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Marcus Stewart·Apr 11, 2024

Critic87.5/100

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You don't need a green thumb to enjoy Botany Manor's clever puzzle-solving and serene, whimsical atmosphere.

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Marcus Stewart·Mar 29, 2024

Critic70/100

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I was as captivated by the Open Roads' mystery at the start, but this road trip peters out after a few miles.

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Brian Shea·Mar 28, 2024

Critic80/100

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While far from a one-to-one remake, Contra: Operation Galuga effectively captures the spirit of the original game while modernizing just enough to make for an exciting, albeit short, adventure.

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Charles Harte·Mar 28, 2024

Critic80/100

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Pepper Grinder is an innovative indie experience, packed with tense battles, fluid platforming, and eye-catching visual design.

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Joshua Khan·Mar 27, 2024

Critic85/100

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While it isn’t a hyper-creative leap forward, MLB The Show 24 finds a new swing by tethering style and strategy to baseball’s fundamentals.

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Kyle Hilliard·Mar 21, 2024

Critic75/100

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Princess Peach: Showtime could be a decent first game for young Peach fans, but longtime Nintendo players looking for the Princess’ equivalent of a quality Kirby platformer will likely be underwhelmed.

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Imran Khan·Mar 21, 2024

Critic70/100

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For all the inspirations the game wears on its sleeve, it never rises above them, and thus feels like a title in search of an identity and desperate for a specific kind of player.

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Jesse Vitelli·Mar 20, 2024

Critic90/100

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Dragon’s Dogma 2 captures the spirit of the original without sanding down the edges of what made it excellent. Its insistence on player exploration and discovery, coupled with an ending I will think about for the rest of the year, makes Dragon’s Dogma 2 a standout game and a worthy successor.

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Matt Miller·Mar 12, 2024

Critic85/100

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Vanillaware's tactical RPG is a rewarding high fantasy epic, and minor frustrations in the late-game battles aren't enough to derail the fun.

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Marcus Stewart·Mar 11, 2024

Critic85/100

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2K's yearly WWE offering may not bowl over diehard players in the broad sense, but its incremental updates and continued polish make it the strongest contender since the franchise's comeback.

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Brian Shea·Mar 7, 2024

Critic70/100

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Evening Star clearly knows how to design a fantastic 3D platformer, but some important issues drag down an otherwise strong game.

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Marcus Stewart·Feb 28, 2024

Critic95/100

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Balatro is an engrossing and entertaining deckbuilding roguelike and one of the best games of the year.

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Wesley LeBlanc·Feb 22, 2024

Critic85/100

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Cracking The Planet Wide Open on the Game Informer website.

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Matt Miller·Feb 21, 2024

Critic75/100

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Skull and Bones impresses with the breadth of its world, opportunities for illicit trade, and explosive naval battles, but several features wear thin over time.

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Sarah Thwaites·Feb 19, 2024

Critic90/100

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Perhaps the biggest hurdle Helldivers 2 has to face is its own success; servers have been overrun since launch, leading to lengthy wait times and faltering progression systems. Yet, for me, the indoctrination is just too strong. I'm still compelled to wait my turn to get another taste of sweet victory in this live-service diamond in the rough.