Game Reviews6/10
Onechanbara Z2: Chaos Review — Four Sisters, One Touch-Screen Swipe
Four sisters battle demons, zombies and ghouls in this hack-and-slash game, reviewed for its touch-screen swipe and cross-combo combat.
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Tag: action games
Game Reviews5.5/10
Shadwen Review: A Stealth Game That Asks a Question It Never Answers
A stealth assassin and a child caught between shadow and light, in a tale that never quite resolves.
Game Reviews5.6/10
Valkyria Revolution Trades Turn-Based Battles for Real-Time Combat — and Loses Its Identity
A tale of five traitors whose vengeance sparks war upon Jutland, yet the tale never quite reaches its promised height.
Game Reviews6.4/10
‘Foul Play’ Trades Streets for Seats and Mostly Earns It
A daemon-hunter takes the stage amid a watching crowd, his every blow struck for spectacle rather than mere damage.
Game Reviews6.7/10
The Longest Five Minutes Recalls Its Hero’s Memories Piece by Piece
A hero fights the Demon King while memory slips away piece by piece, in this brief, tense tale of memory loss.
Game Reviews6.8/10
Trek to Yomi’s black-and-white Kurosawa homage looks the part but runs dry before the credits
Trek to Yomi review: Flying Wild Hog's black-and-white samurai game nails its Kurosawa look but runs thin on combat variety. Score: 6.8/10.
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 Reviews7.5/10
Asura’s Wrath: The Show You Play, and the Buttons You Press
Asura's Wrath is an interactive anime action game where the story, not the combat, is the point — a revenge epic told through credits, QTEs and burst attacks.
Game Reviews8/10
Devil May Cry 4 Splits Its Campaign Between Two Leads and Never Lets the Newcomer Take Over
Devil May Cry 4 (2008) review: Nero's Devil Bringer, Dante's shared campaign, the Style grading system, and why the combat still carries it. 8.0/10.
Game Reviews7.8/10
Resident Evil 5: The Co-op Shooter That Left Survival Horror Behind
Resident Evil 5 review: Capcom's 2009 co-op action game that traded survival horror for firepower, sold millions, and still divides players.
Game Reviews8.5/10
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Review: A Spin-Off That Outgrew Its Origin Story
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance review — PlatinumGames turns Raiden into pure swordplay, and Blade Mode still holds up. 8.5/10.
Game Reviews8.9/10
Astral Chain Review: PlatinumGames’ Five-Legion Switch Exclusive Still Cuts Deep
Astral Chain review: PlatinumGames' 2019 Switch exclusive pairs twin officers with five chained Legions. Our verdict on the combat, the Ark, and the case work.