NBA Live 14 is a pretty lousy basketball game.
Kojima's first post-Konami project is a bizarre, self-indulgent mess that never quite manages to tie its myriad pieces together.
WWE 2K16 improves on the many things wrong with last year's game, but not nearly enough.
Knack is little more than a tedious slog.
Thief offers up moments of stealthy satisfaction, but not nearly enough of them to make up for its many rough edges, bland level designs, and god-awful plot.
Whatever steps forward NHL 15 has taken in visual presentation hardly make up for the alarming gutting of many of the series' best features.
NBA Live 15 makes some key improvements, but this franchise still doesn't feel quite ready for prime time.
Assassin's Creed: Unity is at once an object of exquisite beauty and exhausting boredom.
The move to more powerful consoles has resulted in a prettier looking wrestling game, but also a far less enjoyable one.
Odyssey takes Origins' formula and expands it to the point of nearly breaking.
It's light years from being a great game, but there's still something at the heart of No Man's Sky that speaks to the would-be explorer in all of us.
Avalanche's take on George Miller's post-apocalyptic wasteland is replete with striking visuals, basically enjoyable busywork, and not much else.
Firaxis' sci-fi spin on Civilization V has some intriguing ideas that, sadly, don't come together into an equally engaging experience.
All the features from the previous versions of Madden 25 make it into the next-gen, but the upgrades you get with this version aren't that significant.
As visually resplendent and periodically fun as Child of Light can be, it too often buckles under the weight of its own aspirations.
The deep and challenging gameplay this series is known for is still front and center, but NBA 2K15's myriad technical problems put a damper on the experience.
Hotline Miami's thrillingly brutal gameplay is stretched to the point of breaking in this aesthetically pleasing, but otherwise disappointing sequel.
Campo Santo's debut adventure offers up a taut mystery built around two tremendously engaging characters.
For the second year in a row, Madden makes smart, interesting changes that genuinely improve the experience.
It doesn't offer many surprises, but Syndicate represents a return to form for Assassin's Creed.