Alex Donaldson's Reviews
XCOM, you got me yet again.
Metroid 2 is a personal favourite of mine, and this remake does it justice and some.
Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite is more or less everything I'd hoped for as a fighting game nerd, but more casual players might find themselves wanting more.
This merging of Japanese-style visual novels and Western-style adventure games is an intriguing one.
Look, here's the thing: Dragon's Dogma is one of the best games of the last generation. Now you've got a new chance to play it, because not enough people did.
I can't stop thinking about this little indie sports RPG – and it deserves the attention.
Middle Earth: Shadow of War builds on almost every facet of its forerunner carefully – and the result is generally very exciting, if uninspiring.
Odyssey is the best Mario game in many, many years – and while it returns to the N64-style formula, its triumphs are firmly its own.
This is a most faithful version of the 2016 game of the year contender and something of a technical marvel.
This isn't the best version of Skyrim available, but the fact an RPG this large and impressive can now be played on the go is honestly a bit of a revelation.
Pokemon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon don't change things dramatically, but for anyone who hasn't played the excellent Sun and Moon, this is now the definitive version.
A great port of a brilliant fighter with a staggering amount of content beyond multiplayer brawling.
FF15's new multiplayer mode is more impressive than I expected, but it's got some load time problems.
What do you do with a problem like Sonic? A custom character isn't the answer.
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is absolutely huge, but it's not a case of quantity over quality.
The same shit happens to the same guy twice. At Christmas. It's decent, but not a patch on the original. Sound familiar?
Updated and expanded, Street Fighter is fully fighting fit again – and the result is a must-play title.
The truth is, Monster Hunter has always been brilliant – but it's always been niche. Monster Hunter World feels like the right game to finally crack that – a game that makes smart changes that might finally mean that a wider audience will at last fully understand, experience and enjoy that brilliance.
Dragon Ball has certainly been around the block in video game terms, but Dragon Ball FighterZ is a franchise best.
Dissidia Final Fantasy NT is the very definition of a mixed, middling experience, though when its combat shines it produces real magic with enormous potential.