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1 day ago
God of War Still Makes Kratos Feel Dangerous Without the Rage
Eight years later, God of War remains an exceptional reinvention because its quieter Kratos, heavier combat, and relationship with Atreus changed the series without erasing what made it brutal.
2 days ago
The Sinking City 2 Finds Its Horror by Leaving Detection Behind
Frogwares trades much of the first game's detective work for tighter survival horror, and the change produces a stronger game even when its borrowed systems and abrupt final stretch keep it from becoming an essential one.
2 days ago
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 Still Demands One More Run
The first sound is a skateboard hitting the ground. A moment later, "Guerrilla Radio" kicks in and the timer shows 2:00. Before the song can properly get going, I abandon my plan to collect S-K-A-T-E ...
Aug 11, 2026
Need for Speed Underground 2 Still Captures the Street Racing Atmosphere
More than two decades later, Need for Speed Underground 2 still impresses with its customization and atmosphere, although its open world clearly slows down the career. I remember Need for Speed Underg...
Aug 10, 2026
Max Payne Still Hits Hard 25 Years Later
Remedy's 2001 shooter looks rough today, but bullet time and the snowbound streets of New York still give every encounter an incredible atmosphere.
Aug 10, 2026
Trapped in Aincrad, Bored After Twenty Hours
Echoes of Aincrad is the first Sword Art Online game that doesn't put you in Kirito's shoes. Instead, you create your own character and experience the events of Aincrad from their perspective. I was n...
Jul 31, 2026
How Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Enchanted an Entire Generation
Few games from the PlayStation 2 era announced their brilliance as quietly as Prince of Persia The Sands of Time. Then that voice cuts in, calm and a little amused: no, no, that is not how it happened...
Jul 31, 2026
Halo: Campaign Evolved Does Not Need to Reinvent a Legend
Halo: Campaign Evolved does not need long to remind you why Master Chief's first adventure changed console shooters. All it takes is a shielded Elite, a group of fleeing Grunts, and a plasma grenade s...
Jul 30, 2026
The Original Mafia Still Plays by Its Own Rules
Returning to the original Mafia feels like trading a modern car for a machine from the 1930s. Everything moves more slowly, demands more patience, and punishes lapses in concentration. Yet it only tak...
Jul 28, 2026
How GTA San Andreas Redefined the Open-World Genre
For this Zero1Gaming review I went back to Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas on PC expecting a quick nostalgia hit, but was immediately drawn back into its world. From the early-game grind of maxing...
Jul 23, 2026
Final Fantasy X/X-2 Deserves a Better Switch 2 Port
Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster arrives on Nintendo Switch 2 as a package containing two substantial RPGs that still have plenty to offer. The first game remains one of the most emotional stories in t...
Jul 23, 2026
FIFA Street 2 Is Still the Undisputed King of the Streets
Load up a football game in 2026 and it wants a serious conversation with you. Pressing traps, defensive lines, ball physics modelled down to the ankle, a tactics screen with more sliders than a mixing...
Jul 23, 2026
Avatar Legends Makes You Earn Your Mastery of the Elements
Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game is not a simple fighter created exclusively for fans of Aang and Korra. Gameplay Group International used the license as the foundation for a fast and demanding comba...
Jul 23, 2026
Splatoon Raiders Turns Salmon Run Into a Full Adventure
Splatoon Raiders could easily have ended up as an expanded version of Salmon Run sold under a new title. Instead, Nintendo has used the familiar battles against Salmonids as the foundation for an acti...
Jul 22, 2026
GTA Vice City Still Has the Best Atmosphere in the Series
When I return to the original Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, I do not expect its mechanics to have stood the test of time. The game is more than two decades old, and its controls, targeting system, and ...
Jul 22, 2026
Resident Evil 2 makes Raccoon City terrifying again
The original Resident Evil 2 still lives in my head as a collection of PlayStation memories: Leon standing beside a burning car, Claire riding into town, the police station doors closing behind them, ...
Jul 22, 2026
Resident Evil 7 Still Makes the Baker House Feel Unsafe
Resident Evil 7 biohazard was Capcom's attempt to pull the series away from the noise and excess of its sixth main entry. Playing it in 2026, I expected the first-person camera, scripted chases, and f...
Jul 22, 2026
Signalis makes old survival horror feel painfully new
Signalis wears its influences openly. Its locked doors, scarce ammunition, fixed viewpoints, storage boxes, strange keys, and puzzle-filled corridors all recalled at being a polished tribute to Reside...
Jul 22, 2026
Alien: Isolation still makes every vent feel dangerous
The first thing I remember about Alien: Isolation is not the Xenomorph. It is the noise above the ceiling. A dull thud travels across the metal, followed by the faint scrape of something too heavy to ...
Jul 22, 2026
Silent Hill 2 returns to the fog without losing its grief
I still remember the opening walk from the original Silent Hill 2. James Sunderland leaves his car at an overlook, steps onto a forest path, and follows it through a fog that seems to swallow the worl...