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Ben Salter

Adelaide, Australia.
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Favorite Games:
  • Metroid Prime
  • Red Dead Redemption
  • The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker

66 games reviewed
78.6 average score
80 median score
64.6% of games recommended

Ben Salter's Reviews

Ben is an Australian games writer and pioneer in the use of the term "current-gen" to actually refer to the current-generation of consoles. He has been to E3 five times, but can't really remember any of them. It's all a blur of our most ambitious abundance of caffeinated beverages ever.
Jun 20, 2018

It's the best of Mario Tennis and Wii Sports motion tennis rolled into one game, but in distinct and very seperate modes, it just lacks one thing: being able to play a proper set of tennis.

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Jul 11, 2018

Captain Toad always felt like a handheld game

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8 / 10.0 - FIFA 19
Sep 20, 2018

It's easy to overlook, but the most meaningful enhancement is the overhaul of Kick Off

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Oct 15, 2018

Blackout is just right, and the best battle royale game on the market./

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Nov 6, 2018

I like that Ubisoft is continuing to support For Honor and all that’s included from a content perspective. Both Breach and Arcade improve the overall package, the new fighters will be appreciated by the dedicated community and it’s great to see a visual improvement 18 months post-launch.

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8 / 10.0 - Battlefield V
Nov 15, 2018

Battlefield 5 is a fantastic multiplayer experience, especially across the fan favourite Conquest and large-scale Grand Operations.

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Civilization VI on Switch is my favourite way to play.

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5.5 / 10.0 - Big Bash Boom
Dec 3, 2018

BBL fans looking for a quick fix will stick with the free mobile game. While there should have been a place for Big Bash Boom between the two, it’s priced itself out of contention

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Dec 9, 2018

When was the last time you had three (or seven) mates over to sit on your couch and play a game all night?

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Jan 10, 2019

The tweaks mostly relate to Toadette/Peachette and Nabbit as playable characters, but nothing really stands out.

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6.5 / 10.0 - The Grand Tour Game
Apr 16, 2019

Viewed in context, there’s plenty of fun to be had here for fans of the show.

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8 / 10.0 - Cricket 19
May 31, 2019

Like Ashes Cricket before it, Cricket 19 takes a good thing and touches it up. Its strength is definitely when bat meets ball, which is largely the same as Ashes Cricket, but its focus has been on enhancing everything around that.

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Aug 29, 2019

While the story didn’t live up to expectations, the actors’ performances are fantastic as Man of Medan delivers its quota of horror tropes in chapter one of The Dark Pictures Anthology.

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Sep 19, 2019

Despite being over a quarter of a century old, the gameplay holds up remarkably well, especially the short and sweet dungeons and delectable puzzles. It’s one of the shorter Zelda games, clocking in at 8-10 hours, but it’s quality over quantity with a relaxing and familiar The Legend of Zelda jaunt.

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Nov 16, 2019

On their own, none of these elements are going to win awards and are all done better elsewhere, but as a package they form something exciting — much like the Star Wars films.

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Jan 17, 2020

I had high hopes for Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot, and it delivers across the board.

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Mar 10, 2020

Moon Studios has built upon its own great work to delver a fantastic sequel.

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6 / 10.0 - AFL Evolution 2
Apr 9, 2020

There’s more fun to be had here than the past couple of games, and it feels like it’s been made with more passion, by AFL fans, for AFL fans who desperately want an AFL game to play.

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Jul 15, 2020

Paper Mario The Origami King is a delightfully charming game, with a vibrant open world to explore and endearing characters that are genuinely funny, so long as you can handle a healthy dose of dad jokes.

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Sep 25, 2020

It presents as a modern game but retains the essence of an old one, and it’s that combination that well and truly entrenches the original Mafia, now reborn, as the best in the series.

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