Reviews

There is chaos and then there is WarioWare. It has been years since the franchise brought out its latest offering, but that is all changing in 2021. WarioWare is back and better than ever thanks to its Nintendo Switch debut. And if you thought Wario’s gang couldn’t get wackier, you thought wrong. WarioWare: Get It...

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the original Sonic the Hedgehog, and to celebrate, Sega is bringing back one of the character’s most beloved games in Sonic Colors: Ultimate. Originally released in 2010 for the Nintendo Wii, Sonic Colors has long been considered one of the character’s best 3D outings. Sonic Colors: Ultimate gives...

Death’s Door is far and away one of the best indie games of the year. As someone who grew up playing classic 2D, isometric, action-adventure titles on the Sega Genesis, Super Nintendo, Game Boy, and a litany of other platforms, there’s a certain coziness about this game and its structure that I wasn’t expecting. While...

Superheroes from space descend on Santa Destroy in No More Heroes III, the long-awaited sequel to the action game series from Grasshopper Manufacture and its founder, Goichi “Suda51” Suda. Again, the game puts the players in control of Travis Touchdown, the otaku assassin who twice climbed to the top of the United Assassins Association rankings....

Time loops have provided moviegoers with some excellent experiences over the years, but the concept hasn’t been explored nearly as often in the world of video games. 12 Minutes from developer Luis Antonio attempts to replicate the concept of movies like Groundhog Day using a murder mystery as the time loop’s focal point. On paper,...

Many licensed video games, try as they might, prove underwhelming in one of two ways: They’re either too far off from the property being adapted to satisfy fans or they’re too so-so as games themselves to attract interest beyond the core audience. My hands-on preview of the game prior to reviewing it pointed towards the...

As a longtime fan of the original Psychonauts and its developer Double Fine Productions, Psychonauts 2 has proven to be everything that I hoped it would be. Despite this sequel coming about 16 years after the first installment, Double Fine has found a way to tap into the same energy and charm that made the...

The Madden franchise has been at somewhat of a standstill for a number of years. The series hardly changes from game to game, which causes plenty of frustration amongst fans, but those same fans still show up to buy the new edition year after year. There’s a lazy element of “if it ain’t broke, don’t...

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla marches into its second post-launch expansion, The Siege of Paris, and while Wrath of the Druids was stellar, Siege of Paris raises the bar even further, and it may just be my favorite storyline in Valhalla thus far. Like Wrath of the Druids, Siege of Paris has you traveling outside of England,...

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword came at a weird moment for Nintendo. As the franchise’s sixth main entry, the Wii title debuted on November 11th for The Legend of Zelda‘s 25th anniversary. The game sought to tell the origin story of the hero Link and how his story began so long ago. Now, Nintendo...