Game Reviews7.2/10
Shantae and the Seven Sirens Still Holds Up Six Years Later
Shantae and the Seven Sirens review: WayForward's half-genie returns with instant fusion magic, 50 collectible Monster Cards, and a sunken city twist. 7.2/10.
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Game Reviews7.8/10
Aeterna Noctis Review: A Good Metroidvania with a Great Premise and a Mean Streak
Aeterna Noctis review: the hand-drawn Metroidvania's immortal King and Queen, 16 areas, brutal platforming, and what its 7.8 score really means.
Game Reviews7.4/10
Skeletal rabbit prince chainsaws his way through Hell in a 2012 cult favourite
Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit review: Ash, a skeletal rabbit prince, kills 100 monsters over one bath photo. We score it 7.4/10.
Game Reviews7.7/10
Mickey Mouse’s Metroidvania Is Built for Players Who Don’t Want to Fight
Disney Illusion Island review: a no-combat Mickey Mouse Metroidvania with a hug button, a Grayzar twist, and a 7.7/10 critic score.
Game Reviews7.5/10
Princess Peach’s Stage Debut Is Charming but Over Too Soon
Princess Peach: Showtime! review: Nintendo finally gives Peach the lead role, but ten transformations and shallow combat hold back a gorgeous production.
Game Reviews8/10
Puppeteer Turns Its Stage Into a Trap, and the Audience Into the Mark
Puppeteer review: Japan Studio's 2013 PS3 platformer stages a dark puppet-show fairytale where Kutaro loses his head and wields magical scissors.
Game Reviews8/10
Aegis Defenders Review: Two Genres, One Welded Whole
Aegis Defenders review: Guts Department's 2D platformer meets tower defense, with cross fusion, 18 levels, and a 2014 Kickstarter story.
Game Reviews7.7/10
Sonic Superstars proves 2D Sonic still works without leaning on nostalgia
Sonic Superstars review: Sega's 2023 side-scroller brings four playable heroes, new North Star Islands zones, Chaos Emerald powers, and no lives.
Game Reviews7.5/10
De Blob 2 Review: A Solid Sequel That Keeps the Paint Flowing
De Blob 2 review: Blue Tongue's 2011 sequel adds dash attacks, co-op, and power-ups to the paint-the-city loop, now re-released on modern consoles.
Game Reviews7.3/10
Kirby and the Rainbow Curse Still Answers Only to the Stylus
Kirby and the Rainbow Curse review: HAL's 2015 Wii U claymation platformer draws rainbow ropes on the GamePad, with co-op Waddle Dees and 28 levels.
Game Reviews8/10
New Super Mario Bros. U Plays Better Than Anyone Remembers and Sticks in Nobody’s Head
New Super Mario Bros. U review: the Wii U launch platformer that played it safe, sold 24 million copies, and outlasted its own console.
Game Reviews7.8/10
LittleBigPlanet 3’s campaign never matched its creation tools, and the players proved it
LittleBigPlanet 3 review: Sumo Digital's 2014 PS3/PS4 platformer adds Oddsock, Toggle and Swoop, but a short campaign and technical issues hold it back.