Moral dilemmas and gruesome beasts abound in a deliciously gothic and disturbing flooded city
Delivering all the funky play any bowler or batsman could desire, this virtual leather-on-willow is the best cricket game yet
Supreme playability is sidetracked by a new mode designed to let players live the gilded life of an F1 driver – and start paying for it
It seems churlish to visit a barrage of negativity on a free game, but one sincerely hopes that Forza Horizon 2 Presents Fast & Furious isn't the harbinger of a new trend in the games industry.
Blood Bowl 2 is definitely one for the board game devotees who prefer to play online rather than solo.
Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue is a meaty and highly distinctive package which should delight cartoon-obsessed youngsters and those who live to play Japanese RPGs. But, despite the Disney involvement, it doesn’t feel likely to challenge the mainstream. In certain respects – albeit in the grand tradition of Japanese RPGs – it’s so complex as to be baffling.
A bit sickly, even for those with an excessively sweet tooth, this low rent Kirby spin-off is a poor follow-up to The Forgotten Land and has nowhere near the longevity of Fall Guys.
It's true that if you own a PS4, played Street Fighter a while back and fancy returning to it, Ultra Street Fighter IV isn't a bad purchase: it gives you a lot of gameplay for the money and, at a base level is great to play – or will be once updates have been disseminated which fix the more glaring bugs. But the game's core audience is more or less guaranteed to own it already on PS3 or Xbox 360, and it would be well advised to stick to those versions of the game. Even in this day and age, it seems, porting is still a minefield.
With its open-world environment and emphasis on crafting, this is an interesting sequel, marred by glitches and frame rate issues
Early missions in Ubisoft's latest Ghost Recon open-world shooter seem impossible, and it barely gets better from there
Once you overcome the initial frustration engendered by Super Mario Maker's refusal to give you all its tools at once, it provides a wondrously moreish experience that will enthral a generation of tinkerers.
There has never been a better way to confront, or indulge, your inner assassin.