The question used to be, “Can I Run Crysis”. With this remaster, the new question becomes, “Should I play thirty dollars for substandard rehash?” “Can I Run Crysis” was a rhetorical question at several times. ...
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Filled with blissful drifts, eternally blue skies, and polygons as sharp as razors, Hotshot Racing is a salient throwback to simpler times. Retro racers, make your way to the starting line. Players under the age ...
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2012’s Kingdoms of Amalur told the tale of a hero brought back from death. Now the same has been done for the game itself. While Re-Reckoning is still full of life, the resurrection wasn’t quite ...
Read More »WRC 9 FIA World Rally Championship review
Building on last year’s impressive effort must have been arduous, but WRC 9 steps up to the challenge with an array of improvements. Long the outclassed underdog, last year’s WRC 8 FIA World Rally ...
Read More »Nexomon: Extinction review
Although Nexomon: Extinction doesn’t offer comprehensive innovations, the game’s clever deviations provide an experience that should charm monster-catchers of all ages. From the vaulted recipe for Coca-Cola, Kentucky Fried Chicken’s blend of eleven secret herbs ...
Read More »Kandagawa Jet Girls review
Although there’s several play modes and a roster of appealing characters, Kandagawa Jet Girls is light on challenge and a sense of speed. Much like the anime, this is an adequate effort that’s capable of ...
Read More »Ogre Tale review
Unrelentingly cute and enchantingly funny, Ogre Tale entertains despite simple mechanics and gratuitous repetition. It’s difficult not to impulsively fall head over heels for Ogre Tale. Within minutes of starting MAGES’ (Steins;Gate, Phantom Breaker: Battle ...
Read More »Eastern Exorcist Demonstrates the Right Moves
With a visual style that reassembles traditional Chinese shuǐ-mò (commonly known as ‘ink-and-wash painting’), the Early Access Steam release of Eastern Exorcist (Steam, $13.59, regularly $16.99) undoubtedly impresses. Backdrops are especially eye-pleasing, with players journeying ...
Read More »Death end re;Quest 2 review
Death end re;Quest 2 is the all too rare sequel that opts to push a series in a bold new direction, shifting a focus from the world inside a glitched MMO to a creepy women’s ...
Read More »Hellbound review
Hellbound looks good and plays decently, but suffers from a dearth of weaponry and enemy types, two essentials of the first-person shooter genre. If you’re looking for a three-hour fix of retro fragging goodness, this ...
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