December 2022

December 30, 2022 Next Gen Best + Worst

Next Generation's 5 Star Reviews: The 21 Best Video Games of...

Episode #14 - What do the games Max Payne, Gitaroo Man and SSX Tricky all have in in common? These three amazing games were all reviewed back in 2001, but they were NOT that year’s best games. At least, not ...
December 26, 2022 Next Gen Best + Worst

Next Generation's 5 Star Reviews: The 24 Best Video Games of...

Episode #13 - What do the games Chrono Cross, Marvel vs. Capcom 2 and Perfect Dark all have in common? These three amazing games were all reviewed back in 2000, but they were NOT that year’s best games. At l...
December 22, 2022 Reviews au Courant

Review: Outshine

Outshine is an intoxicating mix of Rez and Typing of the Dead, with a little Amplitude sprinkled in for good measure. It’s a fast-paced shooter that looks great and elevates the typing genre beyond ...
December 19, 2022 EGM Ranks

Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 13 Tomb Raider Games

Episode #28 - Now, in case you’re wondering, EGM reviewed a total of 13 games in the long-running series. That pretty much includes everything released between 1996 and 2008, including the sequels, reboots and po...
December 18, 2022 Next Gen Best + Worst

Next Generation's 5 Star Reviews: The 23 Best Video Games of...

Episode #12 - What do the games Sled Storm, You Don’t Know Jack and Grandia all have in common? These three amazing games were all reviewed back in 1999, but they were NOT that year’s best games. At least,...
December 17, 2022 Review Crew

Nintendo Switch Online: 1990s Critics Review Alien Storm, Go...

Episode #148 - Normally, I would be counting down Next Generation’s Five Star Reviews today, but that was before Nintendo announced that a bunch of Genesis games were headed to the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion...
December 15, 2022 Review Crew

PlayStation Plus: 1990s Critics Review Oddworld: Abe’s Exo...

Episode #147 - It’s a holiday miracle! Three months after releasing Syphon Filter 2, Sony has finally released another PlayStation 1 game on their PS+ subscription service. That game is Oddworld: Abe’s Exoddus, ...
December 12, 2022 Next Gen Best + Worst

Next Generation's 5 Star Reviews: The 19 Best Video Games of...

Episode #11 - What do the games Diddy Kong Racing, Einhander and Quake 2 all have in common? These three amazing games were all reviewed back in 1998, but they were NOT that year’s best games. At least, not ...
December 12, 2022 EGM Ranks

Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 9 Armored Core Games

Episode #27 - Now, in case you’re wondering, EGM reviewed a total of nine games in the long-running franchise. That includes most of the numbered sequels, spin-offs and expansion packs that were released between ...
December 05, 2022 Next Gen Best + Worst

Next Generation's 5 Star Reviews: The 21 Best Video Games of...

Episode #10 - What do the games StarFox 64, Dragon Force and Street Fighter III all have in common? These three amazing games were all reviewed back in 1997, but they were NOT that year’s best games. At leas...