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Whatever steps forward NHL 15 has taken in visual presentation hardly make up for the alarming gutting of many of the series' best features.
Destiny is a beautiful but hollow experience with most of the pieces you'd expect from a great multiplayer shooter. It just can't find a way to fit them all together.
This odd Wii U collaboration plays like a guided tour of The Legend of Zelda's most iconic locations and characters. The price of admission? Playing a bunch of Dynasty Warriors.
For the first time in the franchise's 15-year history, you can pummel your friends on the go. It comes with some drawbacks, but not enough to get in the way of another chaotic, fun experience.
Access Games' episodic follow-up to Deadly Premonition is a tremendously strange trip.
This perfectly competent open-world game gets a heck of a lot more interesting when it throws an endless host of savage, dynamic AI enemies into the mix.
Forza Horizon 2 is a solid open-world racing game that takes Forza's slavish devotion to car culture in a friendlier direction.
It's been a while since the xenomorph was worth being scared of, and while Alien: Isolation runs a little long, it's a hellacious ride.
Driveclub looks nice and has a couple of good ideas about handling leaderboard challenges, but the core of it--actually driving a car--drags the entire thing down.
Platinum Games' sequel delivers nuanced, non-stop action that stands among the best in its genre.
Firaxis' sci-fi spin on Civilization V has some intriguing ideas that, sadly, don't come together into an equally engaging experience.
Shinji Mikami returns to the genre that defined him, but the result is a jumbled mess of ideas that never quite come together.
Insomniac gets back to what it does best with this smirking, fast-moving romp through a gleefully silly open world.
Advanced Warfare's increased focus on player mobility makes a huge impact that freshens up the action and, in some ways, makes every other game in the franchise feel obsolete by comparison.
The deep and challenging gameplay this series is known for is still front and center, but NBA 2K15's myriad technical problems put a damper on the experience.
NBA Live 15 makes some key improvements, but this franchise still doesn't feel quite ready for prime time.
Assassin's Creed: Unity is at once an object of exquisite beauty and exhausting boredom.
Whether you wish to take on world-destroying madmen or simply wander around collecting herbs, Dragon Age: Inquisition is guaranteed to include something you'll enjoy doing.
Far Cry 4's open-world provides ludicrous moments and enough chaotic fun to make it worth your while.
The move to more powerful consoles has resulted in a prettier looking wrestling game, but also a far less enjoyable one.