Reviews

If you’re going to drop a collection of games from this moment onwards, you need to look to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection as the content benchmark.

With multiple different Kaiju to master, Gigapocalypse will keep you playing for a while. It is in no way an essential play, but you’ll no doubt find yourself firing it up for a sneaky ten minute bash. 

After Wave: Downfall does have a dash of that gaming X-Factor; that desire to play and play again, just to see what is around the next bend.

The era of endless runners is over now, and Superola Champion Edition makes sure it goes out with a whimper.

Knights & Guns probably feels more suited to a handheld console over Xbox, to be honest, but on the whole you’ll find it to be a blast (sorry) to play.

Granted, it may not be for everyone, but Voyage is worthy of being thought of in the same way as It Takes Two, as a great co-op experience.

Cult of the Lamb has made a follower out of me. Recruiting followers, building a base, and running through a gratifying loop of fighting, looting, and dying all merge into an incredibly satisfying game.

Tinykin, although short, deserves a huge amount of attention.

Whilst at first, the additions to Madden NFL 23 would appear to be more subtle over previous versions, they all add up to make one of the better instalments of recent years.

The Company Man shows a lot of promise. There is a strong level design, some gorgeous graphics and a unique premise. However, issues nailing some of the core mechanics of the genre, scattershot satire and a number of notable technical issues hold it back from reaching the top of the corporate ladder.

Garden Story introduces itself as something of a Stardew Valley or Animal Crossing, but can’t possibly compete.

All in (pun fully intended AEW fans), Rumbleverse is a nice shake up to the battle royale formula.

Roll the Cat is a very well-made game. The titular cats are adorable, the puzzles are challenging and the art direction is top-notch.

Strong Moon is an action platformer that is too broken, too clumsy to reward skill. Instead, you’re exploiting its issues to make progress, and that’s no way to enjoy a game. 

Hidden Shapes: Black Skull + Old West is little more than a box of jigsaw puzzles with a simple, console-friendly approach to completing them. But that’s a snug fit for gamers who want that delicate high of creating a picture over time.