Christopher Livingston
Creative hacking and covert multiplayer modes bring exciting new life to otherwise familiar open-world man-shooting.
A promising concept but dismal execution on just about every level.
An innovative format for a mystery but lacking in story and performances, and overly reliant on peer approval.
If you didn't think much of the games initially, there may not be enough in Redux that will change your mind.
A tense and spooky stroll through a gorgeous world, some fun supernatural detective work, and an efficient script with sparse dialogue.
Adorable, amusing, colorful and well-animated, but the combat is too simplistic and repetitive to remain interesting throughout the game.
A challenging blend of stealth and action, but relies on gross-out rather than real fear. Poor design choices leads to technical shortcomings.
Despite a clunky story and technical performance, there's a lot of fun to be found in dashing and dodging through a zombie-filled city.
Beautiful and creative, but controls and design issues often drag it from challenging to frustrating.
A handful of flaws, but this fun and addictive city-builder still climbs high.
A great looking game, but its beauty is only skin deep.
Gunfighting can become a key-mashing hassle, but otherwise it's a very enjoyable western adventure.
Fun in a simple, almost mindless way, the oceans of Windward are beautiful but not especially deep.
Stripped down to arcade basics, it's buggy, bland, and not much fun.
With bad A.I., design issues, and repetitive combat, what there is to enjoy in Hatred quickly fades to black.
Visually drab and a bit too taken with its own story, but otherwise a clever and fun exercise in creative problem-solving.
Occasionally punishing, but still a fun, time-bending, mind-rending platformer.
A solid survival horror experience unfortunately plagued by bugs and control issues.
Casual and silly yet still tense and exciting. It's a shame there's no online multiplayer.
Satisfying car combat and a beautiful wasteland mostly make up for repetitive melee combat and lackluster story.