Such cuts mean that F1 2015's ultimately too slight, and too much of a compromise, to unreservedly recommend. It feels less like a reboot and more like a foundation for what's to come, when some of the features that have been excised will be slowly rolled back in. Still, if your passion for the sport hasn't been dimmed in recent months, you may well find that what's at the heart of F1 2015 can quite often outshine the real thing.
Like Shadow of Mordor before it, Mad Max sees Warner Bros thoughtfully apply its filmic property to an open world.
A convincing reboot for the series, marred only by its own modesty and technical issues.
Need for Speed's recent purple patch ends in the mixed influences of this flat and awkward reboot.
More than just a pleasant surprise, this expansion puts into focus all that's good about DriveClub.
Battlefront's multiplayer-centric action is stylish and refreshingly simple, although it can feel more stunted than streamlined.
Codemasters goes hardcore with this no-frills, punishing off-road sim, resulting in its best game in years.
Hardware: Rivals is a throwback to a different era of multiplayer, though it's a little too modest to properly pull it off.
An understandably personal work, That Dragon, Cancer's sentimental excesses place a minor dent in a powerful, brave game.
An off-road racer with an incredible amount of content, S�bastien Loeb Rally Evo is let down by its own dreariness.
SCS Software's series has its grand homecoming, and a slim initial release doesn't quite hold back its measured majesty.
A frustrating, limited exploration game as well as a delirious exploration of one of sci-fi's greats, Californium is a fascinating oddity.
This handsome HD remaster sees Zelda at its most expansive, but also its least adventurous.
Smart, stupid and scrappy, The Division is an ambitious online RPG that delivers strategy and spectacle in equal measure.
Nadeo makes a concerted effort for console, resulting in a focussed, fantastic Trackmania.
A slick yet hollow hybrid of television and third-person shooting, Quantum Break sees electric style winning out over a lack of substance.
Platinum Games takes a quirky experiment and fleshes it out into a enjoyable Star Fox revival that's stretched a little too thin.
Vast, gorgeous (and confusingly delivered), Fire Emblem Fates sees Intelligent Systems at the very top of its game.
Vast, gorgeous (and confusingly delivered), Fire Emblem Fates sees Intelligent Systems at the very top of its game.
DICE's reboot of a flawed modern classic fixes old problems while introducing new ones all of its own.