By far the most high profile of the PlayStation Vita's various launch titles, does the first Uncharted game for a handheld and from a studio other than Naughty Dog impress or is this one journey best left forgotten by history?
Can this followup to the highly divisive Final Fantasy XIII appeal to haters and lovers alike or is it one journey too many in the world of Cocoon and Pulse?
To write off 38 Studios freshmen effort based on the superficial judgments may be missing out on something rather solid, and that is what Reckoning brings to the table. Once an MMO, the bones of its previous design offer an experience that, while doing nothing to move the genre forward, is content at being adequate at what it does.
With unapologetic bloodshed and constant dismemberment, Shank 2 definitely lives up to its name. While there isn't anything terribly new here, the game is an absolute blast.
While Ryder White actually redresses one of the principal issues with the main game, in the end it becomes nothing but a stark contrast to what Dead Island was: something that was good in some respects, but disappointing in many others.
