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Even in its remastered form, this expansion stands tall as a relatively focused and uncomplicated action experience.
Beneath Cuphead's staggeringly wild aesthetic lurks the steel-hard, unforgiving soul of a run-n-gun shooter.
The Capcom game's flippant approach to its pedigree is evident right from the beginning of its Story Mode.
Knack 2 falters when it stops reinventing elements from other games and starts cannibalizing itself.
It's a game that has no doubts as to what it wants to be, largely delivering an experience with the fervor it deserves.
Yakuza Kiwami is a stripped-down, basic version of a winning formula, but there's no denying it still wins.
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle is one of the most creative turn-based tactical games in years.
When the game settles into straightforward action, it comes across as a retread of past Uncharted entries.
The game's propensity for indulging counterintuitive elements feels like a willful act of self-sabotage.
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice‘s strongest sequences mirror specific physical symptoms or psychological fears.
It's bewildering how so much of Volition's Agents of Mayhem feels like a show of conformity.
At its best, Sonic Mania makes classic zones from past Sonic the Hedgehog games feel unpredictable again.
Whether or not you suffer from simulator sickness, Bloober Team's latest, Observer, will make you queasy.
Capcom's second collection of Mega Man games mostly showcases a series in its death throes.
Tacoma is a master class in the art of giving you the tools to experience a fascinating place through others' eyes.
Almost every element ties into the game's overarching theme, which calls into question rules and tradition.
So much of the game is build up to minor privileges and plot points that other RPGs freely give to the player.
Aven Colony strikes a superb balance of introducing its systems and giving one enough freedom to live and learn.
Like the first Splatoon, Nintendo's sequel to their smash hit isn't your average multiplayer online shooter.
The original Crash Bandicoot is better remembered for what it was and what it meant than what it is.