Martin Robinson
SCS Software's series has its grand homecoming, and a slim initial release doesn't quite hold back its measured majesty.
Vast, gorgeous (and confusingly delivered), Fire Emblem Fates sees Intelligent Systems at the very top of its game.
Vast, gorgeous (and confusingly delivered), Fire Emblem Fates sees Intelligent Systems at the very top of its game.
Battlefield remixes the formula for its move to WWI, resulting in a patchy but playable campaign and outstanding multiplayer.
Gran Turismo Sport loses the breadth that's defined the series, but introduces something just as valuable in its place.
Codemasters nerds out for its most detailed, most hardcore and most satisfying Formula One game to date.
Schlocky, supple and slicker than what's gone before, Sniper Elite 4 is a riotously entertaining WW2 stealth adventure.
An astounding open world unlikely to be rivalled until well into the next gen, saddled by a throughline from the last.
A revival of a 1992 Famicom game that never made it out of Japan, there's more to Echoes than a mere history lesson.
An improvement in nearly every way on one of Nintendo's finest games in years, Splatoon 2 is only let down by a lack of big new ideas.
Arms does for fighting games what Mario Kart did for driving games, and the results are absolutely splendid.
The dearly departed Studio Liverpool's much-loved series is given a lush makeover in this generous compilation.
Codemasters delivers a detailed, deep and passionate take on motorsport's top tier that might be even more enjoyable than the real thing.
Mario Golf and Earthbound combine for one of the most delightful games you'll find on Nintendo's Switch.
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.
Limp and lumpy online isn't quite enough to distract from the brilliantly reverent package curated by Digital Eclipse.
A racing game that mostly does away with the racing, Onrush is a chaotic and curious spin on a much-loved genre.
Capcom's iconic action hero returns in an adventure that maintains the trademark brutal challenge while finding a way in for newcomers.