Splatoon 2 Review
Remember cleaning up Super Mario Sunshine’s colorful pollution using a water pack? Splatoon 2 is like that in reverse, with more aquatic puns. The hook is that the world of […]
Remember cleaning up Super Mario Sunshine’s colorful pollution using a water pack? Splatoon 2 is like that in reverse, with more aquatic puns. The hook is that the world of […]
When the GameCube launched with Luigi’s Mansion nearly 20 years ago (!), did anyone predict its sequel would turn out to be one of Nintendo’s best? Luigi’s Mansion was not […]
Something To Do With Death – that’s the title of Sir Christopher Frayling’s biography of the great Spaghetti Western director Sergio Leone. And you can’t argue with that. Leone’s postmodern […]
Take a look at the trailer for the upcoming Assassin’s Creed movie – all slick production design, overlaid with a pounding Kanye track. Then we’re thrown back to dusty 15th […]
He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you. Friedrich Nietzsche, […]
The Last of Us – or, how do I classify this game? Action, stealth, craft, shoot, survival horror-’em-up – or all of the above? Developer Naughty Dog’s revered 2013 PlayStation […]
How the Humble Handhold Changed Gaming Raiders of the Lost Ark opens with a famous set-piece – Indiana Jones escaping from an ancient Peruvian temple laden with booby traps, including […]
Batman: Arkham Asylum is to Batman what GoldenEye is to James Bond. Like Rare’s classic 007 shooter, Rocksteady Studios’ 2009 Batman game understands the abilities and conventions of the character. […]
How UbiSoft’s historical adventure shows the promise of the American Revolution When the setting of Assassin’s Creed III was announced it was met with some concern. Taking place before and […]
“Welcome! Got some rare things on sale, stranger!” Resident Evil 4 is a game that breaks with and remakes its own tradition. After a generation of fixed camera angles and […]