Alex Navarro

Ubisoft Montpellier's take on the first World War is a surprisingly heartfelt adventure.

Wolfenstein: The New Order is smarter than a game called Wolfenstein probably has any right to be, yet it still manages to capture the hyperviolent spirit of its predecessors.

As visually resplendent and periodically fun as Child of Light can be, it too often buckles under the weight of its own aspirations.

Vlambeer's new shooter is as hectic as it is addictive.

The Stick of Truth is one of the rare instances of a licensed game done exactly right.

Jazzpunk is beautiful, beguiling nonsense.

Some late-game issues not withstanding, Dadliest Catch is a charming, bizarre, genuinely likable little game.

NBA Live 14 is a pretty lousy basketball game.

Black Flag takes a sharp left turn from the series' traditional progression, but the ways in which it diverges are what make it one of the most purely entertaining games in the franchise.

2K Sports hits the reset button on its NBA franchise while still maintaining the level of quality fans of this series have come to expect.

All the features from the previous versions of Madden 25 make it into the next-gen, but the upgrades you get with this version aren't that significant.

WWE 2K14 traipses through Wrestlemania's storied history with expected, but nonetheless entertaining results.

It's guilty of both overbearing goofiness and unearned self-seriousness, yet Beyond: Two Souls is still easily Quantic Dream's most fully-realized game to date.

2K continues its tradition of eminently deep and thoroughly entertaining basketball simulations, albeit without many changes to its feature set.

The specter of NHL '94 looms large over EA's latest hockey game, which ultimately works both to its benefit and detriment.

Madden's silver anniversary offers little notable forward progress for the series.

An entertaining combat system props up this otherwise clunky, harebrained sci-fi action game.

Pikmin 3 might just be the most pleasingly balanced entry in the franchise yet.

"Brave" isn't the right word for this last Civ V expansion, but it sure does offer up a lot of smart changes and upgrades.

The Merc with the Mouth is accurately realized in this otherwise clunky action game, though that might be more curse than blessing.