Game Reviews7.2/10
The Mechs Are Still Standing: Armored Core: Verdict Day After the Servers Went Dark
Armored Core: Verdict Day's servers shut down March 31, 2024. A look at the UNAC system, the Three Forces, and why it still earns a 7.2/10.
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Tag: mech games
Game Reviews7.8/10
RIGS: Mechanized Combat League Review — A Sharp Sports Shooter With No Arena Left
RIGS: Mechanized Combat League turned PSVR mech combat into a televised sport with 24 Rigs and three match types — until Sony killed the servers in 2022.
Game Reviews7.3/10
MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries Review: A Slow Middle and a Hangar That Outshines the Story
MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries review: Piranha Games' 2019 mech sim, its revenge campaign, faction contracts, hangar management and two million sales.
Game Reviews8.2/10
BattleTech (2018): A Mercenary’s Game of Scarcity, Debt and Salvage
BattleTech review: Harebrained Schemes' turn-based mech tactics game, its 3025 Aurigan Reach campaign, and why every pre-battle decision matters. Score: 8.2/10.
Game Reviews7.1/10
Daemon X Machina Review: 7.1/10 — A Mech Game for Tinkerers
Daemon X Machina review: Marvelous' mech action game scores 7.1/10, with deep Arsenal customization and a campaign that never earns its war.
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 Reviews7.8/10
Into the Breach Review: Chess With a Countdown
Into the Breach review: Subset Games' turn-based mech strategy game shows you every enemy move, then dares you to answer. Score: 7.8/10.
Game Reviews8.6/10
Titanfall 2’s Campaign Still Outclasses Its Multiplayer a Decade Later
Titanfall 2 review: Respawn's 2016 shooter gave players Jack Cooper and BT-7274, a campaign that finally made a mech game about two characters.
Game Reviews8.1/10
Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon Review — A Reboot That Justifies the Decade Off
Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon review — FromSoftware's mech reboot delivers deep customization, a mission economy, and the strange voice of Ayre. 8.1/10.