Game Reviews7.5/10
flOw Turns Twenty and Still Refuses to Explain Itself
flOw, Jenova Chen's 2006 Flash game with no menu and no tutorial, reviewed: dynamic difficulty, the PS3 port and why it's more art piece than game.
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Every game we have scored, from the NES library to current releases.
Game Reviews7.9/10
Paradox’s mounted-combat experiment is still worth playing, even though the servers are gone
War of the Roses, Fatshark's 2012 medieval melee game, shut down in 2017. A look back at its armor-based combat, deep customization, and 7.9 score.
Game Reviews7.4/10
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Review — A Transitional Entry With Two of the Series’ Best Mysteries
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney review — the fourth Ace Attorney game, its disbarred mentor, perceive system, and the concert case that still holds up.
Game Reviews7.3/10
Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One Review: A Co-op Bet That Shows Its Seams
Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One traded solo play for four-player co-op in 2011, selling 1.5 million copies while partner AI and glitches split fans. Score: 7.3.
Game Reviews7.3/10
Arma 3 Review: A Massive Military Sandbox Where the Editor Outlasts the Campaign
Arma 3 review: Bohemia's military sim sandbox scores 7.3/10 — brilliant ballistics, terrains and editor, but campaigns that never make you care.
Game Reviews7.4/10
Lost Planet: Extreme Condition Review — A Solid Shooter With a Cold That Means Something
Lost Planet: Extreme Condition review: Capcom's frozen shooter, its thermal energy survival clock, Vital Suit hijacking, and a story that runs cold.
Game Reviews8.5/10
Cel-Shaded Conspiracy Thriller XIII Holds Up 23 Years Later
XIII, Ubisoft's 2003 cel-shaded conspiracy shooter, reviewed: its comic-panel headshots, 16 weapons, and why it still works.
Game Reviews7.5/10
TimeShift Review: Rewinding Time Still Beats Backward Into Something Worth Playing
A soldier learns to move backward through time, changing past moments to save the present in this bold shooter.
Game Reviews8/10
Yakuza 3’s orphanage chapter still divides the series’ fans 17 years on
Yakuza 3 sent Kiryu to an Okinawa orphanage in 2009, built from real Naha streets and scanned Japanese stars, then remastered and remade.
Game Reviews7.7/10
Mini Ninjas Review: Small Ninjas, Big Charm
Mini Ninjas, IO Interactive's 2009 animal-cursing action-adventure, reviewed: six playable ninjas, 100 Jizo statues, and a world built for wandering.
Game Reviews7.9/10
DeathSpank’s jokes land harder than its combat, 16 years on
DeathSpank, Ron Gilbert and Clayton Kauzlaric's 2010 action RPG comedy for PSN and Xbox Live Arcade, reviewed — Diablo combat, 112 quests, a 7.9 score.
Game Reviews7.5/10
Sonic Colors Gets the 2D-and-3D Balance Right, 16 Years On
Sonic Colors review: Sega's 2010 Wii platformer brought Wisps, boost gameplay and a space amusement park — a confident return to form that still wobbles.