Metal: Hellsinger Review – Walk With Me In Hell
Metal music ought to be synonymous with first-person shooters, considering the original Doom is perhaps the most influential FPS of all time. That game’s frenetic demon-slaying was accompanied by the iconic…
Kirby’s Dream Buffet Review – Good Food, Tiny Portions
If there’s one thing Kirby is known for–apart from being “friend-shaped” and adorable–it’s the little guy’s insatiable appetite. Kirby’s Dream Buffet hones in on this aspect, creating a game all about…
Steelrising Review – Like Clockwork
Dead humans and livestock litter the muddy cobblestone streets of Paris, their corpses left discarded in rotting piles or with muskets in hand where they took a final stand. Scattered fires…
Splatoon 3 Review-In-Progress
A kid-friendly competitive multiplayer shooter was a strange concept when Nintendo introduced the very first Splatoon. The unique zone-control mechanics made combat important but somewhat incidental to the chief goal of…
The Last Of Us Part I Review – Desolation Row
Joel looks different in The Last of Us Part I. It took me a while to notice, but once I did, it was hard to unsee. There’s a pain in his…
Immortality Review – A Most Unusual Camera
There’s a moment in movies where a restless, investigative protagonist falls down a proverbial rabbit hole and unveils a startling truth, reframing everything they thought they knew. The allure of Immortality,…
Jetpack Joyride 2 Review – Running Up That Hall
The original Jetpack Joyride released during an early apex of the mobile market. Small but quality games were successful, and the platform was not yet overrun with free-to-play gacha games. Jetpack…
Madden NFL 23 Review – High Upside
Every August, a new Madden launches with some major marketing buzzword attached. It makes for easy back-of-the-box material and quickly answers the question: “What’s new in Madden this year?” These named…
Saints Row Review – Open-World Nostalgia
It’s been nine years since Saints Row IV was released, pitting the 3rd Street Saints against an alien invasion that featured superpowers, time-travel, Matrix-style simulations, and the complete destruction of Earth….
Midnight Fight Express Review – Streets of Rage
Two of the characters in Midnight Fight Express are called Kyler Turden, a riff on the antagonist of Fight Club, and Chef Favreau, a nod to Iron Man and Chef director…