Game Reviews7.1/10
Galactrix Sends Puzzle Quest Through Space — and Earns a 7.1
A game of star systems and hexagonal tiles, wherein matches fall and rise according to the laws of space.
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Tag: Xbox Live Arcade
Game Reviews6.9/10
Hybrid’s Jetpack Shooting Is Sharp, but Its Forever War Runs Out of Players
Hybrid, 5th Cell's 2012 jetpack cover shooter, scored 6.9. We break down its persistent faction war, drone kills and why the crowd never showed up.
Game Reviews7.9/10
DeathSpank’s jokes land harder than its combat, 16 years on
DeathSpank, Ron Gilbert and Clayton Kauzlaric's 2010 action RPG comedy for PSN and Xbox Live Arcade, reviewed — Diablo combat, 112 quests, a 7.9 score.
Game Reviews7.5/10
Shoot Many Robots Still Runs on the Joke of Its Title, and That’s the Point
Shoot Many Robots review: Demiurge's 2012 2.5D co-op shooter, its five-slot loadout, survival stages, and why it scores 7.5 despite a 67 Metacritic.
Game Reviews7.3/10
GripShift Review: Super Monkey Ball Meets Stunt Car Racer
GripShift, Sidhe's 2005 PSP puzzle racer, mixed Super Monkey Ball precision with Stunt Car Racer driving. A 7.3/10 look at its stars and split screen.
Game Reviews7.2/10
Uno on Xbox Live Arcade Made a Card Game the Best Reason to Own a Camera
Uno on Xbox Live Arcade (2006) turned a simple card game into a social hangout with voice chat and camera support. Our retro review scores it 7.2/10.
Game Reviews8.2/10
Dust: An Elysian Tail Review — A Hand-Painted Metroidvania With a Strong Idea at Its Core
Dust: An Elysian Tail review: Dean Dodrill's hand-painted Metroidvania about a sword-wielding amnesiac, the Sen-Mithrarin, and a million-copy indie hit.
Game Reviews8.6/10
Trials Evolution’s bikes still throw you off, and that’s the point
Trials Evolution review: RedLynx's 2012 physics motorbike game, its curving track line, four-player modes, course editor, and Gold Edition bundle.
Game Reviews8.9/10
BattleBlock Theater Review: The Behemoth’s Co-op Classic Still Holds Up
BattleBlock Theater review: The Behemoth's co-op platformer still holds up a decade on, from its cursed hat story to insane mode and sabotage.
Game Reviews9/10
Supergiant’s debut action RPG still holds up 15 years later
Bastion review: Supergiant's reactive narrator, Cores and Shards, the Ura choice, and why the 2011 action RPG still holds up.
Game Reviews6.6/10
Contra on Xbox Live Arcade: A 6.6 for the 2006 Port, Not the 1987 Classic
Contra on Xbox Live Arcade is a 2006 port of the 1987 arcade classic, and its 6.6 Metacritic score judges the port, not the game that built the franchise.