Phil Brown


50 games reviewed
80.6 average score
85 median score
70.0% of games recommended
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Jan 16, 2018

The Arcade Edition certainly makes up for all the criticisms tossed at the Street Fighter V for lacking content. This is a damn fine fighting game now, it's just a shame everyone had to wait two years to get it.

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Dec 4, 2017

Lego Marvel Superheroes 2 takes all of the best and most annoying aspects of Lego games and the Marvel Universe and shoves them in a blender to deliver something bother glorious and frustrating.

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Nov 17, 2017

Rockstar ports the underrated L.A. Noire over to The Switch and actually adds some interesting new control dynamics to the old title rather than just tossing on some gimmicks. That's a good thing.

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9.5 / 10.0 - Super Mario Odyssey
Oct 26, 2017

How Nintendo somehow keeps their lil' platforming plumbing mascot relevant and exciting decades later is a mystery, but there's no denying the company has delivered another Mario masterpiece for The Switch.

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Easily the funniest videogame since Stick of Truth and sure to be the funniest until whenever the hell Trey Parker and Matt Stone decide to do this again.

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8.5 / 10.0 - Splatoon 2
Jul 18, 2017

Splatoon 2 delivers everything that made the original great and tosses in a few improvements for good measure. The Switch library just keeps getting better.

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9 / 10.0 - Injustice 2
May 25, 2017

Injustice is back and good lord is it ever a blast.

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Apr 20, 2017

Mario Kart 8 remains one of the highlights of the franchise and while it would have been nice for The Switch to get a new title rather than a Deluxe repackage, this thing plays like a dream and is overflowing with content.

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9 / 10.0 - MLB 17: The Show
Mar 29, 2017

Simply put, if you like baseball and video games you need to own MLB: The Show 2017.

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7 / 10.0 - Toukiden 2
Mar 27, 2017

Toukiden 2 make for a fine addition to the Action/JRPG genre, bringing a lot of new ideas to the table but not without its minor frustrations.

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Mar 23, 2017

It’s another Mario Sports game and just as satisfyingly predictable or unsatisfyingly unambitious as you imagine.

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Feb 2, 2017

Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World comes to 3DS and it’s every bit as delightful (and simple) as it was on the Wii U .

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Telltale’s Batman tale continues to impress and overcome its minor technical glitches to deliver one hell of a dark knight mystery.

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Nov 30, 2016

Super Mario Maker 3DS hits home and aside from a couple mild issues, it’s a dream come true for Nintendo nuts.

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Telltale’s Batman game continues with the most surprising episode yet. This is shaping up to be one hell of a series, despite technical issues.

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Oct 24, 2016

Certainly anyone who missed out should prioritize this release. O

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It sure would be nice if the gang could clean things up on the technical side as this season marches towards what we all have to assume will be an epic finale.

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Telltale’s take on the Caped Crusader has a confident storyline that captures the essence of the iconic world well, and establishes an intriguing tale for future installments to expand upon.

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Jul 12, 2016

Carmaggedon: Max Damage isn’t exactly a groundbreaking game or even a particularly good one.

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9.5 / 10.0 - Star Fox Zero
Apr 20, 2016

Star Fox's loooooooong awaited return doesn't disappoint on any conceivable level…well…maybe online multiplayer, but given how great this game is, it would be silly to complain.

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