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JURI'S OUT | Street Fighter 6 review: one of the best fighting game packages of all time

With Street Fighter 6, the series steps back into the ring, bruised and beaten, and proves nothing can keep its fighting spirit down.

May 30, 2023 Alex Donaldson

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FUSION FRENZY | Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom review – Nintendo hasn’t blown its Fuse

Building out the world

May 11, 2023 James Billcliffe

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SUCKS TO BE YOU | Redfall review: A bloodless imitation of Arkane’s best work

Dishonored’s magic is spread thin across a co-op open world where compromise is everywhere

May 2, 2023 Jeremy Peel

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LIGHTSHOW | Star Wars Jedi: Survivor review | A starbound epic that shoots for the stars

We're talkin' lightsabers on your PS5 bud. It's a pretty great combo.

April 28, 2023 Connor Makar

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NO SPAIN, NO GAIN | Resident Evil 4 Remake review: A bolder, Leon-hearted version of a classic, refined in every way

“This time, it can be different.” And that’s okay. In fact, it's more than OK.

March 17, 2023 Kelsey Raynor

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FINE CHINA | Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty review – How to make friends and annihilate people

As great as Team Ninja’s tidal, back-and-forth take on the Souls-like formula is, some small regressions keep it from landing a killer blow.

March 2, 2023 Dom Peppiatt

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WILD DANCER | Like a Dragon: Ishin review – An exceptional RPG that fulfils the Samurai fantasy

This romp from Kyo is outstanding, even among its peers.

Feb. 17, 2023 Connor Makar

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OMEGA FORCE MAJEURE | Wild Hearts review: We’ve got Monster Hunter at home…

What happens when you copy someone else’s homework? You get in trouble.

Feb. 16, 2023 Dom Peppiatt

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NICHELY DOES IT | PlayStation VR2 review: £530 on PS5 VR might end up being the best money you've ever spent

The PlayStation virtual reality offering costs about £1k all-in, but the experience is generation defining.

Feb. 16, 2023 Tom Orry

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MOUNT E-VR-EST | Horizon Call of the Mountain review: The view is worth the climb

PS VR2’s key launch title is gorgeous, but at times a little dull.

Feb. 16, 2023 Tom Orry

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BITTERSWEET SYMPHONY | Final Fantasy Theatrhythm Final Bar Line review: Long-awaited Switch and PS4 ensemble strikes a chord

The latest Switch and PS4 FF rhythm game creates some series high notes – but it’s not a totally flawless performance.

Feb. 14, 2023 Dom Peppiatt

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THE WUTAI THAT BINDS | Crisis Core Final Fantasy 7 Reunion review: One of the most impressive remasters ever, but still a PSP game at heart

With Final Fantasy 7 Remake reinvigorating the wider compilation, is this once-niche RPG spin-off ready for another shot at relevance?

Dec. 6, 2022 Alex Donaldson

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UP JACOB’S CREEK | The Callisto Protocol review: A dead frustrating space

The Callisto Protocol is what happens when you aim for the moon and land on your arse.

Dec. 2, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

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MARVEL MASHUP | Marvel's Midnight Suns review: Firaxis assembles its most joyful game to date

The feelgood game of the year is a strange, stark contrast to XCOM.

Nov. 30, 2022 Jim Trinca

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NO WAND REQUIRED | The Knight Witch Review: A magical twist on the genre — lean and engaging

A decent release, just before 2022 vanishes.

Nov. 28, 2022 Connor Makar

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evil missed | Evil West review – One of the year’s best action games let down by outdated level design

Evil West is a fun action game, but it could've been a lot more fun.

Nov. 21, 2022 Sherif Saed

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SCIENCE-FEELS | Somerville review: the most beautiful game I’ve ever played

Jumpship has created a gorgeous work of art that just achieves greatness in Somerville, in spite of some control quirks.

Nov. 14, 2022 Tom Orry

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ARS GRATIA ARTIS | Pentiment review: a wonderful tapestry of historical intrigue, and a welcome treat for Game Pass users

Nobody expects a lavish ink commission.

Nov. 14, 2022 Jim Trinca

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CLING ME THE HORIZON | Tactics Ogre: Reborn review – One of the best strategy games of all time gets even better

New features, gorgeous presentation, and a stone-cold classic in the middle? Yeah, Tactics Ogre: Reborn is essential.

Nov. 10, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

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GHOST+SOAP BROMANCE | Modern Warfare 2 campaign review - An excellent pitch for an Infinity Ward RPG

On the surface, Modern Warfare 2’s campaign may look like the same old Call of Duty – but in playing it, I found it to be the series’ most imaginative.

Oct. 25, 2022 Sherif Saed

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HAIR NECESSITIES | Bayonetta 3 review: An instant classic that feels like a proper old-school, content-packed Nintendo adventure

Bigger levels, bigger fights, bigger hair – Bayonetta 3 somehow manages to edge the Platinum formula even harder to deliver one hell of a climax.

Oct. 25, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

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Playing Batman | Gotham Knights review: Four isn't always better than one

It's been many years in the making, but can Gotham Knights meet expectations? Not really.

Oct. 20, 2022 Connor Makar

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RAT’S ENTERTAINMENT | A Plague Tale: Requiem review – an essential Game Pass encore, in sickness and in health

The cinematic sequel to A Plague Tale: Innocence wants you to think long and hard about who you are, and what you’ve done.

Oct. 17, 2022 Dom Peppiatt

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W-AAA-HHH | Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope review – a Nintendo Switch exclusive with the alluring charm of a GBA classic

Ubisoft and Nintendo join forces once again to surprise us all with the most unlikely – and lovely – Nintendo Switch team-up.

Oct. 17, 2022 Tom Orry

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DISGUSTENG | What the hell is Scorn? This icky survival horror will leave Game Pass subscribers squirming

Xbox decides to involve HR (Giger).

Oct. 14, 2022 Jim Trinca

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HIT THE BRICKS | Lego Bricktales review: A near-perfect video game representation of joyous Lego creativity

Lego Bricktales carries the energy of the finest and most experimental Lego video games of the 90s – and it’s a wonderful low-key game of the year contender.

Oct. 11, 2022 Alex Donaldson

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Living on | Deathverse: Let it Die review — a game I love, doomed to the niche

Deathverse: Let it Die is a weird, wacky, wonderful game. You might hate it.

Sept. 28, 2022 Connor Makar

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HEAVEN AND HELL | The DioField Chronicle review: An understated, under-marketed strategy RPG romp that deserves better

The DioField Chronicle feels like it’s been sent to die as some mega-niche undertaking, but it’s nevertheless a pleasingly experimental tactical RPG adventure.

Sept. 27, 2022 Alex Donaldson