Latest Reviews
Crackdown 3
Review of Crackdown 3, the biggest Xbox game of the year so far. Can the much-delayed third entry get the open-world action series back on course?
Far Cry New Dawn
Far Cry: New Dawn is a post-apocalyptic sequel to Far Cry 5, with a new take on the game’s open-world formula, launching on PS4, Xbox One, and PC.
In Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown, you play as Trigger, an ace pilot in the Osean military in the year 2019. You happen to do something bad enough that you’re thrown into a remote, Potemkin-village-style jail / penal colony. You’re stuck there with Avril, a crack mechanic who just happened...
Wargroove
Wargroove is a strategy game for the Nintendo Switch, PC, and Xbox One, that channels genre classics like Advance Wars and Fire emblem.
Kingdom Hearts III
Square Enix’s Kingdom Hearts 3 is an intriguing mashup of Disney and Final Fantasy, but how does it stand up for players who are brand-new to the RPG franchise?
Gris
Gris, from publisher Devolver Digital, is out today on the Nintendo Switch and PC, and it’s one of the most beautiful games ever made, with a style reminiscent of hand-drawn animated movies.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is the fighting series’ debut on the Nintendo Switch, introducing new characters, play styles, and an excellent single-player campaign to the long-running franchise.
Battlefield V
Battlefield V’s multiplayer disappoints, but its return to World War II shines in its single-player War Stories.
Hitman 2
Developer IO Interactive’s Hitman 2, a sequel to the 2016 franchise reboot, offers all of the same inventive and creative assassinations as its predecessors but on a much larger scale. It’s available today on the Xbox One, PS4, and PC.
Tetris Effect
Tetsuya Mizuguchi, creator of games like Rez and Lumines, returns with Tetris Effect, which reimagines the classic puzzle game for the PS4 and PlayStation VR.
Red Dead Redemption 2
With Red Dead Redemption 2 for the PS4 and Xbox One, Rockstar has improved the open-world formula laid down by Grand Theft Auto, creating one of the most convincing virtual worlds ever made.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 could have been a mismatched jumble of ripped-off game elements, but developer Treyarch has instead reinvented the franchise in a way that may have lasting effects on how people play Call of Duty well into the future. None of that would really have been possible...