Espire 1's VR stealth is brimming with neat ideas, but the end product is slightly less than the sum of its parts.
Thrilling night races make Heat the best Need for Speed in years, even if I want to batter every one of its racers.
Invigorating arcade racing let down by lightweight multiplayer and campaign modes.
Poorly stapled-on mechanics and a general lack of polish make Breakpoint's open-world tactics simply not worth the time.
A female protagonist, more comedy and increased tactical options bring subtlety without sacrificing adrenalin
A flawed but fascinating hybrid, Remnant: From the Ashes is a looter-shooter charged with potential.
A thrillingly authentic take on the first-person shooter's 90s heyday, delivered with nerdish enthusiasm.
Impressive heritage and a handful of neat ideas bubble beneath this co-op horror, though they're both ultimately squandered.
The Nazi-splattering franchise returns, with thoughtful level design compensating for a lack of true play flexibility
In the end, My Friend Pedro's two halves of the banana reveal the perilous balancing act of game design. The first half is a stellar example of how to build an action game, of how to engender a sense of creativity through the player's toolset, and how to bake seamless flow into complex and challenging environments. The second half isn't quite the opposite of that, but it tries much too hard to be clever, with humour that's less goofy and more edgy, and level design that's too exacting in its structure.
With weapons including a firestorm revolver, the shooting is thrilling and stupendously violent – but the vast post-apocalyptic setting is a letdown
The extreme violence will deter some, but this over-the-top fighter has brains as well as shock value
The systems run as deep as ever in Paradox's latest effort, though the personality isn't quite there.
Anno 1800 is a rich and sumptuous city-builder, easily the grandest and deepest Anno to date. Its early game is a wonderfully relaxing experience, while the later stages will have you scratching your mutton-chops and happily stretching your braces in equal measure.
BioWare's shooter jets promisingly into battle on a stunning alien world, but what unfolds is patchy
The latest in the survivalist shooter game series takes you out of Moscow on a touching, tragic and engaging journey
Parkitect offers a well constructed attraction, even if the ride is overly familiar.
Riddled with bugs and bizarre mechanics, Underworld Ascendant is a bafflingly poor debut from OtherSide Entertainment.
Spidey swings through the canyons of Manhattan in eye-popping style, but the set-piece supervillain showdowns are confused and messy
Pitting you as a doctor turned bloodsucker protecting London from other vampires, this action role-player only fitfully explores its moral setup