Game Reviews6.5/10
Vin Diesel’s Wheelman Puts Solid Driving in a Forgettable Open World
Wheelman (2009) review: Vin Diesel's open-world Barcelona driving game, built on the Airjack mechanic, scored 6.5/10.
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Game Reviews7.3/10
The Simpsons: Hit & Run Review — A Conspiracy Worth Revisiting
A retro review of The Simpsons: Hit & Run, the 2003 open-world conspiracy game from Radical Entertainment, scored 7.3 out of 10.
Game Reviews7.8/10
Pandemic’s Paris Resistance Game Turns Nazi-Occupied France Into a Black-and-White Playground
The Saboteur's black-and-white Paris map was its best idea. A review of Pandemic Studios' 2009 open-world revenge game, its color system, and its flaws.
Game Reviews7.3/10
Mafia II Still Won’t Let You Drive Anywhere but Forward
Mafia II review: Vito Scaletta's debt-driven rise through Empire Bay's crime families, plus the Director's Cut, DLC and a 7.3 score.
Game Reviews7.7/10
Prototype Review: Alex Mercer Is His Own Outbreak
Prototype review: Alex Mercer wakes on a morgue slab, is shot, and walks it off. Radical Entertainment's 2009 shapeshifter game scores 7.7/10.
Game Reviews8.2/10
Skyrim’s combat was never the point — the walking was
A deep-dive review of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim: its nine holds, eighteen skills, dragon fights, launch bugs, and why exploration still wins. Score: 8.2/10.
Game Reviews8.4/10
The Sequel That Fixed New Marais but Broke Its Own Morality System
A retrospective on Infamous 2, Sucker Punch's 2011 PS3 sequel — its New Marais setting, Karma system, traversal, and how it holds up today.
Game Reviews8.1/10
Test Drive Unlimited: 1,000 Miles of Oʻahu and the Reboot That Earned Its Sequel
Test Drive Unlimited launched in 2006 with 1,000 miles of Oʻahu roads and real-time online racing. A reboot that earned its sequels and still holds up.
Game Reviews7.2/10
Sonic Frontiers Breaks the Boost Formula Without Finding Anything to Put in Its Place
Sonic Frontiers review: Sonic Team's first open world lands on the Starfall Islands with the Cyloop, Titan fights and Cyber Space. Score: 7.2/10.
Game Reviews6.9/10
Just Cause 4’s sandbox is worth playing even when its story isn’t
Just Cause 4 review: Rico's grappling hook and wingsuit soar, but Solis's weak story drags the 2018 open-world sandbox down to a 6.9 out of 10.
Game Reviews7.4/10
Ubisoft’s Greek-myth open world got the setting right and the game around it wrong
Immortals Fenyx Rising review: Ubisoft Quebec's Greek myth open world shines with Prometheus and Zeus narration, but the Vaults and crafting grind wear thin.
Game Reviews7.2/10
Mad Max’s open world is a coat it can’t quite wear
A review of Avalanche Studios' 2015 open-world game Mad Max, where building the Magnum Opus is the whole point and the driving outshines the fighting.