God of War is a masterclass in AAA game design, hitting every benchmark of quality with an impressive confidence; an engaging narrative with interesting and relatable characters, combat that is challenging, rewarding, stylish and accessible, a richly detailed world full of content to explore and more visual splendour than you can poke a boomerang axe at, God of War is the complete package
The second season of the Orwell series continues with a strong narrative rooted in contemporary issues, with a couple of new mechanics keeping the gameplay alive
Its knapsack may be bursting with brilliant stories, but it can't quite sing for its supper in the gameplay department
A bland hack 'n' slash with tonnes of content but painfully repetitive and simplistic gameplay that can't sustain itself
A stylish if slightly familiar slice of high concept dystopian sci-fi
A game with incredible graphics and brilliant sound design that is brought down by a middling campaign and murdered by a confused and unbalanced multiplayer
Call of Duty successfully goes back to its roots, with a solid campaign and multiplayer that has a fresh pace but a familiar feel
Beneath its cartoony aesthetic lies a game that is brutally difficult and incredibly rewarding
Dishonored's tried-and-true gameplay returns and serves as a decent vehicle for an interesting narrative that gives the series a sense of finality
A brilliant and visually incredible ride that proves itself worthy of standing shoulder-to-shoulder with the titans of the sci-fi racer world
A visual masterpiece with an interesting central gameplay idea that unfortunately fails in its main mission of being emotionally engaging
A solid adventure whose gameplay should maybe take the 'Un' out of Uncharted
A clever side-scrolling shoot 'em up that's got style and flair, whose blistering action should make you forgive its short length
While overly simplistic puzzles are a pity, there's an engaging narrative in Peregrin that keeps this indie adventure ticking along
Micro Machines World Series fails to capitalise on what makes the toys and games so great, delivering a shallow experience unlikely to hold up against any level of nostalgia you might have for the tiny cars
Prey generally impresses with its intriguing setting and rewarding exploration, but stumbles in its combat and technical execution
Despite a stylish dystopian setting, the narrative within it flounders a bit, but the brilliantly brutal melee combat and interesting mechanics shine through in this excellent hardcore hack and slash RPG
An evocative journey through fantasy, memory, tragedy, and everything in-between.
Great combat and decent story ideas are largely squandered by a game that buckles under the weight of its technical flaws
A budget action-RPG that is aggressively mediocre in almost every way