A slick, compelling adventure only let down by a glut of technical issues that really should have been polished out.

The VR feels more like a delightful addition rather than an integral part of the experience, but there’s no denying how much fun it is to slaughter the cute alien kitty menace. [Tested with HTC Vive]

God Eater 2 Rage Burst is a fantastic entry in the hunting genre for fans who want deep combat and a good story to keep you invested along the way.

Bullet Ballet has a lot of depth to it and even is fun in short bursts but is let down by a dull story mode and annoying controls.

If you like to be pushed to the absolute limit, the twitch-heavy gameplay and punishing level design will do just that, crushing your spirit along the way.

Resident Evil 4 is a stone-cold classic, a genre defining game that surpasses expectations even now.

A brave attempt at creating a more thoughtful shooter hindered by poor execution and messy technique.

140 is a cold, mathematical yet beautiful and sensory platforming experience with a pulsing synthetic soundtrack and reflexive movement.

It reminds you of those great 3D platformers of the 90s, but never manages to reach the same heights as they once did.

Jotun offers the exploration and storytelling of Bastion, and combines it with the epic battles of Shadow of the Colossus. What’s not to like?

The relaxing gameplay allows you to spend more time appreciating the merits of its design and message, while soaking in the wonderful musical score.

A debauchery-fueled beat ‘em up with plenty of ways to cripple your enemies, its excessive violence never overshadows the smart and intuitive combat.

The Final Station has a great deal of promise, but repetitive gameplay elements can be tiring.

The nice art style is let down by some bad camera angles, weak voice acting and unbalanced environments.

Although the story may be a bit too bizarre for some, the character relationships, dialogue choices and overall effort put into the story makes the game interesting and engrossing.

A steady puzzle game elevated by its story and mystery that's never quite original enough to stand out.

It’s a slow starter, but give it a chance and Hue blossoms into a stunning, fun, yet challenging puzzle game with some quick platforming to break it up.

A wonderful claymation art style and a unique soundtrack aren’t enough to save this point-and-click adventure from its own monotonous puzzles and uninteresting story.

Miku has never looked better in her jump to PlayStation 4, with Project DIVA X delivering an array of show-stopping songs and performances that make her latest outing her best to date.

A great way to re-experience the first season of Attack on Titan in game form, and Omega Force have done a fantastic job making you feel like a complete badass despite repetitive missions.

Despite being a fun game, Binaries’ Super Meat Boy gameplay style doesn’t quite fit a puzzle game like this. Mainly due to our feeble human inability to monitor two characters at once.

A valiant effort, but far better sims exist.

If you’re looking for a detailed and accessible American football game, this is it. Along with fantastic gameplay and a Franchise mode showcasing clear improvements, you won’t be disappointed.

Valley is a surprisingly smart and fun adventure game with fluid movement and intuitive controls, although it doesn’t last long.

With incomplete squads, dull Match Days and an overreliance on microtransactions, Championship Manager 17 is not much more than a half-entertaining way to waste time that will also waste your battery.

The Huntsman: Winter’s Curse is a turn-based RPG without the deep upgrade systems and gripping stories you’ve seen in other games within the genre.

The same old Worms gameplay you’ve seen many times before, with bolder animations, new weapons and added vehicles.

Shiren The Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate is one of the best roguelikes available on any platform and it happens to have some of the best pixel art I’ve seen in a long time.

There’s a lot to love in Alone With You: the wonderful art style, the synth soundtrack, the well written story, and the way it touches on interesting subjects being just a few. However, unnecessary padding and busy work really drag the overall enjoyment down.

A fighting game that packs a punch and is worthy of the series’ name. Once you see past some questionable animations you’ll find countless hours of fun mixing and matching teams on and offline.

Uno is a great card game, however this version fails to understand the social aspects of card games. It shines if you have friends to play it with, otherwise it's a bit of a bore.

A solid sequel that comes close to but never quite surpasses its exceptional predecessor, Mankind Divided is nonetheless an essential purchase for fans of stealth and story.

Once you learn to deal with it’s idiosyncrasies, F1 2016 is a bloody fun racer. When it all gels it feels fantastic (especially when played with a wheel), it’s just a shame that there’s the occasional car crash along the way.

A decent team-based shooter that will disappoint hardcore Metroid fans, but is enjoyable enough for those who don’t have lofty expectations of what this game should be.

Access Denied is a better episode than the last, helping to refocus on the Order of the Stone's adventures, but the standalone nature of the stories are really exposing the weaknesses of the Telltale model.

A lesson in learning to appreciate what’s around you, while at the same time providing solid gameplay with a real sense of progression.

Although the Hitman Bangkok mission isn’t as good as others, it’s still another solid entry into a well-crafted series -- providing stunning visuals and varied opportunities to kill.

A fine addition to the GO franchise of premium puzzle games on mobile but one that is not as good as previous entries.

The Assembly is a good idea with great building blocks for its intended exploration and puzzle mechanics but it feels somewhat undeveloped. It'll no doubt leave you intrigued yet ultimately pining for more. [Tested with HTC Vive]

Inversus is a decent puzzler that’s much better with friends, but the enjoyment won’t last for long due to limited maps and modes.

A decent platform elevated by stellar audio work, and a phenomenal artistic vision.

A poor first expansion to Ubisoft's floundering shooter. They must do better.

A unique experience that gets tedious very quickly but also one that should be experienced by anyone craving some mindless (but perverse) fun.

At times Full Mojo Rampage gets its wires a little crossed, and some of the roguelike elements can feel a little forced when they’re not really necessary, but it’s still a fun little blaster with a wonderful atmosphere and stacks of personality. It might be trying to elbow its way into a very crowded genre, but it has just enough pluck to earn its place.

Sword Coast Legends is a decent CRPG let down by an overall lack of imagination and irritating difficulty spikes.

A great exploration game, but beyond the wow factor of infinite travel and discovering unique creatures and planets, there is little else to really do.

Quadrilateral Cowboy is one of those pleasant surprises, adding new depth to the puzzle genre and injecting a little bit of charm in between the heists.

A neat dungeon crawler offering some fluid combat, with tough challenges wrapped up in an art style straight out of Tron.

A fresh take on the Batman, and although some of the moments as Bruce Wayne can be great, the overall experience feels a little flat.

Abzû is one of the greatest looking games in existence, with a simple message at its heart. You’ll revel in the wonders of its beautifully designed ocean.

A great slice of frantic cooking fun with a simple premise that is built upon with several layers of depth. While it can be played in single player, the real fun comes from playing with others due to the screams that occur when everything inevitably sets on fire.

Tricky Towers is not fun or enjoyable, but you might get something out of it if you’re a masochist.

VR Ping Pong feels like the real thing and looks like a stereotypical videogame, and this juxtaposition achieves a delightful pairing of immersion states. One moment you’re convinced you’re in a real match and the next you’re smiling from ear to ear that you were fooled into thinking such a thing. It’s still missing some content but what’s here is excellent. [Tested with HTC Vive]

An excellent side-scrolling Metroidvania game, with nostalgic undertones and great gameplay, helping it thrive in its science fiction paradise.

FRU is a great puzzle platformer and the best use of Kinect to date. Unique controls, fun gameplay and challenging puzzles make this essential for any Kinect owner.

For a score attack game Dangerous Golf lacks the ingredient to make you want to perfect it.

Kerbal Space Program is a rare game, an unbelievably good simulator that unfortunately suffers from a being a fairly poor port from PC to console.

A fresh take on the physics-based video games we’re used to, but gets tied up with awkward camera angles and tricky movement.

A wonderfully designed zombie romp, providing a tough challenge with some fantastic humour and music along the way.

I guess if you’re after a free RPG-lite you could do much worse than Legacy of the Beast, although it shouldn’t be much of a surprise that the people to get the most out of it will be Iron Maiden fans.

Neither original nor groundbreaking, but if you’re one of those people who want a 90s style JRPG on home systems, then I Am Setsuna is the game for you.

10 Second Ninja X is a masterclass in simple design over showboating.

Crush Your Enemies is an RTS that’ll hold your attention for a little while, with toilet humour you’ll either appreciate or hate, but there are plenty of better games in the genre already on the market.

Descent feels a little bit of a disappointment. Two maps are fairly bland, with Beserk being the most interesting, and Empire while being a fantastic remake of Raid, doesn't suit the speed and core movement.

Monster Hunter Generations is a great action-RPG for longstanding fans and newcomers who want a challenge like nothing they’ve played before.

Beautiful, charming and touching, Song of the Deep provides an enjoyable, worthy adventure despite its issues.

Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book marks the franchise PlayStation 4 debut and one of the must play JRPGs on the system, despite its flaws.

Sweet, blood-soaked, unashamedly offensive catharsis - Carmageddon: Max Damage has all of the above in spades.

7th Dragon III Code: VFD is a superb dungeon crawler with some refreshing mechanics but suffers from a few performance issues on the 3DS.

Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIII is a good RTS, but there’s plenty to learn that may put off those looking for a shorter and snappier experience.

An ambitious game that just doesn't feel good enough even for a low budget title.

Lost Sea is neither particularly original nor exciting, but it's charming enough in its own way.

Gunjack’s slim ties to the EVE universe don't stop it from being a thoroughly entertaining arcade shooter that recreates the cockpit-shooter/light-gun genre within a VR space wonderfully without the need for peripherals or huge enclosures. [Tested with HTC Vive]

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Eyes in Heaven features fun combat and a crazy story you’ll find hard not to get sucked into.

Furi is a rare game: unique, challenging and fun, but it will almost certainly prove insurmountable for some.

Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness isn’t a terrible game by any means, but is let down by some poor story-telling, dreadful delivery and a lack of originality. If you don’t mind the slightly repetitive nature of the combat, the poor camera and hammy acting then it’s well worth a look.

If you like a good puzzle game, BOX BOX BOY!, like its predecessor offers excellent value for money.

The here and now of Asemblance leaves you with more questions than answers, and not in the way Nilo intended.

This feels like a very capable studio being told to annualise a series that really didn't need to be yearly, because it bypasses everything that makes Trials great.

Prison Architect is a fantastic strategy sim which highlights both the difficulty of running a prison and keeping a lot of prisoners happy.

While it doesn't stray far from the template Limbo set, Inside is a gorgeous, beautifully directed puzzle platformer that you'll want to see through to the end.

The Technomancer, like Bound by Flame before it, tries to be too much like the genre leaders instead of finding its own way, and ends up falling short of the mark.

While it's not going to change your mind one way or another, often there are two types of LEGO game, and thankfully this firmly falls into the "good" pile.

A weak football simulation that lacks any real depth, making you wonder what the necessity of trying to bring back was.

A great new game mode, and the inclusion of Lando Calrissian aside, Bespin is a fairly bland DLC pack that really only serves to split the player base further.

The delay between versions should have been used to improve what was already there, instead we get a smaller game with a prettier face.

Bard’s Gold is like the bastard child of Rogue Legacy and Spelunky, but it’s more Ramsey Bolton than Jon Snow.

Takes the classic addictive gameplay we all know and love and successfully mixes it with the endless runner genre to create a surprisingly good and extremely affordable little gem.

Umbrella Corps is a weak shooter that seems far too rushed and empty for any real fun to be had with it.

A resplendent addition to the Atlus catalogue, Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE draws from two acclaimed series and outshines them both with an innovative combat system, radiant in-game world and charming cast of characters.

Breached is a game that wants you to play it again and again, but doesn’t provide enough reason to do so.

A second chance to try Tequila Works’ side-scrolling zombie classic, but not essential if you played the original.

With Take Off, it’s not the plane you’ll be wrestling with, it’s that god awful camera.

After all the hype, controversy, and delays, the end results are satisfying. Some may be turned off by the shortness of the standard game, others may be turned off by the toughness of some of the bosses, but there are plenty of nostalgic and challenge-seeking players that will get a kick out of Mighty No. 9. There’s a hope in me that there’ll be a sequel, one that really pushes the formula forward, but for now, this is just another Mega Man game – make of that what you will.

Valentino Rossi: The Game may be too much of an advert for the motorcycle legend himself, but it finally brings the MotoGP series back to the top of its game.

Turn On is a delightful and relaxing platformer with a few difficulty spikes to keep you on your toes. A joy to play, for the most part, but some glitches and dull levels later in the game hold it back from greatness.

Duskers is a highly original game that features one of the greatest, most atmospheric environments I’ve seen in a long time.

While The Devil's Daughter does a lot of things adequately, it does absolutely none of them spectacularly, and feels like a bit of a misstep for the series.