Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two review: Bringing some color into your life
Everyone who grew up watching Disney’s cartoons has a warm place in their heart for Mickey Mouse and his buddies, and their unique visual style. Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two succeeds in reviving that love of cartoons with the help of a wacky sense of humor and a classic sense of adventure - it’s a game for...
Hitman Absolution review: The original assassin is back on top
The original assassin is back in Hitman: Absolution, bringing along his familiar tools-of-the-trade: open-ended missions, trial-and-error gameplay and inventive killing methods. The combination of stealth and action is, as always, a bitter-sweet mixture of triumph and frustration that makes the series what it is (that and murdering people). Absolution does sacrifice some of its trademark elements in favor of...
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 review: A better future
Another year, another Call of Duty game. It is 2012 so that means it’s Treyarch’s time to take the wheel of one of the most successful franchises in recent history, and provide us with a single-player and multiplayer experience filled with action, adrenaline, bullets and zombies. Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 delivers just that, with one of the...
Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation review: Good ideas, poor follow-through
Assassin's Creed III: Liberation is one of those games that have plenty of good ideas and really try to do something new, but ultimately don't take the necessary risks to achieve any sort of real innovation. It has one of the more interesting characters in the series - Aveline de Grandpre, the daughter of a rich Frenchman and a...
Need for Speed: Most Wanted review: Doesn’t quite make it to the top of the list, but it’s getting there
Before we start – isn’t there already a Need for Speed game titled Most Wanted? The game that in 2005 ushered in a fast and furious genre that shaped every racing game in the last decade? Good, so it’s true these two games share a title, but this time around it’s a new developer behind the wheel: Criterion Game...
Assassin’s Creed III review: Not the perfect union we were expecting
The Assassin’s Creed franchise has been with us for about five years now, and although it isn’t going anywhere soon (probably), the newest entry in the series, Assassin’s Creed 3, marks the end of the journey for modern-day protagonist Desmond Miles. With a new setting, a new hero in the Animus and a new world (literally), Assassin’s Creed 3...
XCOM: Enemy Unknown review: Will challenge every grey cell in your head
You are now reading about a masterpiece of turn-based strategy games in recent history – the latest game in the XCOM series, a series that started all the back in 1994. The year 2001 saw the release of Enforcer, the last game in the XCOM canon, and since then the XCOM project gathered dusted in video game hall of...
Medal of Honor: Warfighter review: A war not worth fighting
It’s easy to guess what to expect when first starting EA’s new modern shooter, Medal of Honor: Warfighter. The title alone, “Warfighter”, pretty much gives it away: you’ll be playing someone who fights wars, and does little else. Yes, it’s a first-person action game with guns, so you’ll be doing a lot of shooting and war-fighting, but there’s fun,...
Dishonored review: Where stealth, power and freedom collide
Being a supernatural assassin does have its perks: awesome and potentially deadly supernatural powers, vicious-looking weapons and, of course, the ability to sneak past pretty much anything. If that's not enough for you, Dishonored offers much more than just a super-assassin protagonist. The vast industrial city of Dunwall, the unique setting and memorable characters, not to mention the fun...
The Walking Dead: Around Every Corner review: Where danger and excitement lurks
The Walking Dead video game series is a little hard to review, especially when inspecting just one episode. While it is basically an adventure game focused on storytelling and intense emotional drama, The Walking Dead ultimately revolves around choice and the player’s actions in certain situations (and zombies). That means that each player experiences each episode differently, depending on...