Game Reviews6.9/10
Song of the Deep: Insomniac’s Quiet 2D Dive Still Holds Its Charm
Song of the Deep review: Insomniac's 2016 ocean Metroidvania sends Merryn diving for her father, with buoyancy puzzles and Siobhan Hewlett's narration.
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Every game we have scored, from the NES library to current releases.
Game Reviews6.8/10
A Missing Boy, a Rookie Agent and a Town That Won’t Give Up Its Secrets
Virginia is a two-hour first-person FBI drama from Variable State, built on cinematic cuts and quiet restraint. A review of its story, style and limits.
Game Reviews7.2/10
Battlefront II’s loot boxes triggered a backlash that reshaped how EA handled the game
Star Wars Battlefront II review: Iden Versio's campaign, 23 maps across three eras, starfighter combat, and the loot box scandal that reshaped the game.
Game Reviews7/10
Call of Duty: Black Ops II at Fourteen: The Franchise’s Strangest Swing
Black Ops II, 14 years on: Treyarch's strangest Call of Duty, its Menendez campaign, Zombies mythology, and the 2026 PS5 port.
Game Reviews6.2/10
Mars RPG The Technomancer Buries Its Best Ideas Under Clunky Combat
The Technomancer review: Spiders' 2016 Mars RPG has three fighting styles, four skill trees and three endings, but a 6.2/10 execution.
Game Reviews6.9/10
Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite Review: A Cautious Crossover That Plays It Safe
Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite review: Capcom's 2v2 tag fighter swaps three-on-three assists for Active Switch and Infinity Stones. A safe, competent 6.9/10.
Game Reviews7/10
Yooka-Laylee Rebuilds Banjo-Kazooie’s Formula Without Its Spark
Yooka-Laylee, Playtonic's Kickstarter-funded Banjo-Kazooie successor, reviewed: five worlds, Pagies, and a 7.0 that tells the whole story.
Game Reviews6.9/10
Mirror’s Edge Catalyst Rebuilt Faith’s World and Lost Its Nerve
Mirror's Edge Catalyst review: DICE's open-world parkour reboot nails the movement but stumbles on combat, thin side content and a dead multiplayer.
Game Reviews7.4/10
NBA 2K18: The Last Dance for Old Consoles, and a Roster History Worth the Upgrade
NBA 2K18 shipped with a Kyrie Irving cover problem, added 17 classic teams and All-Time rosters, and ended the Xbox 360 era for the series.
Game Reviews7.9/10
Arcade racing game Onrush threw out the finish line, and eight years on nobody has copied it
A review of Onrush, Codemasters' 2018 team racing game with no finish line, where boost and takedowns win matches — and why its 2022 server shutdown stings.
Game Reviews7.6/10
Timed Finishing Gives FIFA 19 Its Sharpest New Idea
FIFA 19 review: Champions League license, timed finishing, Ronaldo's cover exit, and Alex Hunter's final Journey in EA's 26th FIFA entry.
Game Reviews7.9/10
Back 4 Blood: A Famous Name, a Card Deck, and 12 Cleaners
Back 4 Blood review: Turtle Rock's Left 4 Dead successor brings 12 Cleaners, a clever card system and an AI Game Director, but the roster drags it down. 7.9/10.