Latest Video Game Reviews (Page 4)

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who's laughing now | Evil Dead: The Game Review - A groovy gore-fest, but something is missing

Henrietta is out to try and swallow Ash William's soul again, and again, and again....

May 17, 2022 Kelsey Raynor

A vampire looking over a fight in the streets.

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Fangs out | Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodhunt review: An authentic newcomer, thirsting for the competition

Bloodhunt brings a lot of interesting twists to the table, but can this bloodsucker hold its own in a saturated genre?

May 5, 2022 Connor Makar

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stay in your lane | Nintendo Switch Sports review: a simple, formulaic nostalgia-fest – and one of the most fun games of the year

It may not exactly be reinventing the wheel, but Nintendo Switch Sports is exactly what I wanted from the Wii Sports' successor.

April 29, 2022 Alex Donaldson

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Meesa Jar-Jar Bricks | LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Review: A meme-laden mosey through a galaxy far, far away

This retelling of a story from a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away is funny, good-looking and easy enough that you won't need to Force your way through it.

April 5, 2022 James Billcliffe

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SUPER SONIC | Sonic 2 cements it: the hedgehog’s transformation to film is the best video games have ever managed

With the sequel, Sonic has made the most successful jump from games to films ever.

April 1, 2022 Alex Donaldson

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Tina Trouble | Tiny Tina's Wonderlands review – Borderlands gets a magic makeover

Tiny Tina runs her own TTRPG campaign where you are the hero in a fully-fledged Borderlands spin-off, but the fun falls flat rather quickly.

March 24, 2022 Kelsey Raynor

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Mouth feel | Kirby and the Forgotten Land review – Almost a complete mouthful

Kirby goes fully 3D and brings along a new gimmick, but doesn’t quite reach the level of Nintendo’s platform king.

March 23, 2022 Tom Orry

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a show of hands | Ghostwire: Tokyo review – Possessed of spirit and enchanted by that Shinji Mikami magic

Tango Gameworks’ departure from survival horror into a more action-orientated setup is pretty and weird – and undermined by its writing and story.

March 21, 2022 Hirun Cryer

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Triptych of images featuring the player character, a small cute fox, in Tunic.

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No Fox Given | Tunic review: A perfect ‘palate cleanser’ game in a year of huge releases

Tunic has been in the works for a while, but every second has apparently been worthwhile in this oblique adventure gem

March 16, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

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You don’t know, Jack | Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin review – One of the best 3/5 games I’ve played in years

Team Ninja’s Final Fantasy spin-off is awkward, ugly, dumb, and irritating. Yet, it also has this unwieldy, compelling charm.

March 14, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

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life on cars | Gran Turismo 7 review: Birthing a new generation of petrolheads

Polyphony Digital's Gran Turismo 7 is so good, it could probably turn casual players into bonafide petrolheads

March 2, 2022 Andi Hamilton

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switch it up | Steam Deck review: it’s a chunky marvel, brimming with potential… when it works right

Small and mighty, loud and occasionally buggy, the Steam Deck is finally here. But can it hold a candle to the Nintendo Switch and redefine handheld gaming?

Feb. 25, 2022 Alex Donaldson

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Capital Punishment | Elden Ring review - Lording it over everything else

Elden Ring has been worth the wait.

Feb. 23, 2022 Sherif Saed

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Nailed it | Total War: Warhammer 3 review – Embrace your demons, and everyone else’s

Total War: Warhammer 3 is a robust and incredibly detailed strategy game that sometimes falls over itself.

Feb. 14, 2022 Josh Broadwell

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Take a bow | Horizon Forbidden West review: Another beautiful string to Aloy's bow, despite some open world drawbacks

Empowering and fluid combat makes for killer bow-based action in Horizon Forbidden West, but open world woes keep the game from scoring a bullseye.

Feb. 14, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

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Fists of Fury | King of Fighters 15 review - sticking to its roots

Can SNK’s latest instalment in the KoF series challenge all comers and steal the fighting game crown?

Feb. 11, 2022 Connor Makar

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undead to the world | Dying Light 2 review – unique and exhilarating, messy and uneven

An exhilarating, much-improved sequel that hasn’t quite found its identity.

Feb. 2, 2022 Josh Broadwell

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LEGENDARY | Pokemon Legends: Arceus review – the best Pokemon in 20 years

Pokemon Legends: Arceus gets the formula right, bringing major change and upheaval to the series without tossing out the baby with the bathwater. Minor issues with the technical presentation and pacing be damned - it’s the best Pokemon adventure in 20 years.

Jan. 26, 2022 Alex Donaldson

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Sprawling in my skin | Rainbow Six: Extraction review: Ubisoft’s experimental shooter tries its best, but it’s still under Siege

In this tactical, sci-fi FPS from Ubisoft Montreal, I feel caught between past successes and a bold new direction.

Jan. 19, 2022 Connor Makar

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Halo Killer | Halo Infinite campaign review: the ultimate solo Halo experience

343 Industries comes of age, superbly referencing the past and building for the future.

Dec. 6, 2021 Alex Donaldson

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Flow rider | Solar Ash review - burns bright and fizzles out

Chef's kiss mechanics in a game that loses its fizz before the end.

Dec. 1, 2021 Tom Orry

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can't do it | Battlefield 2042 review – I don’t have it in me to stick with Battlefield through another terrible launch

Battlefield 2042 is not DICE's return to form.

Nov. 26, 2021 Sherif Saed

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Emmy - ny | Arcane Review - Riot Games smashes their Netflix Debut

Dorrani and Connor talk through their impressions of Arcane, Riot and Fortiche's Netflix original.

Nov. 26, 2021 Connor Makar

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Focusrite Scarlett Studio Bundle Review - Do you need the Scarlett 2i2 or Solo for streaming?

Do you need an XLR mic and audio interface for streaming?

Nov. 24, 2021 James Billcliffe

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Tuned to Perfection | Forza Horizon 5 review: a potent formula perfected, and one of the best games of the year

Forza Horizon 5 is the natural evolution of the series so far - expanded, tweaked, and turned up to eleven. The result is a game that's been incrementally upgraded in the direction of perfection.

Nov. 12, 2021 Alex Donaldson

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blitz spirit | Call of Duty: Vanguard review - a lot better than expected, but nothing you haven't seen before

Three distinct game modes vary so much in quality - this is the most up and down Call of Duty in years.

Nov. 10, 2021 Sherif Saed

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X Games Mode! | Riders Republic review: an open-world racing game that lets you do whatever you want

Riders Republic is Ubisoft's latest go at an extreme sports game, and it's great.

Nov. 5, 2021 Dorrani Williams

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Lacking persona-lity | Shin Megami Tensei 5 review - a brutal RPG that goes all-in on battles of attrition

A hard-as-nails RPG with great combat, but a paper-thin plot that disappoints.

Nov. 4, 2021 Hirun Cryer

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We Are Groot | Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy review: one of the best story-focused games of the year - with some catches

You'll enjoy Guardians of the Galaxy if you go into it with the right expectations.

Oct. 25, 2021 Alex Donaldson

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We band of brothers | Age of Empires 4 review — A learning experience

A safe, but absorbing real-time strategy game that respects its history.

Oct. 25, 2021 Josh Broadwell

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Tap Square to live | The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes review - caught between a video game and a movie

A horror game for everyone, but at what cost?

Oct. 22, 2021 Tom Orry

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roam run | Back 4 Blood review - modern co-op done right

Back 4 Blood proves you can balance old-school with modern without compromising on either.

Oct. 15, 2021 Sherif Saed

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performance engaged | Crysis Remastered Trilogy review - defying time

You can finally play Crysis (all of them) well, which is actually pretty great.

Oct. 15, 2021 Tom Orry