Alex Cranz
Black Ops 3 makes up for a terrible single-player campaign with great multiplayer.
Brutal combat and solid writing lets Lara Croft become the action heroine we deserve.
Year Two of Destiny is de-Dinkled, has upped the difficulty, given you a sword, and finally become a game you can invest in.
It's not Battlefield in practice, but a great single-player mode elevates this game into something special.
All the cool guns, graphics and Goliaths merely gussy up an age-old children's game.
Scarily good sound and level design make Alien: Isolation the season's best horror game.
Critical gameplay changes, more multiplayer customization make up for Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare's absolutely awful single-player story.
A new emotions system and improved graphics finally bring The Sims into the current decade.