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Nintendo's newest make-your-own-game game is an essential Switch experience for Mario fans, but it might also be too much of a good thing
The imaginatively gory firefights are top notch. Too bad that creativity didn't seep into the rest of the experience
Distinctive elements — including horrifying hordes of hundreds of infected 'freaks' — help salvage an otherwise average open-world post-apocalypse adventure
Massive's loot shooter sticks its landing and is well worth fans' time, even if it leaves room for improvement
Edmonton-based BioWare's first kick at the cooperative online shooter can needs a little more oomph
Lazy mission design and squandered use of star Terry Crews keeps Crackdown 3 from doing much more than satisfying our urge to smash stuff
If, on the other hand, you’re searching for an epic adventure with original ideas and a thought-provoking narrative, best keep looking.
One of the best survival horror adventures ever released gets the royal remake treatment in 2019's first must-play game
The much-feared online multiplayer is, surprisingly, almost a non-factor. But the tidal wave of glitches and technical hitches? Deal-breaker
Hitman 2 is less a sequel and more of a massive add-on to 2016's Hitman, but that's likely more than enough to entice fans of the original
EA DICE's latest shooter may be a bit rough around the edges, but it's also a grand and respectful foray back to the franchise's WWII roots
Red Dead Redemption 2 is the must-play of the year, and elegant proof that grand-scale single-player games are far from obsolete
Ubisoft Toronto's first original IP looks great, plays beautifully, and puts a fresh and fun spin on toys that come to life inside games
In giving up any pretence at story or solo play, Treyarch has created the boldest and most focused Call of Duty in years
The modes and minigames are quite good, but I think the need to use Joy-Cons rather than traditional controllers could prove a little frustrating for people who only have two Joy-Cons and prefer using a bigger gamepad.
Ubisoft's latest historical epic is memorable not just for what it is, but also what it could have been with a little restraint
If there's room on your shelf for just one game in which rubber meets the road, Playground Games' joyous new open-world racer is the one it ought to be
Eidos Montreal's reinvented Lara Croft is as venerable as ever, and the treasure-filled world she explores is pretty appealing, too
Insomniac's wall crawling adventure is polished, pretty, and playable, but also just a little too safe to be declared an open world masterpiece
With an Adventure mode, tournaments, multiplayer, and traditional and motion controlled swinging, this tennis game has something for everyone