Giant Bomb

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

Nintendo's struggled to make a memorable Yoshi game since Yoshi's Island, and this new 3DS platformer isn't going to change that.

You're never going to be bored in Hope's Peak Academy's wild world of murder, despair, and bears, but you might occasionally wonder why it's a game.

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

This retelling of the original Strider arcade game has a lot of cool moments, but a lack of meaningful challenges holds it back.

Naughty Dog has delivered a tasteful, heartfelt expansion for a game that didn't even need expanding.

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.

The great driving and great looks of Forza 5 get buried by bad menus, frustrating AI, and a disappointing number of "opportunities" to spend additional money.

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.

The third outing of Capcom's other, more ridiculous zombie franchise ably walks the line between approachability and the series' trademark off-the-wall quirk.

Killer Instinct shows you the ropes quite well and has a combo system that's fun to execute, though slightly less fun to defend against.

There's a fantastic game hiding inside of Need for Speed Rivals, but there aren't enough systems in place to draw that greatness out where it belongs.

Ryse leans too heavily on its merely decent combat, but at least it looks really, really nice doing so.

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.

Nintendo has knocked it out of the park once again, making its latest platformer a must play.

Knack is little more than a tedious slog.

The campaign is a real drag, but Shadow Fall's multiplayer props up the package with its fun, configurable action.