A predictably grim spin on a legendary action license that really deserves better, Predator: Hunting Grounds is unworthy prey.
A likeable indie with cracking source material and a special setting, The Flower Collectors is just missing the magic of detail.
Pok'mon Sword and Shield add some brilliant new creatures, but like their gargantuan Dynamax forms, the games feel like a hollow projection.
Competent strategy pastes flat-footed, surface-level sci-fi over a genre that lives and dies by its nuance.
Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled is a gold-standard remaster, capturing the loveably janky, off-brand spirit of classic CTR - and then some.
Ambitious and sometimes overwhelming, Three Kingdoms does a great job of capturing the complexity of China's vivid past.
The former Civ 5 director's long-running passion project is filled with nice ideas, but they never threaten to pull together.
Pok'mon's Switch debut deftly toes the line between returning fans and all-new ones, with a few small wobbles along the way.
Quality of life tweaks and vast depth can't overcome Football Manager 2019's uncharacteristically clumsy, all-consuming training rework.
Messy, boisterous, chaotic - Civilization 6: Rise and Fall is the antidote to the Enlightenment.