For all the great amount of detail put into the game, the lack of real, permanent consequences and a fully simulated opponent is a huge letdown.
Fire Emblem: Awakening rewards dedicated players with a lengthy quest filled with complicated strategy and memorable characters.
Developer 17-Bit has added its own spin to the Advance Wars template for Skulls of the Shogun.
Paying for playtime might seem odd, but Karaoke offers more value and satisfaction than you get from most music games.
The Cave can grant you your heart's desire, if you're brave enough to face its threadbare story and tedious backtracking.
This person-throwing puzzle title is one of the most ludicrous games available for the 3DS.
Imangi Studios wants to trap you in more ancient ruins, but is Temple Run 2 like another golden idol or just a bag of sand?
Earth Defense Force 2017 Portable for the PlayStation Vita is dumb and mindless, but we mean that in a good way.
U4iA Games brings its unusual free-to-play game to Facebook with spectacular results.
Ninja Theory's remake of the classic demon-smacking franchise covers a lot of familiar ground, but does it with style and attitude to spare.
Platinum Games returns to the beat-em-up genre with a title that hopes to be so much more, but ends up as a bit less.
Created by three former Angry Birds developers, Noble Nutlings is a frantic hybrid of racing and puzzle-solving that features a trio of not-so-angry squirrels.
Seduce Me is an erotic strategy game that was one of the first removed from Steam Greenlight for violating Valve's regulations on explicit content. That is the most exciting thing about it.
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This twisted take on fairy tales comes from the mind of No More Heroes and Shadows of the Damned creator Goichi Suda, a.k.a. "Suda51."
Double Fine's foray into free-to-play is just the latest example of a business model taking precedence over good game design.
While Mass Effect 3: Omega has its good, trigger-happy moments, it doesn't bring enough of the saga's signature storytelling to the forefront.
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Uncharted: Fight for Fortune is a fun little card game for the PlayStation Vita.
Guardians of Middle-earth's Tolkien-inspired take on the MOBA successfully brings the hardcore genre to consoles.
