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Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity sets the bar for both Nintendo spinoffs with A+ storytelling that enhances Breath of the Wild’s world and deceptively varied, character-driven combat. It’s still a Dynasty Warriors game at heart, for better or worse, but the game makes that feel like less of a backhanded caveat and more of a fresh start for a polarizing genre.
Vanguard Games gives Halo fans something to cheer about in 'Halo: Spartan Assault,' distilling the essence of the first-person series into fun top-down shooter play.
Starbreeze's collaboration with first-time game director Josef Fares is a soaring success, joining wholly unique and effective controls with a vivid visual language.
Gone Home is a game that can be played by anyone, and should be played by everyone.
Harebrained Schemes and Shadowrun co-creator Jordan Weisman serve their faithful Kickstarter audience well with the launch of 'Shadowrun Returns' for PC/Mac.
Dynasty Warriors is still gracing consoles with enormous, repetitive, glorious video game brawls.
"The denizens of Deus Ex : The Fall need to learn to memorize their pass codes without first emailing them to everyone they know."
Dragon's Crown, George Kamitani's latest game made for Vanillaware, is a soup of his very favorite ingredients
"Saint's Row IV is an important game, because it ignores convention in order to be insanely fun – emphasis on the "insane""
'Splinter Cell: Blacklist' succeeds more than it fails, with an uneven story the only sore spot in an otherwise impressive and content-rich game.
Killer Is Dead is a fresh concept wrapped around a generic core, and flavored with a helping of misogyny
VectorCell's 2.5D take on the PC classic Flashback amounts to a good remake, but not a great one.
Destiny 2: Beyond Light is a slimmer offering than fans might have hoped for thanks to its disappointing campaign, but there’s still enough intrigue beneath Europa’s surface to warrant a return to orbit. The new stasis subclasses freshen up years-old experiences and make parts of the game feel new again, even if the honeymoon feeling melts away in a few weeks.
The Last of Us Part II is a gut punch in the best way.
Godfall's dazzling visuals and promising combat are held back by repetitive dungeon crawling.
Valhalla marries the best combat in the series with a more organic world.
While Ubisoft presents its best open world to date, the main gameplay hook falls flat.
At its core, there’s a solid Mario Kart game here, and I hope the environmental and gate effects are brought over to the main series for the proper ninth installment, as I think those additions could add something to the franchise.
For those whose favorite games list features the three titles in this collection, you’ll probably be over the moon with the opportunity to play them all at any time on either your TV or on the go. Those who missed out on these entries in gaming history will likely have a tough time adapting to their controls but will find wonder and joy in playing Super Mario Galaxy.
An enjoyable real-time strategy game held back by a lack of polish and content.