Martin Robinson
NBA Jam is revived in this spiritual successor, though not everything's quite as you remember it...
Scanner Sombre is a fascinating experiment that's beautiful, smart and a little too insubstantial.
Sumo Digital makes its solo debut with an old school platformer that's inventive, charming and a little too frequently infuriating.
Hudson Soft's much-loved series gets a surprise revival where great local multiplayer is balanced out by weak online and a premium price.
Dirt 4 is an authentic and innovative off-road racer, though it lacks the focus and finesse of its exceptional predecessor.
An exquisite eye for detail and a nerdish passion for the sport makes this a fine foundation that's slightly undone by a handful of flaws.
Crytek's VR outing is a sumptuous theme park ride that's sadly too shallow and bland to justify the full-price cost of entry.
Evolution Studio's great game is stripped back for this VR standalone, losing more than it gains in the process.
This stylish sports shooter shows that traditional multiplayer games can work in VR, but it can't quite prove that they should.
Metroid's first outing in years strips away the series' isolation and exploration for a serviceable co-op experience.
A breezy sci-fi adventure emboldened by its use of VR that is undone by its mundane underpinnings.
Guerrilla Games goes open world in this sumptuous, enjoyable yet overly generic new age sci-fi RPG.
Capcom's oddest Resident Evil spin-off yet is also its scrappiest, with uneven execution obscuring an otherwise entertaining online shooter.
A life less ordinary.
A frustrating, limited exploration game as well as a delirious exploration of one of sci-fi's greats, Californium is a fascinating oddity.
A technically impressive port of a masterly RPG, though the small screen ultimately proves too restrictive for a game of this scope.
This handsome HD remaster sees Zelda at its most expansive, but also its least adventurous.
Hardware: Rivals is a throwback to a different era of multiplayer, though it's a little too modest to properly pull it off.
A convincing reboot for the series, marred only by its own modesty and technical issues.
A throwback to a different age, Recore's enjoyable adventure is ultimately undone by a litany of problems.