Guardian's Reviews
Halo returns to the world of RTS with a challenging yet instinctively playable take on the once-mighty genre, and one that is full of new ideas
Rebellion's long-distance shooter brings the action to second world war Italy, but refuses to depart from well-known conventions
Finally released as a complete package, last year’s episodic stealth shooter is the best in the series and possibly one of the best stealth games ever made
Capcom’s survival horror series goes back to its origins as a truly shocking, challenging and terrifying experience
There are too many unanswered questions when it comes to the game’s story, but to get bogged down in these frustrations is to deny its intoxicating thrill
Enthralling and slick, but problems lie beneath
Fumito Ueda's PlayStation title has been a decade in the making. From the game's exquisite animation to its emotional intelligence, it has been worth the wait
The detail in Watch Dogs 2’s world, the colour in its characters and the sheer fun you can have mucking around with its mechanics make for a great, albeit not all-time great, open-world adventure.
A show of further things to come for the franchise, and an enjoyable game, though perhaps not the blow-away title of 2016
Deliciously dark stealth adventure returns to tempt players into a trap-like city of wary guards and architectural puzzles
The latest role-playing fantasy from the Pillars of Eternity creators puts players into a morally ambiguous universe of tyrants and mercenaries
The latest instalment in the shooter series tries out some new ideas, including zero gravity combat, but it is held back by well-worn conventions
The last few instalments in the simulation series have provided major improvements
The first-person shooter returns with a bunch of new multiplayer modes and a lone campaign that seeks to add emotional weight to the thundering action
EA Dice’s decision to travel back in time has paid dividends with a thrilling and visually impressive military experience
Excellent script, great voice acting and convincing animations bring the game to life – but they can't redeem the terminal repetitiveness of the gameplay
A coherent single-player campaign and excellent online options bring this Xbox stalwart right back into the battle
The EA Sports stalwart is facing strong competition from Pro Evolution Soccer, but has come out fighting with plenty of style and just enough substance
It wants you to have fun. It will challenge you, it will ask you to improve as a driver and it will reward you for doing so. But first and foremost, it wants you to spend time in this ridiculous playground, with some of the best (and strangest) cars in the world, having an absolute blast.
Short on single-player campaign but long on loot collection and exploration, new expansion of first-person shooter ticks most boxes – but might not win new players