Reviews

Nintendo Switch Sports was reviewed on Nintendo Switch by Colin Stevens. Nintendo Switch Sports, like Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort before it, is best played as a party game, broken out for any gathering that needs a quick injection of goofy, active fun. While its sparse mixture of old and new sports varies in

The Stanley Parable Ultra Deluxe reviewed by Tom Marks on PC. Also available on PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch. The Stanley Parable’s base game truly holds up almost a decade later, both in its hilarious narrated writing and the clever satire that houses it. Ultra Deluxe may seem like little more than a decent lighting

Yes, at least eFootball 2022 does now have a fully-fledged mode to take it past the point of being a demo, but it’s still lacking so much more than you’d expect from a 1.0 version of a game. eFootball is currently out as a free-to-play game on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PC,

The Bad Guys hits U.S. theaters on April 22, 2022. Review by Ryan Leston. The Bad Guys is a slick, hilarious heist movie with buckets of laughs and a lot of heart. It’s Ocean’s Eleven meets Little Red Riding Hood with Sam Rockwell’s Wolf going on a charm offensive to stay out of jail… and

The Playdate is a quirky little handheld with a monochrome screen, a hand crank on the side, and a library of funky, lo-fi indie games. But despite all that, or maybe because of it, the Playdate has charmed its way into our hearts. #IGN

This Postal 4 No Regerts review from Travis Northup takes a cloers look at the gameplay, and issues with the game at launch. Frequent crashes plague Postal 4 as Running With Scissors continues on with the same humor the series is known for, but with little direction in terms of story. Developer Running With Scissors

MLB The Show 22 was reviewed by Justin Koreis on PlayStation 5, also available on PlayStation 4, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch. MLB The Show 22 is mostly a retread of an already great game, but more bugs than usual and the not quite ready for primetime co-op mode are signs this series may be losing

Moss: Book 2 reviewed by Henry Stockdale on PSVR (using PlayStation 5 backward compatibility. This sequel to Moss builds upon its predecessor nicely with a captivating world and entertaining platforming and is let down primarily by the PSVR’s aging tech. #IGN #VR

The House of the Dead: Remake reviewed by Taylor Lyles on Nintendo Switch. The House of the Dead: Remake is an easy recommendation for hardcore fans who have been waiting decades for a better way to play it at home, but it’s a much harder sell for anyone else. The options for difficulty and scoring

Reviewed by Tristan Ogilvie on Xbox Series X. Also available on Xbox, PlayStation, PC, and Nintendo Switch. “LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga provides some rollicking reimaginings of Star Wars’ most iconic moments and seats them inside a series of interplanetary playgrounds that are dense with discovery and entertaining diversions. Certain elements like its upgrade

Weird West reviewed on PC by Dan Stapleton. Also available on Xbox and PlayStation. Weird West more than lives up to its name in all the right ways. Playing through its five stories and reaching their collective conclusion produces a wagonload of bizarre encounters, twists, and reveals, and its stealth and chaotic combat are challenging

Anno: Mutationem reviewed by Leana Hafer on PC, also available on PlayStation. Watch our Anno: Mutationem review. A fierce and flashy cyberpunk beat-em-up with a gorgeous world, but also a script that’s a bit rusty. #IGN #Gaming #AnnoMutationem

Kirby and the Forgotten Land reviewed by Tom Marks on Nintendo Switch. Developer HAL Laboratory successfully warps the Kirby series’ classic mix of ability-based combat, platforming, and secret hunting into a fresh 3D perspective. #IGN #Gaming #Nintendo

Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands reviewed by Travis Northup on PC. Also available on Xbox and PlayStation. Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands is a fantastic fantasy take on Borderlands’ tried-and-true looter shooter formula. As spin-offs go, it sticks dangerously close to its past successes which at times felt a bit unoriginal and some of the new stuff it tries,

Rune Factory 5 reviewed by Rebekah Valentine on Nintendo Switch. The sequel to Rune Factory 4 Special is entertainingly chewable fodder thanks to the soil fertilized by its predecessors, but its attempted leap to a 3D world leaves it struggling with lots of frustrating technical issues. #IGN #Gaming

Reviewed by Cam Shea on PlayStation 5. Also available on PC. “I enjoyed my 20 or so hours with Ghostwire: Tokyo largely because I found its world so immersive. The attention to detail in the city itself is hugely impressive, whether it’s looking to recreate the surroundings of the best-known crossing in the world or

Tunic looks like Zelda but plays more like Dark Souls. It is an unapologetically challenging action-adventure game that is charming, multi-layered, and immensely rewarding to solve. Reviewed on PC by Ryan McCaffrey. Also available on Xbox Game Pass, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S. #IGN #Games

When the Steam Deck is living up to its promises, it’s absolutely incredible. Playing GTA 5, God of War, and other modern games on the go is an absolute joy. But those dizzying highs are all too often snapped away by insurmountable compatibility issues and a bummer of a battery. #IGN #Gaming #SteamDeck