PlayStation

Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception: The Kotaku Review

Telling a story is as much about what isn’t included as it is about what is included. It’s easy to overwhelm with too much: Too much story, too many people, too much detail. Artful brevity, careful selection is key to how a story is told and perceived.


September 17, 2011
PC

Dead Island: The Kotaku Review

This is the part where I’d try to artfully describe how I meticulously took apart a zombie with an electrified fire axe on a pristine beach, sky-blue waters lapping at my knees.


November 17, 2010

Review: Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood Is The Best Assassin’s Creed

The first Assassin’s Creed was an interesting but repetitive experiment. Two years later, Assassin’s Creed II was an improvement in almost all ways. One year later, Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood, woefully misunderstood prior to release, is arguably the best one yet.


October 26, 2010

Review: God Of War: Ghost Of Sparta

To the people on buses and benches, necks bent and eyes locked on their Angry Birds, make way for one of the best 2010 portable games that you need buttons to play, the one starring an angry Greek god who rips wings from birds.


January 23, 2010

The Best Video Game Costume & Character Design Of 2009

Having not played every game on every platform, I opted to choose one of the aspects of games that I don’t think gets enough attention or serious accolades, costume and character design.


The Best iPhone Games Of 2009

While it’s a bit peculiar to give GOTYs for a single mobile device, none had as robust a library of games offering as Apple’s iPhone and iPod Touch did in 2009.


The Best Role-Playing Games Of 2009

While the jury may still be out on our Game of the Year, we’ve already rolled the dice on the Best Role-Playing Games of 2009.


January 22, 2010

My 10 Favourite Gaming Moments Of 2009

I’m just about done looking back at 2009 and just about done playing 2009 games. So I’m ready to share my fifth-annual list of my favourite in-game moments from the past year.


The Best Digital Game Of 2009

Not all video games last year were released on tangible discs. There were also games released via digital means, and some of those games were without a doubt among the strongest titles to hit in 2009.


January 21, 2010

The Best Games Of 2009 To Play With Your Kids

Our finalists for Game of the Year have all been announced continue to be hotly debated within Kotaku Tower as we try to come to a conclusion, but those three titles weren’t the only ones of note in 2009.