Phil Brown


50 games reviewed
80.6 average score
85 median score
70.0% of games recommended
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Jul 1, 2015

Arkham Knight quite simply the Batman game that anyone who obsesses over the caped crusader always dreamed would exist.

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Sep 2, 2015

Super Mario Maker delivers everything you could want from it's endearingly simple concept and it's likely a gift that will keep on giving for years to come.

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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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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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9 / 10.0 - Mortal Kombat X
Apr 16, 2015

If you were a child of the 90s with a taste for blood, a videogame system, or a handful of quarters, then it's safe to say that you fell in love with Mortal Kombat.

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Mar 4, 2014

South Park: The Stick Of Truth is finally here and the result? Easily the funniest video game ever made.

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9 / 10.0 - Splatoon
May 26, 2015

Sure, you won't find yourself blasting off headshots or shouting obscenities into headsets while playing Splatoon, but that's oddly refreshing and everything else is so rich and fun that you might not even notice.

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This game made me feel like a 12 year old endlessly pushing back my bed time to play one more level again.

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Nov 26, 2013

"Every time Nintendo releases a new chapter in the mustache-sporting plumbers ongoing adventures, there's no denying that they find a new way to make the wheel seem exciting again even if the company wasn't able to reinvent it."

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9 / 10.0 - Mario Kart 8
May 20, 2014

"Mario Kart might be a franchise that's old enough to drink now, but this latest chapter doesn't feel crusty in the slightest.."

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9 / 10.0 - Bayonetta 2
Nov 4, 2014

This isn't just the best action title on the Wii U, it's the best and most blissfully entertaining action game that's been released in this entire generation so far.

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Ocarina Of Time might be the undisputed masterpiece, but Majora's Mask has slowly become a deserving cult favourite.

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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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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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9 / 10.0 - Injustice 2
May 25, 2017

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

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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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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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8.5 / 10.0 - MLB 15: The Show
Apr 7, 2015

You might not feel blown away by The Show 15 with anything new, but you'll be blown away once more by everything that this series has done right for so long.

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Nov 19, 2014

Super Smash Bros. For Wii U gives the franchise one hell of a technical facelift, plays like dream, and is sure to suck up dozens if not hundreds of hours of your life through endlessly addictive gameplay.

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Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection is a slice of action gaming joy well worth a look for fans of the series and an absolute must own for newbies.

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