Game Reviews5.8/10
Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games Review: A Solid, Slightly Awkward Step Up
A tale of two franchises meeting at the Sochi Winter Games, where bright dreams and awkward controls meet upon the arena.
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Tag: Wii U
Game Reviews5.1/10
Tank! Tank! Tank! Review: Arcade Hit, Wii U Flop
A tale of a tank, a vast arsenal of arms, and a city laid waste—this arcade shooter's home port suffers a grave fall.
Game Reviews5.8/10
Game & Wario Review: 16 Minigames, One GamePad, Too Many Fits and Starts
A strange collection of sixteen minigames, each a singular world unto itself, yet the whole never quite coheres.
Game Reviews6.6/10
Dr. Luigi Review: A Solid, Safe Addition to the Dr. Mario Series
A late addition to the Dr. Mario series, this puzzle game earns its keep with new twists on a familiar tile-matching formula.
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.
Game Reviews6/10
Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash Review: A Competent Tennis Game With Too Little Around It
Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash on Wii U adds Jumpshots and Mega Mushrooms but too little else, with four modes and 16 characters. Our review scores it 6/10.
Game Reviews7.1/10
Star Fox Guard turns the Wii U GamePad into a security monitor, and that’s the whole point
Star Fox Guard, the 2016 Wii U tower defense game from Nintendo and PlatinumGames, reviewed: camera combat, Chaos robots, 100 missions, and a 7.1/10.
Game Reviews7.5/10
Nintendo Land Was the Wii U’s Best Argument for Itself, and It Came Bundled With the Console
Nintendo Land, the Wii U's 2012 pack-in launch title, explained: twelve attractions, asymmetric GamePad play, and 5.21 million copies sold.
Game Reviews7.4/10
Runbow Review: One Color Rule, Nine Players, One 30-Minute Gauntlet
Runbow review: a color-shifting platformer where matching platforms vanish, built for nine-player chaos, plus the 30-minute Bowhemoth gauntlet. 7.4/10.
Game Reviews7.3/10
Kirby and the Rainbow Curse Still Answers Only to the Stylus
Kirby and the Rainbow Curse review: HAL's 2015 Wii U claymation platformer draws rainbow ropes on the GamePad, with co-op Waddle Dees and 28 levels.
Game Reviews8/10
New Super Mario Bros. U Plays Better Than Anyone Remembers and Sticks in Nobody’s Head
New Super Mario Bros. U review: the Wii U launch platformer that played it safe, sold 24 million copies, and outlasted its own console.
Game Reviews7.4/10
Scribblenauts Unmasked’s DC Crossover Still Holds Up 13 Years Later
Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure (2013) sent Maxwell's magic notepad through the DC Universe. A review of 5th Cell's licensed crossover.