Mick Fraser's Reviews
Fans will get as much from Tomb Raider IV - VI Remastered as they did from the original trilogy remaster.
Big Helmet Heroes is a silly game, but that’s by design, which makes it not only silly but a ton of fun, too.
COLD VR has a solid core concept but fails to ever really impress with it.
Technical issues damage the experience at times, but Marvel's Spider-Man 2 on PC is still a great game.
Despite a few issues, Avowed had me hooked throughout. It's a beautiful, incredibly charming game that does its best to fill a gap where the Elder Scrolls 6 should be.
If all you’re after is a mostly chilled extraction game occasionally broken up by fights to the death, you could do worse than Synduality: Echo of Ada.
Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector is a special game, that shapes itself around your decisions and map your fate by chance as much as choice.
Ninja Gaiden 2 Black is a great remastering of a genuinely superb game, and will raise a smile in fans and new players alike.
It may not look overly original on the surface, but dive a little further and Mark of the Deep is an engaging, compelling little adventure.
If you're in the mood for a charming adventure through a gorgeous fantasy world, Eternal Strands is worth checking out.
IDUN - Frontline Survival is an interesting take on the tower defence genre with likeable characters and a fun story.
Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist is a confident, compelling adventure filled with interesting boss fights, inventive mechanics, lovely visuals and wonderful music.
Blade Chimera does little that feels new, but delivers a slice of comfortable, familiar and, dare I say it, safe side-scrolling adventure.
Flint: Treasure of Oblivion is a good-looking adventure with enough pilfering, parrots and peg-legs to pacify all the pirate purists.
Batman: Arkham Shadow is the most authentic and immersive way to make yourself feel like the Caped Crusader that I've ever played.
Marvel Rivals has come out of the gate swinging, delivering a fresh blast of adrenaline to the hero shooter genre.
Soul Reaver 1 and 2 Remastered is a great collection, elevated more by the simple joy of playing through the campaigns again.
If you missed The Thaumaturge before now, it's well worth investigating the PS5 version.
Warhammer 40K: Darktide on PS5 is superb action game filled with brutal violence and all the tongue-in-cheek dry British humour you expect from the universe.
VED isn't a bad game, it's just not a very good one, either, and never quite manages to find its stride.