Arc Raiders is a genuinely enjoyable extraction shooter thanks to interesting weapons, beautiful maps, and unpredictable, action-packed PvPvE encounters.

Eternal Strands is an unforgettable combination of intense action, inventive improvisation and an engaging story.

Server issues aside, Helldivers 2 is a bombastic, strategically engaging and funny squad shooter.

While Rainbow Six veterans will surely miss the familiar pre-planning elements of the hallowed franchise, most of the changes made for Vegas successfully ramp up its intensity, and more importantly, its fun. [Mar 2007, p.60]

No flashy new features or buzzwords, just magnificent racing stemming from a refinement of Grid 1’s greatness.

With its visuals, music and play all working in lockstep, this is the kind of game you can get completely immersed in.

A gritty, brutal WWII shooter that uses its scale, setting, and fidelity to great effect.

A great update of a classic game, even with the micromanaging. [Mar 1997, p.134]

Give Verant a little while to iron out a few problems, and EverQuest will be everything you could want in an online RPG. [June 1999, p.122]

While this in-game training certainly gets the action moving in a hurry, more of the actual Force-progression elements should have been set in the Academy. [Dec 2003, p.112]

A perfect blend of authenticity mixed with modern-day quality of life enhancements. Joyous, slick, hi-score gaming that looks nice too.

One of the most fun and challenging local co-op games ever made, but the single-player experience is less thrilling, making the lack of online play disappointing.

Visually gorgeous and emotionally raw, True Colors is an incredible continuation of the Life is Strange series.

A beautiful adventure with heart, humour, and satisfying hacking puzzles you can enjoy even if you don’t know anything about coding.

A first-or-third person shooter that is one of the most chilling, disturbing games I've ever played. And I mean that in the best way possible...The Suffering's main downside is that its graphics engine isn't the latest and the greatest. [Sept 2004, p.62]

The most innovative sim in years, even with its manageability issues. [Jan 2005, p.66]

But when things do come together, it can be a near-perfect storm that balances questing, instanced scenarios, and open world RvR that makes it feel like you're gliding through leveling rather than grinding. [Holiday 2008, p.64]

A stylish mix of bullet hell and deft swordplay, Furi is only held back by rare bugs and poorly designed difficulty spikes.

Like if an immersive sim got caught in a teleporter accident with Uncharted. Some aspects of The Great Circle are weaker than others, but it joins Batman Arkham and Goldeneye in the god tier of licensed games.

Although it lacks in mission variety, Dawn of War II skips the pleasantries of base-building and gets right to the point: action-packed, bloody warfare (with loot!) [Mar 2009, p.62]

A supreme strategy game, rich with incident and detail. Finally some worthy competition for the Total War series. [Mar 2010, p.76]

A heart-pumping genre superlative that should not be missed despite some technical issues to sort out.

The game entices you with its beauty before hooking you with its effects and finally landing you with its enormous gameplay depth. [Sept 2008, p.66]

A graphically bland, but ultimately satisfying re-creation of the front office number-crunching in the halls of MLB's finest.

A superb arcade racer that's a feature or two away from greatness. [Feb 2006, p.88]

A tense and spooky strategy roguelike that's as satisfying as it is harrowing.

Charming, clever and funny, this is one of the best new platformers on the PC at the moment. Recommended.

A short but exceedingly sweet indie project that's less about innovation, more about crafting an unforgettable experience. [Sept 2009, p.76]