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For a modest price, Explosionade DX provides players with an ample arsenal and sixty enemy-filled stages to make use of it. As the title implies, Explosionade DX is an ode to the joy of destruction. ...

The Outer Worlds’ concluding expansion delivers a satisfying digression elevated by darkly comical dialog and an occupying whodunit. Obsidian Entertainment’s 2019 release, The Outer Worlds, was built on a trio of strengths. The game’s combat ...

Monster Truck Championship offers a realistic recreation of its inspiration. Racing, stunting, and destruction are all appealing once you’re mastered the controls. But you might wish the developers opted for a more accessible approach. Seemingly, ...

Samurai Shodown reinvigorated the famed series’ staccato pacing and defensive play, with stylishly drawn characters and backdrops. Now, the title has been given a re-release that delivers 120 frame-per-second output on now-gen consoles and capable displays, ...

The pursuit of romance sends Sir Lovelot bounding over stages filled with adversity. While you might not love the lack of environmental variety across the game’s forty stage jaunt, it’s hard not to crush on ...

With an ever-expanding arsenal of weaponry and defensives, Natsuki Chronicles makes for some enjoyable shoot ‘em up action despite the plainness of the game’s stages. With its succession of horizontally-scrolling, simple-looking stages, Natsuki Chronicles exactly ...

Driven by an unexpectedly solid story and the ability to resurrect your defeated enemies, Sword of the Necromancer is an intriguing title. While influences are evident, they’re also varied enough to deliver distinction. Within minutes ...

Enjoy a challenge? Cyber Shadow demands the kind of pixel-perfect precision required by the eight-bit era’s toughest trials. So, if you’re tastes lean toward the masochistic, you’ll discover a punishing good time without benefit of ...

The Medium might not please those looking for jump scares or taut action. But if you’re seeking a persistently unnerving experience rather than shlocky frights, the game largely delivers. Horror is often rooted in juxtaposition. ...

Teratopia attempts to honor yesteryear’s three-dimensional action platformers. But years on, battering a button to wear down an opponent’s health can feel antiquated. Elsewhere, clumsy platforming should have been left in the last millennium. Traditionally, ...