Vandal's Scores

  • Games
For 6,584 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 69% higher than the average critic
  • 7% same as the average critic
  • 24% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 1.7 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 77
Highest review score: 100 Bayonetta 2
Lowest review score: 10 Make it indie!
Score distribution:
6588 game reviews
    • 80 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Assassin's Creed Shadows on Switch 2 delivers a surprisingly robust native port, achieving stable 30 FPS and fast loading times through pragmatic visual sacrifices. While evident cutbacks in textures and physics temper its graphical ambition, the core gameplay remains intact. This version serves as a commendable entry point or a perfect portable complement, despite minor menu quirks and the temporary absence of launch DLC.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 86 Critic Score
    Metroid Prime 4: Beyond truly shines when it embraces its classic Metroid Prime foundations, featuring brilliant level design, inventive bosses, and a potent sense of isolation. Yet, the ambitious, often empty open-world desert, combined with tedious mechanics and frequent NPC companions, detracts from the essential solitary exploration, occasionally feeling too much like a conventional shooter.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Marvel Cosmic Invasion delivers a fantastic beat 'em up experience, brimming with undeniable charm for Marvel fans and genre enthusiasts. Its fluid, satisfying combat and diverse character roster shine, especially within the engaging Arcade mode. However, simplistic boss encounters and a shallow scoring system slightly diminish an otherwise essential and highly replayable brawler.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    News Tower is an addictive management tycoon capturing the tension of 1930s journalism with deep newspaper operations and exclusive hunting, all within a fantastic Art Deco setting and catchy soundtrack. Although random faction requests and an interface needing late-game improvements slightly detract, its solid foundation and engrossing loop make it a highly recommended and immersive experience.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 84 Critic Score
    Goodnight Universe leverages its innovative webcam control to create an immersive narrative, offering varied situations and a compelling human story with limited inputs, enhanced by excellent narration and music. However, playing without a webcam on consoles diminishes its unique charm, the story briefly stumbles mid-game, and some varied situations can become tedious.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Tales of Xillia Remastered offers substantial quality-of-life improvements like starting funds and battle retries, enhancing its robust combat and engaging characters. Yet, the graphical update is inconsistent, leaving large areas and secondary missions bland. The dual protagonist structure still requires two playthroughs for the full story, with one narrative path feeling less complete.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Constance is a beautifully designed metroidvania, featuring an engaging story and strong audiovisuals, offering a refreshing, non-soulslike experience. While generally well-crafted, it occasionally relies on trial-and-error for certain challenges and offers limited hidden secrets for backtracking, which we feel are just minor drawbacks.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 77 Critic Score
    Total Chaos is a commendable survival horror experience, praised for its excellent balance of action and resource management, effective sound design, and successful visual revamp as a Doom II mod. However, it falters with imprecise melee combat, occasionally confusing and repetitive level design, and an identity crisis between horror and action, ultimately being too faithful to its mod origins to fully evolve.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 88 Critic Score
    Europa Universalis V is a monumental grand strategy evolution, thanks to its innovative, organic population simulation and immense strategic depth on a beautifully detailed map. Despite a baroque interface and steep learning curve presenting a significant barrier for newcomers, and potential late-game performance drops, it offers infinite replayability and emergent narratives, solidifying its place as Paradox's most ambitious title.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    Earth vs Mars delivers direct, simple strategy, becoming more varied and strategic in its latter half thanks to the unique Fusiotron mechanic for creating mutant soldiers. However, it's hindered by a poorly designed difficulty curve and a slow start. The story is weak and fails to be comedic, with the game ultimately innovating little despite being an experimental Relic title.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Dark Quest 4 delivers a nostalgic and enjoyable turn-based dungeon crawler experience with handcrafted levels, strategic combat, and a simple yet engaging progression system, although its story is minimal, animations are sparse, and level variety is limited; the editor and community-created dungeons extend its longevity, making it a solid pick for newcomers and fans of light strategy games.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The World Stage mode adds a meaningful single-player experience with unlockable cosmetics and secondary tournaments, while the inclusion of Dural and improved online features enhance replayability, although the mode can become repetitive and the paid DLC for Dural is frustrating. Despite minor drawbacks, the game remains visually appealing and mechanically deep, making it the most complete and polished version of Virtua Fighter 5 to date.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Switch 2 versions offer sharp image quality, stable performance, and an excellent new Spanish localization, although some pre-rendered cutscenes look worse and Kiwami 2 shows occasional frame pacing issues.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 88 Critic Score
    Kirby Air Riders offers a chaotic, frenetic, and highly enjoyable experience where action takes precedence over racing, blending multiple modes including Air Ride, top-down races, and an inventive battle royale that rewards skill and experimentation. Despite occasional minor frustrations in the campaign and online features, its vibrant visuals, extensive customization, and relentless fast-paced gameplay make it a unique and addictive title that shines both solo and with friends.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Despite offering strong zombies content, polished movement, and fun multiplayer without SBMM, the game suffers from a hollow, recycled campaign, repetitive online modes, and an overall lack of innovation that makes it feel directionless.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Switch 2 versions offer sharp image quality, stable performance, and an excellent new Spanish localization, although some pre-rendered cutscenes look worse and Kiwami 2 shows occasional frame pacing issues.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    It’s a cozy survival game with charming crafting, exploration, and a warm audiovisual style, but the unclear mission design, frustrating lack of a map, and clunky interface can hinder the experience — overall, a sweet and relaxing adventure for players who favor atmosphere over deep challenge.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    It’s a deeply engaging interactive drama and management-RPG hybrid that combines smart superhero roleplay with strong character writing and fluid, cinematic presentation, and while its episodic structure and consequences give weight to decisions, it may lack full development in some supporting characters.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A breathtaking, ambitious free-to-play open-world action RPG steeped in wuxia tradition, it impresses with its vast world, depth and production values but feels confusing due to bloated UI and weak storytelling, and its microtransactions remain cosmetic. Although it’s not for everyone, it’s hard to ignore as a long-term service.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Enhance delivers a stunning evolution of the series with mesmerizing audiovisual design, clever new mechanics, and plenty of modes, although a few sound/visual mismatches and occasional readability issues slightly interrupt an otherwise superb and hypnotic rhythm-puzzle experience.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    It tries to bring Double Dragon into 3D with nostalgic touches and interactive environments, yet the clunky, imprecise gameplay and awful platforming hurt the experience; despite its ambition, it feels like a failed renaissance, though fans of old beat ’em ups may still find something to enjoy.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    A richly polished evolution of Anno 1800 that deepens empire-building through the dual-province system, strategic cultural choices, and stronger diplomacy, though its complexity and demanding resource management can overwhelm at times, ultimately delivering an engrossing and highly replayable strategy experience.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    This retro-inspired 2D action-platformer delivers tight controls, precise level design, and authentic 8-bit visuals with catchy chiptune music, creating an enjoyable homage to classic NES games. While the humor is very specific to fans of the Nerd and the experience is brief, it remains a charming, well-crafted short adventure for those who appreciate nostalgic action.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Lost Soul Aside delivers a visually impressive action experience with deep combat mechanics that improve as the game progresses, although its story is clichéd and the gameplay can feel inconsistent at times; while the game is ambitious for a small studio and offers engaging boss fights, some generic enemies, awkward camera, and minor technical issues hold it back from reaching its full potential.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    The game offers a rich RTS experience with expanded civilizations, campaigns, and a new roguelite mode, and while the controller interface may feel complex at first, it becomes intuitive with practice; despite minor limitations, the adaptation to PS5 is excellent, and the extensive content makes it a must-play for strategy fans.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Reach delivers an intense VR action-platforming experience with fluid parkour, climbing, and combat, offering a strong sense of presence despite occasional awkward movements and minor technical flaws, and its immersive vertical world and rhythm keep players engaged while the narrative and exploration complement the action seamlessly.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 77 Critic Score
    Simon the Sorcerer: Origins successfully revives the classic franchise with modern graphics and humor, blending nostalgic references with engaging exploration and clever puzzles, although some puzzle solutions rely too much on trial and error and the inventory can feel cumbersome.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    Arc Raiders successfully blends intense extraction shooter mechanics with a more accessible and colorful approach, delivering thrilling tension around extraction points while offering smooth shooting and RPG-like progression. Although some weapon balancing issues and long-term scalability concerns remain, the game shines with its audiovisual quality, satisfying gameplay, and strong potential for multiplayer fun.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Ball x Pit combines chaotic Breakout-style gameplay with roguelite decision-making, offering satisfying progression through city-building and unlocking new heroes, while its intense visual and gameplay stimuli keep players engaged, though the challenge can sometimes swing too easily between frustrating and overpowered.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Hyrule Warriors: La era del destierro delivers a fully canon Zelda story with impressive cinematics and character development, while offering a highly enjoyable musou experience with deep combat mechanics, tactical special actions, and diverse mission designs. Despite minor camera issues and occasional performance drops in handheld mode, the game excels in visual design, cooperative play, and a reimagined soundtrack that complements the intense action.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 76 Critic Score
    With its charming art direction, heartfelt story about companionship, and approachable structure, The Lonesome Guild offers a light, enjoyable ARPG experience ideal for newcomers, though its repetitive combat, uninspired puzzles, and minor technical issues keep it from standing out among genre heavyweights.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 78 Critic Score
    Sports Interactive reinvents its legendary football management saga with a major technical leap to Unity, full FIFA licensing, and the long-awaited inclusion of women’s football, achieving unmatched realism and depth. However, its excessive data overload, dense interface, and slower pacing make it at times exhausting rather than immersive.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 76 Critic Score
    This humorous single-player take on the extraction shooter formula delivers addictive progression, tactical survival mechanics, and charming visuals, but its repetitive missions and lack of multiplayer make it lose steam over time despite an engaging foundation.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    In fact, aside from some potential quality-of-life improvements that weren't implemented, the only real drawback is the fact that the two titles weren't included as they were originally conceived in the late eighties. This would have allowed players, both seasoned veterans and newcomers, to see how the genre has evolved and the enormous importance this franchise had in defining many other classics that have provided us with countless hours of entertainment. If you're a fan of the franchise, it's a no-brainer. If not, it's the perfect opportunity to delve into the origins of the JRPG with modern touches. Don't miss out.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 76 Critic Score
    A simple yet deeply satisfying and relaxing cleaning simulator that expands on the first game with new tools, accessories, and co-op modes, though it adds little innovation and suffers from connectivity issues, repetition, and a lack of real variety.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Bounty Star combines mecha combat, base management, and a post-apocalyptic western story with touching emotional depth and striking art direction, but its clunky controls, poor translation, and performance issues hold it back from fulfilling its potential.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Three Fields Entertainment delivers a creative open-world racer with satisfying crashes, intuitive controls, and a fun building system that channels Burnout’s spirit, but its vast empty map and slow progression dilute the tension and excitement that once defined the series.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Its fast-paced action, smooth performance, and powerful soundtrack deliver satisfying arcade-style shooting, but the lack of depth, limited variety, and misuse of the Painkiller name make it feel solid yet unremarkable.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 82 Critic Score
    This sequel successfully refines its predecessor with better visuals, smoother controls, and an intense atmosphere, offering dozens of clever puzzles and satisfying exploration, though its combat and bosses remain weak points in an otherwise superbly crafted old-school survival horror.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A vast and addictive survival sandbox that smartly refines ideas from Terraria, RimWorld, and Stardew Valley with tons of content and customization, though its basic tutorial, weak controller support, and somewhat bland visuals hold it back from true greatness.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    While its colorful art direction, eccentric humor, and fantastic new soundtrack capture the charm of the original, Once Upon a Katamari feels stagnant, with outdated controls, low interactivity, and few meaningful innovations beyond its nostalgic core.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 74 Critic Score
    While still as addictive and clever as ever, with new challenges and local multiplayer adding some fresh fun, this remaster falls short due to visual inconsistencies, interface issues, and a less dynamic soundtrack, making it an enjoyable but imperfect revival of a timeless classic.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Obsidian delivers a superb sequel that expands every aspect of the original with deeper role-playing, improved combat, and a fascinating satirical universe full of ideological clashes, though its structure remains predictable and the open areas feel static and less refined.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Despite its punk charm, clever ideas, and quirky narrative tone, Hotel Barcelona suffers from weak combat design, repetitive structure, poor performance, and clunky controls that undermine its creative potential and make it enjoyable mainly for fans of Swery, Suda51, or 80s horror references.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 84 Critic Score
    Jurassic World Evolution 3 is a highly recommended option whether you like dinosaurs or are more in favor of enjoying the management options, always keeping in mind that the true protagonists here are these peculiar creatures, which, by the way, some group will try to save to prevent us, greedy businessmen, from making a fortune exhibiting them in their cages. You know: nature finds a way. We hope logic does too.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    Technically, it's not the ultimate, and artistically, it's a rather flat game, lacking any particularly surprising moments. However, the spectacular combat and the impressive choreography you can perform with a little practice are well worth it. Ninja Gaiden 4 is the game you'll want to show off to your friends once you've learned how to play it, because it makes you feel like a true hack 'n' slash god once you've mastered it. That, in the end, is its key, which is partly what Ninja Gaiden has always had: making us feel like authentic ninjas overcoming seemingly impossible challenges.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Ubisoft’s latest entry refines rather than reinvents the series, offering a vibrant audiovisual experience, fun cooperative and fitness modes, and smooth integration with Just Dance+, but its inconsistent motion detection and the paywalled best songs keep it from fully shining.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Despite its creative world, humorous tone, and surprisingly deep dungeon-crawling combat, King of Meat struggles with repetitive design, excessive progression systems, and an almost empty player base that undermines its user-generated content ambitions.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 88 Critic Score
    Double Fine delivers a short but mesmerizing adventure full of creativity, where minimalist gameplay, stunning visuals, and emotional storytelling through imagery shine, although the puzzles feel too simple and the experience ends too soon.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Battlefield 6 brings the series back to its roots with thrilling large-scale multiplayer, impressive environmental destruction, and excellent gunplay supported by solid performance and sound design, though the campaign suffers from weak AI and uneven pacing. Despite some balancing issues and a slow progression system, it’s a triumphant return that captures the chaotic and immersive essence that defines the franchise.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    The Chinese Room delivers a narratively rich and atmospheric sequel that captures the essence of *World of Darkness* with strong character writing and moral nuance, but its shallow combat, linear mission design, and limited freedom make it fall short of the immersive depth and variety of the original.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Q-Games delivers a visually striking and philosophically rich third-person adventure where shooting builds instead of destroys, offering an existential narrative full of intriguing ideas, but repetitive mechanics, uneven pacing, and inconsistent rewards make the experience feel tedious despite its originality and thoughtful concept.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Absolum delivers an addictive and visually stunning mix of beat ’em up action and roguelite mechanics, with diverse combat styles, an engaging fantasy world, and excellent art direction, though its repetitive structure, uneven roguelite balance, and inconsistent upgrades limit its long-term appeal despite the fun local and online co-op.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    A deep and addictive evolution of the Pokémon formula that introduces dynamic real-time battles, a vibrant and dense Lumiose City, and an impressive technical leap, though its story pacing, repetitive structure, and lack of voice acting slightly hold it back.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    WayForward’s long-lost GBA sequel finally surfaces as a charming yet dated platformer whose greatest strength lies in nostalgia, offering delightful humor, clever transformations, and a faithful retro feel, though its imprecise controls, modest visual upgrade, and limited innovations make it more of a curious relic than a must-play revival.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Despite its nostalgic charm, fast-paced action, and enjoyable co-op mode, this 16-bit-style platformer suffers from imprecise controls, sharp difficulty spikes, and a lack of Spanish translation that dull its appeal, though its humor and visual homage to the original anime remain engaging.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Playtonic’s reimagining of Yooka-Laylee refreshes the original with smarter level design, smoother controls, and a charming new narrative twist, though limited graphical options and some performance issues hold it back slightly.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    StudioBando delivers a charming, family-friendly adventure with clever puzzles, expressive animation, and heartfelt humor inspired by Latin American culture, though its less polished action segments, repetitive music, and minor bugs slightly hold back an otherwise magical and imaginative experience.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Despite clunky controls, repetitive chases, and frequent loading screens that disrupt the pacing, this darkly charming, hand-animated adventure captivates with its stunning art direction, heartfelt story, and creative character mechanics that evoke classic Clock Tower nostalgia.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Supermassive Games expands the formula with online co-op, a grander scale, and striking visuals that make the eerie world more spectacular but less subtle, losing some of its original tension and precision in exchange for spectacle; despite its weaker controls and overly helpful AI, it remains an atmospheric and engaging experience that fans and newcomers alike will enjoy, even if its abrupt ending leaves a bittersweet taste.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Now Production delivers a colorful, charming remake that updates visuals, controls, and level design while keeping the joyful essence of the original intact; although the camera still causes issues and difficulty spikes remain, the Fairy Mode and numerous improvements make it a polished and accessible 3D platformer worth revisiting.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A touching and surprisingly deep adventure where possessing everyday objects tells a heartfelt life story, Henry Halfhead delights with its creative mechanics, charming art style, and brilliant narration, though its short length and some repetitive ideas slightly hinder the pacing.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 78 Critic Score
    A deep, time-traveling JRPG that combines mystery, emotional storytelling, and a superbly strategic combat system with an addictive Digimon breeding mechanic, although its repetitive dungeons, uneven pacing, dated visuals, and some questionable monetization prevent it from fully realizing its grand ambition.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Survios successfully expands the Alien universe with a tense first-person horror experience featuring a strong lead and excellent atmosphere, though repetitive combat, weak animations, and minor translation issues prevent it from reaching greatness.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    This collection brings back two of Mario’s finest 3D adventures with upgraded resolution, some welcome features like co-op and assist modes, and added content such as new chapters and music, yet it falls short of its potential due to its conservative remastering and lack of deeper graphical or structural updates.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    NBA 2K26 refines its gameplay with smoother animations, improved ball physics, and smarter AI while adding meaningful content like the return of a story-driven MyCareer, mixed-gender teams in MyTEAM, and better technical polish. Despite persistent microtransactions and long load times, it remains the most enjoyable and complete entry in years for both casual and hardcore basketball fans.
    • 95 Metascore
    • 95 Critic Score
    Supergiant Games refines and expands its acclaimed roguelite formula with a deeper story, richer worldbuilding, and a superb new protagonist, while offering even more varied combat and stunning art design; though some early areas and builds feel repetitive and unbalanced, it remains a polished, addictive, and masterfully crafted sequel worthy of the genre’s throne.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    A faithful yet modern reimagining of a strategy RPG classic that refines combat balance, adds new quality-of-life options, and features beautiful updated visuals while maintaining its tactical depth and strong narrative; however, the absence of a Spanish translation and PSP-exclusive content slightly tarnish an otherwise excellent revival.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Sucker Punch refines and expands on Ghost of Tsushima with a richer story, deeper combat, and a more varied open world, delivering a visually stunning and cinematic experience full of memorable moments and emotional depth, though some camera issues and limited narrative freedom slightly hold it back.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
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    A surreal and thought-provoking RPG that blends minimalist visuals, clever puzzles, and an enigmatic story full of metaphors and psychological depth, with improved combat balance, interface, and accessibility options that make this remaster the best way to experience its cult classic charm, despite its short duration and inconsistent Spanish translation.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    EA Sports refines its football formula with smarter AI, a new authentic gameplay mode, and numerous small improvements that make matches more realistic and enjoyable, though the visuals remain almost identical to last year’s game and monetization continues to be excessive.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Silent Hill returns with an action adventure in a horror setting that keeps the essence of the franchise, while putting the combat to the forefront. It is a really good game, and many times, it is a fantastic Silent Hill, but it also has some identity crisis that hold it back. However, we think fans of the series will enjoy it as long as they approach it with an open mind.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    This edition shines with an impressive technical adaptation, stable performance, cross-save support, expansions included, and thoughtful use of Switch 2 features, although it still carries over issues like weak stealth AI, dull space battles, and some dated animations, making it both a top-tier portable experience and a reference point for future ports despite its lingering flaws.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    Despite outdated mission design and some technical seams, Dying Light: The Beast delivers fast and satisfying parkour, brutal combat with a beast form twist, engaging co-op, and excellent PC optimization, making it an irresistibly fun and addictive experience.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    With fun cross-dimensional tracks, extensive customization, and strong online play with crossplay, this chaotic and spectacular kart racer shines, though its overreliance on powerful items and occasional visual clutter make it feel unbalanced at times.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    With strong performances, tense atmosphere, and a well-executed time-loop mechanic that keeps choices meaningful and immersive, Dead Reset offers an engaging FMV experience, though its limited replayability and noticeable repetition in later runs hold it back.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The sequel expands with open-world exploration, deep customization, and enjoyable co-op combat that shines against massive enemies, but it suffers from repetitive missions, weak storytelling, poor visuals, and uninspired environments that highlight its limited budget.
    • 91 Metascore
    • 95 Critic Score
    Team Cherry delivers a visually stunning and musically masterful sequel that expands Hollow Knight’s formula with richer biomes, deeper lore, and a charismatic heroine in Hornet, though its steep difficulty, resource management frustrations, and punishing enemy waves can make it exhausting for some players.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    While Animal Shelter 2 offers a cozy and relaxing simulation with cooperative play and adoption mechanics that highlight its charm, it suffers from repetitive gameplay, technical simplicity, and a lack of ambition that limits its long-term appeal.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Borderlands 4 is a step in the right direction. You can tell Gearbox has listened to its players, and has evolved the formula to deliver the best gunplay in the series, well-balanced gameplay and a story worth getting into.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    With a haunting atmosphere, clever exploration design, and strong visual personality, Hell is Us delivers a rewarding sense of discovery, though its shallow combat, repetitive enemies, and underwhelming story keep it from fully realizing its potential.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    A chaotic and hilarious co-op shooter with strategic depth, constant updates, and strong personality, though its modest graphics and Xbox performance drops hold it back slightly compared to PS5.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    With its 90s-inspired aesthetics, roguelike mechanics, and turn-based twist on the brick breaker formula, the game offers strategic depth, satisfying controls, and fun enemy design, but suffers from repetitive scenarios, an overreliance on luck, and some lack of balance between mechanics and randomness.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    Cronos: The New Dawn delivers a tense and engaging mix of exploration, puzzles, and survival-horror combat with solid resource management and a well-paced rhythm, though it suffers from an opaque narrative, uneven cutscenes, and a lack of truly memorable moments.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    This remake delivers a charming and technically improved reimagining of the original with colorful visuals, customization, and refined mechanics, though its slow progression and repetitive music make the early hours feel tedious.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    This online multiplayer offers a tense and unique experience thanks to its mansion setting, clever use of light, sound, and stealth, along with fun modifiers and a great guest-pass system, but suffers from having only one map, limited modes, matchmaking issues, and being overly dependent on playing with friends.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 88 Critic Score
    And we don't want to forget to mention one of the aspects we liked the most: the soundtrack. It was already a standout feature in the original game, and in this case, the scores in the altered levels have been significantly transformed, offering us compositions that shine once again, in this case with a more mysterious and cosmic (sometimes even dark) approach. Without a doubt, it's a very well-executed expansion that adds even more value to a video game that is established as one of the best Kirby games ever made... probably the best.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 86 Critic Score
    This remaster delivers fluid 4K gameplay, improved lighting, sound, and multiplayer options while keeping the original’s intensity intact, though some textures, AI issues, and lack of new content reveal its age.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Lizardcube revitalizes Shinobi with fluid, creative combat, varied levels, and gorgeous comic-style visuals that make it fast, replayable, and full of content, though the map can be unclear, some time-trial sections frustrating, and the soundtrack less memorable than expected.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    Evil Empire delivers a fluid, stylish roguelite with excellent platforming, engaging combat, and strong audiovisual design that keeps each run fresh and rewarding, though it still lacks a bit of variety in enemies, environments, and builds to reach the very top of the genre.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    With breathtaking artistic design, a sublime Austin Wintory soundtrack, and a unique surfing-inspired movement system, Sword of the Sea delivers a moving sensory journey, though its short three-hour length and limited depth slightly diminish its impact.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Konami and Virtuos deliver a visually stunning and faithful update of the PS2 classic, with modernized controls, streamlined camouflage and Codec access, and fun extras like the Ape Escape mode, but the dated AI, excessive interruptions, and some conservative design choices prevent it from feeling like a true remake.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    This edition delivers all expansions, campaigns, and community-driven mods with updated 4K visuals, lighting, camera improvements, and 64-bit support, keeping the essence of one of the most important RTS ever while enhancing accessibility, although the dated interface and non-revolutionary changes show its age.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 67 Critic Score
    While its frantic cooperative action, improved mobility, fun gore, and solid map design make it enjoyable with friends, Killing Floor 3 suffers from repetitive waves, lack of content, downgraded class system, generic art direction, and missing features, feeling more like an early access release that needs substantial updates to reach its full potential.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    This charming puzzle game stands out for its humorous art style, accessibility, and clever logic-based mechanics, but it eventually suffers from repetitiveness and a lack of variety in later stages, making it more enjoyable in short sessions than in long playthroughs.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    This well-crafted collection offers a strong selection of classic Gradius and Salamander arcade titles enhanced with modern quality-of-life options and the excellent addition of Salamander III, though it feels incomplete without key entries like Gradius IV and Gaiden, preventing it from being the definitive anthology.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Nintendo delivers an original and daring basketball game with an innovative motion-based wheelchair control system that feels fresh and surprisingly deep, but the awkward ergonomics, lack of rewarding gameplay, scarce content, and uninspired presentation make it more of a technical curiosity than a fun or lasting experience.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Ghost Town delivers an immersive blend of narrative exploration and smart, varied puzzles with strong atmosphere, solid visuals, and a compelling 1980s London setting, though its limited interactivity, lack of Spanish voice acting, and short length may disappoint those seeking a longer or more expansive VR experience.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    With its stunning pixel art, evocative atmosphere, and touching story told without words, Primal Planet stands out for its audiovisual excellence and unique blend of prehistory and sci-fi, yet its shallow survival mechanics, repetitive combat, poor map system, and weak translation prevent it from reaching its full potential.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A faithful gothic homage to classic Castlevania with strong atmosphere, solid bosses, and rewarding exploration, but hindered by clunky early movement, tedious backtracking, and the lack of map markers that make progression occasionally frustrating.

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