Guardian's Reviews
It looks and sounds basic, but the amount of effort, knowledge and understanding of the topic (and of game design and history more generally) that has gone into this mini museum is abundantly evident, from both the exhibits and the text that accompanies them. Like listening to someone talk about the PhD research they’re doing on a niche topic, it might sound boring at the outset, but by the end of an hour, you’ll come away with something you definitely didn’t know before.
It might be made of papercraft, but Origami King has a lot of structural integrity, and unexpected depth. If you don’t fold at the tricky battle mechanics, the reward is an elevated, postmodern delight.
PlayStation 4's prequel to horror adventure Until Dawn is a bleak tale of psychological stress that quickly becomes a haunted house fairground ride
Just when he thought he had kicked the habit, Matt Kamen finds himself captured by the new improved Pokémon adventures
In Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy, the puzzles are solid, enjoyable and very varied with only a few repeat patterns, even if some are a little more mathsy than my brain would like. The narrative has mystery and whimsy aplenty, there's lots of small twists, cute animations behind which collectibles hide, and there are cameos to please the long-running fans. The world comes off more sprawling, with more choice and more ability to explore environments with your trusty stylus.
The greatest fighting game series of them all is back, but its return is half-cooked, with much of its advertised features yet to materialise
Ubisoft's online shooter will be familiar to Destiny veterans, but its gritty take on New York amps up the misery and leaves us powerless to care
There has never been a better way to confront, or indulge, your inner assassin.
Once you overcome the initial frustration engendered by Super Mario Maker's refusal to give you all its tools at once, it provides a wondrously moreish experience that will enthral a generation of tinkerers.
It's become a cliche to herald each edition of the Fifa rival as a return to form – but with added skill and aggression and a Euro 2016 tie-in, it's hard not to this time
A derivative, uninteresting and fundamentally broken stealth action adventure that fails to capture anything interesting about Tolkien's fiction
Whether it ineffectively subverts or simply misunderstands Hitchcock's body of work, this video game adaptation does the director a disservice
It could have been the game to refresh the JRPG genre, but menu-heavy gameplay drags down promising ideas
At its worst, it's the gaming equivalent of a drunkard shouting abuse from a park bench. At its best … well, the drunkard has leapt up and now he's wielding a plastic knife. Rage against political correctness if you like, but don't support this tired game as part of your ideology – there are so many better uses of your spare time.
The latest internet craze lets you experience life as a goat. It's the gaming equivalent of a novelty single
This new Disney platform game is a strangely cynical waste of potential
Despite occasional flourishes, Arkane's latest game feels fundamentally at odds with itself
This visual novel spins a passable yarn in a noirish atmosphere, but would benefit from more space to explore it
Set in an Amazon-like fulfilment centre, this satirical adventure has interesting ideas but fails to adequately explore them
This could have been a great fish-out-of-water experience, but it's let down by patronising explanations and clunky gameplay.