Game Reviews5.2/10
A Decent Beat-Em-Up From 2012 That Never Escapes Its Premise
A tale of five Autobots upon Earth, battling a dread foe named Thunderwing, in a game that pleases yet fails to astonish.
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Game Reviews5.9/10
Rad Rodgers: World One Captures 90s Platformer Style, but Its Controls Keep Getting in the Way
A ship of islands, a guardian at each gate, and a battle against a cruel fate — a tale of triumph and failure.
Game Reviews5.9/10
Stealth, Silence and Children in Danger: 2Dark Review Scores 5.9/10
A lone detective enters a city of gloom to free lost children, hiding in shadow against those who would raise alarm.
Game Reviews5.7/10
Earthfall Copies Left 4 Dead’s Formula — and Never Quite Escapes Its Shadow
A shooter of many waves and little else, Earthfall borrows a tried form yet fails to add much of its own.
Game Reviews5.5/10
Nine Years On, The Collector’s Edition of ELEX Still Lands Heavier Than Most Sci-Fi RPGs
A rare element falls upon a ruined world, and a tale of mech and magic unfolds, marred by uneven combat and thin quests.
Game Reviews5.5/10
Mario Party: The Top 100 Puts 100 Mini-Games on the 3DS, But Little Else
A review of Mario Party: The Top 100, a compilation of 100 mini-games for the 3DS, judged upon its stars and its failings.
Game Reviews5.6/10
Bubsy Returns With Four Heroes and a Scroll: Paws on Fire Review
Bubsy returns with four heroes and 100 levels of pouncing, gliding and rolling. A love letter that never fully commits.
Game Reviews5.9/10
Five Years On, Disjunction Still Offers a New York That Feels Like a Shell of Itself
A grim New York in 2048 hides a mystery, but the game's three leads and its stealth systems fail to earn the player's trust.
Game Reviews5.3/10
One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows Review — A Single Punch That Doesn’t Always Land
A hero wins with a single punch, yet this fighting game cannot make that joke last beyond a few matches.
Game Reviews5.8/10
Windbound Review: Lost at Sea, Found Somewhere Between Good and Forgettable
A shipwrecked adventurer explores forbidden islands, repairs a broken boat, and battles beasts upon a chain of perilous isles.
Game Reviews5.6/10
Shadow Warrior 3 Review: Blades, Bullets, and a Dragon Too Big to Swallow
A tale of a sword-wielding warrior and a dragon's egg, wherein comedy, fantasy, and bullet-hell clash in one wild game.
Game Reviews5.8/10
Far Cry 2 Review: Malaria, Fire and Permanent Death Make a Flawed Masterpiece
A mercenary wanders a war-torn African nation, hunting the Jackal amid fire, malaria, and permanent loss of comrades.