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Review: Rayman Origins
The return of Rayman turns the simplicity of moving left and right into a platform for ornate, surreal—and very French—beauty. Jon Irwin finds the game cause for celebration.
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Review: Words With Friends
If you’ve ever played Scrabble, by taking days in between turns and trying out random combinations of letters to see what fits, then you’ve played Words With Friends.
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Review: To the Moon
An interactive story about a dying man’s wish can barely be interacted with. For Richard Clark it’s an intimate reckoning with the past and present of his father’s life.
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Review: Swift*Stitch
The videogame that will make you forget how to play videogames has arrived! Filipe Salgado sizes up the twisted Swift*Stitch.
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Review: Kirby Mass Attack
In a move fit for the Twitter and app generation, Kirby gets shattered into tiny—but formidable—pieces. Jason Johnson reviews what may be his Nintendo DS swansong.
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Review: Serious Sam: The Random Encounter
Going down a self-referential route, Serious Sam: The Random Encounter is not so serious. Lana Polansky on why the 8-bit reimagining of the game series is more fluff than serious weight.
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Review: NBA 2K12
Ian Cohen gives us the full sweep on NBA 2K12, another grandiose installment of the 2K series that remains faithful to NBA ups and downs as of late. The game denies easy progress, but is this for the better?
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Review: Bullet Audyssey
What is a mute button doing in a game constructed around music? Bullet Audyssey is not so much music as it is just racket. Filipe Salgado explains.
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Review: Keyboard Drumset Fucking Werewolf
Brian Howe argues that the works of Cactus fill a much-needed gap in videogames: not mainstream or art-house, but the no-budget zones at the margin expressing “different values.”
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Review: English Country Tune
The first commercial game from auteur Stephen Lavelle, English Country Tune turns a cold and logical framework into exactly what it wasn’t supposed to be—a murky narrative.
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Review: Super Crossfire
Luke Schneider’s new take on Space Invaders has one twist, and that’s all that it needs. Jason Johnson weighs in on the virtue of simplicity.
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Review: King of Dragon Pass
By combining fantasy and strategy, King of Dragon Pass allows you to write your own history. Filipe Salgado on why even the smallest decisions matter.