Dan Naylor
A valiant effort, but far better sims exist.
Once you learn to deal with it’s idiosyncrasies, F1 2016 is a bloody fun racer. When it all gels it feels fantastic (especially when played with a wheel), it’s just a shame that there’s the occasional car crash along the way.
A high price point and lack of players means Wild Run won't tempt you back.
Accessible, well made and full of really, really cool moments, it's hard not to love it. Add in a perfectly crafted Star Wars dressing and an impressive amount of cinematography and you have my favourite multiplayer shooter in years.
New handling model shakes up a familiar game, and is well worth a look.
A perfectly serviceable racer with great looks, plenty of customisation options, and passable driving, but it's a real shame that latest reboot of this franchise had the hallmarks of the greats in the series' past and could have been truly special.
More Fibbage, more Quiplash. Do you need anything else?
WRC 5 really is the most fun I've had with a racer this year, giving you a phenomenal handling model, sticking you on a course and largely leaving you to attack it. What more could you want?
Ubisoft has tinkered around behind the hood and gotten this series back on the right track. Long may it continue, as Syndicate is the best Assassin's Creed game in a long, long time.
Skylanders may be facing tougher competition this year, but with Superchargers it's stepped up its game to match.
If you're looking for a dip in and out arcade fix though, Extreme Exorcism ranks among the best I have ever played. Its fast and frantic nature allows anyone to play – and to feel good at it – while at the same time offering enough depth for score hunters to master the perfect strategy on it's various stages. This coupled with its excellent multiplayer makes Extreme Exorcism well worth a look.
For all the positives, a game you want to uninstall every time you die just isn't good, and for that reason Galak-Z isn't worth your time.
An almost endlessly replayable party game from the creators of the ultimate party pack.
A cutesy card-based dungeon crawler that runs out of new ideas before too long, but one worth checking out, nonetheless.
It's been a long time coming, but Metanet Software have delivered on stylish platforming greatness. This is a must buy for anyone who likes the genre.
A platformer in the mould of the Sonic-games of old, and as such, well worth your time and money.
F1 2015 mimics the 2015 season in every aspect, unfortunately that includes the bad ones, too.
Project CARS strips back racing to what it should be: just the car, the track and you.
A fun and surprisingly deep city-builder.
Finally a game designed to truly showcase what the Wii U's unique feature set can do.