Game Reviews7.6/10
The First UFC Game Landed Like a Title Contender
UFC 2009 Undisputed review: Yuke's and THQ's first UFC game in five years nails the ground game, the roster and the Octagon atmosphere.
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Category: Game Reviews
Every game we have scored, from the NES library to current releases.
Game Reviews7.3/10
Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk Review — A Deadline That Never Bites
Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk review — a girl, a three-year deadline, and a sister everyone buried. Gust's Dusk storyline debut, scored 7.3.
Game Reviews7.9/10
MLB 12: The Show Review: A Polished Streak-Extender, With the PlayStation Vita as the Leap
MLB 12: The Show brought the series to PlayStation Vita in 2012 with Adrián González on the cover and a 7.9 critic score.
Game Reviews8/10
Puppeteer Turns Its Stage Into a Trap, and the Audience Into the Mark
Puppeteer review: Japan Studio's 2013 PS3 platformer stages a dark puppet-show fairytale where Kutaro loses his head and wields magical scissors.
Game Reviews7.2/10
Tokyo Jungle: 50 Breeds, 80 Types, and One Very Good Pomeranian
Tokyo Jungle drops lions, Pomeranians and mammoths into an empty Tokyo. A 7.2/10 look at Sony's strange PS3 survival game and its pack mechanics.
Game Reviews7.8/10
The 3DS Etrian Crossover That Asks You to Map a Dungeon and Then Punishes You for It
Etrian Mystery Dungeon mixes Etrian Odyssey classes with Mystery Dungeon's shifting floors. A 2015 3DS crossover where every step costs a turn.
Game Reviews7.8/10
Toukiden’s Demon-Hunting Loop Still Holds Up, 13 Years On
Toukiden: The Age of Demons review: Omega Force's monster-hunting debut scores 7.8/10, with deep mitama builds and co-op large oni fights.
Game Reviews7.7/10
Lucky’s Tale Is a VR Platformer That Plays It Safe
Lucky's Tale, the 2016 Oculus Rift launch platformer from Playful Studios, proved 3D platforming could work in VR. A review of its design and legacy.
Game Reviews6.9/10
Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon’s best ideas sit between a slow start and a padded finish
Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon review: a slow Serene Village opening, a killer Nuzleaf twist, and 720 Pokémon that flatten the sense of discovery. 6.9/10.
Game Reviews7.9/10
Ys Seven’s party system became the template Falcom never abandoned
Ys Seven, Falcom's PSP action RPG, introduced party combat and three attack types that shaped every later Ys game.
Game Reviews7.4/10
Runbow Review: One Color Rule, Nine Players, One 30-Minute Gauntlet
Runbow review: a color-shifting platformer where matching platforms vanish, built for nine-player chaos, plus the 30-minute Bowhemoth gauntlet. 7.4/10.
Game Reviews7.9/10
Neo Geo’s Frisbee Duel Still Plays Better Than Most Modern Sports Games
Windjammers review: Data East's 1994 Neo Geo disc game still holds up 32 years later, thanks to the Miss rule, dive mechanic, and blistering speed.