Game Reviews8.3/10
‘Golf Story’: Paul Loses Everything, Then Finds His Game
A quiet man loses all and wins back his life through a small white ball upon a green field.
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Tag: Wii U
Game Reviews6.1/10
Maiden of Black Water Reviews: Camera Trickery Can’t Save a Mansion Built for Wandering
A haunted mansion, a camera, and ghosts to photograph: Fatal Frame's Maiden of Black Water weighs dread against tedium.
Game Reviews6.7/10
Ten Years On, Star Fox Zero’s Dual-Screen Experiment Still Misses Its Mark
A tale of two screens: one ship soaring through sky, one fox bounding upon ground, wherein discord reigns between the pair.
Game Reviews6.6/10
Mario Party 10 Review: Inventive Boards, Dated Minigames, and a Welcome Boss Mode
A review of Mario Party 10: inventive boards, plentiful mini-games, and a cooperative mode, weighed against dated content and technical limits.
Game Reviews7.5/10
Paper Mario: Color Splash Recolors the Old Game Without Losing Its Heart
A painter of colors, a hammerer of foes, and a world made anew through a single stroke of the brush.
Game Reviews7.7/10
LEGO City Undercover Review: A Bright, Brick-Built Chase Through Prism City
A masked hero and a city of plastic bricks: a quick, amusing mission-based adventure for the Wii U.
Game Reviews8.2/10
Splatoon Review: Wii U Shooter Built on Ink Turns Painting Into a Sport
A review of Splatoon, Nintendo's Wii U shooter reinvented around ink guns and colorful maps, still one of the best multiplayer games ever made.
Game Reviews8.5/10
Eleven Years On, Xenoblade Chronicles X Still Grinds Its Players Into Dust
A vast alien world, a wandering party, and a battle of chains — Xenoblade Chronicles X weighs its grand vision against its rough edges.
Game Reviews8.2/10
Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Merges Rhythm and Combat Into One of Wii U’s Most Original Action RPGs
A strange union of rhythm and combat, wherein music becomes the very weapon of battle in a phantom world.
Game Reviews9.5/10
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Review: Nintendo’s Brawler Reaches Its Peak
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U review: 51 fighters, 40 stages, crisp HD at 60fps, and the best online mode in the series. A must-have for Wii U owners.