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The game comes down to the indisputable truth that, when it comes to space travel, the journey is everything.
The game fails to satisfy the natural urge to explore a three-dimensional realm of seemingly endless possibilities.
Africa and its people are, essentially, exotic props in this game, with no humanity or purpose.
Ghost Town Games avoids the flavorless death known as repetition, and doesn't overcook the game's premise.
The Solus Project benefits from the fact that you can't just shoot your way out of a bad situation.
The dialogue, mere filler between bouts, is more entertaining than the combat that’s meant to be the game’s focus.
It refuses to treat your protagonist's quest seriously, which in turn undermines the serious gameplay.
This series reboot fails to replicate the cleanness of the original games’ racing mechanics.
Even when the narrative fails to drive the plot, the game’s well-designed room-escape puzzles pick up the slack.
Like Playdead’s Limbo, Inside is one of the few video games that reaches the level of allegory.
The tiring exposition of the writing and the lack of visual coherence to the storytelling are obvious from the start.
The latest from Insomniac Games is particularly polished when it comes to the variety of its puzzles.
What game adds to the LEGO video game formula is a few drops of proper modern gameplay mechanics.
The developer's ambition to make a triple-A title without the resources of a larger studio gets the better of them.
Any potential for excitement is squandered by the fact that the zombies you encounter are typically unthreatening.
It might boast a roster of wannabe pop idols, but the battle system is the real star of the show.
By the fifth of the six main zones, the game becomes a dull gauntlet of repetitive mini-bosses.
It's like a giant schoolyard playground, in which players can freely explore and make their own adventures.
The developers veer beyond the cartoonish nature of the TMNT television series and straight into the absurd.
Players who manage to get past the technical issues will find themselves saddled with a generic, emotionless game.