Game Reviews6.9/10
NES Remix Review: 16 Classics, 204 Challenges, and a Decade of Nostalgia
A look back at NES Remix, a Wii U collection of classic NES games remixed into quick, challenging mini-games.
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Tag: retro gaming
Game Reviews7.1/10
Life Moves On in The Sims 2, and That’s the Whole Point
A retrospective on The Sims 2, the 2004 Maxis sequel that added a lifespan, aspirations, and 3D graphics, turning a dollhouse into a story about time.
Game Reviews6.4/10
Unreal Tournament III: A Good Game With a Great Engine and No Clear Reason to Be the One You Pick
Unreal Tournament III review: Epic's 2007 shooter scores 6.4/10 with a great engine and strong multiplayer, but no clear reason to exist beyond its name.
Game Reviews7.1/10
Catwoman (2004): A Licensed Game That Clears Its Own Low Bar
Catwoman (2004) was Argonaut Games' last release for 19 years. A licensed tie-in that beats its reputation, with Halle Berry's face and Jennifer Hale's voice.
Game Reviews7.4/10
Lost Planet: Extreme Condition Review — A Solid Shooter With a Cold That Means Something
Lost Planet: Extreme Condition review: Capcom's frozen shooter, its thermal energy survival clock, Vital Suit hijacking, and a story that runs cold.
Game Reviews8.5/10
Cel-Shaded Conspiracy Thriller XIII Holds Up 23 Years Later
XIII, Ubisoft's 2003 cel-shaded conspiracy shooter, reviewed: its comic-panel headshots, 16 weapons, and why it still works.
Game Reviews7.8/10
Pandemic’s Paris Resistance Game Turns Nazi-Occupied France Into a Black-and-White Playground
The Saboteur's black-and-white Paris map was its best idea. A review of Pandemic Studios' 2009 open-world revenge game, its color system, and its flaws.
Game Reviews7.8/10
X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse Review — A Superhero Sequel That Earns Its Alliance
X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse review: the 2005 co-op action RPG that forced X-Men and Brotherhood to fight together, scored 7.8 of 10.
Game Reviews7.3/10
EA Sports Active 2’s Online Services Are Gone, and the Game Went With Them
EA Sports Active 2 turned living rooms into gyms in 2010 with a 30-day challenge and Kinect support, until EA killed its online features in 2012.
Game Reviews6.6/10
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz Review — A Launch Title That Tilts More Than It Jumps
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz launched with the Wii in 2006, pairing 100 tilt-controlled levels and 50 mini-games with a jump that never quite worked.
Game Reviews7.5/10
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 Arrived on Seven Platforms and Still Felt Like a Stopgap
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 shipped in 2006 across seven platforms, including PS3 at launch. A 7.5/10 look at EA's golf sim, its GameFace upgrade and dead servers.
Game Reviews7.4/10
3D Dot Game Heroes: The King Who Banned Sprites, and the Voxel Homage That Worked
3D Dot Game Heroes review: Silicon Studio's PS3 voxel homage to 8-bit Zelda, its full-health sword mechanic, and why it scored 7.4 out of 10.