Game Reviews9/10
Empire: Total War — 9 of 10
Empire: Total War review: Creative Assembly's 2009 epic spans the 18th century, adds real-time naval battles, and earns its 9/10.
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Every game we have scored, from the NES library to current releases.
Game Reviews7.9/10
God of War III’s spectacle still lands, but its pacing and boss fights don’t hold up 16 years on
God of War III review: Kratos climbs Olympus for revenge on Zeus in an uneven but striking end to the Greek saga, with Poseidon's death and the Labyrinth.
Game Reviews9.2/10
Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 Review — The Squad Is the Weapon
Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 review — Gearbox's 2005 WWII tactical shooter where squad command beats marksmanship. Score: 9.2 of 10.
Game Reviews9.3/10
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Review — A 9.3 Open World That Still Holds
GTA: San Andreas review — Rockstar's 1992 gang epic across Los Santos, San Fierro and Las Venturas still earns its 9.3 score.
Game Reviews8.5/10
Xenoblade Chronicles: Two Dead Gods and a Sword Called Monado
Xenoblade Chronicles on Wii: two dead titans, a sword called Monado, and a party that spans two worlds. A review of Monolith Soft's 2010 RPG classic.
Game Reviews8.9/10
Ikaruga’s Black-and-White Polarity Is Still the Smartest Idea in Shoot-‘Em-Ups
Ikaruga, Treasure's 2001 polarity shooter, explained: the black-and-white absorb mechanic, chain scoring, Shinra's story, and why the design still holds.
Game Reviews8.8/10
Dyad’s tunnel racing still has no equal 14 years on
Dyad (2012) review: Right Square Bracket Left Square Bracket's neon tunnel racer piles shooter, music and puzzle rules onto one button. 8.8/10.
Game Reviews8.8/10
Dance Central 2 fixed what the first game got wrong
Dance Central 2 brought two-player routines, Dance Battle, and the Crew Challenge campaign to Xbox 360 Kinect in 2011, fixing the first game's solo-only limit.
Game Reviews9/10
The Talos Principle II Review: Croteam’s Most Confident Swing Yet
The Talos Principle II review: Croteam's ambitious puzzle sequel builds an android civilization, then tests it with a vast physics-defying pyramid.
Game Reviews9.1/10
Dragon’s Dogma II’s pawns make single-player feel like a party
Dragon's Dogma II review: Capcom's 9.1-scored action RPG builds a fantasy open world around Pawns, choice, and a dragon's voice in the fog.
Game Reviews8.8/10
Dreamscaper turns its hero’s depression into the roguelike’s difficulty curve
Dreamscaper review: a surreal roguelite action RPG that turns lucid dreaming into a weapon against subconscious depression. Score: 8.8/10.
Game Reviews9.5/10
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Review: A Sequel That Makes Hyrule a Workbench
Three years on, Tears of the Kingdom still justifies its scale: sky islands, the Depths, Ultrahand builds, and a 9.5 verdict on Nintendo's giant sequel.