Game Reviews8.6/10
Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies Review — A Generous Handheld Epic
Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies review — LEVEL-5's 2009 Nintendo DS RPG scored 8.6/10 for its turn-based battles and co-op play.
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Every game we have scored, from the NES library to current releases.
Game Reviews8.2/10
Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 Review: Drop-In Co-op Is the Reason to Return
Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 review: drop-in co-op, Bishop, thermal-vision enemies, 11 new maps. An 8.2 for a sequel that knows its strengths.
Game Reviews8.2/10
Spore Review: Five Small Games Stacked Into One Enormous Galaxy
Spore (2008) is five shallow games stacked into one ambitious Maxis epic. The creature creators and Sporepedia still shine; the stages don't.
Game Reviews8.3/10
Fortnite Has Become a Platform That Does Everything Well Enough
Fortnite review: Battle Royale, Save the World, Creative, Lego and more, with 125 million players and an 8.3/10 critic score from IGDB.
Game Reviews8.5/10
Indigo Prophecy Made Guilt a Button You Had to Press
A review of Indigo Prophecy (Fahrenheit), Quantic Dream's 2005 murder-mystery adventure game, covering its story, dual-role design, and flawed ending.
Game Reviews7/10
No More Heroes: Suda51’s Beam Katana Cuts Through Everything Except Its Own Filler
A review of No More Heroes, Suda51's 2007 Wii cult classic: brilliant boss fights, a dull open world, and a voice worth the trouble. Score: 7.0/10.
Game Reviews8.4/10
Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords Review: Match-Three Meets Fantasy RPG
Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords blends match-three puzzles with fantasy role-playing, and it still holds up across its many ports.
Game Reviews8.1/10
Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands Review: A Confident Return to the Sands of Time
Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands review, covering its four versions, the Malik and Razia story, water-freezing powers, and where it ranks in the series
Game Reviews8.7/10
Skate Made Flicking a Stick Feel Like Real Skateboarding, and 19 Years On Nothing Has Beaten It
Skate (2007) mapped tricks to the right analog stick and changed sports games forever. A review of its physics, reactive city, roster and 2025 reboot.
Game Reviews7.5/10
de Blob: One Great Idea, Several Small Ones
de Blob review: the 2008 Wii paint-platformer where color is both mechanic and reward, and its soundtrack reacts as you repaint Chroma City.
Game Reviews8.1/10
Guitar Hero 5 Review: Accessible, Ambitious, and Commercially Undersold
Guitar Hero 5 review: 85 songs, drop-in band play, Rockfest modes, and the Kurt Cobain controversy that still gets argued about. Score: 8.1/10.
Game Reviews8.2/10
Checking Passports in a Video Game Taught Me More About Power Than Any Lecture Could
Papers, Please review: Lucas Pope's 2013 bureaucracy simulator turns passport stamping into a moral trap. Score 8.2/10, ports, and why the desk job works.