James Swinbanks
James Swinbanks's Reviews
Codemasters sweeps the podium with the best Formula One game ever made.
F1 2018 nails a new lap record with its most complete package to date.
Destruction Derby meets Flatout in this excellent new racing game.
F1 2019's fast and strategic racing elevates it to the top step of the podium.
F1 Manager 2022 speeds to the front of the grid with a deep, compulsive, and largely authentic motorsports management sim.
GT Sport's refined multiplayer racing makes up for a relatively small selection of cars and tracks.
Frozen Synapse 2 is a stylish, tense, and tactical game of chess. With guns.
With its challenging puzzles and dark, intriguing narrative, Hacknet will upload itself to your must play list
A surprising and satisfying action RPG with giant saggy butts.
Two Point Hospital offers more than just nostalgia for classic management sims.
Earth Defense Force 5 is brash and outlandish, making for an absurdly fun action shooter.
Steel meets flesh in this violent but refined take on large-scale medieval combat.
Lose yourself amongst the stars in this excellent space combat and trading sim with a dry, southern drawl.
Gundam Versus is dedicated to the Gundam universe, and the treatment of the source material is easy to appreciate, even for someone unfamiliar with the series. That said, some loose mechanics, the paltry localization, and multiplayer's inability to deal with less-than-perfect network connections aren't easy to ignore.
WRC 7 faithfully recreates the challenges of rallying--bumps and all.
While it doesn't quite score a century, Ashes Cricket still puts in a decent knock.
A new open world breathes life into this ancient franchise.
This compact action-RPG will charm you for days on end.
An enjoyable management sim 65 million years in the making.
The Blue Blur is back in this fast and fun kart-inspired arcade racer, with a few twists for good measure.