It's obvious that Ghost Games and Electronic Arts are trying to build a great Need for Speed game, but they still haven't quite gotten there. This more reboot friendly Need for Speed feels incredibly shallow, resulting in a racing game that seems to be running on empty.

Football Manager is still the king on the hill of sports simulation games. Though FM16 is predictable and takes no chances with its established recipe, it delivers an infinitely repeatable game that is both very entertaining and wickedly addictive.

With a surprisingly engaging story, and a plethora of side quests and interesting characters to explore, Fallout 4 is the best open world game since Red Dead Redemption. It’s the kind of game you wait years for, only to have it exceed your expectations.

This expansion is a demonstration of story-telling excellence by CD Projekt Red. The combination of interesting characters, great writing and directing, as well as beautiful new scenery makes this DLC a great addition to one of the best games of the year. A must-have for every fan of The Witcher series.

This year's Call of Duty has a disappointing campaign, but is ultimately saved by its multiplayer modes. The increased movement and specialist classes add some much needed variety, and Zombies is a real treat this time around.

Lara truly shines in her newest game, with a sprawling world to explore and a great set of skills at her disposal. If only the world had been even bigger, with more hub areas and even more to do, this could easily have been a truly astonishing game.

Divinity: Original Sin never ceases to impress. Be it the deep role-play mechanics, the marvelous quest structure, the beautiful soundtrack or the gorgeous visuals, the Enhanced Edition feels like the complete package. With inclusion of voice acting and the possibility of split-screen gaming with a friend, the title is a must-have for console RPG enthusiasts.

Guitar Hero Live is both modern and clever in its design, with cool FMV and a new guitar to bring the immersion to a whole new level. GHTV is a great new addition to the franchise, and with a long and varied song library to choose from you'll be hard pressed to not have a good time here.

Tales from the Borderlands is Telltale at their funniest, with a well-written story, amazing moments and characters you'll absolutely fall in love with. There is however too much downtime, and the final episode is somewhat of a disappointment.

Excellent combat aside, the boring story and cookie cutter characters drags this experience down to forgettable levels.

Undertale creates immersion in its own unique way. Completely freed from the standardized techniques modern games use to entice players into their simulations. Great soundtrack, an innovative combat system, and some really memorable characters makes this a quaint little piece of entertainment, despite some flaws.

Kingdom might not look like much at first, but through great ambition, it manages to be more than your average tower defense experience. The exploration and its beautifully pixelated art style create a sense of mystery and wonder, and had it not been as repetitive, demanding that you play in more or less one single way to succeed, it could have been something much greater.

Tri Force Heroes isn't a bad game, but it's not a great one either. It feels more like an apology from Nintendo for delaying Zelda Wii U to 2016. A lack of polish and depth holds the experience back and there's very little reason to replay anything once you're done the first time around.

Dragon Quest Heroes offers very little in terms of enjoyment. While the combat is the only thing keeping its head slightly above water, the story is forgettable at best, the soundtrack is dull, and the dialogue is embarrassingly overdramatic.

Evoland 2 does everything better, with clever jokes, a host of great references and (surprisingly) a great story to go along with it. Surely, there's some lame ideas along the way, but overall this is a history lesson you don't want to miss.

Though a little unfocused, The Park manages to deliver a surprisingly personal and powerful story. Scary at times, the real horror comes not from monsters or figments of the imagination, but from that which strikes much closer to home.

It's apparent that Ubisoft has been listening to the criticism that's been levied at them over the years about the Assassin's Creed series. This is the closest we've gotten to the one-two punch that was Assassin's Creed II and Brotherhood, with a much leaner story and mission structure than before. However, the game lacks a certain uniqueness beyond being just another Assassin's Creed game, which is a shame considering this could have been so much more.

New engine, new developer and hundreds of experts are, apparently, not enough. Kylotonn Games does not deliver what should be the best rally game in 2015. Full licenses and good graphics, but the physics are totally off. Combining annoying co-drivers and crashing into objects that aren't there makes this the most disappointing WRC yet.

2K Games delivers a new way of playing career mode. With a story directed by Spike Lee, NBA 2K16 makes you want to hate it and love it at the same time. The cliché story might be a little over the top, but the gameplay itself is still very strong, making it probably the best basketball game out there to date.

Halo 5: Guardians might deliver a shaky story, but with fantastic gameplay and new abilities you've never felt more like a super soldier.

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Rock Band 4’s biggest strengths are the new guitar solos, the possibility of importing tracks from earlier games and the compatibility with older instruments. Despite sore fingers after several hours of playing, Rock Band 4 is a wonderful experience, especially with friends.

The story, characters and action sequences all add up to one of the best experiences video games has to offer. Every PlayStation 4 owner should have this in their library.

SOMA manages to be more than a horror game, through providing logical puzzles and a story that makes more sense, and packs more punch, than most in its genre. But most of all, it provides a haunting and delightfully uncomfortable atmosphere that really makes you feel as if you have the entire weight of the Atlantic on your shoulders.

Konami’s hard work has finally paid off. The gameplay feels more dynamic, precise and balanced than ever before. PES 2016 is a new high for the series, and is arguably the best football game of the year. Let’s hope for more of the same in the coming years.

Overall FIFA 16 feels more like a complete package compared to earlier installments in the series. New nifty changes to the gameplay and a few fresh concepts like women’s football makes it the best FIFA game so far.

Turn 10 makes amends for a lackluster fifth installment with a solid racing game. Packed with 26 tracks both old and new, and 460 cars makes this a massive game. The driving and feedback is better than ever before, and night and rain has a huge impact on the gameplay. Forza has never looked better.

Volume gives you a good range of interesting means to sneak through a hundred quite creative levels filled with sneaky puzzles. A hundred is a bit too many, but on the other hand, the game does get more interesting the further you get into it. To me, Volume is essentially a puzzle game with a stealth theme. It is a quite good puzzle game, but for a stealth game, the room for creativity and impulse is too limited to my taste.