Andrew Phillips
If you are new to this sort of thing, it's a good introduction but be prepared for a tough experience.
It's not perfect but it's one of the best online titles ever released.
A brave attempt at cross medium entertainment, let down by leaning more one way than the other.
The setting is decent, the atmosphere can be good in an intimidating way but as it's a first-person shooter with awful combat and an even worse frame rate it's impossible to recommend.
Embrace the grind!
Gears of War 4 is the real deal - gorgeous to look at, smooth to play and packed full of content.
Hugely disappointing after such a strong start, Mafia III is too much of a grind to fall in love with.
A great step for the franchise which finally lets you create your very own Skylander!
Titanfall 2 is the must play first-person shooter of 2016.
Watch Dogs 2 is a superior game to its predecessor and a thoroughly entertaining romp in a season light on open world offerings.
Darksiders: Warmastered Edition takes an already fantastic game, improving both the visuals and performance in the process all for a modest fee which many publishers should pay attention to.
Halo Wars 2 offers fans of the franchise a whole new swathe of lore and is a damn fine real time strategy to boot - all playable from the comfort of your sofa.
For Honor brings us a surprisingly deep and downright fun co-op / multiplayer fighter held back from greatness by an incoherent, mundane single-player campaign and the use of peer to peer networking for online matches.
Having played numerous RPGs over many years, it's tough to think of one that is as spellbinding and so moreish as this. A modern day marvel on the Nintendo Switch, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is simply stunning.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on the Nintendo Switch is a no-brainer for fans and/or Switch owners - easily the best version of Mario Kart released to date on any platform and yet another killer app for Nintendo's fledgling hardware.
With improved performance and the addition of co-op gameplay functionality, Lego City Undercover is elevated to the status of one of the better, more fun modern day Lego titles.
Victor Vran is an excellent port of a solid Diablo clone combining solid 60fps (ish) dungeon crawling with some heavily action-oriented demon-slaying gameplay.
Offering many hours of solid city building gameplay, with the potential to play from your couch and bringing to the table an actual campaign rather than just countless sandboxes, Aven Colony is an excellent little title, which we can particularly recommend for console players.
Overcooked Special Edition on the Nintendo Switch is a fantastic slice of old school local player co-operative fun.
Destiny 2 is a better game than the original but more akin to a reboot than a full sequel.