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Vanillaware retains its long-running reign, with the studio delivering another enchanting experience. Osaka-based Vanillaware confidently pushes genres in innovative directions. 2007’s GrimGrimoire adapted the mechanics of real-time strategy games – placing them on side-scrolling, two-dimensional ...

Friends of the Great Kingdom isn’t just another entry in the Story of Seasons franchise. Instead, it captures the heartwarming feel of Doraemon, while bringing some much-needed innovations to the accessible agrarian simulation. For over ...

The obvious appeal of Dusk Diver 2 is the combo-heavy, brawling punctuated by flashy special moves. But it’s the setting and characters that separate the game from its pugilistic peers. Plucky, pony-tailed Yang Yumo was ...

Even those with no connection to the Age of Aquarius will have a good time breaking stuff as a bad-ass, perpetually horny extra-terrestrial. One of the defining genres of the early 2000s was the open-world ...

The grace of a ballet dancer and the punch of a sawed-off shotgun brilliantly converge in Rollerdrome. The results are some of the most mesmeric scoring runs you’ll find in 2022. Tutorials can be boring ...

There’s a depressing lack of wuxia games on consoles. Sword and Fairy: Together Forever helps alleviate that deficiency, with dazzling visuals, stirring storytelling, and action that’s engaging. If you’re able to overlook a few unpolished ...

The original release of Astro Aqua Kitty was a triumphant blend of classic arcade shooting with more modern mechanics, leaving scant room for improvement. Yet, the PlayStation 5 version offers a few advancements, and even ...

Like most sequels, Redout 2 intensifies the foundations of its predecessor. Earning a win was tough before, but with a twin-stick control scheme and courses seemingly built for carnage, now the game will truly test ...

Gravitar: Recharged makes some changes to series formula. That’s a good thing, since the original was overdue for an update that softened some of the game’s pricky design decisions. Adamvision and SneakyBox Studios’ Recharged series ...

Rebellion’s latest is yet another long-range bulls-eye for the franchise. Like series star Karl Fairburne, don’t miss this one, especially if you’re a fan of slow-boiled, methodical stealth.   World War II lasted for six ...