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Shaun Munro


145 games reviewed
69.1 average score
70 median score
66.2% of games recommended

Killer Klowns from Outer Space: The Game nails the tone and aesthetic of its inspiration, and delivers periodic amusement throughout, though also demonstrates the limitations of a gameplay template that’s starting to feel a little stale.

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Feb 15, 2024

Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth feels very much like the franchise’s apotheosis; a culmination of everything it’s been building towards while leaving a ton of runway for future entries to build upon.

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Jan 22, 2024

Less a staggering reinvention of the series than an impressive adjunct, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown should appeal to both long-time fans of the franchise and even those with little interest in Metroidvanias.

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6 / 10.0 - After Us
May 23, 2023

After Us has style to spare and its heart in absolutely the right place, yet the maddeningly finicky controls make traversal feel like a chore – a cardinal sin for any platformer.

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May 5, 2023

A mildly amusing but mostly undercooked martial arts romp, Mia and the Dragon Princess is a strictly-for-enthusiasts FMV game that struggles to muster much interest.

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All in all Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly is a fundamentally more-of-the-same experience – a charming and very welcome dive back into this world, even if it doesn’t add much new to the formula.

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6 / 10.0 - God of Rock
Apr 19, 2023

God of Rock feels like a decent first draft of a great idea, but lacks the finesse to fully exploit its inspired mash-up of rhythm and fighting games.

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6 / 10.0 - Dead Island 2
Apr 18, 2023

At times refreshingly simple and at others mind-numbingly generic, Dead Island 2 offers up no-frills zombie-clobbering both for better and worse.

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6.5 / 10.0 - Tron: Identity
Apr 11, 2023

Tron: Identity expands the world of the IP in a modest yet intriguing way, courtesy of Mike Bithell’s imaginative and evocative – if perhaps spare-to-a-fault – writing.

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5 / 10.0 - Road 96: Mile 0
Apr 4, 2023

A strictly-for-fans offering, Mile 0 offers up a disappointingly linear, middling prologue to Road 96.

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7 / 10.0 - WWE 2K23
Mar 17, 2023

Another solid step in the right direction for the beleaguered WWE 2K franchise, this latest addition doesn’t remedy all the nagging problems, but nevertheless offers up a slick, content-rich package that should please most.

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6.5 / 10.0 - Ten Dates
Feb 19, 2023

Like its surprisingly solid predecessor, the charming Ten Dates affirms that the FMV game might in fact be best suited to a most unexpected of subgenres – the rom-com.

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If touting the strongest premise of any Dark Pictures title to date, The Devil In Me’s expanded play-time and larger suite of gameplay features ultimately only make the experience more tedious.

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5.5 / 10.0 - Somerville
Nov 17, 2022

Appealing art direction and excellent sound design do a lot of the heavy lifting in Somerville, but are undermined at almost every turn by frustratingly sloppy gameplay mechanics.

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7.5 / 10.0 - Turbo Golf Racing
Aug 9, 2022

At present Turbo Golf Racing is an absurdly enjoyable multiplayer title that enthusiastically positions itself as far more than a mere Rocket League knock-off (Early Access review).

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7 / 10.0 - The Quarry
Jun 13, 2022

A significant return to form for Supermassive’s interactive cinematic horror games, The Quarry feels like a true spiritual successor to Until Dawn even with persistent camera and control issues.

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May 15, 2022

If you can accept its unvarnished edges, Evil Dead: The Game is a fiendishly addictive asymmetric multiplayer game, crafted with a clear love for Sam Raimi’s iconic horror franchise.

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Mar 18, 2022

Not a terrible way to kill a few hours and certainly better than most of Wales Interactive’s recent FMV projects, but still sullied by presentational flaws and unremarkable storytelling.

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7.5 / 10.0 - FAR: Changing Tides
Feb 21, 2022

FAR: Changing Tides modestly scales-up the original’s minimalist adventure game mechanics for another brief, relaxing jaunt that serves as a welcome antidote to the noise of AAA blockbuster excess.

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6 / 10.0 - Solar Ash
Dec 6, 2021

As maddening as it is beautiful, Solar Ash's gorgeous aesthetic is thoroughly undermined by traversal mechanics that are neither fun nor intuitive.

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