Game Reviews6.8/10
Shank Review: Klei’s Beat-‘Em-Up Revival Sells Style Over Substance
A tale of vengeance, a blade of fury, and a genre long faded — Shank rises again in a tale of wrath.
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Tag: Electronic Arts
Game Reviews6.6/10
Rocket Arena’s blast meter is the best idea in a game that has nothing else to hold it up
Rocket Arena review: Final Strike Games' 3v3 rocket shooter had one great idea, the Blast Meter, but launched with too little content to survive.
Game Reviews8.1/10
Need for Speed: Shift Review — The Franchise Takes the Wheel
Need for Speed: Shift (2009) rebuilt the racing franchise around cockpit realism, g-force physics and a four-tier car ladder, earning 8.1 of 10.
Game Reviews7.8/10
Pandemic’s Paris Resistance Game Turns Nazi-Occupied France Into a Black-and-White Playground
The Saboteur's black-and-white Paris map was its best idea. A review of Pandemic Studios' 2009 open-world revenge game, its color system, and its flaws.
Game Reviews7.4/10
Dante’s Inferno (2010) Review: A Fast, Grim Descent That Holds Up Better Than Its Reputation
Dante's Inferno review: Visceral Games' 2010 descent through the nine Circles, its absolution mechanic, scythe combat, and unresolved ending. 7.4/10.
Game Reviews8.1/10
Need for Speed: Shift 2 Unleashed Review: Slightly Mad Studios’ Sim-Arcade Fusion Earns Its 8.1
Need for Speed: Shift 2 Unleashed review: Slightly Mad Studios' 2011 sim racer on PS3, PC and Xbox 360 scored 8.1/10 for its cockpit feel and split screen.
Game Reviews8.5/10
Battlefield 3: The Multiplayer Masterpiece That Carried a Generation
Battlefield 3 review: DICE's 2011 shooter brought back jets, prone and 64-player PC battles, sold 5 million in week one, and scored 8.5/10.
Game Reviews6.9/10
Battlefield 2042 Review: 128 Players, Ten Specialists, and a Franchise That Lost Its Footing
Battlefield 2042 dropped its campaign and classes for 128-player battles and specialists. A review of DICE's ambitious, troubled 2021 shooter.
Game Reviews8.5/10
Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012) Review: Fairhaven, Autolog and the Best Driving in the Series
Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012) review: Criterion's Fairhaven open world, Ambush races and Autolog still drive hard, even if the single-player story doesn't.
Game Reviews8.1/10
Unravel Review: A Ball of Yarn That Earns Its Sadness
Unravel, Coldwood's 2016 yarn-based puzzle-platformer, still earns its quiet sadness a decade on — a review of Yarny's wordless story.
Game Reviews8.9/10
Battlefield 1: A Gritty Anthology of World War I
Battlefield 1 review: DICE's WWI shooter trades linear heroics for five War Stories and trench-scale multiplayer. Score: 8.9 of 10.
Game Reviews8.8/10
Apex Legends Review: 8.8/10
Apex Legends launched unannounced in 2019 as a free-to-play squad battle royale. A look at its Legends, classes, Outlands lore, platforms and 8.8/10 score.