Great balance between classic and new ideas marred by serious technical issues.
Forza Horizon 5 game review: A gorgeous drive to familiar heights
Horizon remains the best open-world racing series. Five games in, is that enough?
Metroid Dread review: The best Switch-exclusive game of 2021
Outside dev concludes classic 2D series with stealth, terror, and “seek action” mastery.
Hot Wheels Unleashed game review: The good, the bad, and the tiny
A few patches away from greatness, but it’s already a darned good toy-car racer.
Review: Kena: Bridge of Spirits is this year’s best Zelda 35th-anniversary gift
Studio’s first-ever game is a 15-hour adventuring triumph, GOTY contender.
Deathloop game review: Can Bethesda rewind this time loop and try again?
Dishonored + Majora’s Mask seems intriguing, but the execution is all botched.
WarioWare: Get It Together review: This game should heed its own advice
Fun, humorous pieces are there, but control-mixing cast is first of many problems.
Psychonauts 2 review: An early, easy nominee for 2021’s game of the year
Invade cartoon minds. Discover wild worlds. Laugh and cry. This game is special.