The slithering feels fantastic despite a few slip-ups. An enjoyable, if a little frustrating, game. [June 2017, p.74]

Reminds us how great shooters were before Doom and Wolfenstein were rebooted. [June 2017, p.72]

Wickedly funny and not afraid to make you work, Yooka-Laylee is diabolically fun. [June 2017, p.69]

A basic, functional puzzler that has a nice idea it doesn't really know how to use successfully. [May 2017, p.91]

Simple stealth with a theme you're not likely to forget, but it lacks cohesion and polish. [May 2017, p.90]

Struggling with the camera ruins the imaginative ideas at the core of this Lego installment. [May 2017, p.88]

Gorgeous and impressively focused for its scale. Ubi's best open-world in years. [May 2017, p.83]

A budget stealth romp that'll please the old-school crowd and frustrate everyone else. [May 2017, p.80]

We could almost believe that this was liberated from Shinji Mikami's bin in 1996. [May 2017, p.79]

Rough and ready, silly and ugly, this survival sim is charming, but hugely uneven. [May 2017, p.78]

It can't match up to its predecessors, but Andromeda is a thrilling adventure nonetheless. [May 2017, p.73]

A unique sci-fi horror which is deliciously complex, if a little ugly. [April 2017, p.94]

A fascinating break from the RPG norm let down by terrible performance problems. [April 2017, p.92]

Fun while you're causing mischief around the house, but it doesn't rise to the occasion. [April 2017, p.90]

Fun in furious bursts, Ubisoft's scrapper is simply too one-note to honour its potential. [April 2017, p.86]

Compellingly creepy and narratively stimulating, but poorly served by its puzzles. [April 2017, p.84]

It's slicker than a blood-drenched balcony and the dev's best fascist-smasher yet. [April 2017, p.82]

Simple, slick and satisfying, Halo Wars 2 is the undisputed chief of the console RTS. [April 2017, p.79]

A strange concept in an evocative landscape that's in search of a better game. [March 2017, p.89]

Frustrating shooting is compensated by a sense of freedom and witty writing. [March 2017, p.88]

A fun and deserving indie game that needed a bit of adjustment for sofa-based play. [March 2017, p.86]

An old-school adventure that lacks new ideas but is beautifully put together. [March 2017, p.84]

Unrelenting and vicious: this pitiless survival game is not for the easily frustrated. [March 2017, p.83]

A multiplayer master that shoots to thrill and always hits. Pity about the missing DLC. [March 2017, p.82]

A gorgeous, often savage bullet hell that has the power to charm, thrill and fluster all at once. [March 2017, p.80]

So far, a welcome and even more brutal return to Telltale's most successful series. [March 2017, p.78]

So far, a welcome and even more brutal return to Telltale's most successful series. [March 2017, p.78]

A leaner, meaner breed of Resi that, despite flaws, puts the series back on track...Resi VII has carved itself a seedy, resolutely icky place in our cold, blackened hearts. [March 2017, p.73]

Essential for lapsed fans of Harvest Moon and anyone looking to just get away from it all. [Feb 2017, p.88]

A few action-related missteps don't stop this being a decent first season. [Feb 2017, p.86]

It hits choppy waters at times but this is ultimately an extraordinary undersea tale. [Feb 2017, p.84]

Its flaws and fun come fro the same tangled history, but the latter easily wins the day. [Feb 2017, p.81]

Patchily enjoyable but the novelty of a return to the slopes soon wears off. [Feb 2017, p.78]

Doesn't reinvent the zombie-killing wheel, but it's the most polished Dead Rising yet. [Feb 2017, p.74]

Very tough but seldom unfair, Furi is an unyielding and tantalising taskmaster. [Jan 2017, p.91]

It's flawed and frustrating at times, but worth seeing through to the end. [Jan 2017, p.90]

A mechanically sound shooter that's hampered by a lack of scale and inventiveness. [Jan 2017, p.88]

A ravishing journey across a magical landscape. It's kiddie, but quite irresistible too. [Jan 2017, p.86]

Consistently brilliant - the best Hitman game, and one of the best games of the year. [Jan 2017, p.84]

An over-ambitious episodic series that struggles to live up to its own opening. [Jan 2017, p.82]

An intelligent and self-aware sequel, this successfully shifts the tone of the series' debut. [Jan 2017, p.80]

A game with a beautiful world, meticulously crafted missions, and superb stealth. [Jan 2017, p.77]

A wonderfully versatile character creator powers and imaginative, wide-ranging adventure. [Christmas 2016, p.91]

Fiddly mechanics and non-intuitive gameplay make this a niche within a niche. [Christmas 2016, p.90]

This is what happens when Dragon Ball Xenoverse goes Super Saiyan. [Christmas 2016, p.88]

Blasphemy! It's still amazing, but feelings of over-familiarity are starting to creep in. [Christmas 2016, p.87]

Like Roman Reigns, it looks the part, but the wrestling is rubbish. Scrap this and start again, 2K. [Christmas 2016, p.86]

A brilliant representation of a classic setting, and irresistible fun with four people. [Christmas 2016, p.84]

The heart thumping combat you love in a fantastically realised World War I setting. [Christmas 2016, p.81]

IF you're really itching to return to Arkham, it might be better to fire up your Xbox 360. [Christmas 2016, p.78]

Tons of official content make for an authentic racer, but there are visual deficiencies. [Christmas 2016, p.77]

An ambitious study of crime and race slightly spoiled by niggling bugs and menial missions. [Christmas 2016, p.74]

Cleverer and more creative than the first, this truly complete Titanfall is a game-changer. [Christmas 2016, p.71]

The sweeping world map is brilliant, but married by subpar presentation and frustrating AI. [Dec 2016, p.91]

The most realistic football simulation yet: PES' depth and control are simply stupendous. [Dec 2016, p.88]

Inventive and original, this is retro done right. Another success for Pac-man. [Dec 2016, p.87]

It we had to choose just one Hitman episode to keep and replay, it might well be this. [Dec 2016, p.85]

Fast, beautiful and fully featured, it's not only the best Horizon, but the best Forza, too. [Dec 2016, p.81]

Simulates all the slam dunks and shoe contracts, but it could use a little polish. [Dec 2016, p.79]

The best way to experience gaming's most loved, if not best, shooter series. [Dec 2016, p.76]

A masterpiece - one of best games on Xbox. [Dec 2016, p.74]

An atmospheric trip that makes us pine for such amazing characters in all the games we play. [Dec 2016, p.73]

Not the biggest Destiny expansion, but certainly one of the most confident and classy. [Dec 2016, p.72]

A great story mode and superb presentation, but gameplay clearly lags behind PES. [Dec 2016, p.70]

A cover shooter sequel with more wild imagination than we dared expect. [Dec 2016, p.67]

It may frustrate, but within its boundaries this is a riveting, intelligent mystery. [Nov 2016, p.90]

One of the better sci-fi puzzlers not starring GLaDOS, with plenty to keep grey matter happy. [Nov 2016, p.86]

Codemasters have created their best racing game - and possibly the best F1 game ever. [Nov 2016, p.86]

Small but perfectly formed - a genuine classic of a Hitman level. Check in and enjoy your stay. [Nov 2016, p.85]

By being beautiful, imaginative and fun, Grow Up is nothing short of a mini masterpiece. [Nov 2016, p.82]

Uncompromising and dedicated to the art of driving. This one's only for genre fans. [Nov 2016, p.81]

No surprises here. If you're in the market for an NFL game in 2016, look no further. [Nov 2016, p.79]

It's heavy going at times, but the imposing sweep of Jotun's world is Asgard as it gets. [Nov 2016, p.79]

There are rough edges, and a hint of retro, but don't let that put you off a true masterpiece. [Nov 2016, p.77]

Not quite worthy of its dev pedigree, but there's enough here to keep our tails wagging. [Nov 2016, p.73]

Great parts, sloppy construction. Will take you to the moon, but maybe not back again. [Oct 2016, p.104]

Bustin' doesn't make us feel good. More like incredibly bored. [Oct 2016, p.103]

A bold, singular adventure that occasionally touches on greatness. [Oct 2016, p.101]

Frankly, we're getting tired of buying games and then waiting for them to be patched so they can actually be played. [Oct 2016, p.100]

A dreamy, trippy, cryptic punishing journey. Leads by the nose, not by the hand. [Oct 2016, p.98]

Has pacing issues, but there's a reason it's been a party favourite for the last 21 years. [Oct 2016, p.97]

A tasty multiplayer morsel that tests eye-to-mouth as well as hand-to-eye co-ordination. [Oct 2016, p.96]

A promising start for the Bat. If only it didn't run like a dog. Telltale: sort it out for part two. [Oct 2016, p.94]

Narrowing its scope may make purists moan, but we've never played a more enjoyable Deus Ex. [Oct 2016, p.91]

Decent in single-player but thrilling in co-op, this is a fine upgrade of a good Resi outing. [Sept 2016, p.89]

Ditches tricks for a succession of lame ideas that don't belong anywhere near a biking game. [Sept 2016, p.87]

A masterful continuation of a captivating tale - powerful, sad and deeply involving. [Sept 2016, p.85]

There's promise but The Technomancer just can't get away from well-worn genre conventions. [Sept 2016, p.84]

Biting, bonkers, at time brilliant, this is a savage look at the perils of game development. [Sept 2016, p.83]

We expected a brief, morbid adventure, but we never expected it to surpass Limbo. [Sept 2016, p.80]

Amiable adventure game that gets more annoying as it drags towards its lacklustre end. [Sept 2016, p.79]

A frustrating, joyless platformer that buries its few good ideas under apathetic nostalgia. [Sept 2016, p.77]

An excellent action puzzle platformer, but unnecessary if you have it on Xbox 360. [Sept 2016, p.76]

TT's most polished game in ages. Just give it a few films before the next one, yeah? [Sept 2016, p.74]

Densely packed, tightly scripted and ripe with potential for those prepared to put in the hours. [Aug 2016, p.91]

Full of imagination, but you'll need a will of steel to get through its toughest trials. [Aug 2016, p.80]

More of the same great game, but it's time for an upgrade. Bring on Fallout 5. [Aug 2016, p.88]

Makes Elite's vast sandbox richer, deeper and more varied, but missions still need work. [Aug 2016, p.87]