
BIT.TRIP BEAT
BIT.TRIP BEAT attempts to answer the question, “What if Pong was a rhythm game?” It could have done so a lot more gracefully.

BIT.TRIP BEAT attempts to answer the question, “What if Pong was a rhythm game?” It could have done so a lot more gracefully.

Vectorman is pretty fucking rad. Unfortunately, it doesn’t actually play that well.

Hollow Knight is one of the best Metroidvanias I’ve ever played, and it’s definitely the best Soulslike I’ve ever played.

The original Panzer Dragoon is a classic, so it’s unusual how decidedly inferior this shot-for-shot recreation was at launch.

This is the kind of game that makes me look at everything else on the market and wonder what the fuck their excuse is.

I’m ambivalently surprised to find Fortnite’s Battle Royale component quite enjoyable.

This entire endeavour could be described as “endearingly scrappy.”

There’s only so much mileage to watching 60 players spectacularly fail to overcome intentionally wobbly physics.

I love classic Sonic as much as the next person, but an imitation of past triumphs will inevitably feel hollower than its inspirations.

There are many better games than Catherine, but most of them look lazy in comparison.