HIGH Great presentation that nails the 40K aesthetic. Fast and frenetic action.
LOW Slowdown, excessive load times, unconfortable controls.
WTF Do all Ork commanders have a house thrash metal band?
Author: Jeff Ortloff
Xel Review
HIGH Gorgeous visuals. Likable characters.
LOW Buggy and glitchy. Inadequate save system. Too much backtracking.
WTF How did I fall through the map more than once?
HunterX Review
HIGH Gorgeous enemy design. Lots of cool weapons and powers.
LOW Terrible save room placement. Absurd amounts of needless backtracking.
WTF Isn’t fighting monsters a lot harder in that outfit?
Blade Assault Review
Come for the Mutants, Stay For The Man-Eating Plant
HIGH Fast action, precise controls.
LOW Enemies are damage sponges to the point of absurdity.
WTF Why are Jenny’s feet so pointy?
Axis Football 2021 Review
4th And Inches
HIGH It’s great watching a team come together. Exciting games on the field
LOW Questionable AI. Poorly-synced commentary
WTF Why are all the draft picks TERRIBLE?
Fights In Tight Spaces Review
Meet Interesting People And Punch Them Really Hard
HIGH Kicking ninjas off of a moving subway car.
LOW Getting the crap kicked out of me because I drew a lousy hand.
WTF Why do I have such terrible luck?
Super Robot Wars 30 Review
A Robot Fan’s Dream Come True
HIGH So many awesome robots to choose from.
LOW This game does not care if someone has never played a SRW before.
WTF Did I never notice that Combattler V fires missiles out of its… region?
Black Skylands Preview
I’ve spent a lot of time in Black Skylands’ Early Access build on Steam, and I’ve spent an equal amount of time wondering exactly who it’s for. That isn’t a knock against the game itself — which I am enjoying thoroughly — but it is a difficult thing to pin down.
Jupiter Hell Review
Hell Is Other People (And Demons, I Suppose)
HIGH Sending an army of hacked drones and combat robots to do my bidding.
LOW Getting too cocky and being blown to smithereens because of it.
WTF This base sounded like a nightmare before all Hell broke loose…
Metal Unit Review
Saving The World For All The Right Reasons?
HIGH Great action, intense boss fights, and amazing assist modes for inexperienced players.
LOW An unsatisfying ending. It’s not a memorable experience.
WTF What’s with all the cheesecake?