Tribute has become skilled at creating visually nostalgic beat ‘em ups, and its return to the Scott Pilgrim franchise is no exception. It is, however, light on surprises or mechanical innovation.
Tribute has become skilled at creating visually nostalgic beat ‘em ups, and its return to the Scott Pilgrim franchise is no exception. It is, however, light on surprises or mechanical innovation.
Despite minor complaints, Pokémon Pokopia sticks out as one of the best examples of a third-party developer using the Pokémon license to the fullest extent possible.
Controlling Kratos, fighting, and exploring just isn’t particularly fun on a basic level. A just below perfunctory genre experience alongside characters and in a setting I admit I like spending time with.
Awesomenauts may look like a Mega Man-inspired 16-bit throwback, but
it’s actually a 2D, pared-down version of popular multiplayer
online battle arena games like League of Legends.
With Ion Storm dead and celebrated creators Warren Spector and Harvey
Smith each in new stages of their careers, developer Eidos Montreal
faces the difficult task of bringing back one of gaming’s most
celebrated series.
