Game Reviews9.6/10
GoldenEye 007 (2010) Review: A Strong Return to Form for Bond
GoldenEye 007 for Wii remade the N64 classic with Daniel Craig as Bond, four-player splitscreen and 40 characters. A 9.6/10 retrospective review.
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Category: Game Reviews
Every game we have scored, from the NES library to current releases.
Game Reviews8.5/10
F-Zero X Review: Thirty Machines, One Energy Meter, and a Framerate That Keeps Its Promise
F-Zero X review: the 1998 N64 racer with 30 machines, an energy meter that doubles as a boost gauge, and a framerate that never breaks.
Game Reviews9/10
Donkey Kong 64 Review: Rare’s Maximalist Platformer
Donkey Kong 64 review: Rare's 1999 N64 collect-a-thon packed five Kongs, eight worlds and 200 golden bananas into one cartridge. Score: 9.0 of 10.
Game Reviews8.8/10
Diddy Kong Racing arrived on the Nintendo 64 in 1997, and it did not arrive quietly.
Diddy Kong Racing hit the Nintendo 64 in 1997 with three vehicles, five worlds and Wizpig. A look back at Rare's kart racer and its 4.8 million sales.
Game Reviews9.2/10
Conker’s Bad Fur Day: 9.2 of 10
Conker's Bad Fur Day review: Rare's crude, brilliant N64 platformer, from the hangover opening to the Great Mighty Poo and its cash-driven design.
Game Reviews9/10
Banjo-Tooie Review: The 2009 Xbox 360 Remaster That Keeps the Ambition and Drops the Busywork
The 2009 Xbox 360 remaster of Banjo-Tooie keeps the ambition and drops the busywork, fixing the notes and sharpening a demanding Rare platformer.
Game Reviews9.2/10
Banjo and Kazooie fly again, and this time the notes stay put.
Banjo-Kazooie review: Rare's 1998 N64 classic, its 900 notes, Grant Kirkhope's score, and what the 2008 Xbox 360 remaster fixed.
Game Reviews8.8/10
1080° Snowboarding Review: A Nintendo 64 Classic That Still Earns Its Name
1080° Snowboarding hit the Nintendo 64 in 1998 with 24 tricks and a nine-step 1080° spin. We revisit why it still holds up.
Game Reviews8/10
Yoshi’s Cookie Holds Up Because It Never Tries to Be More Than a Puzzle Game
Yoshi's Cookie review: Nintendo's 1992 tile-matching puzzler for NES, Game Boy and SNES, rated 8/10 for its simple, addictive rotating-line gameplay.
Game Reviews8.6/10
U.N. Squadron Review: Capcom’s Sideways Shooter Earns Its Wings
Capcom's 1989 arcade shooter U.N. Squadron went sideways, not vertical — and its money-driven shop and energy bar still hold up. Our review.
Game Reviews7.3/10
Top Gear 2 Still Wants You to Race the Same Tracks Again
Top Gear 2 hit the SNES in 1993 with 64 tracks, 16 countries, damage diagrams and a punishing tire budget. A retro review of Gremlin's racing sequel.
Game Reviews7.6/10
Racing Game Puts the Fuel Gauge Ahead of the Lap Time
A retro review of Top Gear on the SNES: four cars, three nitros, a fuel gauge that punishes mistakes, and split-screen racing that still holds up.