Phil Brown


50 games reviewed
80.6 average score
85 median score
70.0% of games recommended
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8 / 10.0 - Hyrule Warriors
Oct 7, 2014

Nintendo has served up fans something to tide them over in this Zelda-themed Dynasty Warriors clone. It's fan service more than anything else, but as you may have noticed by now, Nintendo is pretty good at fan service.

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Dec 2, 2014

It's a fun little title with some beautiful design work. The trouble is that the designers never quite managed to make this title feel like more than a compilation of mini-games..

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Feb 24, 2015

A genuine visual marvel and one of the most beautiful technical achievements on the Wii U.

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Nov 19, 2014

Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham is the latest installment in the franchise, but even though it fits an easy rhyme scheme I can't claim it's the greatest.

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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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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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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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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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8.5 / 10.0 - MLB 16: The Show
Apr 6, 2016

The new bells n' whistles don't add much, but when something this good ain't broke why fix it?

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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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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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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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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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9 / 10.0 - Injustice 2
May 25, 2017

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

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

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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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