Game Reviews

Playing through Deadpool feels about as schizophrenic as its main character. On the one hand, it’s zany, wacky, goofy, silly, sophomoric, and many more adjectives that Thesaurus.com suggests. This is a funny game – that is, if you’re into dick jokes and casual sexism. If not, then Deadpool – the character and the game – will grate on you like a buzzsaw on hard cheese.

The Night of the Rabbit is a fairy tale: whimsical, wondrous, brimming with talking animals, hidden dangers, and a hundred reasons to lose a few hours to its depths. A point-and-click adventure very much in the spirit of those old Sierra games, The Night of the Rabbit puts you in control of 12-year old Jeremiah Hazelnut who somehow finds himself apprenticed to a talking rabbit named Marquis de Hotto in the last days of summer and on route towards the adventure of a lifetime.

The downfall of civilization redefines moral boundaries. No longer do labels like thief and murderer mark you as a criminal; everyone must steal, must kill, must do whatever it takes to survive. Humans roam in packs like feral dogs, claiming their territory and killing anyone who encroaches on their turf. Paper-thin alliances link individuals together for mere flashes, their connections severed once their mutual needs are met. Life is bleak, brutal, and exhausting. Tomorrow doesn't exist when the stench of death lingers like a fog and hope was extinguished years ago. There is only today; there is only right now. Morals? Morals won't put food in your mouth or a roof over your head. Morals are for the weak. And you're not weak.

The best things in life are better with friends, but those experiences are rarely bad by yourself. Fuse wants so badly for players to have a co-op group of four that it punishes them for trying to enjoy it alone. This is one of many crises Insomniac Games’ uncertain third-person shooter faces throughout its eight-hour campaign, which features so many ups and downs it’s difficult to discern where its greatness begins and mistakes end.