Sophisticated, engaging, and utterly unique.
An enjoyable, compulsively playable mix of driving and football.
Beautiful and intriguing, frustrating and flawed, Everybody's Gone to the Rapture is nevertheless still worthy of your time.
Early-game issues aside, Volume is an entertaining and addictive mix of Metal Gear Solid and Trials.
A fitting swansong.
None of these problems keep PES 2016 from being the greatest football game of all time. The question is no longer whether PES can catch FIFA, and in truth hasn't been for a while. Instead, it's the other way around, and may well be for years.
A sumptuous remaster, but the games themselves have aged badly.
The most refined version of Rock Band yet available, but not as essential as it once was.
Imagine Contra meets Kid Chameleon via Super Meat Boy, with a touch of Sensible Software's irreverence, and you're there. One the most enjoyable couch multiplayer games I've played in quite a while.
London is wonderful, but Assassin's Creed's inherent problems ensure Syndicate never comes close to doing its world justice.
In theory it sounds terrible, but Guitar Hero: Live's approximation of old-school music TV programming, coupled with the excellent hardware, makes it a winner.
Campaign is dull and forgettable, but multiplayer is great fun and Zombies has had some real effort poured into it.
Thrills initially, but soon reveals itself to be rather limited.
Frustrating controls, a bland world, and various technical issues stop Just Cause 3 from being the mindless action classic it clearly wants to be.
An FPS where your weapon should be the last thing you use, not the first, Rainbow Six Siege is a fantastic tactical shooter.
A wonderful upgrade of one of the most derivative and dull titles in the series.
Starts strongly, but soon fades into a slog through samey puzzles and ever-weaker environments.
A strong start to the campaign, marred by some annoying technical issues.
Dark Souls 3 relies too much on former glories to reach the heights of Bloodborne or the original Dark Souls, but that doesn't stop it being another superb adventure.
An interesting and fun roguelike, albeit one which doesn't capitalise on its potential.