Xbox Series X|S Reviews – Phenixx Gaming

Planet Coaster 2 (Xbox Series X) Review

Taylor Bauer — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 16:00:03 +0000

Planet Coaster is one of the games I have played the most on the Xbox Series X. As a huge fan of sandbox-style simulation games and evidently a theme park nerd, this series is tailor-made for my niche interests. I also adored the RollerCoaster Tycoon games back in the day, so you can imagine how much joy I have in saying Planet Coaster 2 is here and bringing the series to new heights.

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Dynasty Warriors: Origins (Xbox Series X) Review

Taylor Bauer — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 18:00:32 +0000

One of my favorite game franchises of the PS2 era, Dynasty Warriors, gets a lot of flack from the larger gaming community. It’s a button masher; you’re facing mostly hordes of helpless enemies, and you’re simply spamming until you can hit a single button and kill hundreds of people at a time. Exactly, that’s why it’s wonderful. The story of the Three Kingdoms era is told through the series…

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Cuisineer (Xbox Series X) Review

Taylor Bauer — Wed, 22 Jan 2025 16:00:45 +0000

I’m not a complicated person. Can you give me a game where I can hunt for resources, craft items, make money, and improve my gear? I’m totally in. Now, if you throw in restaurant management simulation elements and a cast of cozy, cute characters? I’m so in I don’t know where to start. After hearing rumblings from PC gamers about the cozy roguelite restaurant simulator Cuisineer, I finally got to…

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Call of Duty Black Ops 6 Multiplayer (Xbox Series X) Review

Taylor Bauer — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 18:00:31 +0000

The Call of Duty franchise needs little introduction, but for some who have left the series behind in recent entries, it might be time for a reintroduction. The core elements that have made the games one of the highest-grossing titles nearly every year for some time now are still here. You’re likely hearing friends, streamers, and critics discuss Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 more than other recent…

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Life is Strange: Double Exposure (Xbox Series X) Review

Taylor Bauer — Thu, 31 Oct 2024 15:00:38 +0000

Life is Strange gained a passionate fanbase following one of the most memorable stories in video games upon its release in 2015. Max and Chloe are synonymous with the medium’s most emotional, effective narratives since its inception. Since then, we’ve experienced relatively good entries in the spin-offs and prequels that repackage the experience of the original. Storywise, however…

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Metaphor: ReFantazio (Xbox Series X) Review

Taylor Bauer — Fri, 25 Oct 2024 17:00:16 +0000

A great RPG requires the player to feel surrounded by the world a game invites them in to. Atlus has never had a hard time inventing exciting characters and stories, but the world of Metaphor: ReFantazio might be their best. While it’s impossible to separate this new game from the studio’s Persona releases of the past, there’s a newness, and more importantly, a revitalization…

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Kena: Bridge of Spirits (Xbox Series X) Review

Taylor Bauer — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 17:00:46 +0000

We’re in a strange age of video gaming where some games don’t stay exclusive forever. I’m grateful that this is a growing trend, seeing as people should be able to play great games no matter where they play. Ember Lab’s Kena: Bridge of Spirits was first released as a PS5 exclusive but has since joined the […]

Madden 25 (Xbox Series X) Review

Taylor Bauer — Wed, 04 Sep 2024 17:00:28 +0000

Every annual release of Madden brings excitement for the upcoming NFL season, and if we’re lucky, new improvements to the long-running franchise. Madden 25 doesn’t feel like the insane jump forward that past entries have, but that’s because consistent improvements have allowed the game’s dev team to focus on the little things. It’s good too, because Madden 25 has a precision and attention to…

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EA Sports College Football 25 (Xbox Series X) Review

Taylor Bauer — Fri, 26 Jul 2024 17:00:01 +0000

It’s been a long wait, but we’ve returned to the college football world on PC and consoles. Following a lawsuit in the mid-2010s, the long-running EA NCAA College Football franchise was halted. Now, in the Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) era for collegiate sports, players are able to be compensated for appearing in a video game. There’s so much to be excited about, but plenty of folks…

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TopSpin 2K25 (Xbox Series X) Review

Taylor Bauer — Fri, 10 May 2024 18:00:23 +0000

In 2011, TopSpin 4 was released with Metacritic scores in the low to mid-80s. Despite the seemingly successful launch, we would not see another game in the franchise for 13 years. 2K’s relaunch of the series captures a satisfying snapshot of tennis in video game form, a beginner-friendly training system, and plenty of depth to satisfy fans of Career Mode and online play. Tight controls and a great…

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