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The Xbox 360 version of Uno was better in each and every way aside from resolution. I was so excited for this. I had hoped to relive the days of big ol' dicks, and making new friends on Xbox Live, but instead I got a lifeless card game that faintly resembles a game I used to love. Oh, and Rabbids. Fucking. Rabbids.

If I paid money for Hitman with just two packs to go (USA and Japan), I wouldn't feel slighted even if Bangkok and Marrakesh are weaker than the others. Diced up or whole, this can of blood-soaked tomatoes serves up so many experiences that aren't offered just about anywhere else outside of the original entries.

It's tough to describe how amazing Inversus feels on paper, but once you pick it up for the first time you'll understand. The economy of bullets, sneaky homegrown tactics, a slight concession for solo players, and a robust multiplayer component with an array of maps? It's a no-brainer.

Well, the team tried to do a bit too much with the concept, and leans a little hard on the platforming mechanics. I would have been fine with a walking simulator that told the story it wanted to tell, but its staunch adherence to platforming conventions doesn't mesh well with that goal. Although the actual animations are lovely, movement is stiff.

Though I wouldn't consider it the best entry in the series, I absolutely enjoyed my time with Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate. It's a beautiful, challenging quest with a pleasing soundtrack I wouldn't mind having in my iTunes. With all the love I have for it in mind, I don’t know if I can recommend the game to anyone who isn’t already familiar with the series.

I can't recommend this Season Pass to anyone. Even if you haven't played the game yet and would be able to use these new utilities while completing the story, it's a bad sell. These DLC items make Just Cause 3 a brainless and straightforward snoozefest.

There are bugs aplenty. Robots traveling through walls, random bits of Russian text that pop up in one of the puzzles, and I experienced a hard lock-up in my short time with the game. There are also pointless clichés and lame attempts at unearned scares. At one point I was ambushed by a 2D sprite of a ghost girl straight out of an early 2000s J-horror movie.

No Man's Sky isn't quite what I thought it would be. It's a fun sandbox game that's full of wonder, until it isn't. Unlike other similar titles, the magic fades over time, because 18 billion planets (sorry, 18 quintillion) don't matter if it feels like there's only truly 20 unique ones. I wouldn't recommend No Man's Sky if you don't like getting lost -- but for those of you who do, wander away.

Blade Ballet can be a lot of fun in the right setting, but even then it won't set the world on fire. It won't supplant Samurai Gunn or TowerFall as a go-to indie party combat game, but it does a fine job supplementing those titles for a raucous evening. Add it to the list of stuff to bust out when friends are around, but don't even bother going in solo.

I want to love Brut@l, but the combat mechanics and harsh punishments leave me sour. I can dig The Binding of Isaac because each failure unlocks something new. Even Spelunky allows you to skip ahead if you fulfill some obscure requirements in each realm. Brut@l asks for a fairly hefty amount of your time and then rips away your experience through a faulty camera or fidgety button press.