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Nintendo's struggled to make a memorable Yoshi game since Yoshi's Island, and this new 3DS platformer isn't going to change that.
Titanfall's focus on player mobility and big-ass robots sets it apart from other competitive shooters and makes much of the game look like one big highlight reel.
The Stick of Truth is one of the rare instances of a licensed game done exactly right.
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.
It's easy to imagine a big-budget game tackling slavery with the subtlety of a hammer, but Freedom Cry is an emotional triumph...with some ethical issues.
This retelling of the original Strider arcade game has a lot of cool moments, but a lack of meaningful challenges holds it back.
Jazzpunk is beautiful, beguiling nonsense.
Some late-game issues not withstanding, Dadliest Catch is a charming, bizarre, genuinely likable little game.
Stoic's debut strategy RPG succeeds far more than it falters.
If you want a shooter that gives you more activities--and guns--than you know what to do with, Destiny 2 is your game.
NBA Live 14 is a pretty lousy basketball game.
The great driving and great looks of Forza 5 get buried by bad menus, frustrating AI, and a disappointing number of "opportunities" to spend additional money.
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.
The third outing of Capcom's other, more ridiculous zombie franchise ably walks the line between approachability and the series' trademark off-the-wall quirk.
Media Molecule makes a strong case for the Vita, with a deeply charming game that thoughtfully uses everything the hardware has to offer.
Killer Instinct shows you the ropes quite well and has a combo system that's fun to execute, though slightly less fun to defend against.
There's a fantastic game hiding inside of Need for Speed Rivals, but there aren't enough systems in place to draw that greatness out where it belongs.
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.
Ryse leans too heavily on its merely decent combat, but at least it looks really, really nice doing so.
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.