Game Reviews7.2/10
Trevor Belmont’s mission in Mirror of Fate is to kill Dracula, his father
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate sends Trevor Belmont to kill his father Dracula, and it ends badly. A review of the 2013 3DS game.
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Game Reviews6.2/10
The Order: 1886 Review: A Gorgeous, Disciplined, Thin Piece of Work
The Order: 1886 review: Ready at Dawn's gorgeous PS4 exclusive is beautiful but brief, with stunning production value and thin gameplay. Score: 6.2/10.
Game Reviews7/10
Below: A Descent Worth Taking
Below review: Capybara Games' dark roguelike descent, announced at E3 2013 and delayed until 2018. Brutal but fair combat, permadeath, and a strong mood. 7/10.
Game Reviews6.3/10
Lego Movie Tie-In Still Plays Better Than Most Licensed Games
A 2014 tie-in that rebuilds the film in Lego bricks, with 90+ playable characters and a Master Builder twist. Competent, funny, and nothing more.
Game Reviews6.6/10
Michael Jackson: The Experience Review: A 6.6/10 Dance Game Carried by the King of Pop’s Catalogue
Michael Jackson: The Experience review — Ubisoft's dance game nails the hits but fumbles the motion controls. 6.6/10.
Game Reviews6.4/10
Assetto Corsa Review: Brilliant at the Hard Part, Uninterested in the Easy Ones
Assetto Corsa review: Kunos Simulazioni's 2014 sim racing PC game scores 6.4, praised for tyre physics, laser-scanned tracks and deep setup menus.
Game Reviews6.8/10
Blood Bowl 2 Review: The Sequel the 2009 Game Needed to Be
Blood Bowl 2 review: Cyanide's turn-based fantasy football sequel scores 6.8/10, with the Reikland Reavers campaign, Cabalvision and a player market.
Game Reviews7.1/10
Never Alone: Kisima Ingitchuna Review — A Good Puzzle Platformer and a Genuinely Important Release
Never Alone: Kisima Ingitchuna, the 2014 puzzle platformer built with the Iñupiat, reviewed: spoken Iñupiaq narration, co-op play, and a 7.1/10.
Game Reviews6.3/10
We Happy Few’s survival mechanics keep getting in the way of its dystopia
We Happy Few review: Compulsion Games' dystopia of Joy, white masks and Wellington Wells is buried under survival mechanics that fight the story.
Game Reviews6.8/10
Isometric assassin thriller Tokyo 42 still looks sharper than most of what followed it
Tokyo 42 review: Smac Games' isometric assassin shooter in low-poly future Tokyo, scored 6.8/10 for its E and Q camera rotation and wide arsenal.
Game Reviews6.6/10
Mario Party: Star Rush Review: A Course Correction That Stops Short
Mario Party: Star Rush fixed the series' shared-car problem with simultaneous turns on 3DS, but thin boards and repetition held it back.
Game Reviews6.8/10
Nine years on, Yonder’s gentle farming world still can’t fill its empty middle
Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles review — Prideful Sloth's calm farming adventure scores 6.8/10, a pretty island with an empty center.