Neither issue proves to be a game wrecker thankfully, but do keep Mario Tennis Ultra Smash from reaching the heights of pure fun it might have. Just the same, if you love Mario, tennis (or Pong for that matter), Mario Tennis is still an entertaining option. For social gamers, in particular, who enjoy a good game night in front of the TV, this is a perfect choice.
The mixture of frustration and amazement has been a problem in Gravity Rush since the original Vita release, yet none of the flaws are enough to make me outright stop playing. Despite some awful mission design and as annoying as combat and righting Kat during a bad fall can be, there’s always enough charm and beauty here to keep me going. So, Gravity Rush 2 isn’t as resounding a success as I was hoping, but it’s still ingenious and entertaining enough to stay on my hard drive for awhile yet.
The game is literally just about a cat running through a house and breaking everything. There’s no story, no lofty goals, and certainly no moral or ethical grounds contemplated here.
Trackmania Turbo delivers thrills online and off thanks to high speed, crazy tracks, and a unique time trial focus.
Dead Star takes old-school space shooter action into the multiplayer age.
Crytek takes on dinosaurs and science fiction in Virtual Reality.
Nintendo Switch gets a blast of nostalgia with the return of Bomberman.
Fast RMX injects Switch's launch lineup with lightning-fast futuristic racing.
Six retro games to remind you that games from the good old days were difficult, but relentlessly charming.
Knack returns in a surprisingly fun sequel that makes great use of its shape-shifting hero.
The Mummy Demastered is an attractive side-scrolling action game from WayForward that tries to makes the most of a gloomy license.
Metro developers 4A Games deliver one of the best action games available on Oculus Rift.
A magical setting and engaging gameplay make Mulaka a worthwhile adventure.
As long as you don't think too hard when playing Just Cause 3, there's still plenty to like. After three iterations, however, it's really time for the series to grow up a bit more and expand the nature of the world and its leading man. Just Cause 3 can be a ton of fun, but the lack of just a little more depth causes its appeal to burn out far quicker than it should.
If you don't mind shelling out yet more money for the new figures, Superchargers is probably the best Skylanders game yet.
Trials of Mana is a graphically overhauled remake of a SNES classic, but it doesn't quite do enough to reach mythic status.
Minecraft Dungeons offers a very Diablo-like dungeon-crawling experience without the gore and grimdark atmosphere.
There's an absurd amount of classic Shmup love here, even if these collections are a little too light on extras.
West of Dead has plenty of great gunplay and a fascinating setting, but be prepared to die over and over and put up with an unrelentingly unfriendly continue system.
Aquanox: Deep Descent continues a journey into the depths of the sea started in 1996 and proves blowing things up underwater is more fun than the Bends.