Andy Robinson

Reviews

21 reviews
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
Video Games Chronicle
60
When it feels like Metroid, Beyond is a blast, but often Nintendo’s sci-fi revival is lost in space…
Lumines Arise
Video Games Chronicle
80
Enhance’s high-energy music puzzler sacrifices some substance for supreme style…
Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2
100
The Nintendo Switch versions may lack Wii Remote’s intuitive controls, but they remain two of the best games ever made…
Super Mario Party Jamboree: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree TV
80
Jamboree TV builds on a great Mario Party with new rules and excellent mouse games…
Donkey Kong Bananza
Video Games Chronicle
80
DK’s most memorable adventure in years delivers mass destruction…
Donkey Kong Country Returns HD
Video Games Chronicle
60
With improved presentation and controls, Donkey Kong Country Returns HD is the definitive version of a classic platformer.
Mario & Luigi: Brothership
Video Games Chronicle
80
Nintendo ends its golden year of Mario RPGs on Switch with a brilliant final flourish…
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
60
Grezzo’s first all-original Zelda introduces plenty of good ideas, but isn’t able to realise their potential…
Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition
60
Nintendo’s speedrunning compilation is a local multiplayer hit…
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Video Games Chronicle
100
Nintendo’s consistently inventive and entertaining RPG stands up brilliantly on Nintendo Switch…
Princess Peach: Showtime!
Video Games Chronicle
80
Peach’s pleasing variety performances make up for some shallow mechanics…
Mario vs. Donkey Kong
Video Games Chronicle
60
Nintendo delivers another staunchly faithful remake, but what’s left offers little challenge for core players…
Super Mario RPG
Video Games Chronicle
80
This Switch re-release is a faithful – to a fault – recreation of one of the best RPGs ever…
Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Video Games Chronicle
100
Mario’s first side-scroller in a decade oozes spirit and invention like the classic games – but doesn’t rely on nostalgia…
Pikmin 4
Video Games Chronicle
80
Veterans have to get through a familiar start to reach the best of what’s on offer…
Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp
Video Games Chronicle
80
Wayforward’s generous package keeps much of what made the original great, with some significant improvements to presentation…
Metroid Prime Remastered
Video Games Chronicle
100
Whether you’re revisiting, or donning Samus’s visor for the first time, Prime deservedly sits among the Switch’s list of essentials…
Halo Infinite
Video Games Chronicle
80
343’s shift to open-world results in a fresh and nostalgic experience, but there’s room for improvement…
Video Games Chronicle
100
Samus returns with a polished and cinematic side-scroller that achieves nearly everything we hoped…
WarioWare: Get It Together!
Video Games Chronicle
60
The microgame classic is still bonkers, but its platforming twist doesn’t always work well…