XBOX Game Reviews

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Our unbiased and detailed reviews of the latest XBOX games help you decide what to play next. We cover everything from gameplay and graphics to story and replayability.

Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP Adds Xbox 'Performance Mode' In Latest UpdateAlongside a ton of bug fixes. One of the downsides we mentioned in our "Not Bad" 6/10 review of Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP last month was that the game was riddled with bugs, but to the developer's credit, they've been very busy ironing those out in recent weeks. We've seen a couple of updates for the Xbox version of Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP over the past few days, listing a wide range of bugs that have apparently been fixed, while also revealing that a "Performance Mode" has now been added. Read the full article on purexbox.com

Pure Xbox | Latest UpdatesOct 22

Card-en-Ciel Review – Battle Network FeverWhat used to be one of my favorite developers and publishers, Inti Creates, has become a mixed mess. Following the outstanding Blaster Master and Gunvolt entries, as well as an unexpectedly enjoyable metroidvania spinoff of the Gal Gun series, the team has been all over the place. In 2024 alone, we have had Gunvolt Records: [...]

Noisy PixelOct 21

Sonic X Shadow Generations Review

IGN ArticlesOct 21

Here's What The Reviews Are Saying About Sonic X Shadow GenerationsFirst impressions based on the PS5 version. It's really crept up on us, but Sonic X Shadow Generations officially arrives on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S this Friday! As a result, we've got some early reviews to share with you, and they're looking pretty good so far. FYI, we had been planning for ages to review this one, and it's still something we intend to do, but for whatever reason we haven't been able to acquire code from SEGA yet. You'll see our review here at Pure Xbox eventually, but it's most likely going to be post-launch - so we'll have to make-do with this roundup for now. Read the full article on purexbox.com

Pure Xbox | Latest UpdatesOct 21

Review: A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead (Xbox) - An Immersive Adventure That Demands CautionTake it nice and slow. The A Quiet Place films have burst onto the scene in recent times to form a new horror franchise - with three entries spanning the last six years or so in the movie world. As the name suggests, this series centres around humans having to stay deadly quiet to survive, as an alien species threatens to wipe them out at even the slightest of sound. This all seems like a good recipe for a video game adaptation... right? Well Saber Interactive and Stormind Games have teamed up to deliver just that with A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead - and they've done a good job at recreating the feeling of the films, at the expense of a little bit of variety. The premise of The Road Ahead is a fairly simple one - early on in the game you find out you're pregnant and subsequently embark on a mission to protect yourself and the baby from these otherworldly beasts. The game follows a pretty similar format to all of the movies, with elements of each making their way into The Road Ahead. In video game terms, you'll do lots of sneaking and skulking through various environments as you desperately scramble to survive. This is a tense video game, with almost anything above a slow crawl guaranteed to bring you unwanted attention. Read the full article on purexbox.com

Pure Xbox | Latest UpdatesOct 21

Poll: A Year Later, What Do You Think Of Alan Wake 2 Overall?Did it live up to the hype for you? Earlier this week, we were treated to the news that Alan Wake 2's Lake House DLC will be dropping next week on Xbox Series X and Series S, and therefore we thought our weekend poll should revolve around this popular sequel from 2023! Of course, Alan Wake 2 got off to an outstanding start with the critics when it launched in October of last year, racking up an average of 90 for Xbox on Metacritic , with our own review giving it an "Excellent" 9/10 here at Pure Xbox . Read the full article on purexbox.com

Pure Xbox | Latest UpdatesOct 19

Xbox's Phil Spencer Is Clearly Loving Metaphor: ReFantazio Right NowHow about you? Metaphor: ReFantazio has been out for a week now on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, and we can confidently say it's one of our top games of 2024. It's so good that we even gave it an "Outstanding" 10/10 review here at Pure Xbox ! Xbox boss Phil Spencer has clearly been loving his time with the game as well, as he took to the social media platform Threads to highlight how much of a great game he thinks it is. You can see Phil's post about it down below: Read the full article on purexbox.com

Pure Xbox | Latest UpdatesOct 18

Phasmophobia Finally Has An Xbox Release Date, Arrives Later This MonthThe popular online co-op horror game. It was all the way back in mid-2023 that the online co-op horror game Phasmophobia was first announced for Xbox, and although it's suffered numerous delays since then, we've finally now got a concrete release date for Series X and S! Yes, as announced at the Xbox Partner Preview showcase today, Phasmophobia will release on October 29, 2024 for Xbox, arriving in early access form at a price of £16.75 / $19.99 . We're hoping to bring you a review soon as well. Read the full article on purexbox.com

Pure Xbox | Latest UpdatesOct 17

Visions of Mana Character Designer Shares Unused/Early Artwork of Palamena, AeshThe character designer of the Ouka Studios and Square Enix action RPG Visions of Mana, HACCAN, has unveiled two unused rough sketches / key illustrations for the party member Palamena, as well as one for the major character Aesh. Check out our review and the official countdown illustrations. Unused illustrations of Careena and Ramcoh, as well as Morley, were [...]

Noisy PixelOct 17

Unknown 9: Awakening Review – A PS3-Era Adventure in 2024Introduction: A Lore-Rich Universe Attempted by Reflector I’ve never had to create a lore-rich universe, but I can only imagine it isn’t easy. Developer Reflector, now a Bandai Namco studio, has decided to make that their first project. The team utilizes a mix of media—from comic books to web series to video games—to present the [...]

Noisy PixelOct 17