PCMag's Reviews
Mankind Divided offers up an excellent romp through a cyberpunk world as it descends into oppressive madness. The story is somewhat lacking, but the numerous side quests, fantastic stealth, and gritty setting will keep you engaged for hours.
Much more than a sterile description of its discrete parts and features, No Man's Sky is an astounding artistic and technical achievement worth experiencing. The wonder of stepping onto one of seemingly infinite planets and exploring, even while navigating the title's shortcomings, is unparalleled by any other game.
The Phantom Pain, the final Metal Gear game from Hideo Kojima, is one of the best stealth games ever conceived. The story doesn't match the usual excellent Metal Gear Solid standard, but the game's interlocking pieces are exquisite.
The best (and only!) football game for consoles returns, maintaining all the on-field excitement, and offering enough improvements, to please the most seasoned veteran.
Onigri shines as an action-focused MMORPG, but a few issues prevent it from being the best in its class.
A rousing version of America's favorite pastime, Baseball Stars 2 shines as one of the best arcade-style sports games for the PC.
Inside for PC and Xbox One is one of only a few games that can be described as perfect, and a genuinely compelling example of a video game as art.
Pocket Card Jockey combines solitaire, turn-based tactics, and JRPG-like experience and skills into an incredibly fun, accessible diversion on the 3DS.
Final Fantasy X/X-2 is an amazing port of classic PlayStation 2 titles, complete with graphical enhancements and newly added features. It's truly the best way to experience the games.
Boasting thrilling game play and some decidedly non-MOBA elements, Smite is the MOBA for those who don't like MOBA. The developers need to address the recent server issues, though.
Epic Games' cult classic comes to PC in this thrilling remaster. A fresh take on the Metroidvania genre, Shadow Complex combines shoot-'em-up elements and brisk melee action to deliver an enjoyable platform-adventure title.
Doom is back and true to the original. If you want to play the best FPS in years, you owe it to yourself to go to Hell (on Mars).
Blizzard's new online, team-based game has a few MOBA-like aspects to mix things up, but it's a rock-solid first-person shooter through and through.
A visual tour de force, Uncharted 4 rarely drops its cinematic facade and reminds you that it's a video game. The visuals and presentation elevate the fairly ho-hum gameplay.
Street Fighter V deftly blends new and classic characters and gameplay. Despite extremely polished combat, however, Capcom's newest fighting game is a bare-bones effort that's plagued with server issues. Pass on this game until Capcom fixes it.
In the free Crown and Council, you're a would-be despot who attempts to take over the world. There's a surprising amount of strategy squeezed into this fun and simple game, but it would benefit greatly from more features and polish.
Star Fox Zero is a fun trip back to the days of the Super FX chip on the SNES, but for a modern sci-fi shooter on the Wii U it feels a bit threadbare.
From Software invigorates the Souls series with faster combat, deeper customization, expanded lore, and gorgeous visuals. Performance issues aside, Dark Souls III is a fantastic addition to the series.
Electronic Arts' newest PC racing game is gorgeous, and offers lots of customization options, but it's super-buggy and features some of the most annoying characters in video game history.
Hyrule Warriors Legends for the (New) 3DS takes all of the excellent action, and most of the DLC found in the Wii U version, and makes it playable on the go. Just make sure you have the New 3DS or New 3DS XL before you get it.