Matthew Castle

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Matthew Castle·Mar 21, 2022

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Ghostwire: Tokyo's open world Tokyo hosts ghost-fighting, soul-collecting and a little too much flimsy busywork in between.

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Matthew Castle·Feb 2, 2022

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20 years after Dying Light 1, a new hero finds himself leaping and beating through an open world city, this time with disappointingly well-behaved zombies and m

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Matthew Castle·Nov 4, 2021

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Doesn't play its cards right.

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Matthew Castle·Sep 13, 2021

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In The Siege Of Paris DLC for Assassin's Creed Valhalla, a viking travels to Paris for some solid assassination fun, and all the usual flab that comes with it.

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Matthew Castle·Sep 8, 2021

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One man’s musical mission in The Artful Escape is an audio visual delight, but there’s not enough room for expression or mastery.

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Matthew Castle·Aug 23, 2021

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Jump for joy, sorrow, regrets and more in Psychonauts 2.

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Matthew Castle·Oct 26, 2020

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Expect ninjas, robots and thousands of deaths as we battle through a Ghostrunner review.

Nintendo Life

Matthew Castle·Oct 1, 2020

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It didn't have to be this way. WayForward has worked minor miracles with licensed fare before – see Aliens: Infestation and The Mummy Demastered. But this is work for hire of the most rotten kind, showing total contempt for the fans it hopes to lure in with a bright, likeable licence. Trollhunters is one of the less enjoyable things to happen to us this year. Given what a year it's been, that is quite a feat.

Nintendo Life

Matthew Castle·Sep 11, 2020

Critic80/100

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The Last Campfire is an unusually freeform puzzle adventure that stuffs its six-hour playtime with conundrums of every kind. While a few puzzle designs deserve more time in the spotlight – or could support whole games by themselves – the game's commitment to new ideas makes for a refreshing change of pace. This is proof that Hello Games don't have to build a universe from scratch to entertain. More of this, please.

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Matthew Castle·Nov 26, 2019

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For better and for worse, Shenmue III is a perfect continuation.

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Matthew Castle·Oct 29, 2019

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Back in the day, we gave the Wii version a crushing 4/10 score and said 'if the controls were good then you could double the score'. Little did we know that over a decade later, our words would ring (almost) true. With more usable controls you can finally enjoy this batch of 100 levels for what they are, but the wider game is let down by weird leaderboard decisions and those lacklustre mini-games. The best monkey-in-a-ball game since Super Monkey Ball 2, sure, but not quite a return to the series heyday.

Nintendo Life

Matthew Castle·Oct 8, 2019

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When it gets on with the bun-lobbing antics of classic BurgerTime, this is a great reminder of an arcade gem. But too many co-op cooks spoil the broth, and the recipe is overstuffed with extras that detract from the core flavour. That said, any game that lets you leave a trail of murdered pickles as you fight up the online leaderboard can't be all bad. Just a tad overcooked, perhaps.

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Matthew Castle·Sep 4, 2019

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Gears 5 left my belly nice and fat, and keen for the next course.

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Matthew Castle·Oct 26, 2018

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Obra Dinn asks you to tease out social lives from a freeze frame of murder. It doesn’t take the little grey cells to realise this is remarkable stuff.

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Matthew Castle·Mar 2, 2017

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