Super Mario Party review – silly, slick and spotty return for...
It's getting towards that time of the year again. With Christmas on the not-too-distant horizon, it will soon be time to consider which title...
Valkyria Chronicles 4 review – a robust, romantic sequel with a...
We've become accustomed to a singular artistic illustration of war. Chaotic cinematics that leap from one shocked face to the next, bodies - and...
The World Ends With You: Final Remix review
Back in 2008, video games could be more than a little bit weird. Nintendo's DS had hit its stride, and before the iOS goldrush...
Starlink: Battle for Atlas review
My favourite moment in Starlink: Battle for Atlas occured when, muddled and in the heat of a fight, I attached a weapon the wrong...
Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes review
You know Suda51, of course. The self-styled punk developer of Tokyo's Grasshopper Manufacture, Goichi Suda's been the driving force behind offbeat classics such as...
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 – A polished, pulsating battle...
One of my favorite things to do in Blackout, Call of Duty's take on battle royale, is to crash through windows. I know it...
Return of the Obra Dinn Review
"You can't stir things apart," says Thomasina, the brilliant teenage mathematician and physicist in Tom Stoppard's Arcadia. Thomasina is talking, I think, about entropy,...
Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales review
I had concerns about Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales. What worried me most was the story. It's the most important thing; the premise the game...
Soulcalibur 6 Review – A return to form that’s not without...
My fondest memories of Soulcalibur, the long-running 3D fighting game from Bandai Namco, are playing on Sega's Dreamcast and Nintendo's GameCube, parrying until I...
The Missing review – clumsy platformer redeemed by its stunning design...
J.J.'s broken her neck again.
There's a horrible crunch when it happens. I'm still not used to it, not even now,...
Football Manager 2019 review – rare blip in form for a...
Sometimes - and I promise it's never for very long - I wonder why I like Football Manager. It's tempting to draw the easy...
Onimusha Warlords review – An aging Samurai classic returns
A slightly dated reintroduction to one of Capcom's hack-and-slash greats.
I'm only going to say this once, just to experience what typing these words feels...
The Jackbox Party Pack 5 review
The pizzas are in the oven. The beers are fresh out of the fridge. Some of us have even remembered to charge our phones....
Grip: Combat Racing review – unrefined tribute to cult racer Rollcage
It's a marvel of modern video game economics that 'spiritual successors' have gone from game-forum daydreams to a viable cottage industry.
Fuelled by crowdfunding...