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Perhaps because he’s so cute and marketable, Yoshi’s adventures have been designed for a younger and younger audience for the last several years. 2006’s Yoshi’s Island DS was not out-of-step with the difficulty of a mainline Mario game, but since then, the challenge of mainline…
Anno 1800 is a beautiful and comprehensive yet strangely cold Industrial Age city builder.
Episode Two is a fast-paced affair that once again proves to be a charming, winning adventure for both fans and newbies to the world of Minecraft.
Need For Speed borrows from the series' past to create an excellent street racer with a handful of obnoxious but ultimately forgivable problems.
Armikrog is a lackluster adventure that never manages to capitalize on the charm of its unique visuals and premise.
343 Industries introduces a new multiplayer mode to great effect, but its campaign story holds the overall experience back.
The first Tales game on the PlayStation 4 hits the series’ familiar notes while proving that it’s better to be raised by angels than by wolves.
Syndicate is a return to form for the Assassin's Creed franchise, delivering a unique, engaging story in a world that feels alive.
The developers at Untame should be proud and confident that they can build thorough and robust gameplay structures around their ideas. But the concept at the centre of Mushroom 11, I would implore, is not something they should return to.
Embarrassing acting, questionable songs choices, and unwelcome microtransactions spoil the biggest mechanical improvement to music gaming in years.
The finale of Life is Strange undermines its powerful, heartfelt story and cracks its tense atmosphere with tedious gamey sequences and a disappointing climax.
Jaw dropping beauty and a hefty challenge await you in in the hallowed realm of Jotun.
It's a slow start, but a pleasant one, for Telltale's narrative take on one of the world's most popular games.
Tonally schizophrenic, yet still one of the more fascinating game experiences ever made.
NBA Live 16 takes incremental steps forward in ball control and online functionality, but its underdeveloped modes and inconsistent mechanics make it a chore to play.
Devastation leverages the Transformers license masterfully and delivers tight, satisfying action with incredible flair. Honestly, I had fun just driving around trying to do donuts, and at one point, I randomly picked up a taxi and threw it over a building just for laughs. That's pretty great. And when that perfect rockin' soundtrack kicks in as you face off against Megatron, that's even better.
Rising Tide brings other content to Beyond Earth as well, from new factions to new planet types. But these additions pale in comparison to the systemic changes Firaxis has made. There are bothersome issues with the new diplomacy approach, and some of these mechanics are too obfuscated to call excellent. But Rising Tide encourages new ways of thinking, and lends character to a very impersonal subject. That old Civilization mantra still echoes, just like it used to: One more turn.