The Bad
EA Sports NHL 22
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It’s another year, and EA has released another NHL game. There’s really not much competition in the triple-A hockey game category, and probably because of that, the studio seems to be happy to rest on its laurels. Our review notes that “while it plays as well as it ever has, the lack of innovation from this development team has become beyond frustrating”.
The Good Life
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The Good Life is a SWERY game. What that usually means is that it’s going to try out a lot of interesting ideas. Many of those ideas will fail, but the gameplay ambition will likely draw a cult following. The lack of polish and quantity over quality approach to game mechanics will not appeal to most, however, and essentially makes for an experience that’s inherently hard to review well. The idea behind The Good Life is that it’s a debt-repayment RPG, about a photojournalist, who can transform into both a dog and a cat, and is trying to solve the mystery of a gruesome murder, in order to pay off her debts. Unfortunately, in our review, we found that with all the storylines going on, “completing them and fulfilling the side missions is not very fun”.
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl
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Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl is a Super Smash Bros. clone. It plays well-enough, and has an interesting roster of charming characters, but there’s just not much depth to it. There are no unlockables, and only 20 characters to choose from. Our review saw lots of potential, but “Any Nickelodeon fan could easily name off a dozen or so characters notably absent from the game’s roster”, and that’s not even counting the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle possibilities. When I was a kid, Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl would’ve been the definition of “a renter”.
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