Game Reviews7.8/10
Aeterna Noctis Review: A Good Metroidvania with a Great Premise and a Mean Streak
Aeterna Noctis review: the hand-drawn Metroidvania's immortal King and Queen, 16 areas, brutal platforming, and what its 7.8 score really means.
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Game Reviews7.2/10
Dinosaur park management sim gets more room to build and more ways to fail
Jurassic World Evolution 2 review: Frontier's 2021 park sim adds 75+ species, pack hunting, shifting territories and saboteur scientists. Score: 7.2/10.
Game Reviews7.7/10
Salt and Sacrifice — 7.7 of 10
Salt and Sacrifice review: Ska Studios' 2D soulslike sequel splits its world into five zones, drops fast travel, and adds faction invasions and co-op.
Game Reviews7.9/10
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania Review — A Generous Remaster That Knows Its Job
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania review — 300 stages, 12 party games, new modes and accessibility options in Sega's 20th anniversary remake. 7.9/10.
Game Reviews7.8/10
Sunday Gold turns every fight into a countdown, and that’s the point
Sunday Gold sends three criminals into a dystopian London to rob a billionaire, where composure matters as much as health. A 7.8/10 review.
Game Reviews8/10
F1 Manager 2023’s broadcast-style presentation can’t hide thin strategy
F1 Manager 2023 review: Frontier's licensed racing management sim covers all 23 circuits, adds race replay and David Croft's commentary. Score: 8/10.
Game Reviews7.5/10
Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons Review — A Roguelite Brawler That Earns Its Twist
Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons review — Secret Base's roguelite brawler, its branching gang order, tag-team co-op, and the 7.5/10 verdict.
Game Reviews7.6/10
Ghostrunner II Fixes the First Game’s Worst Habit
Ghostrunner II review: Jack returns to Dharma Tower and out into the scorched world beyond, with boss fights, motorbike levels and sharper combat.
Game Reviews7.6/10
WarioWare: Move It! Review: A Solid Party Game of 200-Plus Microgames
WarioWare: Move It! brings 200+ motion microgames to Switch, but Party Mode is thin. Our review scores it 7.6 out of 10.
Game Reviews7.4/10
Tales of Kenzera: Zau Review: A Metroidvania That Turns Grief Into a Movement Problem
Tales of Kenzera: Zau review — Surgent Studios' 2.5D metroidvania turns grief into a movement problem, with sun and moon masks and a bargain with death.
Game Reviews8/10
Co-op sci-fi satire that keeps finding new ways to be funny
Revenge of the Savage Planet review: Raccoon Logic's sequel swaps first person for third, adds base building and co-op across four alien planets. 8/10.
Game Reviews7.5/10
Quake 4’s single-player campaign holds up better than its multiplayer ever did
Quake 4 review: Raven Software's 2005 Strogg sequel puts single-player first, from the Tetranode to the Medical Facilities. It scores 7.5 of 10.