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Ghostrunner II
One year after the fall of the tyrannical Keymaster, a new chapter unfolds in the hardcore first-person slasher, Ghostrunner II. Developer One More Level offers an exhilarating cyberpunk experience, but not without a few sharp edges.
If you asked me to describe Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged in one word it would be fast. Coming off the back of the 2021 game Hot Wheels Unleased, there is obviously a reason developer Milestone added “turbo” to this sequel’s title! The competitive arcade-style racing game taps right into...
Every so often, I wish my job as a games journalist were as simple as reviewing a game on concept alone. Hellboy Web of Wyrd, a roguelike brawler adventure game that sees you taking on the undead in different locations around the world is an immediately intriguing and refreshing pitch....
In the bustling realm of city-building games, Cities: Skylines II emerges after huge success with the initial game, developers Colossal Order ambitiously pushing the limits of what the genre can do. With grand promises of massive construction and immersive gameplay, does it truly rise above its predecessor or become another...
Wizard with a Gun is a cooperative sandbox survival game developed by Galvanic Games and published by Devolver Digital. Set in a magical world known as The Shatter, you play as a wizard cowboy known as a ‘gunslinger’. After learning that everything has been corrupted by chaotic magical energy, you’re...
Exploration in a roguelike always comes with risks because it puts you in more danger. You risk losing your hard-earned progress and items, but you could put yourself in a better position. Endless Dungeon takes that concept and runs with it, introducing several variables to pay attention to. Put together...
“Wahoo-ing” his way into our lives for over 40 years now, the Mario brand is synonymous with quality and a flagship of not just Nintendo’s catalogue, but gaming and pop culture as a whole. Taking a well-trodden, 2D sidescroller formula and finding a way to make it interesting again is...
We all wish we could feel like a superhero. Not in the “everyday hero” way, but in a bona fide super-power, save the world sense. There’s a reason why “If you could have one superpower, what would it be?” is a common icebreaker in the workplace, just like how superhero...
The Forza Motorsport Series has always been the flagship racer on Xbox. It is their answer to PlayStation’s long-running Gran Turismo series and carries a storied history of quality, enjoyable titles. For the past few years though, the spotlight has been on the excellent open-world variant Forza Horizon. While we...
I’m always a stickler for the underdog games. Those that people are largely naysayers of, quickly dismissing and never giving the game much a second thought. The kind that when I tell people I like said game they say “Really, that game?” Why? Because I like to find the good in...
Detective Pikachu Returns is a detective game developed by Creatures Inc and published by Nintendo and the Pokémon Company. The game is a sequel to the 2016 3DS game, Detective Pikachu. The game comes with two modes: a regular mode and a story jump mode. It once again follows the...
The Assassin’s Creed franchise has undergone quite the genre shift in the last decade. After a few years of middling releases from 2014 and 2015, the franchise rebirthed itself anew with new RPG mechanics, like levelling up with XP, sidequests in the triple digits, and large skill trees that allow...
