Point and Click Adventures live or die by the writing and Darkside is a masterclass. A clever and lovingly-made homage to the genre.
Chloe and Nadine's Spin-Off Doesn't Travel Into Uncharted Territory But Still Stands Up As A Great DLC
Driving a Formula Rookie car around the mid-tier track, watched by sparse but passionate crowds standing in a corrugated shed-style stand adorned with advertisements for local businesses has a charm that no other game currently possesses...
Assassins' Creed: Odyssey tells an epic, winding tale befitting the lesser bards of the classical era - no mean feat for a video game. That it's based in one of the most beautiful maps ever made is also nice, obviously.
A believable but no less intense story with tight gameplay set in a notably detailed and beautiful open world. Ubisoft have done an incredible job of refreshing another of their biggest franchises.
Interviews, R&D, testing, rule changes and a holistic approach to F1 driverdom make F1 2018 the best we have seen in years
For many children and former-children the eye-searing paint jobs and unfeasibly large engines of Hot Wheels stirs up unbridled glee and their deep-seated hatred for the laws of physics
Outfox your friends...
Get ready to shave milliseconds for hours at a time
A player may well forget that VR gaming is still in its infancy... Farpoint will certainly dull with time as the genre fully matures but it’s an important title.
As a 21st century sports title, the modes are a little lacking whilst the mechanics and course creator beat anything else yet made
The experience is slightly rough and given a little polish, it may well have been as perfect as a Dakar game could be. As it stands, DAKAR 18 is a thoroughly decent stab at an underserviced sport that offers an uncompromising challenge for those seek it.
The Inpatient gets inside your head with its atmosphere, presentation and lore only to end as soon as it starts in earnest...
Okami HD is the same bold and courageous affair that had critics engaging in a syllabic arms race to fawn over. But be aware of the camera issues and that while the combat and brush system is novel, it is limited and repetitive.
Chilling out at the base, not being shot at is surprisingly amongst the best parts of WWII...
While it's not the complete party package, it will satisfy a crowd
An ambitious slice of 15th Century Bohemian historica
Knowledge is Power gets the basics right. Questions that everybody should get but might not, a good variety and plenty of competition-baiting. It's a pity that it can be a little overbearing.
Castlevania Requiem takes two of the series' best but doesn't do all that much to repackage them for the uninitiated
Eat, Prey, Load