A polished continuation of an intriguing narrative, Mankind Divided is a familiar, yet enjoyable thirty hours of tech noir.

A triumph of hype and tech over engaging gameplay. The latter is short-lived with No Man's Sky.

Dark, sombre and thoughtful, Inside is a brief experience that's satisfying in the questions it creates.

A promising premise but falls short of its full potential by overreaching itself.

Exactly the right amount of old and new, DOOM is an adrenaline rush that borders on overwhelming in the best possible way.

The blending of genres, those perfect Moments and the beautiful pace of each game make Blizzard's new IP a must.

A slow but solid first chapter which offsets ponderous exposition with some thrilling fight scenes, and introduces much-needed new mechanics to a now familiar template.

Not exactly novel but fantastic all the same. There's something here for everyone to love.

It’s an OK game; completing bosses does feel nice considering all the crap you just went through and overcoming the risk of having to redo it all again.

It has a few too many flaws to be considered a classic, but I Am Setsuna does enough right to make it worth a play through - especially for fans of old-school RPGs.

Not good but not awful, The Technomancer serves more as a showcase for the future potential of Spiders than a game worth playing on its own merit.

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 Division: Underground introduces a randomly generated Diablo 3 rift-like system bringing a ton of PVE goodness to a struggling end game and delivers initial excitement and gameplay with ease. Unfortunately the repetitive nature of the missions as well as the consistent reuse of environments means that whilst this package brings something fantastic for players (PVE focused ones especially) after a solid few hours, there is nothing new to see.

The Detail is a valiant effort to bring gritty police drama to PC. Aside from some dialogue issues, the tone is flawless while the story offers up plenty of intrigue to keep any wannabe sleuth entertained for a few hours.

Overall, while this is indeed in some respects a new skin for the Total War series, it’s one that it wears with honour and pride.

Overall then TransOcean 2 is a distinctly average game. It’s not standout in its genre nor is it a weak link and at its purest it’s a solid economic simulator if a touch lightweight.

The setting is decent, the atmosphere can be good in an intimidating way but as it’s a first-person shooter with awful combat and an even worse frame rate it’s impossible to recommend.

Hard Reset was a great game when it was first released in 2011. The Redux edition has a graphics overhaul and a story pacing rebalance it still retains the gameplay of the original. While that was great five years ago when old-school shooters were in decline, Hard Reset now feels somewhat dated.

Despite clunky combat and an unremarkable story Mirror's Edge Catalyst star still shines thanks to excellent community features.

Bold concepts, but the experience never quite comes together. For all its potential, Battleborn feels dead on arrival.

Trackmania Turbo is like a Scalextric set for your console. As an arcade racer, it 's possibly the most fun you can have with the laws of physics. Some may be put off by the lack of a more competitive race mode, but for the majority, this colourful, simple and above all, addictive game is one of the most enjoyable racers to hit consoles in quite some time.

Stellaris is a game that begs you to explore but with erratic sector AI and trait conflicting win conditions it is a confusing and at times unexciting game to play.

Interesting, unique, but ultimately unfulfilling.

A bold but ultimately damned experiment, the game unfortunately does not offer any huge benefits in its PlayStation 4 re-release.

A bit too short, a little fiddly and a little less than invitingly re-playable to recommend to many more than the concrete fans or curious WiiU owners intrigued by the last hurrah of a dying platform.

A beautiful game that rewards those who lose themselves in the story and the world that Stoic Studio has weaved.

The only fault one can aim at Dark Souls 3 is its lack of originality, everything else is perfect.

Despite its unforgiving difficulty Enter the Gungeon is an absolute masterpiece.

Some minor gameplay issues aside, Republique does a notable job of taking an innovative idea and crafting an ethically-charged, politically driven story that most triple-A titles fail to grasp in their storytelling.

Fun for a while but by the time the difficulty curve really kicks in you’ll be bored to death.

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.

A brave attempt at cross medium entertainment, let down by leaning more one way than the other.

Whilst DiRT Rally doesn’t have the WRC seal of approval it has the hearts of its die-hard fans.

Not dead on arrival, The Following is a meaty chunk of gaming fun.

Street Fighter V is a wonderful game that’s not ready yet for launch. That’s not to say it doesn’t work - and work well - at what it does (most of the time). The problem is there’s not really enough of it, all working all the time, to warrant a release now.

With these simple colours and the odd puff of chalk the world of Dokuro is brought to life on the Vita in a breathtaking fashion, the simple art hiding so much potential underneath.

It’s not perfect but it’s one of the best online titles ever released.

A silly alternative to the modern shooter, Garden Warfare 2 doesn't take itself too seriously and is all the better for it.

If you are new to this sort of thing, it’s a good introduction but be prepared for a tough experience.

A wonderful experience only marred by its brevity.

There’s little to recommend. The presentation is wonderful, but it is let down by everything else.

Far Cry Primal is far from perfect but thanks to its historical setting it is a breath of fresh air for the franchise.

It’s charming and easy to fall in love with - dependant on your familiarity with storytelling in games away from the blockbuster excesses. However, picking it up expecting deep gameplay and equally involved experiences would be potentially too hasty.

A solid entry but it’s getting a bit tiresome now.

Overall, there’s plenty of value to be had in Atelier Escha and Logy Plus: Alchemists of the Dark Sky. It just takes quite a bit of time to maintain your patience with the heavy dialogue, bland visuals and a generally boring story.

The Banner Saga can be unforgiving at times but it is worth all the effort.

If you're looking for a quick game to blast away five minutes you could do a lot worse than Shooting Stars!

An almost perfect sequel, only spoiled by some frustrating bugs.

Faults aside, this remaster of Resident Evil Zero is an essential for any survival horror fan and a welcome nostalgic train ride through the very basics of the genre.

While better on PC, the PS4 release brings this remarkable game to a new crowd.

With the procedurally generated maps there’s plenty of replay value and there’s something rather rewarding helping you tribe earn the stripes and conquer each level. However the issues with crashes on the low-end of the graphical scale are a concern especially as this will be a tempting game for those who game on the go.

Not quite the diamond in the rough, India is at times sumptuous but often shallow in almost every other way.

Monolith Soft has delivered a true epic, and in some ways classic, to the JRPG genre.

A unique concept album that challenges your mind and your dexterity.

In the end the Old Hunters expansion is just as an essential purchase as Bloodborne itself.

Mordheim is a lot of fun once you get past the difficulty and intimidating systems it throws at you.

It may not be the remake the world was crying out for, but solid platforming and some hard hitting combat make up for a few false steps along the way.

A disappointing end to a series with promise, Game of Thrones needs likable characters to engage emotion.

The multiplayer is superb when it comes together, but the game lacks enough variation to be a true classic.

Ambitious in both scale and scope but sadly is just too much for the console hardware it will be mostly played on.

Fantastic looking brawler made by a team that understands the source material and the fans.

It’s ridiculously entertaining and has almost escaped the oo-rah jingoism so closely associated with the brand - it feels like the next great leap could allow it to break free from the shackles of convention and do something completely radical. As it is it’s polished, entertaining and well worth a try, even for lapsed Call of Duty players.

Pathologic hasn't aged very well. It's biggest flaw? It's simply too slow and clunky.

With Driveclub Bikes Evolution Studios have been able to surprise us all with no previous inkling we’d get to ride on two wheels, but when we did, we’ve been able to do so properly and from the start. That in itself is an improvement on the original game.

Yet again you can spend a hundred hours playing the game and still feel like you’ve only seen a small proportion of the world. But it is still a game littered with bugs, comical glitches and a frustrating user interface and while most of this will get ironed out over time by patches and the community they do prevent it from becoming a complete classic.

Battlefront is a fantastic game for a certain type of person. Its dip in, dip out accessibility, matched with the obvious lashings of love and detail from a development team that clearly respect the franchise and its fans - it is absolutely perfect for fans of the original trilogy who these days have limited game time.

Starcraft II shows that even in the modern era there’s still a place for an isometric RTS.

Need for Speed is fast, fun and good looking.

Renegade Kid’s throwback to yesteryear in both style and gameplay make for a rather difficult, but ultimately rewarding game that perfectly captures the tone of pulp sci-fi.

A treat for all existing owners of the PC original and an absolute must for RPG lovers who only have access to a console.

The capstone to a brilliant game, Polarized is a little too melodramatic to feel fully satisfying.

Let down by its story, dialogue, and visuals, Tales of Zestiria is still pretty good - but not quite good enough.

A hectic run and gun experience that is both fun to play and well designed.

A bold experiment that pays off, Guitar Hero Live moves in a new direction that's vibrant, exciting and contemporary.

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.

Three of the best looking, most fun and widely loved games all on one disc.

Vermintide is a triumphant co-op experience at its best, held back from greatness due to minor technical flaws.

As a package Rise of the Tomb Raider is sublime pure Hollywood blockbuster entertainment with the only real negative that some could level is that the minute to minute gameplay presents very little that would be considered groundbreaking or new and at times it might feel similar to the previous iteration.

The Taken King fixes so much of what was wrong in Destiny, but still doesn’t quite make it to the epic status it aspires to.

More an update than a new game, it's great to be able to re-access your songs and freestyle solos rock.

A rough gem that is not only a great game in its own right but also acts as the perfect hype generator for Fallout 4.

It falls short of greatness, but the story is enough to keep anyone riveted.

One of the best Telltale games ever made.

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

Despite some balance issues and long play times, Blood Bowl 2 is a bloody yet engaging sports strategy sim.

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

So, what is the verdict on this year’s FIFA then? It feels like a new game presented in a spruced-up shell taken from the old one.

The bugs still remain but Syndicate is saved by a wonderfully vivid London, despite everything else feeling dated.

Elite: Dangerous is a superb game with plenty of room for growth and maturation.

Gorgeous to look at, still a blast in co-op, brimming with solid content and the new petrol head angle, Skylanders SuperChargers is a solid addition to the already well established franchise. Not every-one will take to the new found love of cars but the target audience will lap it up.

A short, sharp, back-to-basics roguelike which will amuse for a couple of hours.

A fun start, but there's a lot here to build on.

The narrative is delightfully disturbing, but Masochisia needed more meat to its gameplay.

PES 2016 is a fantastic sports game that every avid football enthusiast should own.

A huge step in the right direction but is a tough on newcomers who may be put off by its complexity.

Charming, beautiful, and immense amounts of fun, Tearaway Unfolded is the perfect platformer for all ages.

A solid sandbox adventure, lacking in the chaos and madness that the title and license would suggest.

This takes a lot of the best elements from classic adventures while only hanging on to a few of the weaker ones.