Fighting EX Layer Review: One-On-One Fun
Layers upon layers. Fighting EX Layer is a one-one-one fighting game that’s built for a very specific audience. There’s no tutorial, no story mode, not even a basic arcade mode yet. However, the resulting game is built purely on competitive fighting…
A Plague Tale: Innocence Review – Of Rats And Children
One of the most macabre scenes in A Plague Tale: Innocence is the eponymous plague, manifesting in the form of cursed rats. These vermin have a malevolent, otherworldly presence, their incessant screeching and scratching on stone pavements and atop piles of corpses…
Sonic Mania Plus Review – Encore! Encore!
From the opening title’s splash screen, Sonic Mania’s presentation is intoxicating. Its colorful, retro 2D graphics and vibrant ’90s-inspired pop soundtrack is enough to make any Sega Genesis fan squeal in excitement. In this jointly developed game, Sega and members of…
Don’t Expect More Kingdom Hearts On Switch
It looks like one Kingdom Hearts game is all the Switch is going to get. Franchise spinoff Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory will be launching on consoles this November–including Nintendo Switch. While the rhythm-action game will be the first time a Kingdom…
Total War: Three Kingdoms Review – The New Romantics
You’re facing down the scattered remnants of the last, great Han warlords, and your entire adult life so far has been building to this moment. Ever since you first took up arms at the age of eighteen against the corruption…
Destroy All Humans Review – Two Arms, Two Legs, And An Attitude
I love two types of sci-fi stories: the ones that are very dark and heavy with themes about humanity’s failures, and the ones that are corny and feel like the product of someone who thinks space is a playground for…
West Of Dead Review – Run And Cover
West of Dead brings some interesting ideas to the well-trod Rogue-lite scene, but lots of technical and design flaws make it hard to enjoy them. here are a lot of reasons to take a look at West of Dead. Cowboys and…
Observation Review – Space Madness
In Observation you play as SAM (Systems Administration and Maintenance), the AI assistant of a space station that represents the joint efforts of Europe, China, and Russia. Your abilities are limited by your absence of a corporeal form–for most of the game…
Mario Tennis Aces Review: Aim High
When the credits rolled on Mario Tennis Aces’ Adventure Mode, I vowed to never again laugh at a tennis player having an ugly meltdown on the court. I had felt the volcanic surge of adrenaline that comes when a rally has…
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker Nintendo Switch Review: Time For Adventure
Nintendo has all but cornered the market on streamlined, cute adventures for all ages. While Captain Toad made his first appearance in Super Mario Galaxy, he’s since been spun off into his own puzzle-platforming series based on a very different type…
Cadence Of Hyrule Review – Groove is in the Heart
The most surprising thing about Cadence of Hyrule, despite being so unusual, is how much it immediately feels like a Zelda game. Aesthetically, it sits somewhere between A Link to the Past and the cartoonier Four Swords games, but its Zelda roots run…
Why Was Fortnite Removed From The App Store And Google Play?
Fortnite has been banned from Apple’s App Store and Google Play. Lawsuits are involved. #FreeFortnite is trending. What exactly happened? Epic Games and Apple are feuding over a move the Fortnite developer made without Apple’s approval, which resulted in the removal of…
