Eduardo Rebouças's Reviews
Jaleco Sports: Goal! drags two of the oldest 8-bit and 16-bit soccer games back from the past. Should they have just stayed buried or do they belong in a museum?
Wizard of Legend 2 is finally out of Steam Early Access with a game that’s fun to play solo and even more with a few friends along for the ride.
From NETK2GAMES out of Barcelona comes one of the most enjoyable arcade racing you’ll play: Rally Arcade Classics is no fluff, all fun.
FromSoftware’s multiplayer spin-off of Elden Ring is a fun surprise that works better than expected.
The pickings are slim in this entry as well, but are still worthwhile to own and play in Irem Collection Volume 2.
While few, the games that are included in Irem Collection Volume 3 are some of the most fun and obscure shoot ‘em ups you’ll play.
An entirely new area, exciting weapons, horrible monsters, and some fantastic boss fights make Lies of P: Overture a must-buy.
Agent 47 arrives on Nintendo’s new console in a somewhat technically troubled port of his best set of adventures ever with Hitman: World of Assassination – Signature Edition.
Survival Kids tries and fails to rekindle an old Konami franchise by bringing it to the Switch 2, but ends up leaving it stranded and to fend for its own.
Mario Kart World is not only a great first-party launch game for the Switch 2, but it’s also one of the best entries in the franchise to date.
Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo rebounds onto the scene with plenty of charm and clever gameplay, much like the games that came before it.
Haneda Girl is an electrifyingly fun action platformer with a fantastic aesthetic and a bashing soundtrack.
Monster Train 2 is a quick to get into roguelike deck builder that plays into the tired genre’s strengths and still manages to provide a worthwhile time for those who buy into it.
This new version of Onimusha 2: Samurai’s Destiny is well worth jumping in. It’s an excellent example of how well games of its ilk were developed and that it’s imperative to look past outdated character models in order to see that they’re still incredibly playable to this day.
The Rogue Prince of Persia plays brilliantly and as it approaches 1.0, it already plays and feels like one of the best roguelikes around.
All in all, Rift of the Necrodancer is an absolute blast, even if I’m a tone deaf dud at it. It’s colorful, has some creatively funny writing, and the sheer creativity at play when it comes to its challenges is simply insane. It’s no surprise Brace Yourself Games ended up being called by Nintendo to develop a game based on Zelda. They are on another level of creativity that only grows greater with each new release. I at the same time am anxious and dread what they will come up with next. The only assurance is that I’ll probably suck at playing it but am likely to love it.
The hard-boiled hard rock detective is back with one hell of a hangover and an arm’s length of bills to pay in Kathy Rain 2.
Don’t pass up the chance to enjoy the best of one of the most traditional fighting game developer’s catalog with Capcom Fighting Collection 2.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Legends of the Zone Trilogy is a good pickup for those who are curious as to what all the fuss is about the franchise and how S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 came to be after being so long in development. These are the foundation upon what development outside the Japan-USA norm was built upon, and if it weren’t for the efforts of GSC Game World and a handful of other similar studios like CD Projekt Red, you would not be seeing videogames as they are today. Yeah, the games in this collection can be hard to approach and often don’t seem like they want you to be playing them, but the effort is worth it and there’s plenty of value to dig out for sure.
Developed by Fallen Tree Games, The Precinct has you playing from the other side of the law in a spin on the classic GTA formula.