Dead Rising 3 review: Capcom Vancouver's Xbox One launch title delivers the series' best zombie sandbox and its weakest story, scoring 7.6 of 10.
Just Cause 3 review: Rico Rodriguez returns to Medici with a grappling hook and 400 square miles of chaos, but a thin story and frame rate issues hold it back.
Sleeping Dogs review: Wei Shen goes undercover in Hong Kong's Sun On Yee, with melee-first combat, triple XP and a camera that fights back.
Saints Row IV turned a street gang into a presidential administration and dropped it inside an alien computer simulation. A review of why it still works.
Sunset Overdrive review: Insomniac's 2014 mutant romp scores 8.2/10, with rail-grinding combat, Chaos Squad co-op and a city called Sunset City.
Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag hands you the Jackdaw and the Golden Age of Piracy, from Havana to the Observatory. A look at the 2013 open-world classic.
Batman: Arkham City review: Rocksteady's open-world sequel turns Arkham Asylum's hallway into a prison city, with the Titan blood cure and Protocol 10.
Far Cry 3 (2012) review: Jason Brody, Vaas Montenegro, the Rook Islands, three skill trees and the tattoo that grows as you play.
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain review — Kojima's open-world stealth farewell, from D-Dog and Quiet to Mother Base and FOBs. Score: 9.6/10.
Grand Theft Auto V review: Rockstar's Los Santos, Michael, Franklin and Trevor, heists, the wanted meter and GTA Online — still worth playing in 2025.
Breath of the Wild review: Nintendo's 2017 open-world Zelda rebuilt Hyrule on physics and chemistry instead of script, and earned a 9.8 of 10.
Star Wars Outlaws review: Kay Vess, Nix, four planets, and a syndicate system that makes this scoundrel story work. Score: 7.6/10.
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