Wednesday, May 30 2012
‘Max Payne 3’ Isn’t The Max Payne You Remember
Max Payne 3 strikes a perfect balance between the gritty and the gamey.
Tuesday, May 29 2012
Devil May Cry: HD Collection
Between the three games, there’s enough done right to appeal to just about everyone, whether players are new or well versed in games.
Friday, May 25 2012
The Splatters
The basic conceit -- fling things at other things and watch them go boom -- cops the appeal of a certain mobile game phenomenon exactly.
Tuesday, May 22 2012
Awesomenauts
With its blend of 2D action, MOBA strategy, and charming aesthetic design, Awesomenauts lives up to its name.
Monday, May 21 2012
Friday, May 18 2012
The Walking Dead: Episode One
Another game with zombies in it displays a surprisingly satisfying conversation system.
Tuesday, May 15 2012
Monday, May 14 2012
Xenoblade Chronicles
There’s a lot of stuff you can ignore in Xenoblade Chronicles and a lot that you probably should ignore, but there’s even more worth embracing.
Wednesday, May 9 2012
Street Fighter X Tekken
Gamers are currently enjoying something of a fighting game renaissance with deep, quality titles being released with a frequency and consistency that hasn't been seen since the twilight of the arcade scene.
Monday, May 7 2012
‘Fez’ Is So Much More Than What It Seems
Once Fez gets its claws into you, you’ll be thinking about it at work, in the car, on the toilet -- every second of the day until you can return to it.
Friday, May 4 2012
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings
Despite being more or less superhumanly powerful and capable of affecting the fate of nations, the witcher always has time to exorcise the wraiths from an innkeeper's cellar or to hunt the monster under your bed.
Tuesday, May 1 2012
Bestowing Animation Upon Lifeless Matter: ‘Frankenstein: The Interactive Literary App’
Maybe hacking up a classic horror story is anathema to many readers, but there is a strange allure about stitching together a new creation from the body of the novel. What's the harm in a little experimentation?
Monday, April 30 2012
Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition
Its campaign is solid, its mechanics work beautifully, and if the skill disparity between players isn’t too big, then Mortal Kombat Komplete has every right to be the go-to social activity for a group of friends with a Saturday to kill.
Friday, April 27 2012
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13: The Masters Collection Edition
Rarely are sports games afforded massive overhauls or noticeable changes. With Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13, EA has finally done something a little different.
Wednesday, April 25 2012
Silent Hill: Downpour
Aside from the occasional creative ray of light, Silent Hill: Downpour is a dreary experience.
Monday, April 23 2012
‘MacGuffin’s Curse’ Does One Thing, and It Does It Relentlessly
A no-holds-barred sliding block puzzle game with a lot of guts, a lot of funny, and more content than it knows what to do with.
Friday, April 20 2012
Wednesday, April 18 2012
The Last Story
This is good old fashioned swords and sorcery gaming focused on action, tactics, and frantic, fast paced, intense battles in which one mistake can cost you dearly. Winning here feels rewarding for both the brain and the reflexes.
Monday, April 16 2012
Ridge Racer: Unbounded
As fun as it is to race in Ridge Racer: Unbounded, it wears out its welcome by the halfway point.
Friday, April 13 2012
Warp
Warp reconstructs the science-experiment-gone-wrong story into a mind-bending puzzler that revels in destructive play.
