MotoGP 18
First place. It’s an elusive mistress sought out by the hungriest sports teams, Olympians, politicians, racers, gamers, and pageant queens. Whether a gold crown, the middle spot on a podium, or a flashing “1st!” on a screen, the yearning for victory drives us to do great things. The feeling of achievement at being singled out from multitudes of people as the best is one of life&#...[Read More]
Hitman: Sniper Assassin Gives a Taste of Sequel’s Potential
Hitman’s playground of murder gave players a baffling amount of freedom when IO Interactive rebooted the series in 2016. “Here’s the objective, here’s dozens of ways to complete the objective, have fun,” IO whispered as it plopped each episodic entry into players’ laps. Initial reactions to a trickled release cycle over a full-blown game were met with skepticism, mainly due to publisher Squa...[Read More]
Riddled Corpses EX (PS4)
For a developer to elevate the twin-stick shooter in any meaningful way, it must take the intrinsic shoot ’em up elements and transform them. Housemarque’s output over past years with titles like Super Stardust and Resogun prove that paying homage to Robotron: 2084 and Defender can come natural, creating an enthralling game that’s familiar yet fresh. As one of my personal favorit...[Read More]