HIGH Surfing a missile into a building is rad as hell.
LOW There’s a suboptimal amount of downtime in the stage design.
WTF Joe’s eloquent way with words.
Author: Darren Forman
Absolum Review
HIGH The Dark Grip power up is a blast.
LOW It’s a roguelike, so expect some runs to be complete write-offs.
WTF Dashing forwards doubles as a deflecting move?
Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound Review
HIGH Linking seamlessly flamboyant chains of acrobatics and death.
LOW No rapid-fire option for automatic sword swings can wear on the thumb.
WTF Super Express to Hell!
Wild Hearts S Review
HIGH The karakuri system adds a fresh, welcome twist to combat and exploration.
LOW I’m not in love with most of the crafted armor set designs.
WTF Japanese words scattered throughout the translation at random. Sou desu ne?
Fretless: The Wrath Of Riffson Review
HIGH The animation is way better than it has a right to be.
LOW The story barely evolves and remains one-note from start to finish.
WTF Some of the fauna encountered expire horrifically during battle.
Fatal Fury: City Of The Wolves Review
HIGH B. Jenet is back, and I will be taking no further questions on this matter.
LOW Ronaldo looks extremely out of place in this lineup.
WTF My newfound paranoia about getting punched in the face whenever people ask if I’m okay.
Like A Dragon: Yakuza Pirate In Hawaii Review
HIGH Goro Majima finally gets his very own game!
LOW The sailing and piracy aspects fall short of expectations.
WTF Sorry, no WTF moment here. Everything in this game is completely normal.
Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. Review
HIGH The latest Virtua Fighter 5 edition, with rollback, finally available on Steam.
LOW The single player component is pretty barebones.
WTF Kage’s flying headbutt down attack looks absolutely lethal — to himself.
Avowed Review
HIGH Combat is way more satisfying than the usual RPG.
LOW Enemy variety is somewhat lacking.
WTF 56 hours of play and I didn’t find a single decent greathammer.
Starship Troopers: Extermination Review
HIGH Surviving the final wave of a horde mode swarm when all seems lost.
LOW Crashing to the desktop, three times in a row.
WTF The available cosmetics are… uninspired… to say the least.