Game Reviews8.9/10
Syphon Filter 2 Review: A Cold, Well-Earned Sequel
Syphon Filter 2 review: Eidetic's 2000 PlayStation sequel splits Gabe and Lian, adds split-screen multiplayer, and ends on one of the era's coldest betrayals.
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Game Reviews7.6/10
Mega Man X5 Turns the Series’ Ending Into a Race Against the Clock
Mega Man X5, Capcom's intended finale to the X series, pits X and Zero against a falling space colony with a countdown that changes everything.
Game Reviews7.6/10
Mega Man Legends 2 Review: Four Keys, One Unresolved Promise
Mega Man Legends 2 sends Volnutt after four keys to the Mother Lode on PlayStation. A review of Capcom's 2000 sequel, its dungeons, and its cliffhanger.
Game Reviews9/10
Street Fighter Alpha 3 Review: Three Isms, One Great Fighter
Street Fighter Alpha 3 review: three isms, the Guard Power Gauge, World Tour mode, and why the PlayStation roster misses Final M. Bison. Score: 9/10.
Game Reviews8/10
Ridge Racer Tries a Career Mode, and It Mostly Works
Rage Racer, Namco's 1996 PlayStation racer, introduced the Ridge Racer series' credits system, class ladder and mascot Reiko Nagase. Our review.
Game Reviews5.8/10
Heart of Darkness opens on a boy and his dog, and spends most of its running time making them pay for it.
A review of Heart of Darkness, Amazing Studio's 1998 cinematic platformer by Eric Chahi: gorgeous animation, punishing trial-and-error design.
Game Reviews8.1/10
Rayman’s original release was a gorgeous, punishing platformer — and the difficulty is the point
Rayman launched on PlayStation on 7 September 1995. Michel Ancel's platformer sent a hero after Mr. Dark to save the Great Protoon. Our review scores it 8.1.
Game Reviews6.4/10
MediEvil’s remaster keeps the original’s stubborn camera and stiff combat intact
MediEvil (1998) made you play a fraud knight who died to the first arrow. A look at its Chalice system, detachable arm, and why the camera still hurts.
Game Reviews6.3/10
Ape Escape: The DualShock Landmark That Has Aged
Ape Escape was the first game built around the DualShock analog stick. A retrospective review of its gadgets, ape alarm system, and how it holds up today.
Game Reviews8/10
Klonoa: Door to Phantomile Review — The 2.5D Platformer That Still Holds Up
Klonoa: Door to Phantomile (1997) review — how one 2.5D camera trick and a single throw mechanic still carry Namco's platformer.
Game Reviews8.3/10
Crash Team Racing Review: The Power Slide That Still Holds Up
Crash Team Racing hit the original PlayStation in 1999 as Naughty Dog's last Crash game — a kart racer whose power slide boost still holds up today.
Game Reviews8.5/10
Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back Review — A Sequel That Polishes Without Losing Its Edge
Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back review — Naughty Dog's 1997 PlayStation sequel, its Warp Rooms, 25 crystals, and why its controls still hold up.