Polygon's Reviews
Double Helix has competently filled the gaps in Killer Instinct's foundation
Peggle 2 is a burst of joy in a sea of brown and grey
Alone, Tiny Brains is a bad game; with friends it's just forgettable.
Powerstar Golf balances smart social features and tight core gameplay with shaky economics
Fighter Within is a broken, bland launch brawler that loses its potential on poor execution.
Ryse is beautiful but hollow
LocoCycle represents a complete failure to communicate
Tearaway is fresh, inviting and intricate
Forza 5 brings multiplayer to solo play
It's not the most stable racer, but Need for Speed Rivals puts spectacular ideas to great use
It gets the balance right between nostalgic touches and clever new twists, and never once let me down with a boring boss or too-familiar retread. In all my years of playing with the Mario gang, I've never been quite so happy to hurl myself into the unknown, and 3D World delivers challenge, surprise and joy in almost every moment.
Crimson Dragon is a total misfire
Dead Rising 3 is a promising, ultimately clumsy next-gen debut
Zoo Tycoon overcomes some small issues with charm and a good heart
A Link Between Worlds is the sequel I never knew I wanted
That absence of meaningful evolution might be Killzone: Shadow Fall's biggest sin. For all the next-gen bluster of its visuals and the repeated blunt-force attempts to ram a message home, Guerilla's first shot on the PS4 retreads shooter cliches, and poorly. In a launch lineup crowded with shooters, Killzone: Shadow Fall sits at the bottom.
The moments of payoff come too infrequently to make plodding through another three dozen frustrating enemies any less tedious.
Contrast is a frequently beautiful mess
Resogun is a collision of 1980s shooters, 1990s bullet-hells and 2010s aesthetic. It's as simple or difficult as you want it to be. Sure, it borrows great ideas quite liberally. But Resogun's best idea is smashing them all together into a singular, spectacular laser light show.
The return trip to Rapture is welcome, but Burial At Sea's first episode is confusing