It's still not as compelling as the show or the books, but The Sword in the Darkness at last has us intrigued for what future episodes will bring.

In terms of the resolution and textures, it's certainly a lot crisper. Design intricacies can now been seen smattering aspects of the world which could not be made out in the infamously grimy original. The subtle texture of your falconer armour, for example, can be appreciated in all its stitched up glory, while the rivets of a buckler, should you be working on your parry hand, look like actual rivets, rather than indistinct smears of non-detail.

The oddest thing about Oddworld is that nobody's managed to do this kind of game better. An accomplished update of a grotesquely sophisticated platformer that'll turn the stomach of any carnivore.

This is how re-releases should be done – Ninja Theory has put a lot of love into emphasising what was great about DmC, and fixing all the niggles that could realistically be fixed. Thoroughly recommended.

A lot more than a Battlefield 4 reskin with balaclavas and batons, but not quite the true-blue breakout hit it could have been.

A no-frills port of an already underweight horror package. There's much other developers can learn from Slender's terror tactics, but we suspect they've got the message by now. Give the tall lad a miss.

A strong compilation. [Apr 2015, p.88]

Pleasingly chaotic. [Apr 2015, p.85]

Brilliantly simple. [Apr 2015, p.84]

Fun, in a mindless sort of way, but lacks the big set-pieces and the frenetic action that made lightgun games so compelling. At around three hours long, you'd get better value sticking that gun hand up your nostril.[Apr 2015, p.83]

Pneuma is let down by its waffling and insistence on shoving questions about the nature of reality down your throat. [Apr 2015, p.83]

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

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

Slower and duller than Episode 1. [Apr 2015, p.79]

The content additions are minor and the visual upgrades are difficult to spot. [Apr 2015, p.78]

Evolve is a a Kraken [sorry] game when it all comes together. But most matches won't have the perfect setup - and it's not always worth sitting through them to get to the good ones. [Apr 2015, p.73]

Like its heroes, Revelations 2 is a mix of elements weak and strong. But what a team they make when they're mixed together.

Type-0 is a modern Final Fantasy, with all the good and bad that entails. However, it's also a pretty good JRPG, on a system where they're not exactly bursting at the seams.

Ori and the Blind Forest is a beautiful picture book... that slams shut on your fingers. Get over the initial shock, and this challenging, thoughtful puzzle platformer is an adventure to cherish.

As precisely made as it ever was on handheld, with both the perks and drawbacks of being blown up for the big screen, OlliOlli becomes one of the purest - and best - skill challenge games on Xbox One.

More bogus than Bogart, White Night fuses the disparate worlds of cultured noir and trashy supernatural. The result? An inconsistent – if visually striking – trudge. A true hammy horror.

It does get repetitive, but when it hitting its stride, Shiftlings is worth letting rip with.

A confused step for a game that's already suffering from a minor identity crisis. Disappointing. [March 2015, p.87]

An interesting twist, executed poorly. [March 2015, p.86]

Easily the worst sports game we've played. [March 2015, p.83]

Too much murder, not enough '80s hair. [March 2015, p.83]

Convoluted levels can lead to tiring exploration. [March 2015, p.82]

Flying is fun, but flimsy presentation clips its wings. [March 2015, p.78]