Game Reviews6.1/10
Ten Years On, WWE 2K17 Still Trades Competence for Innovation Every Time
A wrestling game with a new career mode but little else changed since last year, weighed against its cost.
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Category: Game Reviews
Every game we have scored, from the NES library to current releases.
Game Reviews6.6/10
Eight Years On, Sea of Thieves Still Delivers Chaos That Feels Like Home
A vast sea of treasure, terror, and chaos — Sea of Thieves reviewed.
Game Reviews6.8/10
Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom Review — A Flawed Masterpiece of Light
A kingdom of light and shadow, four friends, a broken economy, and a tale that cannot decide when to end.
Game Reviews6.7/10
Nine Years On, Hey! Pikmin’s Good Idea Still Gets Burying Under Weak Puzzles
A spinoff of the Pikmin series asks players to switch between three characters to solve puzzles, but its ideas fall short of execution.
Game Reviews7.1/10
Wolfenstein: Youngblood Review — Two Agents, One Solid Shooter
Two agents fight the Third Reich in Wolfenstein: Youngblood, a loud, fast shooter best played together.
Game Reviews7/10
Final Fantasy XIII Closes Its World With a Clock That Never Stops Ticking
A dying city, a single warrior, and a clock that never stops. A review of Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII.
Game Reviews6.6/10
Ryse: Son of Rome Review — Spectacular But Shallow
A Roman officer's vengeance through sword and spectacle, wherein beauty of sight fails to redeem shallowness of combat.
Game Reviews6.3/10
Yoshi’s New Island Remakes Its Island, But Not Enough Of It
A small island, a short stay: Yoshi's New Island charms briefly before its thin scope betrays it.
Game Reviews6.7/10
Ten Years On, Star Fox Zero’s Dual-Screen Experiment Still Misses Its Mark
A tale of two screens: one ship soaring through sky, one fox bounding upon ground, wherein discord reigns between the pair.
Game Reviews6.8/10
Matterfall’s Gravity Puzzles Are Clever — But the Game Repeats Them Too Much
A game of mass and gravity, wherein a single clever idea is burdened by repetition and vague objectives.