PowerUp!'s Reviews
Yoshi and the Mysterious Book is effortlessly charming, deceptively deep and incredibly playable for the whole family.
TT Games didn’t just rebuild Batman here. Along with their last stellar showing, LEGO Skywalker Saga, they’ve slapped down a duplo-sized brick in a larger plan to rebuild my faith in the entire LEGO games formula.
Japan could have collapsed beneath impossible expectations, but instead it delivers the strongest, most atmospheric and most cohesive Horizon yet.
Directive 8020 is the strongest release for Supermassive Games since Until Dawn, and it proves there's still plenty of gas in the tank for these types of games. I can say with confidence that Directive 8020 is a must-play/watch for 2026.
MachineGames already unearthed one of the greatest Indiana Jones games ever made. Nintendo Switch 2 simply lets you take that treasure with you in your satchel / manpurse.
This is a game more interested in emotional honesty than traditional challenge, and while that approach occasionally leaves certain gameplay ideas feeling undercooked, the overall experience lingered in my thinkin’ machine long after the credits roll.
Despite its flaws, there is something undeniably likeable about People of Note.
Vampire Crawlers is a confident little mutation of a formula that did not need fixing, but clearly had room to evolve.
Invincible Vs lands its best punch by selling you the fantasy of overwhelming power, then quietly teaching you how to shred your opponents to tinsel properly.
Kiln is a smart idea that occasionally feels like it is waiting for the right audience to unlock it fully.
When I reviewed Returnal back in 2021, it felt like Housemarque had one foot in the AAA door, politely knocking while clutching a fistful of bullet hell credentials. With Saros, they’ve kicked that thing clean off its hinges
It might not be the cleanest contender in the open-world arena, but it’s easily one of the most interesting. A sprawling, slightly chaotic, thoroughly entertaining swing that connects far more often than it misses.
Buy it with confidence if you’ve always thought two wheels are better than four.
Ninja Gaiden 4 is pure, unadulterated video gaming. It's fast, it's slick and, most of all, it's incredibly satisfying.
For a cosy game to play, cuddled up on the couch and to unwind after a long day, look no further than Keeper.
What’s here is a medieval mosh pit of mayhem that’ll leave you grinning under your helmet, even if it doesn’t quite outshine its elders. Some of the flesh of Doom 2016 and Eternal has been peeled back sensibly in service of a new way; some chunks of epidermis shouldn’t have been extracted at all.
With Atomfall, Rebellion has delivered an exciting survival game with brilliant story hooks and a world you never want to stop exploring.
Overall, the faithfulness to Kubo’s art style is a big drawcard for existing BLEACH fans, and for arena battle fans, it captures the best elements of the game style.
Age of Mythology: Retold isn’t a flawless masterpiece—no game ever is—but it’s a certainly thoughtful, well-executed revival that honours its roots while answering the prayers of discerning modern gamers.
Assassin's Creed Shadows is not a bad game, but it is a flawed one. It's also a beautiful one, an interesting one, a frustrating one, a janky one, a thrilling one and sometimes even a great one. It's a game undone by its own desire to be multiple things all at once.