Each month, Critically Sane selects a game of the month from recent releases. For May 2014, Mario Kart 8 was selected as game of the month for delivering an excellent entry in the series with polished gameplay and inspired tracks. Watch Dogs and Wolfenstein: The New Order were runners-up, with Watch Dogs providing fun hacking mechanics and an open world despite weak story, and Wolfenstein reviving the old-school shooter genre with meaty narrative and campaign.

1. Game of the Month: May 2014
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Each month, Critically Sane will select, from the releases in that month, a game that is worthy of
our prestigious game of the month award, and sometimes, a few runners up that are worthy of
recognition. These games will form the basis of our GOTY discussion later on in the year. We know
it is late but here are our May selections. Game of the Month: Mario Kart 8
Mario Kart 8 delivers almost exactly what you would expect, but that doesn’t stop it from being
the best entry in the series. General polish and inspired tracks lift the somewhat complacent design
toward perfection. Yes, it is 16 old tracks, 16 new tracks, drifting, mirror mode, and everything else

2. you expect at this point, but when it’s done this well, it’s hard to complain. Anti‐gravity sections
allow for more creative tracks and introduce a few fun wrinkles to the gameplay. Throw in top‐
notch graphics and music, and functional multiplayer, and this entry in the series is the most
addictive since Double Dash!! on Gamecube. One minute, it seemed like nobody cared about Wii
U, and the next, it seems like everybody I know owns it and is playing Mario Kart 8. And sharing
their experiences. The ability to edit and share gameplay clips inspired the now infamous evil
Luigi .gif, which defined the month of May for gamers probably more than anything else. Runner‐
Up: Watch Dogs
In 2012, Watch_Dogs was revealed to the gaming world as a title that would break every barrier,
shattering gaming with its truly next generation gameplay, hacking mechanics, relevant storyline
and theme, and eye‐popping visuals. Two years later, we see that the reality isn’t quite so rosy.
Yet the game, despite its status as an upscale GTA clone, is still quite good, with well‐implemented
hacking mechanics and a massive open world with lots of activities to master and places to explore
making up for the weak narrative and characterization. While not the world‐beater we hoped it
would be, Watch_Dogs is eminently playable, and above all, fun. Runner‐Up: Wolfenstein: The
New Order

3. Can an old‐school shooter still be relevant in a modern landscape defined by the likes of Battlefield
and Call of Duty? Wolfenstein: The New Order answers that question with a resounding yes. Like
its genre ancestors, it is a lengthy, single‐player shooter in which you shoot a bunch of Nazis and
have to collect health and ammo while finding your way through labyrinthine levels, yet a few new
ideas and great production values make it feel fresh. On top of the refreshingly old‐school gameplay,
in an alternate history in which the Nazis have taken over the world, its narrative confidently
straddles the line between serious and funny, sometimes veering wildly between the two, to
somehow become one of the most compelling elements of the game. If you grew up in a time
before recharging health or the restriction of being able to carry only two guns, or if you just want
a shooter with some meat to its narrative and campaign, Wolfenstein: The New Order is not to be
missed.
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