb to save the universe in Xotic.
The best hockey game of this generation...but not free from flaws.
That poor tree never stood a chance against 10 Kirbies.
Tale of Two Towns: A "why are mommy and daddy fighting again?" story.
Skydrift flatters its predecessors, but shows it has the moxie to hang tough with them as well.
Insomniac proves that it's still fun to kill aliens with a wide assortment of over-the-top guns.
Doom & Destiny offers up a hilarious view on fantasy cliches, but its combat and character customization are the real stars.
NCAA 12 proves it's not just a roster update by building on an already impressive game, despite a couple of mishaps.
A unique take on zombie games that stumbles out of the gate, loses a leg, then never manages to get back off the ground.
Death by electricity is just one of the drawbacks of combining liquid and electronics. Here's another!
DnS Development's action shooter tries to emulate a popular formula, but several missteps make Dead Horde a thoroughly frustrating experience.
Our heroes decide to disobey a legend and end up in an adventure to break a curse upon themselves.
Vincent Brooks’ worst week ever makes for a wonderfully bizarre and very enjoyable experience, even in light of its shortcomings.
Jamestown is an indie shoot-em-up that pays homage to its forerunners, but also blazes a brave new trail.
Supergiant's ode to the RPGs of old kicks off the Summer of Arcade in excellent fashion.
Can Day 1 Studios meet the standard that Monolith's franchise has established?
Murudai’s newest game is not only super chill, but also satisfying. Details inside.
Nintendo and Grezzo prove that you can go home again with this extraordinary remake of one of the finest games ever crafted.
Akimi Village straddles the line between RTS and City Builder, but is it unique enough to banish the Gloom?
The mansion might be haunted, but the vampire is cute.
"The time has come" The Walrus said, "to talk of many things. Of shoes, and ships, and sealing wax. Of cabbages and kings. And why the sea is boiling hot, and whether pigs have wings."
Plan for the best and expect absolute defeat in Mode 7 Games’ utterly fantastic strategy title.
The "Demon of Empire City" is back. But can Sucker Punch make lightning strike twice?
Get ready to create, explore, and lose all your free time to Re-logic’s Terraria.
Team Bondi uncovers the uncanny valley amidst the shadows of the Hollywood Hills.
The team at Kot In Action Creative Artel has a lot of love for retro shooters. Unfortunately for the player, it’s mostly tough love.
Are you ready to get some treasure with Lego Pirates of the Caribbean?
It's certainly not a game for everyone, but if you're patient you can find rewards hidden in this deep open-world RPG period piece.
Fight back the alien menace and turn the tables in this role-reversed tower defense game.
The world's on the brink of destruction (again). Time to get to work, hero.
Look at you, flying majestically through the internet. Like a review... piloting a blimp.
Deceptively cute and surprisingly deep, Arcana Heart 3 is a fighting game worth mentioning.
Did TimeGate hit the mark with their downloadable sequel? Read on to find out.
Terrorize villages, hold the princess for ransom, and collect the gold!
Does Mactabilis live up to its Latin definition of the word "deadly"?
Zipper Interactive returns to the series they created, but can they keep up with the competition? Find out inside.
“Get all achievables, open presents, jump jump, squirtgun fight, kill squid, watch credits.”
Capcom’s port of its popular fighting game makes a solid, albeit flawed launch title for the newest Nintendo handheld.
Pilotwings is a decent title for those gamers looking to pick up a 3DS, but it’s more of a tech demo than a full-fledged game.
We spend a couple days with the newest addition to the Nintendo family of consoles. Is it worth the price tag?
Poor controls hold back this solid monster hunting adventure.
It's like someone took Tetris and mixed it with Super Smash Brothers, then threw in a dash of being able to beat up the viruses in Dr. Mario!
Experience another nail in the coffin for the phrase "gotta catch 'em all", as over 150 new Pokemon can be seen in the newest installation!
While Retribution is a decent deal for the Warhammer 40K devout, many real-time strategy fans will find the overall package lacking.
The Marvel and Capcom universes collide once again for battle!
Does Guerrilla's latest have enough tricks up its sleeve to differentiate itself from the last trip to Helghan? Find out inside.
Curve Studio's presents a game that mixes old skool with new concepts in Explodemon!
While Rotor manages to set itself apart from other Xbox Live indie game titles, numerous poor design choices inevitably lead to frustration.
New developer Arc System Works does the classic Contra formula proud.
Mario has starred in dozens of great titles over the years. This isn't one of them.
Grab your robe and wizard hat, and hot dogs, and wand, and sword, and M60, and orcs, and....
Nuevo Aires is in trouble and El Presidente needs your help. Are you brave enough to fight off the undead horde in Atom Zombie Smasher?
While it isn’t quite up on par with the original Rearmed, Bionic Commando Rearmed 2 is a sequel absolutely worth playing.
Although it can be an enjoyable title at times, Venetica is a difficult game to recommend due to its significant technical issues and overall poor design.
Prepare to fight for your life once again in Visceral Game's brilliant survival horror sequel!
Should you buy every game with Kingdom Hearts in the title? Let's find out.
Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunter. It's like Cabela's only with dinosaurs.
Phoenix Wright creator Shu Takumi reinvigorates the adventure game genre again with his new original title, Ghost Trick.
ilo & milo - Submit to their cuteness and help them reunite in a wonderful 3D puzzle world!
Quite possibly one of the most addicting remixes? Long sure seems to think so!
A taste of Super Smash Brothers and Street Fighter for $3? Lets check it out!
Get a taste of being the greatest weapon ever built!
Rockin' Android brings a unique remix on vintage games courtesy of Shindenken!
W!Games proves that greed is good in its PC port of their chaotic strategy title, Greed Corp.
Guide the cubes to their destination in the 3D levels. Sounds simple, right?
Go fast, break stuff, blow things up while trying to impress the Pylesian empire!
Kazunori Yamauchi's latest masterpiece puts its "5oul on D!splay", and it is a vibrant soul!
Rescue my brother from Death's Domain? No problem!
Is your life out of control? Control every aspect of other's lives in The Sims 3 for Xbox 360!
Teotl Studios' brand new unique puzzle experience. Check out the review here!
Just because it's good in the arcade doesn't make it good for home.
You've seen comic book games before, but probably never like this!
Can a reboot of a glory lost franchise bring back its honor?
Expertly crafted and incredibly refined, Sid Meier's Civilization V is an absolute masterpiece that will make you keep saying "just one more turn."
If Geometry Wars and Space Invaders had a baby, they would name it Crossfire!
Square Enix is back again with another chapter of Kingdom Hearts. Does it live up to it's name?
Sleek visuals and the promise of deceit abound in Ubisoft's R.U.S.E., but does this RTS have what it takes to stand out in the crowd?
Take on a huge debt with Recette and help her pay the loan off in this unique adventure!
Does Team Ninja's take on the classic Nintendo franchise make it a welcome installment in the Metroid series?
Can one of the most anticipated arcade releases this year make the grade? Or does it get cut down?
Is Tomb Raider just as good without looking at Lara's backside all day? Lets find out!
In a world of Team Fortress 2 and Bad Company 2 does this team based shooter make the grade?
Can a game based on a graphic novel really be a good game?
Konami takes a beloved franchise and turns it into a 6-person castle crashing boss rush festival!
Powered by YOUR music, could this be a unique take on music games for PC?
We took a 10 hour trek into the old west through the eyes of John Marston. Find out what we discovered in our review of Red Dead Redemption.
What is Blur? Successful arcade racer? Failed Mario Kart clone? Find out here.
Sam Fisher's saga continues. How does is measure up with the rest of the series? Read here to find out.
We got to know Alan very well during our 10 hour trek through Bright Falls. Find out what we though in this review of Alan Wake.