Game Reviews9.1/10
Nex Machina, Robotron, and the Man Who Built Both
Nex Machina review: Housemarque and Robotron creator Eugene Jarvis team up for a top-down twin-stick shooter with co-op, scoring, and a 9.1 verdict.
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Game Reviews8.9/10
Eleven Years On, Rocket League’s Five-Minute Matches Are Still the Whole Point
Rocket League at ten: how Psyonix turned a failed 2008 sequel into a free-to-play car-soccer staple, and what the 8.9/10 score really means.
Game Reviews9.7/10
Super Mario Odyssey Review: Nintendo Lets Mario Loose Across 14 Kingdoms
Super Mario Odyssey review: Cappy's capture mechanic, 14 kingdoms, and a return to Super Mario 64-style exploration. Score: 9.7/10.
Game Reviews8.8/10
Monster Hunter Rise Review: Wirebugs, Palamutes, and the Hunt That Learned to Move
Monster Hunter Rise review: Wirebugs, Wyvern Riding and Palamutes make Capcom's hunt faster and more vertical, even if Kamura's story stays thin.
Game Reviews9.1/10
Bloodborne Review: FromSoftware’s Gothic Masterpiece Still Bleeds Brilliance
Bloodborne review: FromSoftware's gothic Yharnam, Rally combat, The Old Hunters DLC and three endings that still make it a 9.1 out of 10.
Game Reviews9.6/10
Metal Gear Solid V’s stealth sandbox still holds up 11 years on
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain review — Kojima's open-world stealth farewell, from D-Dog and Quiet to Mother Base and FOBs. Score: 9.6/10.
Game Reviews9/10
Housemarque Built a Time Loop That Punishes You for Dying
Returnal review: Housemarque's PS5 roguelike traps Selene on Atropos, where death is a story device, not a punishment. Score: 9.0/10.
Game Reviews9/10
Dark Souls II at 9.0/10: A Stranger, Harsher Souls Worth the Trip
Dark Souls II, the Miyazaki-less middle chapter, still punishes with its hollowing mechanic and stands tall despite dead servers and a decade of debate.
Game Reviews9.1/10
A Sequel That Kept Its Edge
Bayonetta 2 review: PlatinumGames' 2014 Wii U exclusive still sets the bar for action combat, from Witch Time dodges to the Pure Platinum grade chase.
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 Reviews9.3/10
Naughty Dog’s swan song for Nathan Drake still works because it slows down
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End review — Naughty Dog's best game, from Libertalia to the grappling hook, Sam Drake's return and the Nathan and Elena story.
Game Reviews8.9/10
Horizon Zero Dawn Review: Guerrilla’s Riskiest Idea Was Its Best
Horizon Zero Dawn review: Guerrilla Games traded Killzone for robot dinosaurs, Aloy's hunt, the Derangement and the Sobeck reveal. Score: 8.9/10.