Game Reviews6.1/10
Magicka 2’s co-op chaos still works, but its spellcasting has lost the spark
Magicka 2 review: Pieces Interactive's 2015 co-op sequel keeps the chaotic spellcasting but plays it safe, scoring 6.1/10.
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Tag: action RPG
Kotaku Review: Dawnwalker’s 30-Day Clock Forces You Into Agonizing Choices
A family must be saved within thirty days from a vampire's curse, yet each hour spent costs another's fate.
Game Reviews8.5/10
Marvel’s Diablo-Style MMO Died Because It Couldn’t Decide Who It Was For
Marvel Heroes was a free-to-play action RPG with 63 playable heroes and a fair Eternity Splinter economy — until Disney shut it down in 2017.
Game Reviews6.8/10
Gotham Knights: Four Heroes, One Belfry, and a World That Runs Out of Ideas
Gotham Knights review: four heroes inherit a dead man's city, but a repetitive open world undercuts the Belfry's promise. Score: 6.8/10.
Game Reviews6.4/10
Akiba’s Trip: Undead & Undressed Review: Strip Combat Worth Studying, Wrapped in a Thin RPG
Review of Akiba's Trip Undead and Undressed, the strip-combat vampire RPG set in a faithful Akihabara, plus its 2023 Director's Cut and a 6.4 score
Game Reviews6.6/10
Nine Parchments Review: Four Wizards, One Couch, and a Lot of Friendly Fire
Nine Parchments review: Frozenbyte's 2017 co-op twin stick shooter shines with friendly fire chaos but stumbles on camera, loot, and 32 long levels. 6.6/10.
Game Reviews6.4/10
Dead Island’s sun-soaked resort turns hostile, and the game never decides what it wants that to mean
Dead Island's haunting trailer promised more than the 2011 zombie RPG delivered. A review of its survivors, melee combat, glitches, and legacy.
Dungeon Crawler Carl Meets Dead Rising In New Zombie RPG You Can Play Free Now
A zombie crawler named Davy devours monster cores to save his frozen love; a free demo lets all try this strange new dungeon before its October 21 rise.
Game Reviews7.1/10
Stories: The Path of Destinies wastes its branching tale on weak combat
A review of Stories: The Path of Destinies, the 2016 action RPG about a fox, a magic book, and 24 endings. Score: 7.1/10.
Game Reviews7.9/10
DeathSpank’s jokes land harder than its combat, 16 years on
DeathSpank, Ron Gilbert and Clayton Kauzlaric's 2010 action RPG comedy for PSN and Xbox Live Arcade, reviewed — Diablo combat, 112 quests, a 7.9 score.
Game Reviews7.8/10
X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse Review — A Superhero Sequel That Earns Its Alliance
X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse review: the 2005 co-op action RPG that forced X-Men and Brotherhood to fight together, scored 7.8 of 10.
Game Reviews7.4/10
3D Dot Game Heroes: The King Who Banned Sprites, and the Voxel Homage That Worked
3D Dot Game Heroes review: Silicon Studio's PS3 voxel homage to 8-bit Zelda, its full-health sword mechanic, and why it scored 7.4 out of 10.