Game Reviews7.3/10
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora: A Na’vi Soldier Story Undercut by Its Own Arsenal
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora review — a Na'vi orphan story with real weight, buried under a checklist open world, RDA rifles, and crafting loops.
CLAY TRIBUNE / THE ARCHIVE
Category: Game Reviews
Every game we have scored, from the NES library to current releases.
Game Reviews7.9/10
Mario Party Superstars Sticks to What Already Worked
Mario Party Superstars review: the 2021 Switch game brings back five N64 boards, 100 minigames and button controls for a greatest-hits run.
Game Reviews7.4/10
RoboCop: Rogue City Review: Teyon’s Licensed Shooter Respects the Source
RoboCop: Rogue City review: Teyon's FPS-RPG puts Peter Weller back in the visor, trading pure shooting for investigations, citations and moral choices.
Game Reviews7.5/10
NHL 22 Review: Frostbite and X-Factors Lay the Groundwork
NHL 22 review: EA's first Frostbite hockey game brings Superstar X-Factors, a new engine on all four platforms, and a 7.5 out of 10.
Game Reviews7.9/10
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II asks one thing of you: hold the line.
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II review — Captain Titus, Tyranid hordes, and co-op carnage. A weighty shooter that trades invention for execution. 7.9/10.
Game Reviews7.4/10
Dinosaur shooter Exoprimal deserved better than the year it arrived in
Exoprimal pits two squads of five in exosuits against dinosaur hordes, and its class-swapping hook still holds up despite a short, repetitive life.
Game Reviews7.7/10
Mickey Mouse’s Metroidvania Is Built for Players Who Don’t Want to Fight
Disney Illusion Island review: a no-combat Mickey Mouse Metroidvania with a hug button, a Grayzar twist, and a 7.7/10 critic score.
Game Reviews7.7/10
Need for Speed: Unbound Review: A Confident Racer With a Thin Spine
Need for Speed: Unbound review — Criterion's cel-shaded racer, its Lakeshore City setting, weekly risk cycle, and why it's the series' last game.
Game Reviews7.8/10
Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden Review: A Ghost-Hunting Love Story That Almost Solves Its Own Premise
Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden review: Don't Nod's 2024 action RPG pairs a ghost hunter with his murdered lover's spirit, at a real cost. 7.8/10.
Game Reviews7.5/10
Crash Team Rumble asks four players to beat four other players to 2,000 Wumpa Fruit, and it turns out that is a real game and not just a mode.
Crash Team Rumble is a 4v4 online multiplayer game where teams race to bank 2,000 Wumpa Fruit, built by Toys for Bob and shut down after three seasons.
Game Reviews7.6/10
Akira Toriyama’s Desert Adventure Gets a Game That Can’t Match Its Art
Sand Land is a Toriyama-based action RPG where Beelzebub hunts the Legendary Spring. A good game with rough edges, carried by vehicles and art.
Game Reviews7.5/10
Princess Peach’s Stage Debut Is Charming but Over Too Soon
Princess Peach: Showtime! review: Nintendo finally gives Peach the lead role, but ten transformations and shallow combat hold back a gorgeous production.