Game Reviews8.2/10
Enter the Gungeon’s bullet-hell roguelike loop holds up a decade on
Enter the Gungeon review: Dodge Roll's 2016 roguelike bullet hell still holds up, with dodge rolls, table flips, and a gun that can kill the past.
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Game Reviews6/10
Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare Review — A Great Flashlight and Not Much Else
A retrospective on Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare, the 2001 PS1 survival horror reboot with two heroes, one flashlight, and one great idea.
Game Reviews8.9/10
Skateboarding’s Most Influential Video Game Holds Up Because of Its Timer, Not Its Tricks
A retrospective review of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater (1999): the two-minute clock, combo scoring, special gauge, and why the PlayStation original still holds up.
Game Reviews7.5/10
Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain Review — 7.5/10
A retro review of Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain, Silicon Knights' 1996 vampire action-adventure — its blood health bar, cruel story, and lasting flaws.
Game Reviews8.9/10
Syphon Filter 2 Review: A Cold, Well-Earned Sequel
Syphon Filter 2 review: Eidetic's 2000 PlayStation sequel splits Gabe and Lian, adds split-screen multiplayer, and ends on one of the era's coldest betrayals.
Game Reviews7/10
Grand Theft Auto 2 Ditched the Top-Down Camera and Still Couldn’t Find Its Own Identity
Grand Theft Auto 2 (1999) review: DMA Design's top-down sequel set in Anywhere City, with gang loyalty, wanted levels, and a score of 7.0/10.
Game Reviews7.1/10
Point Blank’s losing team still gets paid, and that’s the point
Point Blank (2008) review: Zepetto's free-to-play PC shooter, its two factions, eight character models, short loadout window, and 7.1 critic score.
Game Reviews8/10
Armored Core: Master of Arena Review — The Arena Becomes the Point
Armored Core: Master of Arena (1999) turned the Arena into the spine of FromSoftware's mech series. A review of the trilogy's strongest, least welcoming entry.
Game Reviews7.6/10
Mega Man X5 Turns the Series’ Ending Into a Race Against the Clock
Mega Man X5, Capcom's intended finale to the X series, pits X and Zero against a falling space colony with a countdown that changes everything.
Game Reviews7.6/10
Mega Man Legends 2 Review: Four Keys, One Unresolved Promise
Mega Man Legends 2 sends Volnutt after four keys to the Mother Lode on PlayStation. A review of Capcom's 2000 sequel, its dungeons, and its cliffhanger.
Game Reviews8/10
Mega Man’s First 3D Outing Holds Up Better Than Its Reputation Suggests
Mega Man Legends review: how Capcom's 1997 PlayStation action-adventure moved Mega Man into 3D, from Kattelox Island to Mega Man Juno.
Game Reviews8.2/10
Driver Put You Behind the Wheel of Every Car Chase You Ever Loved
Driver (1999) review: Reflections' chase-film fantasy still thrills, though its cruel opening test and dated story scenes have not aged well.