Phil Savage
Hitman is back. Confident design and a willingness to experiment produces some of the best missions of 47's long career.
A novel perspective on totalitarian surveillance. Orwell may not make you think, but it should keep you entertained.
A stylish, weird and entertaining action platformer.
A successful resurrection of Hitman. Deft systems design and great levels, slightly let down by production issues and online restrictions.
The basic combat is fine, but WWE 2K17 botches everything, from performance to presentation.
Not worth it as a solo adventure. In co-op, Wildlands is an enjoyable stealth romp that too often gets in its own way.
A competent shooter, but lifeless. You could spend many hours mastering Desync, but it does nothing to earn your time.
A great port of what is still one of the best action games around. Bayonetta is the essential hack-'n-slash.
It's let down by lacklustre combat and some annoying enemy design, but Prey is still a compelling, beautiful immersive sim.
A bright, fun and surprisingly substantial racing experience that does interesting things with Forza Horizon 3's core design.
An interesting story with some beautiful scenery, but let down by half-hearted puzzling and some derivative story beats.
A great port of an entertainingly subversive cover shooter. It's short, but the core loop never gets old.
Many penguins died to bring word that Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator's single joke soon gets old.
A varied, challenging platformer that's adept at forcing improvisation and punishing mistakes.
Like having a drunken conversation with a friend who really loves music, but it's a videogame and good.
Not as consistently intricate or surprising as Dishonored 2, but still a worthy epilogue that adds depth and atmosphere to the series' world.
A well-formed slice of noir mystery, beautifully presented. Some writing issues aside, A Case of Distrust is well worth your time.
Joyful and surprising, even when you're cracking open an anthropomorphised egg.
Comfortably the best, funniest and most heartwarming game about a desperate battle over real estate, now available on PC as a good port at a generous price.
Unless you're looking for a hardcore sim, Forza Horizon is still the best racing series around.