Game Reviews7.9/10
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising Review — A Tactical Shooter That Earns Its Tension
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising review — Codemasters' 2009 tactical shooter on a faithfully copied Skira island, scored 7.9/10.
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Every game we have scored, from the NES library to current releases.
Game Reviews7.6/10
F.E.A.R. 3 puts two brothers in the same campaign and gives them nothing to say to each other
F.E.A.R. 3 review: the 2011 co-op shooter puts Point Man and Paxton Fettel in one campaign with identical levels and dialogue. Reflex time still holds up.
Game Reviews7.8/10
Brothers in Arms: Hell’s Highway (2008): A Haunted Squad Shooter That Still Cuts
Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway puts you in Sgt. Matt Baker's boots during Operation Market Garden. Our review covers tactics, the threat circle and Eindhoven.
Game Reviews4.4/10
Syberia’s slow, quiet journey still holds up after 24 years
Syberia (2002) reviewed: Kate Walker's slow voyage from New York lawyer to Eastern Russia, scored 4.4/10 for beautiful art and thin puzzles.
Game Reviews7.8/10
Sam Fisher’s third outing is the one where the stealth finally has teeth
A retrospective on Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory, the 2005 stealth classic with the aural monitor, overhauled AI, and co-op infiltration missions.
Game Reviews7.7/10
Call of Duty 3: The Falaise Gap in Five Uniforms
Call of Duty 3 review: the 2006 WWII shooter that launched PS3 and Wii, skipped PC, and told the Falaise Gap through five Allied armies.
Game Reviews7.2/10
Alice: Madness Returns Review: A Sequel That Plays Like a Diagnosis
Alice: Madness Returns review — a 2011 sequel where Victorian London hides a predator and Wonderland hides the truth. Score: 7.2 of 10.
Game Reviews7.5/10
TimeShift wants you to break the clock.
TimeShift review: Saber's 2007 shooter gives you a suit that slows, stops and rewinds time in a rain-soaked 1939. Great mechanic, thin story. 7.5/10.
Game Reviews7.8/10
Metroid: Other M Review — A Bold Two-Perspective Experiment Undone by Its Story
Metroid: Other M review: Team Ninja's 2010 Wii action game, its two-perspective controls, the Bottle Ship sectors, and why its story still divides fans.
Game Reviews6.9/10
Tales of Xillia’s combat and cast carry a 15-year-old RPG whose progression runs thin
Tales of Xillia review: Jude and Milla's 2011 PS3 JRPG, its Dual Raid combat, Lilium Orb and skits — and why the map drags it down to 6.9/10.
Game Reviews7.5/10
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon 2 Review: A Solid Tactical Shooter with a Genuine Identity Problem
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2 (2004) sent Captain Scott Mitchell into North Korea — but PS2, GameCube and Xbox owners got two different games under one title.
Game Reviews7.8/10
Medal of Honor: European Assault Review: The OSS Operative’s War
Medal of Honor: European Assault (2005) put players in OSS boots with five-part missions and gold-silver-bronze medallions. It scored 7.8/10.