Game Reviews7.6/10
Grief Gets a Do-Over in Last Day of June, but the Puzzle Won’t Let Anyone Off Easy
Last Day of June turns grief into a puzzle you can't solve — Carl relives the day of the crash, fails, and finally trades his life for June's.
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Tag: Nintendo Switch
Game Reviews7.3/10
Zombie Army 4: Dead War Review: The Horde Learns to Shoot Back
Zombie Army 4: Dead War review: Rebellion's co-op shooter sends armed zombies through Italy in 1946. A narrow, honest 7.3 out of 10.
Game Reviews7.4/10
The Wonderful 101 Review: 100 Heroes, One Drawn Symbol, and a 7.4 That Never Matched the Ambition
The Wonderful 101, PlatinumGames' 2013 Wii U superhero game by Hideki Kamiya, gets a retrospective on its Unite Morph combat, 2020 remaster, and sales failure.
Game Reviews7.4/10
Clustertruck Review: A Physics Comedy Where the Floor Is a Highway
Clustertruck review: Landfall's physics comedy about jumping between speeding trucks, nine worlds, power-ups, a level editor, and chaotic Twitch integration.
Game Reviews7/10
No More Heroes: Suda51’s Beam Katana Cuts Through Everything Except Its Own Filler
A review of No More Heroes, Suda51's 2007 Wii cult classic: brilliant boss fights, a dull open world, and a voice worth the trouble. Score: 7.0/10.
Game Reviews8.1/10
Grab-and-swing combat carries Flinthook, nine years on
Flinthook review: Tribute Games' grappling-hook roguelike platformer zips through procedural ships, slows time, and earns its 8.1 score.
Game Reviews8.4/10
TumbleSeed Review: One Vine, Two Sticks, and a Mountain That Does Not Forgive
TumbleSeed review: a 2017 roguelike that turns a bar-game vine-balancing gimmick into a demanding, rewarding climb. IGDB score 8.4/10.
Game Reviews8/10
Baba Is You Review: The Rules Are the Puzzle
Baba Is You turns puzzle rules into movable blocks you can rewrite. A review of Hempuli's 2019 indie hit, its Baba Make Level update, and why it scores 8/10.
Game Reviews8.3/10
Bloodroots Review: A Western Revenge Tale Where the World Is Your Weapon
Bloodroots review: Paper Cult's isometric revenge game hands Mr. Wolf a hatchet, a ladder, and a carrot. Fast, improvised, ultra-violent — 8.3/10.
Game Reviews8.1/10
Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain Review — A Sharp Solo Brain Trainer, a Thinner Party Game
Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain review — Nintendo's Switch party puzzler scores 8.1, with class scaling and Ghost Clash carrying thin multiplayer.
Game Reviews8.6/10
Fire Emblem Engage Review: Twelve Rings, One Strong Hook
Fire Emblem Engage review: Nintendo's 2023 Switch tactics RPG brings back the grid, the rings, and a dragon hero waking into war. Score: 8.6/10.
Game Reviews8.7/10
Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon Review — A Prequel That Slows the Series to a Walking Pace and Earns It
Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon review — PlatinumGames' twin-stick Switch prequel swaps guns and heels for a forest, a stuffed cat and an 8.7/10.