If only this tedious slow burn were in the service of communicating something unexpected.
Four-combatant multiplayer combat fares better than solitary undertakings, particularly treasure-hunting missions.
The game’s combat mechanic is frequently diverting if you can get past that it’s very nearly an Arkham City doppelganger.
It rewards you for speed runs and efficiency within each level, but it’s so downright masochistic in its expected precision that such
Square Enix has constructed an adequate gift to itself and to its followers.
Though the tale is slight, Brave’s gameplay is an entertaining blend of an isometric action-adventure and twin-stick shooter.
Not being able to import your Magic: The Gathering 2012 decks may be a bummer, but then again, the point of Magic:
It could have used more Portal 2-style cleverness, excitement, and danger in order to truly push it to the head of the
With the game, Atlus and Sting have officially placed the PlayStation Portable back on life support.
Exploring the landscape is fun, as there are hidden “god plates” and silly achievements behind solid-seeming nooks and in just-out-of-reach crannies, but
The puzzles are consistently well-designed from an entertainment perspective—just hard enough to keep you busy, but clear enough that you’ll enjoy a
The game does well in keeping the player invested in narrative happenings between battles.
Splice is a game that’s essentially about the act of creation.
The menus are lovingly styled after EC’s pulp horror comics, the musical selection wisely goes for aggressive rock ‘n’ roll, and the
A substantial amount of Gravity Rush’s appeal comes from its captivating story and sharp visuals.
Saber have borrowed liberally and transparently from Epic’s beloved Gears of War, but it becomes apparent very quickly that they’ve only managed
The battlefield tools Future Solider bestows on you are vast and diverse, providing an assortment of combinations that lead to an appreciably
As the end-all-be-all culmination of a narrative that’s spanned three separate adventures, Meruru’s storyline structure comes off as quite tame and inconsequential.
The good news is that Starhawk is a TPS multiplayer at its most inventive, intuitive, and unreservedly thrilling.
The co-op play for Episode II is available locally or online, but both experiences are hampered by poor power and speed balance
Mario Tennis Open’s bone structure isn’t thin by any means, simply tonally unimaginative and devoid of an honest-to-goodness Nintendo sensibility.