In line with the retro-style of Resident Evil 2, we wrote all the words in the mag this month on old typewriters, using Tipp-Ex for correctionsREVIEW
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We still remember 1998 like it was yesterday... we
also remember the exact layout of the Racoon City
police station, so retreading our steps in Capcom’s
reworked and rebooted Resident Evil 2 is both a trip
down memory lane, and a fantastic new experience.
Find out what we make of the survival horror game
remake on page 74! Rockstar’s Red Dead Online is
on Beta, and we’ve already spent many, many hours
exploring West Elizabeth, New Austin and more in
the expansive Western world of the multiplayer epic.
We give you the benefit of our playing experience on
page 78. Mutant Year Zero: Road To Eden (p82) is
anX-COMstyle combat/strategy game based on the
post-apocalyptic tabletop RPG, while Ashen (p88)
is a stylish indie-action title that’s best played with
a friend. We also check out the brilliantly original,
but quite unforgiving, Below (p86). If you like the
challenge of a roguelike, this one could be for you.
We’ve got another Capcom remake for you in the
form of Onimusha Warlords. The game was first out
in 2002 on the original Xbox asGenma Onimusha,
and was a samurai action-puzzler that owed a lot to
theResiseries. Now it’s on Xbox One – find out if it
recaptures its honourable past on page 85! Finally,
Tales Of Vesperia is a much-loved JRPG and we
check out the Definitive Edition on page 91.
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How we
score:
Can’t make sense of
our out-of-ten rating
system? Then see
below for your
at-a-glance guide.
10 A gaming
masterpiece
9 An essential slice of
brilliance
8 Give it a whirl and
you won’t regret it
7 Some minor flaws
but still good
6 Solid, but not
setting any
loins aflame
5 Average. Not
good, but not
terrible either
4 Honks just a bit
3 Look away, lest
ye be tainted
2 Angry-makingly bad
1 Just... no...
ß Titles with this
symbol are on Game
Preview, so while they
aren’t finished, you
can still find out if
they’re worth playing.
EDITOR’S
CHOICEIrrespective of score,
the Editor’s Choice
award is given to
games with the
quality, ambition or
uniqueness to stand
out from the crowd.
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