Minecraft Dungeons II is a straightforward, entry-level action-RPG that proves this spin-off franchise can stand on its own and improve with subsequent entries.
Minecraft Dungeons II is a straightforward, entry-level action-RPG that proves this spin-off franchise can stand on its own and improve with subsequent entries.
Despite fumbles with its new melee combat and difficulty balancing, Control Resonant's storytelling, world, and bizarre quests kept me eager to explore its distorted New York.
Simon Ordell’s journey through the Scottish town of St. Amelia in 1996 is not without its shortcomings, but the experience is an affecting one buoyed by the first-person perspective.
The
entertainment value provided by this trio of games ranges from mediocre
to dreadful, reminding players that “more” doesn’t always translate to
“better.”
Thanks to Sony’s new hardware, The Shoot provides crisp HD visuals and
impressively accurate gunplay, but misguided design makes this rail
shooter far less entertaining than it could be.
This expansion pack builds on the successes of Divinity II while
mitigating its failures, but the goalposts haven't been moved terribly
far on either end.
Ken’s Rage is the kind of throwback that should have me bouncing in my seat, but thanks to Koei, I may never want to see this Fist of the North Star's spiked mullets again.
With Kinect’s Dance Central, Harmonix took a risk on a
new piece of technology and succeeded in creating the most authentic
and entertaining virtual dance experience to date.
Sonic Free Riders uses Microsoft’s Kinect
technology to place you in the Sonic universe as you zip around a
limited number of courses – or at least try to. Spotty body detection
turns what could have been a unique racing experience into a
wreck.
Kinect Adventures is exactly the kind of all-in, jump around experience
that Microsoft must have envisioned for its Kinect peripheral. As a pack-in title, it
does a brilliant job of demonstrating what the tech can do.
Activision’s re-imagining of Rare’s GoldenEye is an attempt to scrub the tarnished franchise clean, but what we’re left with is a lackluster game that fails to hit the same high notes of the original, or keep pace with modern shooters.
Essentially, if you absolutely loathe Monopoly with every ounce of yourbeing, as some board game snobs do, Monopoly Streets won’t change youropinion. If you’re a casual player, on the other hand, it’s a greatsubstitute for the real thing.
