Game Reviews8.2/10
SoulCalibur IV Put Darth Vader and Yoda in a Fighting Game, and It Worked
SoulCalibur IV review: Tower of Lost Souls, 34 fighters, Star Wars guests, online play, and Character Creation changes that traded away original styles.
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Tag: PS3
Game Reviews8.7/10
Insomniac traded Resistance 2’s horror for spectacle, and the series never recovered
Resistance 2 review: Insomniac's 2008 PS3 sequel brought 8-player co-op, 60-player multiplayer and the Sentinels — but traded identity for scale.
Game Reviews8.1/10
Final Fantasy XIII’s reputation has flipped since 2009
Final Fantasy XIII review: Square Enix's 2010 RPG pairs a slow, corridor-heavy opening with the Paradigm battle system and a striking world. Score: 8.1.
Game Reviews8.4/10
A baseball sim so detailed it let a pitcher’s season fall apart one bad inning at a time
MLB 13: The Show review: San Diego Studio's most complete PS3 baseball game, with Road To The Show, Diamond Dynasty, Franchise and a Home Run Derby add-on.
Game Reviews8/10
Heavy Rain Review: A Father’s Fear, Still Uncomfortable in the Right Way
Heavy Rain review: Quantic Dream's 2010 thriller follows four people hunting the Origami Killer and still lands its hardest scenes. 8 of 10.
Game Reviews6.4/10
Dynasty Warriors: Gundam Reborn Review: A 6.4 That Knows Exactly What It Is
Dynasty Warriors: Gundam Reborn review: PS3-only 2013 hack-and-slash with the series' largest Mobile Suit roster and first playable Mobile Armors. 6.4/10.
Game Reviews7/10
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII gives its heroine thirteen days to save whoever she can
Lightning Returns gives its heroine thirteen days to save a dying world. A review of Square Enix's timed adventure and where it sits in the series.
Game Reviews8.2/10
EA’s last-gen swansong still holds up, 13 years on
FIFA 14 review: EA Canada's 2013 football sim shipped across PS3, PC, Xbox 360, PS4 and Xbox One, scoring 8.2/10 despite a paywalled mobile version.
Game Reviews7/10
WipEout HD: Fury Review: More Tracks, More Ships, More Modes
WipEout HD: Fury adds 8 tracks, 13 ships and 3 modes to the PS3 racer — an expansion that widens the base game without reinventing it. 7/10.
Game Reviews8.8/10
2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa: 199 Nations, 10 Stadiums, and a Tournament That Starts at Qualification
A review of 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa, EA's World Cup game with 199 qualifying teams, 10 licensed stadiums, altitude fatigue and Wii differences.
Game Reviews8.8/10
Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds Review — A Brilliant Fighter Undone by a Thin Package
Marvel vs. Capcom 3 review: three-button fighting, 2.5D models, a deep roster and a thin online mode that Capcom resold as Ultimate nine months later.
Game Reviews7.9/10
God of War III’s spectacle still lands, but its pacing and boss fights don’t hold up 16 years on
God of War III review: Kratos climbs Olympus for revenge on Zeus in an uneven but striking end to the Greek saga, with Poseidon's death and the Labyrinth.