Mick Fraser's Reviews
Total War: Warhammer III offers the incredible depth synonymous with the series, while adding expansive new multiplayer features and some great faction mechanics.
CrossfireX has some interesting ideas in Remedy's dual campaigns, but everything else feels dated and generic.
Infernax is a great mix of pixel-art nostalgia and modern narrative design that never fails to entertain.
Lost Ark is fantastic, but like all MMOARPGs, it demands a massive time investment and a ton of extra reading to get the most from it.
Sifu is a difficult game, and not always by design. But when the combat clicks, there are few games that make you feel so badass.
The Waylanders is an interesting concept let down by poor dialogue and inconsistent challenge, but it's not without its charm.
Aviici Invector: Encore Edition on Oculus Quest 2 is a game made to celebrate Bergling's talent, and remember his creations. It's pretty to look at, sounds amazing, and plays well.
Explosive, exhilarating and endlessly entertaining, Rainbow Six Extraction is arguably Ubisoft at their best and most confident.
With varied enemies and locales, and tons of loot, gear and skills, Grim Dawn: Definitive Edition has something to please any genre fan.
Chorus is a good-looking, competent space shooter, but it takes itself too seriously and doesn't lean into its uniqueness enough.
Anvil: Vault Breakers is a solid, stylish sci-fi action shooter that does roguelike gameplay right.
Archvale is an enjoyable, taxing little adventure with as much mirth in its heart as malice.
Overall, World War Z on the Switch is a fairly basic port of a decent zombie blaster. It was never quite good enough to trouble Left 4 Dead’s legacy and certainly won’t disturb Back 4 Blood, but it’s as close to either as we’re likely to see on Nintendo’s console any time soon.
Battlefield 2042 isn't a bad shooter, but to release in this quarter of this year it really needed to bring its A-game, and it hasn't done that.
Call of Duty: Vanguard's campaign is meaty, the Battle Pass will keep you going a while, and Zombies is wonderfully addictive.
Just Dance 2022 may be familiar, and it may bring little that's new to the table, but it's still a hell of a lot of fun.
Moonglow Bay is a genuinely moving and surprisingly feel-good tale about coming to terms with grief and embracing change.
If you can get past all the posturing and over-the-top woo-hooing, Riders Republic is a very good extreme sports game.
Go into Nuclear Blaze knowing what to expect and there's a lot of simple firefighting fun to be had. Oh, and there are cute kittens to save, too.
If you already played Roki, there's nothing to bring you back in. But if you missed before, then it's absolutely worth getting lost in.