Alex Navarro
Psychonauts doesn't reinvent the platformer, but it still delivers an experience that feels wholly original in every aspect of its execution.
Everything you loved about Rayman Origins is polished to a glistening sheen in this tremendously fun platformer.
Knack is little more than a tedious slog.
All the features from the previous versions of Madden 25 make it into the next-gen, but the upgrades you get with this version aren't that significant.
2K Sports hits the reset button on its NBA franchise while still maintaining the level of quality fans of this series have come to expect.
Black Flag takes a sharp left turn from the series' traditional progression, but the ways in which it diverges are what make it one of the most purely entertaining games in the franchise.
NBA Live 14 is a pretty lousy basketball game.
Stoic's debut strategy RPG succeeds far more than it falters.
Some late-game issues not withstanding, Dadliest Catch is a charming, bizarre, genuinely likable little game.
Jazzpunk is beautiful, beguiling nonsense.
Thief offers up moments of stealthy satisfaction, but not nearly enough of them to make up for its many rough edges, bland level designs, and god-awful plot.
The Stick of Truth is one of the rare instances of a licensed game done exactly right.
Vlambeer's new shooter is as hectic as it is addictive.
As visually resplendent and periodically fun as Child of Light can be, it too often buckles under the weight of its own aspirations.
Excellent new courses and spectacular visuals go a long way toward negating the sense of over-familiarity that comes part and parcel with all things Mario Kart.
Wolfenstein: The New Order is smarter than a game called Wolfenstein probably has any right to be, yet it still manages to capture the hyperviolent spirit of its predecessors.
Ubisoft Montpellier's take on the first World War is a surprisingly heartfelt adventure.
It's got its share of holdover problems, but Madden NFL 15 at least represents a positive step forward for this series.
Whatever steps forward NHL 15 has taken in visual presentation hardly make up for the alarming gutting of many of the series' best features.
Access Games' episodic follow-up to Deadly Premonition is a tremendously strange trip.