Steve Watts


114 games reviewed
73.4 average score
70 median score
57.0% of games recommended
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Feb 23, 2024

Penny's Big Breakaway is a loving homage that accurately captures what was both fun and awkward about the early days of 3D platformers.

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Feb 14, 2024

Mario Vs. Donkey Kong brings the puzzle-platformer spin-off back to its roots, with clever improvements and a beautifully toyetic facelift.

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Prince of Persia boldly reinvents itself as a metroidvania, and it feels like it has found its new home.

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Nov 1, 2023

WarioWare: Move It maintains the series' zany sense of humor and experimentation, but it often asks more than the Joy-Con motion controls can handle.

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Oct 18, 2023

This is the rightful successor to Super Mario World, and hopefully, will serve as a touchstone for 2D Mario going forward.

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Oct 16, 2023

Detective Pikachu Returns is a charming adventure game for kids new to the mystery genre, but it's so gentle that adults may get Drowzee.

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Aug 16, 2023

Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew is a bountiful blend of stealth, strategy, and swashbuckling.

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7 / 10 - Pikmin 4
Jul 19, 2023

Pikmin 4 is a pleasant, relaxing game that serves as a nice entry point for newcomers, with occasionally odd high-pressure segments.

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8 / 10 - LEGO 2K Drive
May 23, 2023

The licensed racer from 2K and Visual Concepts is a delightful combination of open-world and kart racers, with tons of Lego customization to boot.

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Tears of the Kingdom is a triumph of open-ended game design that pays homage to the best parts of the Zelda franchise's own storied history--and sometimes exceeds them.

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Aloy returns to explore the wreckage of Los Angeles, and it's just the right amount of Horizon to scratch that itch.

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The newest expansion to Dead Cells is an action-packed homage that injects Castlevania flavor into Dead Cells' familiar roguelike structure.

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Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe brings a cheerfully gentle Wii-era platformer to Nintendo Switch with smart additions and a big new epilogue.

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9 / 10 - Marvel Snap
Oct 26, 2022

Marvel Snap is an elegantly simple and inventive approach to digital CCGs that emphasizes adaptation and creativity.

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Oct 20, 2022

Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope is an improvement over its predecessor in every way, and one of the best modern Mario spin-offs.

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Oct 12, 2022

Lego Bricktales is a remarkable approximation of actually playing with Lego bricks, thanks to a variety of clever physics-based building challenges.

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Sep 22, 2022

Shovel Knight Dig takes everything that was fantastic about the retro platformer and recontextualizes it into a roguelike that's hard to put down.

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7 / 10 - Splatoon 3
Sep 19, 2022

Splatoon 3 isn't quite as novel the third time around, but a great campaign, tons of multiplayer options, and a few new surprises make it much more of a good thing.

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Jul 28, 2022

River City Saga: Three Kingdoms blends modern sensibilities into a decidedly old-school brawler style.

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Jul 26, 2022

PowerWash Simulator is a novel and soothing chore-core game that only occasionally breaks up its own relaxing flow.

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