Review

It was somewhere between rescuing a burly American moe-obsessive dressed like a Saturday morning cartoon version of a Gwar member and helping a friend audition for a role in a TV procedural about a magical sneezing detective directed by Kuen Taranchino that I realized something: Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE shouldn’t …

Most shooters cast you as a one man war striding into battle on a cloud of bullets, carving a path through the enemy like an angry lawnmower with guns. Homefront is a bit more like ringing the soldier’s doorbell and then running away. It’s all set in an America invaded …

“At least we all agree, the third one is always the worst,” concludes Jean Grey (Sophie Turner), leaving the multiplex after seeing Return of the Jedi (opens in new tab) with her fellow Gifted Youngsters.  It’s a bold gag, but X-Men: Apocalypse never quite disproves her assertion. That’s not to …

“At least we all agree, the third one is always the worst,” concludes Jean Grey (Sophie Turner), leaving the multiplex after seeing Return of the Jedi (opens in new tab) with her fellow Gifted Youngsters.  It’s a bold gag, but X-Men: Apocalypse never quite disproves her assertion. That’s not to …

Superhot appears almost too simple at first glance. Every one of its white, texture-less stages give off a feeling of clinical, cold sterility; each of the red, faceless crystal ‘guys’ you gun down shatters into a thousand unfeeling pieces. Even its gameplay is stripped down to minimalist essentials, giving you …

The Division is a cold, cold game. Yes, it’s literally set in a version of New York gripped by winter snow flurries, and the remnants of a killer virus – as themes go, that’s chilling enough. However, I’m also talking about the calculating and rather stat-led way the game conducts …

Garden Warfare 2 has a cool trick to disperse the red mist of an online death: its cast of heroes are so dumb-looking, that you can’t stay angry. Ever tried flinging an f-bomb at a sunflower? How about insulting the parents of an undead construction worker? It can’t be done. …

I hate the word ‘cutesy’. It’s something that’s undoubtedly already been used to describe Unravel and yet is somehow completely at odds with the game itself. While you’ve probably already seen plenty of the charm on offer, this beautiful side-scroller deserves your attention far more than its handcrafted sensibilities might …

XCOM 2 is at its best when it’s pulling you in ten different directions at once. On any given turn, I may be juggling research assignments, weapon upgrades, and wounded troops – each one clawing at the last few coins in my meager piggy bank. Managing XCOM is an ever-evolving …

This really is uncharted territory – not since 1983 has a trip to that galaxy far, far away been a genuine journey to the unknown. Yes, the exact route we were taking in the prequels (opens in new tab) was a mystery, but the key facts – Anakin turning to …