IGN

• PC
• PS4
• PS5
• XONE
• XSX/S
• 6 / 10
• États-Unis

For a game that gives us so much freedom to be exactly who we want to be via its superb customisation options, it’s odd that Saints Row itself struggles to forge its own identity when it comes to the types of wanton criminal activities it makes available to us. There’s definitely no shortage of shallow shoot ‘em up thrills to be had here, but it’s a very familiar and uninspired brand of sandbox fun that’s unlikely to wow anybody who’s played a Saints Row game before, much less a GTA. There are a few spectacular story moments and the city of Santo Ileso serves as a sprawling new playground full of surprisingly antiquated and non-interactive amusements, but the distinct lack of new gameplay ideas – and the frequency with which some of its least interesting ones are reused – means this Saints Row feels more like a repetitive retread than a proper reboot. It’s definitely a new gang of Saints, but they’re guilty of the same old sins.

• PC
• 7.9 / 10
• États-Unis

• XSX/S
• PS5
• 7 / 10
• États-Unis

Madden fans will tell you that it hasn’t been a great decade for EA’s football sim. Like the NFL itself, the profits have continued to grow, but the product has suffered. Madden NFL 23, though, provides a glimpse of a light at the end of the tunnel with a handful of smart enhancements to animations, AI, and passing mechanics that make subtle but meaningful improvements to the moment-to-moment football on the field. To be clear, Madden still has a long way to go to catch up with other sports sims, the majority of which are more refined, less buggy, and have a clearer identity. After playing Madden NFL 23, though, I finally have a little optimism that it’s on the right path — maybe not an emphatic “Boom!”, but clear forward progress for a series that so desperately needs it.

• PS5
• 9 / 10
• États-Unis

If it can get its technical issues under control quickly (and progress is already being made on that front), Rumbleverse’s fantastic wrestling-flavored gameplay has everything going for it to become the next big thing in the battle royale genre. Once I was in a match slammin’ bodies, slappin’ chests, and RKO’ing dudes from out of nowhere, it quickly became some of the most fun I’ve had playing video games in 2022. And it’s more than just spectacle – there are some extremely deep and well-thought-out mechanics ingrained in its combat design, opening up plenty of possibilities to outplay and out-think your opponent just like in a smartly designed fighting game. I’m hoping it fleshes out the shop with more worthwhile and over-the-top items, but if Rumbleverse is this good right out of the gate, I can’t wait to see where it goes over the next few years.

• PC
• 6 / 10
• États-Unis

Thymesia’s solid kernel of an amnesiac plague warrior premise never pops into a worthwhile story. Its most creative locations and monsters are impressive, but they’re also sandwiched between mundanity. Even its best feature, the kinetic combat system, is satisfying only if you’re willing to narrow your playstyle to a relatively small window of options. If you generally find yourself looking for more off-the-wall and expressive ways to play to action games in the mold of Dark Souls, you’ll probably be disappointed here. But Thymesia’s aggressive flavor of combat can still be enjoyable enough thanks to the interesting ways in which if differs from most others in the genre.

• SWITCH
• 6 / 10
• États-Unis

• DS
• 6.6 / 10
• États-Unis

• DS
• 7 / 10
• États-Unis

• PC
• PS4
• XONE
• XSX/S
• PS5
• SWITCH
• 8 / 10
• États-Unis

Cult of the Lamb is as adorable as it is unsettling, an eclectic mix of genres and themes that come together extremely well. Its combat is immensely satisfying even if its short runs and the relative lack of variety between them doesn’t give it the lasting appeal of other action roguelikes, and building my very own cult base and tending to a flock of followers was just as fun as any swing of the axe. I may not revisit it now that the credits have rolled, but Cult of the Lamb is something altogether different that I had an absolute blast playing.

• PC
• PS5
• SWITCH
• XONE
• XSX/S
• PS4
• 8 / 10
• États-Unis

When it comes right down to it, Two Point Campus is a deep and rewarding management game. And that's what matters most here. Growing my college, hiring and training faculty, adding new courses, spiffing up my dorms, and watching my grades and profits soar in the Sandbox mode is addicting enough that I could keep at it for dozens of hours more, even after having put in almost 40 hours for this review. The art style and quirky humor don't really do it for me most of the time, but they're usually not actively obnoxious, and eventually I sort of just tuned them out. At the end of the semester, I'd pass Two Point Campus with a solid B+.

• PC
• SWITCH
• PS4
• XONE
• 6 / 10
• États-Unis

• PS4
• 5.8 / 10
• États-Unis

• PC
• PS4
• PS5
• SWITCH
• XONE
• XSX/S
• 7 / 10
• États-Unis

When you’ve got a group of friends sitting on a couch with controllers in hand, GigaBash is a hell of a good time. The roster of 10 Kaiju-inspired monsters is on the small side, but every character plays so differently and packs so much personality that it ultimately feels like a minor issue. The fun doesn’t translate that well to the solo or even the online experience, but those options are at least present and serviceable, resulting in a game that I don’t see myself playing very often on my own, but one that I’d have on a shortlist of suggestions for when friends come over.

• 3DS
• 8.5 / 10
• États-Unis

• PC
• 8 / 10
• États-Unis

MultiVersus is an entertaining and deep platform fighter, but everything outside of simply jumping into a 1v1 or 2v2 match as any one of the eclectic characters in its cast (who are only related by a common corporate overlord) is tedious. I’ll keep coming back to experiment with my Iron Giant’s perk build for team play or learn how to use Marvin The Martian to his fullest, but I’d be glued to this game if I was given more opportunities to earn memorable variant skins or challenge my skills in increasingly tough PvE battles. Instead, MultiVersus offers days of grinding to earn the opportunity to grind more to attain its most enticing rewards, whether that’s the chance to play as an upcoming character or to swag out your favorite fighter. While it’s a huge boon that the actual fighting is solid and worth the time to dig into, it’s going to take more fun objectives to complete and more fruitful rewards to make me want to return over and over again.

• SWITCH
• 9 / 10
• États-Unis

• SWITCH
• 8 / 10
• États-Unis

• PC
• PS4
• PS5
• 8 / 10
• États-Unis