In the end, Have a Nice Death can’t escape its own premise.
Much like an actual modern-day factory, Splash Team’s Splasher abides by an assembly-line philosophy.
Just as the game isn’t content to rest on clichéd gameplay conventions, neither does it lean on stereotypical villains.
Runbow is a party game for the hardcore.
Someone will likely prove this statement wrong, but there hasn’t been a game that’s run this far with the storybook conceit, and if there is, it’s a near-certainty it wasn’t executed with this much beauty, heart, and care.
As if cursed, every innovative attempt The Witch and the Hundred Knight makes to be more than just another button-mashing, loot-grabbing action RPG only trips it up further.
Legends doesn’t skimp on content, with plenty of new worlds, old levels ported over from Origins, weekly challenges, and even a multiplayer soccer mini-game.
Guacamelee! craftily punches, kicks, and pile-drives its way into the heart with undeviating aplomb.
Gaijin Games has exactly the right amount of spring in their step to go toe to toe with their rivals.
Some gamers might be turned off by the funny-animal style that’s already earning the game creepy attention from the furry-fetish community, but it does little to impede the touching and sometimes quite mournful story.
Though Sonic turned 20 yesterday, the spiky-haired Sega mascot’s appeal has always come down to his enduring teenage spirit.
This is the kind of gameplay that represents what the Wii is all about. Or, at least, what it set out to do back in ’07: provide fun, accessible, and short challenges that the entire family can enjoy, regardless of game knowledge or skill level.