Shamus White
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A new entry in the Topspin series has finally happened after 13 long years. Yet wildly, after all this time Novak Djokovic is still the world’s number one men’s tennis player, just like back then. This fact perfectly encapsulates TopSpin 2K25: the more things change, the more they stay the same. The formula for the game was not broken 13 years ago, so they did not try to fix it. However, the game finds itself lacking in some other areas.
Every year sports games come and go, from every sport imaginable including AFL, NRL, Cricket, Football/Soccer, NBA, NFL, and Golf. But MLB has something these games do not. I celebrated scoring a home run because it felt like an accomplishment. The controls are much the same as a cricket game, simple but effective button presses and directional inputs, but for some reason, getting it all right in MLB The Show 24 just feels better. Perhaps it’s the slight cut away from the batter, before fol...
The Ruler of Hell is gone, and now it is up to the Archfiends to make their way to Pandaemonium and fill the void. Solium Infernum is a League of Geeks remake of the 2009 game of the same name, originally made by Cryptic Comet/Vic Davis. This is League of Geeks’ first release since laying off nearly half of their staff and putting their previous game Jumplight Odyssey on indefinite pause.
NBA 2K24 is the latest in a long line of NBA2K games. Yearly sports games can be hit and miss, without a lot of difference from the previous year’s game. There are new features like ProPlay, an immersion ruining but new story in MyCAREER mode, heading ‘In Pursuit of Greatness’ in The W, reliving some of Kobe Bryant’s greatest MAMBA MOMENTS, and recreating or changing history in MyNBA. Even with these differences from the last game, this year’s NBA game is still in basketball terms: ...