Great fighting, but a drab art style and disappointing roster of characters let the side down.
Fun fighting marred by an underwhelming package.
Street Fighter 5's brilliant combat is let down by a barebones launch and server trouble.
Halo Infinite's move to sort-of open world is a largely successful jumping off point for Halo's bold new future.
With Guilty Gear Strive, Arc System Works has made its famously complex fighting game series easier to get into, but no less rewarding.
inXile's old-school RPG is the Fallout game we've been craving.
There's a lot to love about Mortal Kombat 11. The grind, though, can do one.
Call of Duty nails battle royale with a blistering, jank-free experience.
Bigger and better - but there's not enough genuinely new for Destiny 2 to achieve greatness.
NetherRealm's latest is content complete.
A solid campaign and wonderful competitive multiplayer sees 343 finally make its mark on Halo.
Arcade Edition is a breath of fresh air for Street Fighter 5, which is finally the game it should have been at launch.
Dragon Ball FighterZ is a fantastic fighting game, and worth playing whether you're into Dragon Ball and fighters or not.
Killer Instinct won't win awards. At the end of this new generation, it won't turn up in the lists of greatest console launch titles ever. And it won't cause the established fighting game creators - the Capcoms and Namco Bandais of this world - to fear for their jobs. But its heart - and its business model - are in the right place. Success!
Street Fighter 6 rights the wrongs of its predecessor while dragging the famous fighting game franchise kicking and screaming into the modern era.