Review: Ape Out is a Brutal and Stylish Action Masterpiece
I’ve run into Ape Out at a few indie gaming event around Chicago for the last year or so. I first remember running into it when I first covered Bit […]
Review: Metro Exodus is Inches from Being a Masterpiece
I’ve always had a soft spot for post-apocalyptic games, no matter what form they take. There’s just something about Earth after civilization that makes a really interesting video game setting […]
Review: Toejam and Earl: Back in the Groove is Funkin’ Great
Toejam and Earl are video game icons. Everyone I know that played games in the 90’s knows who they are, even if they never played one of their titles. After […]
Review: Far Cry New Dawn Manages to Re-Endear Me to the Far Cry Series
Plot spoilers follow: Far Cry New Dawn is here with little fanfare. After the extremely disappointing ending of Far Cry 5, I thought I would be done with my love […]
Review: Colorful, Crazy Cult Classic Katamari Damacy Reroll Returns
The Nintendo Switch has increasingly been home to some unforgettable games from the past. Whether that’s with things like Nintendo’s Nintendo Entertainment System on Nintendo Switch Online or with the […]
Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes Is An Odd Duck, But a Good Duck
Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes is the third game in the No More Heroes series of action-adventure hack-and-slash games, developed by Grasshopper Manufacture and headed by Goichi “Suda 51” […]
Review: Battlefield Gothic: Armada II Offers Satisfying Capital Ship Combat
In the grim darkness that is the future of Warhammer 40,000, perpetual war is the way of life through the cosmos. The Imperium of Man fights an endless war […]
Review: New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe Continues the Trend of Wii U Games on Switch
The Nintendo Wii U was a flop, despite being a great console with some great games on it. New Super Mario Bros. U was one of those great games, though […]
Review: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Lives Up to its Name, Delivers the Ultimate Smash Experience
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate lives up to its name. Easily the biggest (and one of the only) reveals during Nintendo’s E3 conference, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate looked poised to be […]
Review: 60 Parsecs Excels in its Comedy and Simplicity
You’re in space, Earth has gone into nuclear disarray and one of the warheads is heading straight to your ship. You have 60 seconds to pack as many things […]
Review: Just Cause 4 — Lots of Explosions, Little Impact
Developer Avalanche has made a name for themselves with the Just Cause series. Since 2006, Rico Rodriguez has been explosively liberating small countries that have been oppressed by dictators, sowing […]
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Doesn’t Exactly Reinvent the Wheel, But Did We Really Want it to?
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is a first-person shooter developed by Treyarch and published by Activision. It marks the 15th game in the Call of Duty franchise and the fourth […]