Contributor: Bob Hoose

After spending more than two decades touring, directing, writing and producing for Christian theater and radio (most recently for Adventures in Odyssey, which he still contributes to), Bob joined the Plugged In staff to help us focus more heavily on video games. He is also one of our primary movie reviewers.

Knack II

Knack is back for another whack at a nefarious baddie in an action-packed game with a solid lesson about second chances.

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Destiny 2

This sequel shooter feels a lot like its intense predecessor—only with a bit more polish … and maybe even more armament.

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Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle

Mario is back. But this time it’s in a strategic, turn-based—gulp—shooter. How worried should we be?

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All Saints

How does God move us to embrace His purpose for our lives?

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Uncharted: The Lost Legacy

This sequel layers the Uncharted formula over a female-focused adventure tale, with expected and unexpected results.

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The Hitman’s Bodyguard

Think Deadpool, only with hired assassins, Russian thugs and nobody in spandex.

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The Pillars of the Earth

This story-focused game openly talks about faith in a sometimes foul, dark and dangerous medieval world.

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Sonic Mania

The new Sonic is a lot like the old Sonic. Only more. And that’s a good thing.

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The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature

This sequel’s emphasis on hard work and working as a team could give moms and dads something substantive to discuss with their kids.

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Hellblade: Senua’s Sarifice

What would it take for a video game to depict psychotic madness? Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice answers that dark question.

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The Dark Tower

We find a strong dramatic proclamation made that even the most powerful of evil can be faced down by the earnestness of, and belief in, good. Less admirable are the dark and demonic things of this broad fantasy.

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Tacoma

This microgravity mystery has some involving gameplay, but it also floats off in unexpectedly intimate directions.

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The Emoji Movie

There’s not a lot here either to blow heart kisses at or shoot steam out of your nostrils over.

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Atomic Blonde

Savagely realistic and bloody fights to the death are this graphic film’s bread and, uh, batter.

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Aven Colony

This engaging building simulation game transports some of the genre’s familiar facets into a tense-but-satisfying sci-fi setting.

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