
Dead Island 2 finally shipped after years of studio turnover — and it holds together
Dead Island 2 survived three studio changes before Dambuster shipped it in 2023. A review of its LA zones, Slayers, dismemberment combat and 7.4 score.

Every game we have scored, from the NES library to current releases.

Dead Island 2 survived three studio changes before Dambuster shipped it in 2023. A review of its LA zones, Slayers, dismemberment combat and 7.4 score.

Pokémon Art Academy (2014, Nintendo 3DS) teaches drawing through 40 lessons across Novice, Apprentice, and Graduate levels. A review scoring 8/10.

Eufloria, the minimalist RTS about growing trees on asteroids, reviewed: seedlings, lasermines, fractal branches, and a 7.8/10 verdict.

Teslagrad review: Rain Games' wordless 2013 magnetism platformer still holds up, with hand-drawn rooms and a conspiracy you assemble yourself. 7.9/10.

Retro City Rampage review: Vblank's 2012 GTA parody packed 16 filters, 50 missions and a free NES port, but stayed wide instead of deep. 7.2/10.

LittleBigPlanet Karting brought Sackboy to PS3 in 2012 with kart racing, a track editor and the Hoard story — a competent racer lifted by its creation tools.

Zuma's Revenge! review: PopCap's 2009 sequel adds 60 levels, six tiki bosses and new power-ups, but keeps the same frog-blasting loop.

Xeodrifter review: a compact 2014 Metroidvania from Renegade Kid and Atooi, starring an astronaut, four planets and one cracked warp core. Score: 7.9/10.

Grow Home review: Ubisoft Reflections' two-hand climbing platformer scores 7.8/10, from internal experiment to Atari-owned IP.

Victor Vran review: Haemimont's 2015 isometric action RPG with no classes, free weapon swapping, destiny cards and co-op — scored 7.2 out of 10.

Fairy Fencer F launched Compile Heart's Galapagos RPG label in 2013 with Amano and Uematsu aboard — and a modified Neptunia mk2 battle engine underneath.

Amplitude review: Harmonix's 2016 PS4 rhythm sequel scores 7.8 — great four-player couch mode, a concept album story that never lands.
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