Dan Stapleton

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Dan Stapleton·Dec 4, 2018

Critic79/100

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After wrapping up around 20 hours worth of Just Cause 4’s story…

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Dan Stapleton·Nov 15, 2018

Critic94/100

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Civ VI is a fantastic strategy game that, for the first time, has been successfully adapted to a console in a way that controls well.

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Dan Stapleton·Sep 20, 2018

Critic69/100

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Star Control: Origins does a great job bringing back the classic game's humorous aliens and energetic 2D space battles, but everything you do on the ground is a chore.

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Dan Stapleton·Jul 28, 2018

Critic70/100

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Flying from planet to planet in search of the universe's rarest materials and technologies in No Man's Sky NEXT scratches an exploratory itch. It still carries a lot of caveats: It's mechanically repetitive no matter what planet you're on, the dull combat should be avoided whenever possible, and bugs are plentiful. But buying new ships and building new things is enough motivation to make it entrancing – for a while, at least.

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Dan Stapleton·Jun 29, 2018

Critic80/100

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Donkey Kong Adventure feels almost big enough to be a sequel to Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle rather than just an expansion, and it packs in a lot of tactical fun. Donkey Kong is literally a game-changing character with abilities that are fun to learn and use, and Cranky Kong's alright, too. The main downside is that you're locked into one team composition, which limits your ability to change up your playstyle or replay battles differently.

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Dan Stapleton·Jun 11, 2018

Critic48/100

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After careful consideration, I've decided not to endorse this park.

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Dan Stapleton·May 30, 2018

Critic82/100

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Does it come to pay Castlevania tribute, or does it merely steal a classic's soul?

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Dan Stapleton·May 17, 2018

Critic75/100

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State of Decay 2's survival RPG struggle against zombies is fun thanks to strong combat and fear of permanent death but repetitive and buggy, especially in co-op.

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Dan Stapleton·Feb 27, 2018

Critic90/100

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A ton of tactical depth is packed into this small-looking game.

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Dan Stapleton·Feb 13, 2018

Critic68/100

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Stripping out the Nemesis system leaves Shadow of War feeling smaller.

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Dan Stapleton·Feb 7, 2018

Critic78/100

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The new Golden Age and Governor systems add new and interesting decisions while Loyalty largely bogs it down.

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Dan Stapleton·Jan 10, 2018

Critic85/100

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Rockstar's detective game feels at home with room-scale VR.