The Digital Fix: "Platinum Games are possibly the world’s finest proponents of third-person combat gaming. Platinum’s catalogue of games from Mad World to Bayonetta and Vanquish are all about making the combat feel good. It’s all about the elegant, pacy and fluid battling you do with otherworldly beasts from the realms of fantasy and science-fiction, whether it be with fists, guns or something else entirely. The brilliance of a Platinum Games’ game is the balletic movement, the multi-layered fighting and the excitement which comes with it all whether you’re a novice bashing the buttons to deliver a basic battering, or an experienced fighter combining combos to clinical effect. With Anarchy Reigns things are a little more raw than in recent times, driven by the narrative to provide a brutal beat ‘em up in single player and a mesmerising variety of multiplayer options. Yet when all is combined you’re still seeing some of the deepest, most learned fighting around."
A recent wave of modern brawlers have exploded onto the scene, and it feels like they owe Anarchy Reigns some gratitude.
Jerry from BagoGames says, "With Astral Chain coming out right around the corner for the Nintendo Switch, I couldn’t help but think about all the amazing games PlatinumGames has pumped out over the years. Some revered greatly, others panned by critics, but to me insane infatuation. These are my five favorite games from my favorite developer"
After Xbox's announcement that there won't be any more backwards compatible games until the release of Project Scarlett, here's a reflection of what could, or perhaps should have been.
Not only would it have been great if Max Payne, Freedom Fighters, Nier, Blur and Lollipop Chainsaw got to become backwards compatible, it also would be great if those games got to have more games come out in their franchises.
Its not as backwards compatibity is dead its just been put on hold so all backwards compatibity game work on next xbox then when its released they will start up again, P.S I did finish Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Burning Earth
Might get the chance when Scarlett comes out. I mean for all games Xbox 360 and Original Xbox. I can dream it happening.