It seems silly to malign a game about the undead by calling it lifeless, but that's exactly Shadow Man's problem.
While this game may look cute, it is in fact as sophisticated and enjoyable as the very best strategy games out there.
It's even better than the scene that inspired it.
The Last Blade 2 is samurai fighter, complete with a comprehensive roster of characters, all with their own unique weapons and traits.
It's a landmark shooter and a must-buy.
Glover, despite its interesting play mechanics, seems to have lost its soul in the port from the N64.
In addition to being a very good adventure game, it features great writing and beautiful art direction.
Widely considered the best game in the illustrious King of Fighters series, '98 features a huge cast of characters and finely tuned 2D fighting action.
Tomba is like a blast from the past, with a twist.
Whatever else may be said about Quake II, one thing is certain: It is the only first-person shooter to render the original Quake entirely obsolete.
Blade Runner is an interesting mood piece, but somewhere along the production line, someone forgot to include a game.
Like its predecessors, The Curse of Monkey Island has all the makings of a classic.
Arguably the best single-player first-person shooter since Doom.
The King of Fighters '97 improves on its predecessor with superior three-on-three fighting action and a bigger cast of characters.
Sigh... yet another mediocre N64 game.
It's derivative, it's violent, and definitely tasteless at times - but it's almost always fun.
Turok is more than just another Doom clone.
Problems with the control, camera angles, and frustrating save feature keep Shadows from reaching its full potential.
For those who've scorched through the bowels of Doom and Final Doom and burn for more, Power Slave might just quench that fire.
If you're into action games, or even if you're not, you should be playing Quake right now - it's as good as PC gaming gets.
Strife is an action-packed blend of FPS action with RPG elements, featuring an original, engaging story and near-future/ modern setting, a unique distinctive visual style, and engaging gameplay.
This 2D platform game sees players assuming the role of a genie with the ability to change into a number of different creatures.
Bastion is an action role-playing game from Supergiant Games.
Dust: An Elysian Tail is a side-scrolling action role-playing game with an emphasis on crazy combo-based action.
Ms. 'Splosion Man is the sequel to the 2009 XBLA title 'Splosion Man.
Rainbow Moon is a strategic role-playing game with a strong emphasis on character development.
Jamestown is a neoclassical top-down shooter set on 17th-century British Colonial Mars.
BloodRayne: Betrayal will be a 2D side-scrolling action game, with the titular half-vampire warrior and a new ally working together to thwart the plans of a group of evil vampires.
All six BIT.TRIP games which have been transformed into 3D, morphing into a single entity called BIT.TRIP SAGA.
Mutant Mudds is a 12-bit action platformer for the Nintendo 3DS.
Lollipop Chainsaw is an all-new third person action game featuring a killer heroine with a chainsaw that fights to stop zombies from taking over.
To the Moon is an indie role-playing game adventure about two doctors traversing through the memories of a dying man to fulfill his last wish.
Q.U.B.E. is a first-person, singleplayer game that begins in a sterile, white cubic environment.
Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken is the second installment in the critically acclaimed Rocketbirds franchise.
Persona 4 Golden is a remastered version of PS2 classic Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4.
Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack is a side-scrolling puzzle platformer about an ornery mutant blob.
Runner 2 - Future Legend of Rhythm Alien is a rhythm-music, auto-running platformer that is inspired by the Bit.Trip series originally released on Nintendo platforms.
Defender's Quest is a blend of real-time tower defense strategy and tactical role-playing meta-game.
Dear Esther is a first-person ghost story.
Proteus is a minimalist game of pure exploration and sublime discovery in a musical wilderness environment. There are no challenges and no goals other than those set by the player.
Broken Age is an old-school point-and-click adventure game.
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