The strongest aspect of ACIII is the more mature moral tone.

A tale worth telling to JRPG fans everywhere. [July 2009, p.90]

Gloriously imaginative and heaps of fun. [Nov 2008, p.100]

A refreshing change of pace and damn good fun. [Feb 2009, p.82]

The reason it works is it's so damn accessible.

de Blob 2 feels like an amiable, almost therapeutic game, so one decision leaves us bewildered. For no plot-related reason whatsoever, every world is governed by an overarching countdown timer that spans all of the many missions.

As an exercise in carrying triple-A bloat gracefully, however, it's among Ubisoft's finest efforts. Fisher might look like the world's grumpiest, most grizzled ninja, but he's proving quite the crowd-pleaser.

The depth from Kinectimals doesn't really come from the games but from the connection between child and fluffy pretend animal. In that regard Frontier has nailed it. It's too simplistic for grown up casual gamers, but youngsters will lap it up.

Battlefield action polished until sparkling.

Clever cloning leads to some of the most inventive puzzles we've seen in a long time. Master its mad logic, and you'll find an excellent puzzle platformer. A really pleasant surprise.

Wonderful for exploration but has some issues with resource management. [Oct 2018, p.75]

An excellent slice of '80s nostalgia. [Sept 2009, p.88]

Refreshingly unique. [July 2007, p.104]

This is old-school style gaming, sticking proudly with the DMC staple. Nevertheless, Capcom has got the balance right this time. "Devil May Cry 3" was undoubtedly the pinnacle of the series, despite becoming insanely difficult far too quickly. Here it's a much slower incline rather than a sharp spike.

If you can stomach a few setbacks, this is funny, intriguing, caustic and rewarding. [Nov 2015, p.75]

Challenging and often frustrating, Elite rewards perseverance with a sense of place and progress that few Xbox One games can rival. [Jan 2016, p.76]

You can create your own general from scratch. [Apr 2015, p.79]

A sprawling ramshackle mishmash of a game that somehow works. [Issue#177, p.80]

Despite a few niggles you'd be hard pressed to be disappointed by this. With such a fun premise and carefully thought out design, it's more likely to sneak up and surprise you with how good it is.

Loses [10 points] for being essentially the same game as on last-gen, but this is nonetheless a unique adventure that tugs on the heartstrings as much as the analogue sticks. [Nov 2015, p.78]

Manages to impress. [Apr 2015, p.82]

Well-suited to a series so heavily reliant on talking yourself out of trouble. [Jan 2016, p.79]

All that aside, Forza Motorsport 6 offers the best racing experience you can get on Xbox One, bar none.

Behind its veil of twee anime and flippant dialogue lurks fighting of considerable depth, and yet surprising accessibility. And acquired taste, but one to savour all the same. [Jan 2016, p.84]

FlatOut 2's a more interesting racer than most, one that's smooth, nice looking and as easy to get into as a really big hole. It's not exactly moved on in any way since the original FlatOut, but if you missed out on that one, or really loved it and want more of almost exactly the same arcade racing insanity, go for it.

The story never lets you settle – it never guarantees the safety of Amicia or Hugo – and, even as some of the mechanics grow a little stale, that keeps A Plague Tale feeling breathless across its 12-hour runtime. [Issue#178, p.88]

A triumph in so many respects that lets itself down with some technical issues and a world that needed more variety in the way it looks. That, however, shouldn't stop you from picking this up and loving it until the end of this console generation. Forza Horizon 2 is an accomplishment, and a showcase for what open-world racers can do.

Pleasingly chaotic. [Apr 2015, p.85]