Tom Phillips
Like its many buried riches, Nintendo's Pikmin series remains a treasure ready to be rediscovered.
Valhalla is another enormous Assassin's Creed saga, lavishly designed, with its sights set on story direction over narrative choice.
Wrath of the Druids is a meaty expansion which succeeds in taking Valhalla to new shores, even if the path sometimes feels familiar.
Beautiful and brilliant, if a little safe, Deck Nine's new Life is Strange story stands alongside the series' best.
Dawn of Ragnar'k is a generous new course for Valhalla's already enormous feast - but one which earns its place at the table.
For the most part, the game's film retellings are humourous if simple fun - there's nothing here you can't button mash or Lego brick smash through - and I particularly enjoyed Rise of Skywalker, where that film's often-daft script is well sent-up. After a quick tour, however, the game's open worlds held less pull.
Mario Strikers returns with a stripped back entry for Switch that's ultimately less fun to tackle.
Part adventure game, part construction simulator, Lego Bricktales lays strong foundations for a truer type of Lego experience.
The Pikmin series blossoms anew, in a bouquet of fresh gameplay and the best of its roots.
Detective Pikachu Returns is a straightforward mystery adventure whose strengths lie in its Pokémon setting and breakout star.
Nintendo serves up another bumper blink-and-you-lose blitz in WarioWare: Move It!, but the package is let down by the need to fumble with often-fussy motion controls.