Game Reviews6.9/10
Kane & Lynch 2’s grainy camcorder Shanghai still outclasses its gunplay
Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days put a shaky camcorder lens on a Shanghai cover shooter in 2010. A look back at IO Interactive's stylish, short-lived crime game.
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Tag: retro game review
Game Reviews4.4/10
Syberia’s slow, quiet journey still holds up after 24 years
Syberia (2002) reviewed: Kate Walker's slow voyage from New York lawyer to Eastern Russia, scored 4.4/10 for beautiful art and thin puzzles.
Game Reviews7.7/10
Call of Duty 3: The Falaise Gap in Five Uniforms
Call of Duty 3 review: the 2006 WWII shooter that launched PS3 and Wii, skipped PC, and told the Falaise Gap through five Allied armies.
Game Reviews7.5/10
TimeShift wants you to break the clock.
TimeShift review: Saber's 2007 shooter gives you a suit that slows, stops and rewinds time in a rain-soaked 1939. Great mechanic, thin story. 7.5/10.
Game Reviews7.7/10
Mini Ninjas Review: Small Ninjas, Big Charm
Mini Ninjas, IO Interactive's 2009 animal-cursing action-adventure, reviewed: six playable ninjas, 100 Jizo statues, and a world built for wandering.
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 Reviews7.5/10
MadWorld’s black-and-white brutality still looks like nothing else on the Wii
MadWorld, PlatinumGames' black-and-white Wii brawler, reviewed: its Bloodbath Challenges still work, its controls and sales story still don't.
Game Reviews7.5/10
Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition Review: Rockstar’s Arcade Racer Still Knows Exactly What It Is
A look back at Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition, Rockstar's 2005 arcade racer, from its licensed cars and five race types to why Remix is the version to play.
Game Reviews7.5/10
Tony Hawk’s American Wasteland Still Can’t Decide If It Wants to Be a City or a Set
Tony Hawk's American Wasteland review: the seamless Los Angeles map still holds up, but the story, BMX and Bert Slides do not. Score: 7.5/10.
Game Reviews7.3/10
Cheap, ugly and enormous: why Earth Defense Force 2017 still holds up after 20 years
Earth Defense Force 2017 review: Sandlot's 2006 Xbox 360 cult classic with giant ants, 150+ weapons, destructible cities and split-screen co-op, scored 7.3/10.
Game Reviews7.6/10
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin Review — A Confident Sequel That Plays It Safe
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin review — Monolith's 2009 horror shooter adds mechs, iron sights and grab-and-drag cover, but trades dread for room to move.
Game Reviews7.4/10
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance: A Simple, Crowded RPG That Lives on Its Cast
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance (2006) review: Raven Software's superhero RPG packs 140+ Marvel characters, a Doctor Doom plot, and a version problem. Score: 7.4/10.