Game Reviews7.6/10
Visions of Mana Looks the Part but Its Story Never Catches Up
Visions of Mana review: Square Enix's first mainline Mana game since 2006 brings a strong class system and party, but a story that stalls. Score: 7.6/10.
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Every game we have scored, from the NES library to current releases.
Game Reviews7.4/10
LEGO Horizon Adventures turns Horizon Zero Dawn into a family comedy, and mostly gets away with it
LEGO Horizon Adventures retells Horizon Zero Dawn as family comedy with isometric co-op, Mother's Heart hub, and Ashly Burch's Aloy. Our 7.4/10 review.
Game Reviews7.6/10
BioWare’s Most Divisive Sequel Still Has Defenders 15 Years On
Dragon Age II review: BioWare's 2011 sequel packs a decade into one city after just 16 months of development. A bold, flawed RPG that scores 7.6/10.
Game Reviews7.9/10
Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood — A Prequel That Earns Its Place
Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood review — Techland's 2009 Western prequel puts two McCall brothers on one screen, and that choice carries the whole game.
Game Reviews7.6/10
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin Review — A Confident Sequel That Plays It Safe
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin review — Monolith's 2009 horror shooter adds mechs, iron sights and grab-and-drag cover, but trades dread for room to move.
Game Reviews7.4/10
DC Universe Online at Fifteen: A Superhero Sandbox Wrapped Around a Merely Competent MMO
DC Universe Online at 15: how its exobyte premise, Jim Lee combat and deep character creator still hold up around a merely competent MMO.
Game Reviews7.9/10
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light: Crystal Dynamics’ Isometric Co-op Gamble Still Holds Up
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light traded Tomb Raider's usual camera for a fixed overhead co-op view in 2010. Here's why two players beat one.
Game Reviews7.3/10
Gotham City Impostors: A Smart, Funny, Well-Built Shooter Where Nobody Is Batman
Gotham City Impostors review: Monolith's 2012 shooter where nobody is Batman, with grappling hooks, roller skates and a free-to-play second life. Score: 7.3.
Game Reviews7.7/10
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe: A Crossover That Solved Its Fatality Problem Sideways
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe launched in 2008 as Midway's last MK game. A look at its roster, Heroic Brutalities, and crossover legacy.
Game Reviews8/10
Catherine Review: Atlus’s Romance and Nightmare, Fifteen Years On
Atlus's Catherine blends a romance story with brutal block-climbing nightmares. A review of the 2011 cult classic, its story, modes, and Full Body.
Game Reviews7.5/10
Nintendo Land Was the Wii U’s Best Argument for Itself, and It Came Bundled With the Console
Nintendo Land, the Wii U's 2012 pack-in launch title, explained: twelve attractions, asymmetric GamePad play, and 5.21 million copies sold.
Game Reviews7.9/10
No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle — A Faster, Funnier Revenge Ladder
No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle review — Grasshopper Manufacture's Wii sequel cuts the grind, adds dual beam katanas, and scores 7.9/10.