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 […]
Category Archives: Action
Luigi’s Mansion 3 Review
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 […]
More Than Morricone: The Music of Red Dead Redemption
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 […]
Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag Review
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 […]
Shadow of the Colossus Retrospective
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 Review
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 […]
The Ledge Grab: An Appreciation
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 City: The Game We Deserve
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. […]
Assassin’s Creed III: A Native American Revolution
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 […]
Resident Evil 4 Retrospective
“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 […]
