Ben Wilson


62 games reviewed
77.9 average score
80 median score
66.1% of games recommended
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The best American football game in a decade, with a career mode which will take over your life – along with fabulous levels of college pageantry and authenticity.

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Mar 4, 2024

The most accomplished wrestling game of the last decade – only held back by gnawing MyFaction concerns. A shame.

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Sep 22, 2023

The most playable FIFA – oops! – in years. This is an encouraging new start for the EA Sports FC franchise, with Ultimate Team innovations truly standing out, and PlayStyles adding a smart new wrinkle to the on-turf action.

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Jun 28, 2023

An encouraging debut for the big new rival to WWE, with loads of welcome throwback nods to No Mercy and Fire Pro, and a career mode you won’t be able to resist playing through multiple times.

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Mar 13, 2023

Enjoyable in almost every department, WWE 2K23 serves up joy for wrestling fans young and old, dedicated or casual. There really is so much to love here.

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Sep 27, 2022

EA and FIFA part company with a game packing fresh content both on and off the park – but FIFA 23 is ultimately hamstrung by a pair of longstanding frustrations.

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Mar 8, 2022

A stellar first WWE outing on PS5 and XBox Series X, but legacy flaws hold it back from true greatness.

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Oct 4, 2021

A disastrous start to the post-PES era. The only consolation? It surely can't get any worse from here.

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Sep 27, 2021

A superb second next-gen season on the digital turf – but subtle Ultimate Team tweaks amplify the 'pay to win' criticisms that stalk this series annually.

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Mar 5, 2020

The Six Nations Championship brings fresh hope that we might finally get a great rugby game, but this engaging effort fails to convert where it counts.

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Sep 26, 2019

The restoration (in all but name) of FIFA Street and long-awaited upgrade to career mode finally make FIFA a game worth exploring beyond Ultimate Team

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Jan 22, 2019

Like an old friend come back to life. Ace Combat 7 feels like a neat and tidy resurrection, bringing back everything you missed from flight simulator games, while consequently reminding you why the industry lost interest in them.

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Oct 10, 2018

Have you wanted to play Valkyria Chronicles again? Without actually playing the exact same Valkyria Chronicles again? But still have it exactly the same? But still different?

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Oct 9, 2018

A spectacular throwback to the era when wrestling games were must-own. Add live – or even quarterly – updates to 2K20 and it'll be a first-ballot Hall of Famer.

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Sep 19, 2018

The Champions League expands FIFA's exhaustive selection of licences – but thanks to lessons learned last year there's plenty to love out on the pitch, too.

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9 / 10.0 - Lamplight City
Sep 18, 2018

Do you want to feel like a detective? Do other games keep giving you ‘all-seeing vision'? Do you wish you could actually solve problems on your own (more-or-less)? Look no further.

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9 / 10.0 - Frostpunk
Apr 27, 2018

Frostpunk is a bleak and challenging colony builder/survival title that will either give you more respect for your boss, or have you rallying your co-workers to oust them.

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Mar 15, 2018

Yakuza 6 delivers the series' signature poignant story, and is probably the best Yakuza has been narrative and production-wise. However, the game's trademark diversions have been trimmed back.

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Feb 7, 2018

An accessible yet thoroughly entertaining competitive fighter, Dragon Ball FighterZ is a game for low-levels and super-elites alike.

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Nov 16, 2017

Payback is good – assuming you're talking about the 1999 film.

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