Afro Samurai 2: Revenge of Kuma is an irredeemable mess.
Umbrella Corps is a sloppy competitive shooter with a score of issues that overshadow its redeeming qualities.
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5 is riddled with glitches and offers almost nothing new to longtime fans of the series.
The infamous From Software Xbox game finally makes its way to the West, and it's just as odd as we've been led to believe.
Extinction is a clumsy and frustrating game that struggles to put its potential to good use.
A week after launch, Friday the 13th remains the buggy and sometimes-broken game it was on the day of its release.
Dangerous Golf is a game for people who yearn for destruction, however shallow.
Chibi-Robo Zip Lash has charming moments, but it's a mostly-bland adventure defined by disappointing design choices.
Rush of Blood can be completed in roughly an hour and a half, and though you can unlock a few alternate paths in a couple of levels, they generally lead to more of the same--just in a different arrangement. Rush of Blood has a disturbing flavor overall, but that alone can't save what amounts to a largely predictable experience filled with straightforward action, dumb enemies, and predictable frights.
Metroid Prime: Federation Force plays it safe and drops the ball.
Oculus Rift enhances the familiar platforming in Lucky's Tale, but the VR adventure fails to leave a lasting impression.
Mighty No. 9 is occasionally fun and inventive, but it fails to leave a lasting impression.
A City Sleeps is a great looking shooter with compelling mechanics, but it suffers under the weight of its ambitions and prohibitive difficulty.
Crimson Dragon attempts to bring on-rails shooters into the modern era, but fails to recreate the genre's classic straightforward action in the process.
The Crew has a lot of missions and environments to explore, but there are myriad issues that get in the way of its positive aspects.
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy gives three classic games a fresh coat of paint, but there's no mistaking that they're old at heart.
SuperHyperCube feels more like a bite-sized, meditative experience that requires a bit of luck, rather than a game that calls purely upon skill or knowledge. It's a game you want to love, but it's also one that keeps itself at arm's length.
Far Harbor takes Fallout 4 to the blustering coast of Maine with mixed results.
Momodora Reverie Under the Moonlight is a retro adventure with charm, but it runs out of steam a bit too soon.
Quantum Break looks slick, but bouts of ineffective gameplay and its mixed-media construction make this a hit-and-miss experience.