If you miss the days of old school BioWare (back when BioWare were still good) then Element Space may be operating on the exact retro wavelength for you.

Whilst the game certainly has some pitfalls and it would have been nice to see more of the Regular Show characters and personality injected, the varying styles of gameplay are entertaining and the inventive concept has to be admired.

If you get lucky with the level generation and don’t abuse the mechanics then there’s enough here for a playthrough with a few shocks that will only take a couple of hours – but the risk of an utterly duff experience is too high to recommend.

No-one expects Tearaway levels of interaction anymore, especially not when there is also potential PlayStation TV integration to consider, but every physical interaction with The Muppets Movie Adventures feels more like a progression blocker than fun.

Bladestorm: Nightmare is almost impossible to recommend to anyone but the most die-hard fans of musou games.

An enjoyable collection of mechanics that are let down by the repetitive nature inherent in the game itself. If you enjoy the first couple of levels then you could play for years but if you don't find it the most riveting thing ever it will probably lose you long before the campaign is done.

Terminator: Resistance continues the trend of bad Terminator games and is better off being Terminated into the bin. You won’t be back to play this one, that’s for sure.

Coast Guard has its moments where you start to enjoy yourself but slowly the little niggles start to add up and end up distracting you more and more.

So, to sum up what SingStar: Ultimate Party is I can safely say what it is not. It is not the ultimate party. If it were, life would be very dull indeed.

As it is we have something that is good for little more than use as an interactive movie.

Infinity Runner has some good concepts and plays okay enough that you won’t hate it, but it simply doesn’t cohere sufficiently to enamour you of it either.

Nothing about The Uncertain: Light at the End demands investment, unfortunately. A lot of work has gone into producing the game in terms of world design and presentation, albeit rather uninspired and derivative in execution, but the game design choices keep you at arm's length at all times. There are many alternatives to The Uncertain: Light at the End out there, more deserving of your time and money.

Meridian: New World feels like a game that has fallen out of early access far too early.

It’s hard to recommend Blood Knights when there are similar games that offer a slicker production and far greater variety.

Spuds Unleashed was not a bad game, in fact, I grew to somewhat enjoy it. I just feel it took too long to get to grips with the controls and the aiming was sometimes too inaccurate to be enjoyable. If you persevere you can get over this issue, I just feel most people will be put off well before then.

Sadly lacking in depth, so much so in fact that you can literally play most of it with your eyes closed.

Although it feels like more than a mere movie tie-in, Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark still isn’t a good enough game to stand on its own.

Chaotic and confusing, but at the least kind of cute, Let's Go Nuts feels more fitting to be played on a web-browser than the Switch.

Even if you are actually a fan of the blue creatures, or have a child who is, buying this will not provide one ounce of pleasure for even a slight period of time.

Rather than the suave, impressive chat-up line it could so easily have been, Time and Eternity instead sashays up to feminism and blurts ‘I like your boobs’ like Seth Rogen’s menacing delivery in Donnie Darko. It could be a misjudged line but it’s not attractive and it’s not funny. It’s just plain creepy.

Gleamlight tries to mix-up a formula that we've seen before, and falls some way of short. Despite some interesting features, it's biggest problem is that it's not fun to play.

A decade ago Arcania would be a pretty decent RPG. Time has not been friendly to this game and repackaging something that was never a classic to begin with is a misguided move.

Rugby 18 is a broken mess of a game and a dreadful representation of a beloved British sport.

An incongruously designed mess that should be avoided at all costs. Awful framerate, poor storytelling, and monotonous mazes make Dollhouse one of the worst games in decades.

Lacking any polish, challenge or interesting story the game doesn’t offer anything that hasn’t already been done many times before and far better.

What we are left with is a dull, broken button-masher of a campaign, a risible, barely playable multiplayer game, and a couch co-op which puts most players on a level playing field with Mr. Magoo.

Even if the film did do surprisingly well at the box office, you’ll easily spot the slug trails that accompany Turbo: Super Stunt Squad as it crawls its way into the bargain bin.

Alekhine’s Gun would have scraped by had it not had the hubris to call itself ‘Best Cold War Shooter’. It’s barefaced cheek to appropriate the Hitman formula to a different time is interesting, were it not taking everything else from a franchise that has just revamped itself.

7 Days to Die had the potential to be something impressive but with frequent glitches and game freezes it falls well short of being the game it could so easily be.

The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct is an abomination on every level: a dull, cynical and irreparably flawed mess which is as mindless and soulless as its antagonists.

Terrible AI leaves this as the most unconvincing World Cup simulator possible. Not recommended.

Fighter Within on the Xbox 360 would be a disaster reduced to a footnote, ignored and left to wither. As a launch title for the new generation it’s worse: a parasite, feeding off the goodwill and desperation of early-adopters. Avoid, avoid, avoid.

Let’s leave it with Jake’s own words, spoken as if holding up a mirror to his own life: “Swear to god - I’d rather be polishing boots than sit through this crap.”

Wander of the Dragons is a disgrace; an unfinished, untested, unenjoyably wretched excuse for a gaming experience. There is literally nothing to recommend here.

A game that does have charm and a kookiness in its presentation, however the puzzles and exploration aren’t particularly gripping.

Overall a very shallow game although I wouldn’t really have expected anything else from a game made to cash in on the latest line of dolls.

Hungry Giraffe is an addictive, colourful game that will provide some entertainment for those looking for a quick gaming fix, rather than settling in for an epic story-driven HD experience. However, the novelty factor won’t last long with both the gameplay and the game’s quirky nature becoming repetitive and frustrating fairly quickly.

Even with the allure of the movie license younger gamers probably aren’t going to stick with the game for too long as this game has been done many times before, and much better.

If you can get past the rough visuals, repetitive (but skippable) cutscenes, untidy commentary and a lack of real-world authenticity from some areas, you’ll find a fair bit to enjoy in Rugby Challenge 2. It’s accessible, fast-moving and probably the best rugby game available on the current consoles; with a bit of extra care and investment though, it could have been so much better.

Overall then, Omniverse 2 is unlikely to appeal to anyone other than a subset of ardent fans with exceptional staying power, who are willing to overlook its deathly dull combat, crass voicework and utterly repetitive gameplay.

Ultimately what you have here is a visual guidebook (which is great but not really helpful at home on your PC) overlayed with an interactive romance novel, where the protagonist has minimal input to the final outcome, unless they know where you need to go to get the girl you want.

Broken Sword 5 is difficult to judge when considered alone, the combined game proves itself better than the sum of its individual parts, and playing the game in an episodic manner makes it feel like someone took a hatchet to a perfectly fine game and then split it apart – and then had the impudence to not even make sure the join was neat.

For anyone with the slightest interest in artillery-based games or naval strategy games, this is a must buy, especially considering its low asking price.

Falling Skies: The Game does, at least, play as it is supposed to; there don’t appear to be any glitches, and you’ll probably enjoy the first few missions. After that, however, it rapidly wears thin.

So, even if all you’re after is just another fun platformer on your mobile, give this a try; you might just learn something.

Monopoly Family Fun Pack has been poorly marketed, poorly targeted and poorly executed, to the point where we’re not entirely sure why this package exists. You can find fun on the classic board in Monopoly Plus, but at that point it just seems better to be playing on the physical game board.

A Good Snowman is Hard to Build feels like a game jam that has been polished beyond its initial remit.

It’s a waste of a concept, and speaking truly, you’d be better off finding a fly and throwing your television at it in real life. Honestly – you’ll probably have more fun.

All in all, Monster Truck Destruction is an unsatisfactory experience at present that is best avoided.

There is potential here, but Murder is too brief to be satisfying.

One man’s labour of love that pays homage to the greats of the past with only a few teething errors.

Within hours you will have experienced all it has to offer, and even that will have been rather dull and uneventful. With such competition in the current PC climate, Industry Manager: Future Technologies will no doubt struggle to find a home which is a shame since there is clearly some talent to the team behind it, the issue is they seem to lack direction. In the end it all feels like an experience with its single purpose driven so hard into it that it has no concept of the entertainment a game should bring.

Stunning and dramatic. You won't be able to look away as this story unfolds around you.

An attempt at resurrecting the horror genre from a top-down perspective that has gone horribly awry. Terrible controls, frustrating visual effects and limp action result in Outbreak being a barely functional game.

Vive le Roi may not rewrite history, but an elegant art style and addictive stealth gameplay certainly make it a worthy pretender to the throne.

A unique and well-crafted opportunity to test your grey matter.

Despite its polish, System Rift is a disappointing exercise in ennui, offering very little new or interesting over its two-hour playing time.

Simple in appearance but hiding considerable content, Tiles provides an alternative challenge for those in need of a novel puzzle, or a quick game between games. It can’t possibly match up to the ostentatious presentation of The Witness, or the heartwarming story of World Of Goo, but for a budget brainteaser you could do a whole lot worse.

All in all, despite the by-the-numbers approach that Compile Heart has to its stories, and it's penchant for lacklustre world design, it's the little details that honestly make Fairy Fencer F : Advent Dark Force an enjoyable experience. Even with shallow, predictable characters, they do have genuine-feeling interactions behind all the clichés. These walking anime stereotypes end up being quite endearing, if you can get over the initial first impressions that each one gives. Unfortunately all of these aren't enough to redeem the game quite sufficiently to make it a hit; the repetitive nature of the dungeons can get incredibly tedious very quickly, turning what could have been a fun time into a dull slog.

Despite the little niggles, Tethered has done a good job at making the crossing from being a fun game for VR to being a fun game full stop. It might seem simple on the surface, but it brings a new twist of a speed challenge to the god game experience without taking away the balancing act and patient build up you might expect. It’s certainly less fun when playing patiently, but it has enough charm and challenge to get you caught up in the act of pushing for record times.

A fun game with surprising depth to its strategy elements. However, the heavy focus on fan service may leave players feeling more than a little uncomfortable.

An uncoordinated tangle of ideas that's just too confusing to be fun.

Mind-numbing tedium trying to hide underneath cute, indie packaging. Instantly forgettable.

A solid expansion that doesn't reinvent the game but adds further depth to your dream metropolis.

A short but enjoyable puzzle game that adds in new logic regularly in order to keep the challenge different as your progress. The visual style and the sound are both incredibly relaxing and both help to keep the experience engaging throughout.

To Hell With Hell is a twin stick bullet hell roguelike that is more than just a long collection of genres. With some interesting gameplay ideas and mechanics it does well to carve an identity all its own. The gameplay is good but the story lacks the heart to keep you invested if you don't get hooked straight away.

It’s clear that Vivid Games worked hard at creating the game, and it has a lot of potential peering out from the cracks. However it’s not reliably entertaining enough to compare to the plethora of other, more interesting mobile games.

The Black Plague has many issues, but its clear creative vision provides the blueprint for a potentially amazing game to come.

Faeria has always been an intriguing game, with the Fall of Everlife expansion and the move away from free-to-play it has truly become something worth taking note of. The unique mechanics at play here really help it stand apart from the competition. With the addition of brand new cards including an army of yaks, now is the perfect time to jump in.

Proven design principles make Aces of the Luftwaffe: Squadron easy to pick up for first timers and friends roped into multiplayer, but those experienced with scrolling shooters wont find anything new to hold their attention.

Let's Sing 2019 is sure to keep fans of singing with friends happy. It doesn't reinvent the wheel, but it doesn't really need to. The jukebox function is a nice touch, as is the smartphone integration.

Storm Boy is a short and, ultimately, lovely experience. It is the perfect game to chill out with on a Sunday afternoon or to introduce younger players to the world of gaming whilst providing a strong eco-friendly message.

More illnesses, visual variety and challenge are the doctor's orders and Two Point Hospital: Bigfoot dishes out exactly that. An appealing low price and a solid package of content are sure to please fans of the core game.

Samsara invites the player into a shadowy and magical world of block-building puzzles. The gameplay experience falls down on its lack of detail, often leading to a lack of motivation to carry on into the depths of the game. However, the intricate solutions that can be achieved make the game time worthwhile, with play best reserved for a level or two in a spare few moments or a morning commute.

It’s a fun and well-designed strategy game while it lasts, but there’s not enough content for it to have any kind of longevity.

Tiny Metal is a fun little strategy game, although a few issues stop it from being truly amazing.

Overall, Black & White Bushido is an interesting take on the platformer fighter genre with some intriguing ideas and simple yet entertaining mechanics. Unfortunately, beyond AI bots, the game doesn’t include any form of story or campaign. As a local multiplayer party game, though, it’s a good value buy to be added in any party night’s rotation.

Despite the good controls, and how fun it is ordering a herd of dinosaurs to stomp all over your enemies, Warparty feels a little uninspired, and there’s little to differentiate from so many other strategy games that are always coming out.

Leviathans doesn’t exactly shake up the game, but it fixes a few balances issues and adds enough variety for a few extra runthroughs.

Project Laika's low price point is just about low enough to justify a DLC package with such little impact on gameplay. If you're the sort to coo over digital animals then it's going to hit the spot, but it's not likely to justify it's cost to the rest.

Though it lacks some finer polish, the low price tag and high replay value make amends if you can push through the initial barrier to entry. I worry, though, that there may not be enough content for Space Ops VR to maintain a healthy playerbase. The developers have already shown that player feedback is important to them, however, and with the correct treatment, a diamond could be cut from this rough gem.

Snakeybus is honest fun and beautiful, varied graphics, combined into an arcade game that's hedonistically addictive. It's admittedly light on features, but the core gameplay loop is enough to keep you hooked for a few hours. Just as the fun starts to wear thin, a new level usually unlocks to keep things interesting.

Constructor Plus is as frantic and fun as the original entry ever was, but a mixed approach to upgrading aged visuals and sound effects combine with an outdated user interface and strict gameplay progression to hold the game back, leaving it feeling like an expansion to Constructor rather than the sequel claims to be. Fans will find more to enjoy, but Constructor's anachronisms are likely to give newcomers pause for thought.

Fruit Ninja VR is a cheap, cheerful, and colourful arcade title that’s great to have in your catalogue. It’s got infinite replay value if you’re a score-chaser, but its appeal is otherwise limited. If you’re looking for a simple title to introduce friends and family to virtual reality, though, or just want a mindless game to warm up and wind down with, Fruit Ninja VR is the versatile multi-tool worth having in your VR toolbelt.

The few people in the centre of that tight vein diagram who decide to buy Fort Boyard: The Game will be disappointed when they play it, as it’s far more simplistic and short than the legions of better party games out there.

In trying to be so many things at once, Songbird Symphony never truly succeeds at any of them. This is far from a deal breaker, however, as the game is an enjoyable and unique combination of elements. This mix is then paired with the adorable protagonist, funny writing with a lot of childish puns, and a bouncy soundtrack to create possibly the most wholesome game this year.

RADtv could be the best VR party game there is, but it’s held back by a few infuriating hiccups. Still, for only £7, this is a cheap, cheerful riot that’s perfect for short stint carnage with friends and family.

Train Sim World’s 2020 upgrade certainly adds some much needed polish, but doesn’t fix the base game’s poor visuals or technical gremlins.

Aggelos is executed with the bright-eyed innocence of someone who loves Wonder Boy and Metroidvania. While it does little to innovate, it succeeds in providing a well-crafted, intricate world that leaves you with a lasting sense of discovery.

Another solid DLC release for Cities Skylines. New buildings, concepts and increased micromanagement adds a welcome new challenge.

Cinematic animations are integrated beautifully with Driven Out's precise controls, but the game lacks polish when it comes to making you feel positive about progress. Still, its short challenges are great testing grounds for your sword skills and combat is clean, especially against the larger bosses.

I do not think for one minute that this is a game for everyone. However, if you have a aptitude for learning a technique and like winter sport simulations then this game could be for you. After a steep early learning curve I really started to enjoy it, it works well and has a simple yet addictive gameplay loop. Maybe I will see you on the slopes.

In all, It Came From Space and Ate Our Brains: Remastered is a perfectly fine shooter that offers plenty of fun. At $15 it's well worth the price considering the good times that the split-screen multiplayer is sure to bring. A few more levels, a slightly better soundtrack, and maybe an extra gun or two would've elevated this game from simply "great" to "fantastic."

Easy to play, even easier to lose yourself in, Eastshade is a beautiful storytelling experience unlike anything else seen in the RPG genre.

Ciel Fledge is a conceptually great game that suffers from overwhelming tedium knocking down an enjoyable story.

Retro in a way rarely touched on in modern gaming, Hayfever is a fun but challenging platformer with plenty of charm to spare.

While I enjoyed most of my time playing 60 Seconds I do wish the gameplay was a bit more varied. it does get a bit samey after a few runs so it is best to play in short bursts. It is entertaining though and will not break the bank.

From top to bottom, Gigantosaurus is easy to grasp and offers the right level of challenge and flexibility for children to pick up and play.