Game Reviews6.7/10
Pikmin’s 3DS Detour Drops the Strategy and Keeps the Charm
Hey! Pikmin brought the series to 3DS as a 2D side-scroller in 2017. Arzest's spin-off kept the characters but dropped the strategy. Our review.
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Game Reviews7.1/10
Wolfenstein: Youngblood Review — A Co-op Spin-off That Works Best With Two
Wolfenstein: Youngblood hands the franchise to B.J.'s twin daughters for a leaner co-op shooter set in Nazi-occupied Neu-Paris. Score: 7.1 of 10.
Game Reviews7/10
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII gives its heroine thirteen days to save whoever she can
Lightning Returns gives its heroine thirteen days to save a dying world. A review of Square Enix's timed adventure and where it sits in the series.
Game Reviews6.7/10
Star Fox Zero asks you to fly an Arwing with one screen in your hands and another across the room.
Star Fox Zero splits the Arwing between the GamePad and TV. A Wii U reimagining of Star Fox 64 with transforming vehicles and a divisive control scheme.
Game Reviews6.8/10
Matterfall’s arcade shooting is tight, but the game around it runs out of ideas
Matterfall review: Housemarque's 2017 PS4 side-scroller mixes arcade shooting with platforming and Smart Matter powers, landing at a mixed 6.8/10.
Game Reviews6.9/10
A decade on, Grow Up’s robot sequel expands the toolbox without finding a reason to climb
Grow Up review: B.U.D. returns to rebuild M.O.M. across a planet and moon. Charming floraform scanning, but a sequel that adds without deepening.
Game Reviews7.2/10
Knack II Made the Punching Better and the Story Worse
Knack II review: Japan Studio's 2017 PS4 sequel adds offline co-op, a skill tree, and relic energy, fixing the first game without outgrowing it.
Game Reviews7.1/10
Supermassive’s Ghost Ship Horror Leans on Group Decisions, Not Scares
Man of Medan review: Supermassive's ghost ship horror trades Until Dawn's sprawl for sharper branching choices, but its scares never match its systems.
Game Reviews6.5/10
Killzone: Shadow Fall’s single-player premise deserved better than its multiplayer
Killzone: Shadow Fall review — the PS4 launch shooter, its OWL drone, 10-map multiplayer, and the campaign that wasted the series' best setting.
Game Reviews6.5/10
Kinect Sports Rivals is a tech showcase with nothing to play
Kinect Sports Rivals was Rare's final Kinect Sports game, a 2014 Xbox One launch title whose motion controls never quite worked.
Game Reviews6.6/10
Mario Party 10 Review: Bowser Party Is the Reason to Play
Mario Party 10 review: Nintendo's Wii U party game adds Bowser Party and Amiibo modes, but the shared vehicle drags it down to a 6.6/10.
Game Reviews7.1/10
Styx: Shards of Darkness Review: A Goblin, a Grappling Hook, and a Knife as a Zip-Wire
Styx: Shards of Darkness review: a goblin stealth game with grappling hooks, clones and a knife zip-wire. It scores 7.1/10 and knows exactly what it is.