The new bells n' whistles don't add much, but when something this good ain't broke why fix it?
It's a good game, just not quite the masterpiece it would have felt like even a few short years ago.
Earth Defense Force 4.1 is the videogame equivalent of a 'so-bad-it's-good' B-movie.
There's no denying that this thing serves up big heaping piles of fun.
Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection is a slice of action gaming joy well worth a look for fans of the series and an absolute must own for newbies.
Super Mario Maker delivers everything you could want from it's endearingly simple concept and it's likely a gift that will keep on giving for years to come.
The game is littered with fan service and was clearly made by people who love the property. In a way, that's what makes it so frustrating.
There's no denying that God of War III is one of the great titles in the hack n' slash genre, and it looks better than ever before.
Arkham Knight quite simply the Batman game that anyone who obsesses over the caped crusader always dreamed would exist.
Sure, you won't find yourself blasting off headshots or shouting obscenities into headsets while playing Splatoon, but that's oddly refreshing and everything else is so rich and fun that you might not even notice.
If you were a child of the 90s with a taste for blood, a videogame system, or a handful of quarters, then it's safe to say that you fell in love with Mortal Kombat.
You might not feel blown away by The Show 15 with anything new, but you'll be blown away once more by everything that this series has done right for so long.
I found myself irritated almost as much as I was enthralled.
A genuine visual marvel and one of the most beautiful technical achievements on the Wii U.
This title won't win any awards for ingenuity, but it will provide any gamers who like to casually call each other "Ice Man" and "Maverick" with plenty of bonehead blowin' up fun.
Ocarina Of Time might be the undisputed masterpiece, but Majora's Mask has slowly become a deserving cult favourite.
It's a fun little title with some beautiful design work. The trouble is that the designers never quite managed to make this title feel like more than a compilation of mini-games..
Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham is the latest installment in the franchise, but even though it fits an easy rhyme scheme I can't claim it's the greatest.
Super Smash Bros. For Wii U gives the franchise one hell of a technical facelift, plays like dream, and is sure to suck up dozens if not hundreds of hours of your life through endlessly addictive gameplay.
This isn't just the best action title on the Wii U, it's the best and most blissfully entertaining action game that's been released in this entire generation so far.