Retro Studios displays mastery of the 2D platformer in this exquisite sequel.
Perhaps not the greatest Yakuza game, but Kazuma Kiryu's farewell certainly makes for the most human.
HAL Laboratory delivers a brilliant chemistry set of a 2D platformer.
A middling racer in a dreary package that contains one of the finest achievements in the racing genre in years.
Metal Gear's first post-Kojima outing plays fast and loose with the formula, with results that are equal parts brilliant and baffling.
The musou genre needed new ideas - but reinventing it as a shoddy open-world game wasn't the answer.
The all-star fighter returns via the arcade for a deep, characterful game that struggles to endear itself to fans and newcomers alike.
Monster Hunter opens up for the most accessible, most detailed and most magnificent entry yet.
A modern multiplayer classic finally comes home to console, although the package is as scrappy as the action itself.
DICE goes big in a Call of Duty-baiting package that's as maddening, uneven and spectacular as the Star Wars films themselves.
Need for Speed returns in this, a grossly unremarkable open world racer that marks another step back for the series.
Gran Turismo Sport loses the breadth that's defined the series, but introduces something just as valuable in its place.
A scrappy tribute to the long-lost Road Rash series whose raw spirit just about overcomes its shortcomings.
Mario Golf and Earthbound combine for one of the most delightful games you'll find on Nintendo's Switch.
Project Cars 2 improves upon its predecessor for a racing game of unprecedented scope - unfortunately hampered by a series of small issues.
Metroid returns with an enjoyable if underwhelming remake of a famously divisive game.
A 90s arcade masterpiece gets the home port it deserves.
Codemasters delivers a detailed, deep and passionate take on motorsport's top tier that might be even more enjoyable than the real thing.
One of 2015's very best gets a well-handled port to PlayStation - and Toby Fox's wonderful RPG finds the perfect home on the Vita.
Housemarque widens its lens with a take on 90s run and gunners, resulting in an enjoyably chaotic if overly slight adventure.