Tiny Tina's Wonderlands
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands is Gearbox Software's best game. Built upon the studio's successful Borderlands formula, this experience adds a whimsical element to the familiar looter-shooter thrills and delivers so much firepower to your fingertips you'd think you were wearing the Infinity Gauntlet. Caked in silliness and always trying to make you laugh, Wonderlands hits with distinct charm and handles its characters and world with care, making you engage with both on a journey we didn't want to end.
Marvel's Midnight Suns
Play enough games, and you start to develop an eye for the ones that are going to demand a lot of your time and focus. Within minutes, we knew Firaxis’ comic book-powered adventure with the Marvel superheroes would be one of those games, filled as it is with numerous currencies, cosmetics, and gameplay systems. Midnight Suns is a strategy/RPG of tremendous depth, character development in both storytelling and upgrades, and many dozens of hours of gameplay to uncover. While the repetitive nature of the storytelling structure is sometimes a chore, the combat is top-notch. It injects the slow-paced XCOM tactical experience Firaxis is known for with a gamma-powered boost, leading to rewarding battles that stay fresh even after you’ve sunk countless hours into the experience.
TMNT: Shredder's Revenge
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles carved its perfect niche in video games by way of the cooperative beat ‘em up. Titles like the 1989 arcade game and Turtles in Time let fans fulfill the fantasy of kicking shell alongside their friends, but it’s been a long time since our green heroes were the stars of a great video game. Shredder’s Revenge ends that drought, serving as a lovingly crafted homage to TMNT’s glory days that gives fans what they remember while sanding down most of the rough edges.
Horizon Forbidden West
Horizon Zero Dawn was just the introduction to Guerrilla Games’ fascinating world and the unlikely hero who would do everything in her power to save it. The sequel, Horizon Forbidden West, takes everything to an exciting new level with its novel mechanics and riveting lore. Guerrilla Games improves on the last game’s shortcomings and isn’t afraid to borrow popular features from other big-name series, like Uncharted, Mass Effect, and Assassin’s Creed. The result is a game that’s not only fun to play, but full of surprises and wonder. Zero Dawn was a great proof of concept, but Forbidden West shows Guerrilla Games still has plenty of thought-provoking and compelling places to take Aloy’s adventures.
Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
2017's Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle proved naysayers wrong by offering a well-crafted tactics game that successfully blends two very disparate franchises. Its sequel, Sparks of Hope, now must live up to fan excitement rather than dispel their doubt. Ubisoft Milan accomplishes this feat by returning to the drawing board, reworking its template, and creating a more streamlined, dynamic experience that maintains strategic depth. The core combat remains strong, but Ubisoft fleshed out the rest of the offerings to create a more wholly engaging package.
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What The Scores Mean
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Outstanding.
A truly elite title that is nearly perfect in every way. This score is given out rarely and indicates a game that cannot be missed.
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Superb.
Just shy of gaming nirvana, this score is a high recommendation because the game reviewed is head-and-shoulders above its competition.
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Very Good.
Innovative, but perhaps not the right choice for everyone. This score indicates that there are many good things to be had, but arguably so.
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Average.
The game’s features may work, but are nothing that even casual players haven’t seen before. A decent game from beginning to end.
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Limited Appeal.
Although there may be fans of games receiving this score, many will be left yearning for a more rewarding game experience.
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Flawed.
It may be obvious that the game has lots of potential, but its most engaging features could be undeniably flawed or not integrated into the experience.
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Bad
While some things work as planned, the majority of this title either malfunctions or it is so dull that the game falls short as a whole.
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Painful.
If there is anything that’s redeeming in a game of this caliber, it’s buried beneath agonizing gameplay and uneven execution in its features or theme.
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Broken.
Basically unplayable. This game is so insufficient in execution that any value would be derived in extremely small quantities, if at all.
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You know it’s not great here.