Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection review: two kingdoms, twin Rathalos from one egg, and an 8.6/10 critic score for Capcom's turn-based RPG.
Once Upon a Katamari review: RENGAME's 2025 Katamari revival scores 8.4/10, bringing the Prince back to consoles with power-ups, crowns, and time travel.
Obsidian's darker Star Wars RPG sequel: The Exile, Kreia, lightsaber forms, six planets and the choices that turn you. Our 8.6/10 review.
Mortal Kombat's 2011 reboot rewound the timeline, added the X-ray move and super meter, and gave the series its cleanest fight in years. 8.4/10.
Dawn of War II dropped base building and rebuilt RTS around small units, cover and fast fights. The most argued-over entry in the series, and its best.
Driver: San Francisco review — how Ubisoft Reflections turned a coma dream and the Shift mechanic into the best game in the series, with 140 cars and 208 miles.
Saints Row 2 review: Volition's 2008 open-world sequel that gave the franchise its own voice, with the Respect system, Stilwater, and gang warfare.
Psychonauts review: Double Fine's 2005 cult platformer sends Raz into fractured minds, and its wild art direction still holds up. Score: 8.7/10.
Professor Layton and the Last Specter review: LEVEL-5's DS prequel reveals how Layton met Luke, adds Emmy Altava, 170+ puzzles, and London Life.
Metal Slug 3 review: SNK's 2000 run-and-gun classic, its branching paths, prisoner tally, destructible scenery and dot-pixel art, scored 8.2 of 10.
Yakuza 4 review: Sega's crime drama splits its story across four protagonists with four fighting styles, and it's the series' smartest structural move.
Antichamber, Alexander Bruce's 2013 first-person puzzler, taught players to distrust walls, space and their own eyes — and it still holds up.
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