Mario Kart 7 review: how hang gliders, submersible karts and 32 tracks changed the series, and what the 2024 online shutdown cost players.
MotorStorm: Pacific Rift traded the desert for a hostile tropical island in 2008, and it remains the best racer Evolution Studios ever made.
DJ Hero launched October 27, 2009, with a turntable controller, crossfader and 94 remixes. We review the rhythm game that turned players into DJs.
Peggle 2 review: PopCap's puzzle sequel adds new masters, trial levels, and Extreme Fever, but keeps the 10-ball loop mostly unchanged. Score: 8.1/10.
Review of Double Fine's 2011 puzzle adventure: you play the smallest doll and use other characters as your interface. Multiple solutions to every puzzle.
Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection rebuilds eight classic Williams tables in 3D across six platforms, with Gorgar, Black Knight and Space Shuttle.
Nidhogg review: Messhof's two-player fencing duel is fast, funny and merciless, with a single-player mode best left alone. Score: 7.7/10.
A deep dive into Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward — its Ambidex Game, 24 endings, flowchart, escape rooms, and why the story still holds up.
Shin Megami Tensei IV review: Atlus' 3DS RPG, from Mikado Castle to demon-run Tokyo, Press Turn battles, and the macca death economy. Score: 8.5/10.
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy review: a 2012 3DS rhythm game that turns decades of Final Fantasy music into a playable archive worth tapping through.
MLB 11: The Show review: the last PS2 and PSP baseball game, first with PlayStation Move, PURE Analog controls, Road to the Show, and an 8.6 score.
Skulls of the Shogun review: 17-BIT's Advance Wars-style tactics game, its Kurokawa twist, Bone-A-Fide Edition, and ports from Xbox 360 to Switch.
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