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Key art for Once Upon a Katamari showing the Prince rolling a katamari across the cosmic scroll of history with dinosaurs, UFOs, and more

Once Upon a Katamari review: "Time traveling cowboy adventures, ninja thievery, pirate battles, and more make this the most inventive evolution of the series yet"

By Oscar Taylor-Kent published

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A close up of Yakumo in Ninja Gaiden 4

Ninja Gaiden 4 review: "Thrilling action and deep blood powers make this the series' best and a stunning return to form"

By Oscar Taylor-Kent published

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Hornet attacks a rock-like bug that spews lava in Hollow Knight: Silksong

Hollow Knight Silksong review: "Worth the wait and then some, this isn't just more Hollow Knight but an evolved, spindly beast all its own – even if it's fiddly at times"

By Oscar Taylor-Kent last updated

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Kaser stands in front of a glowing blue background as the imprisoned dragon Lord Arena swirls behind him like a fish - key art from Lost Soul Aside used on the PlayStation store

Lost Soul Aside review: "We (don't) have Final Fantasy Versus 13 at home"

By Oscar Taylor-Kent published

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The key art for Hell is Us, showing Remi with his equipment - military poncho, laser sword, and drone - in front of a Hollow Walker's milky white face

Hell is Us review: "The lack of waypoints and explicit objectives is a double-edged magical sword that pulls me deep into its harsh world"

By Luke Kemp published

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Shinobi: Art of Vengeance

Shinobi: Art of Vengeance review: "So close to being to a pitch-perfect revival of a classic series, but just can't quite line up the killing blow"

By Dustin Bailey published

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Riding across a massive metal chain high above the ground in Sword of the Sea

Sword of the Sea review: "Joyous, fluid hoverboarding connects together everything I loved about Journey and The Pathless"

By Rachel Watts published

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Cropped key art for Revenge of the Savage Planet showing two player characters running away from lots of green goo, flanked by various googly-eyed wildlife

Revenge of the Savage Planet review: "An underrated sci-fi platformer gets a beautiful third-person sequel, but I'm left cold by shallow busywork and an over-reliance on toilet humor"

By Justin Towell published

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Looking over the countryside in Assassin's Creed Shadows

Assassin's Creed Shadows review: "More confidence, texture, and purpose than we've seen since Assassin's Creed pivoted into RPG territory"

By Andrew Brown published

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Climbing up a massive enemy and striking its chest weak point in Eternal Strands

Eternal Strands review: "Flawed but fun behemoth battling"

By Abbie Stone published

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