Game Reviews8.3/10
Donkey Kong Country Returns Fixes the Camera and Still Delivers
A review of Donkey Kong Country Returns, a fresh coat of paint on a classic formula that mostly delivers.
CLAY TRIBUNE / THE ARCHIVE
Tag: Platformer
Game Reviews8.8/10
Eighteen Years On, Mega Man 9 Still Runs Like a Clock
A tale of an ancient hero returning to his roots, bearing only blade and spirit against eight terrible foes.
Game Reviews8.5/10
Trine Review: Three Characters, One Puzzle Space, and a Hand-Painted Masterpiece
A wizard, a thief, and a knight must join forces across hand-painted worlds of watercolor wonder. Trine review.
Game Reviews8.1/10
A City Built From Falling Makes Gravity Rush’s Case for a New Kind of Exploration
A woman falls through a ruined city, bends the very force of gravity to her will, and so masters motion itself.
Game Reviews8.7/10
The Messenger Turns Time Travel Into a Platformer’s Core Hook
A hero carries a message through time to save his town, battling foes across centuries in this swift, demanding platformer.
Game Reviews8.5/10
Trine 2 Review: Three Heroes, One Screen, Plenty of Joy
A review of Trine 2, a physics-driven platformer with three heroes, each with a distinct skill set, offering joyous cooperative puzzle-solving.
Game Reviews8.6/10
Bear and Bat Team Up Again: Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair Turns Rotation Into Art
A bear and a bat share one body in a spinning realm of chambers and coin, a sequel that trims its predecessor's bulk into a tighter, finer adventure.
Game Reviews7.6/10
N++ Review: Brutal Levels Reward Patience and Punish Carelessness
A review of N++, the brutal platformer that pushes the genre further, faster, and harder across PS4, Linux, PC and Mac.
Game Reviews8.4/10
Dung Beetle Yoku Rolls Through a Crumbling Paradise in This Platformer
A dung beetle rolls through a crumbling island paradise, delivering packages and solving physics puzzles against an awakening god.
Game Reviews8.5/10
Sackboy’s Big Adventure Still Earns Its Platformer Crown
A soft toy embarks upon a grand adventure through strange lands, building platforms and battling foes in a tale of cheerful delight.