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Halo: Campaign Evolved is handsome, fun to play, and oddly anticlimactic.

While it’s taken its sweet time getting to consoles, The Planet Crafter emerges as an enjoyable entry in the survival genre, with simple base building, clearly-presented objectives, and an oddly relaxing gameplay loop that’ll get its hooks into you.

While Echoes of Aincrad has its moments, the majority of the game is an arduous slog, thanks to bland dungeon crawling, repetitive objectives, headache-inducing exploration, and unremarkable real-time combat. There are simply much better action RPG experiences out there.

A trick-stuffed spectacle of speed runs and Trials-like compulsion, Denshattack! is a good homage to some classics, with a hint of disposability.

Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced is an exemplary remake of what was already a well regarded game. Thirteen years on, practically everything wrong with the original has been addressed, making for a superior and far more palatable experience. This is the best kind of pirate material.

Dead or Alive 6 remains a perfectly solid and enjoyable fighter with a decent smattering of modes and options, as well as engaging mechanics, though it pales in comparison next to its competitors. This Last Round version also adds next to nothing that’s new, however, so if you’ve already rinsed the 2019 original, there’s no real reason to upgrade.

Still the undisputed king of the Octagon, EA Sports UFC 6 is, once again, an authentic, full-featured, and comprehensive MMA package with enough new stuff to justify its existence. The Career Mode grind is starting to get old, but this is but one minor bruise on an otherwise lean, mean fighter.

You may lament the demise of the hokey FMV bits from the original, but rest assured, The 7th Guest Remake is a neatly-executed reimagining of a classic boasting fiendish puzzles, a compelling story, and oodles of macabre atmosphere. The Stauf of nightmares.

Silly, heartfelt, high-spirited, and doom-laden, Mina the Hollower is retro and timeless.

007 First Light is a love letter to Bond fans and quite easily the best Bond game in nearly 30 years. With the Hitman DNA coupled with IO’s explosive take on Bond, First Light is frighteningly good and an absolutely wild ride worthy of your time.