It’s a totally innocent, bubbly game that doesn’t bother with a complicated plot or clever scriptwriting.
What ultimately makes TTT2 a fighter worth checking out, if only for a weekend rental, is how it strikes a strange balance between stagnancy and newness.
In a perfect world, the shoegaze-esque “Capsule,” with its endlessly catchy, fuzzy guitar riff, would be a radio hit.
The sonic alterations Marshall has made on Sun are widely apparent from the get-go.
Gathering what stimulus it can from the series’s famed past is the game’s transparent plan of attack, and for the most part this method replicates the success of its counterparts.
Similar to its memorable big-bads, Darksiders II’s environments are definitely massive, much larger than those of its forerunner.
Much like the clownish mask of its iniquitous protagonist, the show demands further reconstructive work to mend its various glaring imperfections.
The material put forth is appealing enough to the senses that it can be arduous to avoid doing some research on the subject and returning when better educated.
Risen 2 tries oh-so-hard to deliver Skyrim on the high seas, but miscarries miserably.
Real-time activated battles are the game’s weapon of choice, with enemies appearing on the screen prior to entering fighting sequences.
Dream Drop Distance does well to escape the chains of gloating self-worship that has become the stigma of the series.
Wildly and inaccurately swinging around the 3DS in order to accomplish goals that could otherwise be completed in a much more dignified and preferable manneris totally unnecessary and a misuse of the technology.
Four-combatant multiplayer combat fares better than solitary undertakings, particularly treasure-hunting missions.
Perception borrows from just about every other procedural with an overly idiosyncratic, troubled central protagonist.
The game’s combat mechanic is frequently diverting if you can get past that it’s very nearly an Arkham City doppelganger.
Square Enix has constructed an adequate gift to itself and to its followers.
Due to its indiscreet mishandling of what’s real and what isn’t, Wilfred simply asks too much of its audience.
With the game, Atlus and Sting have officially placed the PlayStation Portable back on life support.
Futurama continues to be a more consistently well-assembled program than current-era The Simpsons.
The game does well in keeping the player invested in narrative happenings between battles.