Nathan Birch
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WWE 2K20 was an unmitigated disaster. I gave the game a 3 out of 10, and in retrospect, I may have been too generous. That game was so bad it forced 2K Games to do the unthinkable and take a year off from their annual WWE release schedule. 2K and...
NBA 2K21
This is a strange year for sports games, as next-gen consoles will be hitting shelves this holiday season, but most of the big franchises from Madden to NBA 2K drop new games in late summer/early fall. As a result, a slate of stop-gap current-gen sports games are being released. A...
Crusader Kings II is one of the most significant under-the-radar success stories of the past decade. Despite its intimidating level of complexity, the game has sold millions of copies and maintains a strong playerbase to this day thanks to long list of expansions and generous mod support. Crusader Kings II...
The fact that the Battletoads are still culturally relevant at all is kind of ridiculous. These shameless TMNT clones haven’t had a new game in 26 years, and yet, most gamers today still recognize their slimy faces. That’s mostly due to the enduring quality (and legendary difficulty) of the original...
Skully
Video games and skeletons go way back. Of course, we’ve all fought countless skeletal enemies over the years, but they’ve also taken on protagonist roles in games like Grim Fandango, MediEvil, and even the recently-released Skelattack. Well, publisher Modus Games is bringing us a yet another entry in the bony...
For a brief period in the mid-2000s the Destroy All Humans! games were suddenly everywhere, as THQ flooded gamers with yearly sequels and a barrage of edgy TV ads. But then, just as abruptly as it had begun, the invasion ended. The first Destroy all Humans game came out in...
Creaks
Over the past decade and a half, Czech indie studio Amanita Design have carved out a niche for themselves creating beautifully-illustrated adventure games like Machinarium, Samorost, and Botanicula. Nobody makes games quite like Amanita, and yet, you could argue there’s an ever-so-slight sameyness to most of their major projects, as...
Provided you’re in the right mood, there are few things more entertaining as a truly terrible movie, TV show, or book, but the same can’t really be said about video games. You can probably count the number of worthwhile “so bad, they’re good” games on a single hand. Most of...
The release of Summer in Mara couldn’t have been better timed. Given the uncertainty and social strife currently gripping the world, many are turning to gaming for a bit of escapism. Summer in Mara looks to provide exactly that, combining the gentle drama of life sims like Harvest Moon and...
Disintegration
Over the years a number of games have tried to combine the first-person shooter and real-time strategy genres, but none of them have been wholly successful. Why is that? The two genres may seem incompatible at first glance, but when you boil them down to their essentials, they’re both all...
Mortal Kombat 11 was arguably the surprise hit of 2019, exceeding most fans’ expectations and ultimately ending up fifth on the year-end bestsellers list (a real accomplishment for a fighting game). One of the reasons for this success was MK11’s story mode, which delivered top-notch production values and a mind-bending...
Sharks fascinate people like few creatures on Earth, and yet, they haven’t inspired many (if any) great video games. Certainly none in which you actually play as the toothy eating machines. 2006’s Jaws Unleashed was passably entertaining, but beyond that, your options are slim. Thankfully, Tripwire Interactive’s Maneater has arrived...
