I hate being hard on games, especially those which come with smaller budgets, but Everreach: Project Eden on Xbox One just doesn't feel finished enough.
When it comes to drawing, I’m no Picasso, but luckily that mattered little in Draw a Stickman: Epic a few years ago on Xbox One. Needing to be able to draw anything with precision wasn’t really a factor towards conquering the puzzling adventure which saw a stickman at the centre of proceedings. Unfortunately, with skill not required and a selection of uninspiring levels to traverse, boredom soon set in. Now though, developers Hitcents are back to hopefully test our creativity more successfully by launching the sequel, Draw a Stickman: Epic 2. Is it totally epic, or an adventure you could easily give a miss?
The bottom line is that if you like retro platformers and are looking for your next game, you've found it. If you don't like retro platformers, then I respectfully suggest you try Alwa’s Awakening, as I wouldn't be at all surprised if you changed your mind.
You know that satisfying moment when you absolutely nail a dead eye sequence in Red Dead Redemption? Or when you dive through the air in full superman pose, blasting away enemies with bullet time in John Woo’s Stranglehold? Wasn’t that such a disturbingly gratifying memory? Now imagine that little nugget of serotonin boost you get when that happens. Got it? Spread that out for around five hours and that’s how My Friend Pedro feels. It’s bloody delightful.
If you are after a party game for the holiday season and beyond, or just like singing in your spare time to amuse yourself, then Let’s Sing 2020 on Xbox One is a great choice.
Well priced, full of content and even delivering a local multiplayer option, you won’t be wowed by what this brings to the motorsport scene, but it’s worth a look if you’ve exhausted all other racing options.

This is a game that you can pour hundreds of hours into, and still find rewarding gameplay and new strategies. Not to mention, it’s dangerously addictive. Clear your schedule for this one. Multi-hour gaming sessions have never gone by so fast.
Whenever a new card game emerges into the gaming world, it’s almost always going to be compared to the dominant Hearthstone or the ever-lasting Magic: The Gathering series, amongst others. With that in mind, the latest offering from indie development team Gambrinous, Cardpocalypse, is going to be up against it within its chosen genre. As it’s a single player RPG and CCG hybrid though, does Cardpocalypse possess the necessary attributes to not only stand out, but also captivate the strategic minds of those who are looking for a new card game to master?
The series has become something of a cult hit over the years. In certain European countries, Asterix & Obelix are still mighty mascots — France even have a theme park dedicated to the duo. It’s unfortunate then that their license has been relinquished to such a bland and uninspired creation in Asterix & Obelix XXL 3: The Crystal Menhir on Xbox One, especially when previous entries have been quirky, imaginative titles.
There is a very interesting and intriguing premise to Headliner: NoviNews; one that is a comment of the power the media have over world events. It's also well implemented in how the media make editorial decisions that can help or hinder governments in power.
Big Pharma provides you with this unique simulation, and while it may sound strange to act as a large pharmaceutical company at first, once you get past the lengthy and complicated learning curve that is discovered via playing through the tutorials, there is a great management simulator to play here.
All in all and Niffelheim on Xbox One is the very definition of a game of two halves. The mining, the crafting and the constructing all work very well, and I've not been happier in this game than when down in the depths of my mine, chiselling away at the rock to see what I can find. Sadly, as good as this side of the game is, the combat is equally poor on the other side of the scale.
