Microsoft’s tent-pole circuit racing sim series makes a welcome return with Forza Motorsport 6 after last year’s successful open-world spinoff, Forza Horizons 2.

For Forza Motorsport 6, the series second entry on the Xbox One, have developers Turn 10 been paying attention to some of the other very high quality racing games out there? Could this be the best-looking racing game ever made? Continue reading Forza Motorsport 6 Xbox One review →

The fifth main title in Hideo Kojima’s acclaimed Metal Gear Solid series, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, is finally upon us. Fans have been salivating over what could be the last Metal Gear Solid game for years now. But has it been worth the wait?

The drama surrounding the development of Metal Gear Solid V has almost been a convoluted as Kojima’s sometimes barking mad in-game story-lines. Continue reading Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain review →

We’ve all done it, screamed at the screen as our teenage heroes make the worst decisions possible, usually ending in their demise at the hands of a demon with knives for fingers, a hockey-masked psychopath or the vengeful spirit of an ancient evil.

PlayStation 4 exclusive, Until Dawn, puts players in the shoes of a group of teenagers living the worst (and possibly last) night of their lives. You decisions are their decisions. Are going to be able to put our money where our mouths are and survive the night? Continue reading Until Dawn PlayStation 4 review →

The best-selling manga and anime sensation get its first new-gen game with One Piece Pirate Warriors 3.

I’ll be honest right now and say that I didn’t immediately put my hand up to review this one. Whilst I’m a great fan of manga and anime, Japanese manga-based games are most definitely an acquired taste.

Featuring over the top characters, manga tales often feature bizarre stories that are hard enough to follow on the printed page, let alone punctuating often equally weird gameplay. Peculiar dialogue and jokes that get lost in translation can make for a rather unique and quirky gaming experience. Continue reading One Piece Pirate Warriors 3 PS4 review →

Madden NFL 16 is EA Sports’ second game released for the 2016 season, following the Frostbite Engine-driven Rory McIlroy PGA Tour.

For this year’s Madden we are back with EA’s proprietary game engine, Ignite, for what is the best-looking sports game I’ve ever played. If the visuals in Madden are anything to go by sports fans have a lot to look forward to with this year’s FIFA, NHL and NBA Live games.

Whilst we would all like to see the release of a decent rugby game, let’s face it, it’s unlikely to happen anytime soon. In the meantime the Madden NFL series is the closest that you are going to get. Continue reading It’s Madden season: Madden NFL 16 review →

Rare Replay takes a leaf out of playbook of the company’s long-time collaborator, Nintendo, to give us a release soaked in nostalgia. It’s a compilation of over 30 games from the last three decades with special challenges and featurettes created exclusively for this collection.

Every gamer out there from fifteen to fifty that is going to find a game in this package that formed one of the cornerstones on their video gaming hobby. Continue reading Rare Replay Xbox One review →

Everyone’s Gone to the Rapture is a daring endeavour, a collaboration between British indie developer The Chinese Room and Sony’s San Diego Studios.

Set in a leafy English village, the game tells a post-apocalyptic story like none other. It’s actually less of a game and more of an interactive narrative told though the media of a video game engine. And it’s not going to be for everyone. Continue reading Everyone’s Gone to the Rapture PlayStation 4 review →

After a two-year break PGA Tour is back, minus Tiger Woods and, curiously, minus the 2015 suffix. Rory McIlroy PGA Tour sees the Irish golfing number one take his place as the game’s new title athlete.

For this first new-gen PGA Tour the game rebuilt from scratch using Battlefield 4’s veteran Frostbite engine. This is great news as past installments always seemed to be behind the times when it comes to graphical realism, despite improvements to the actual game mechanics. This outing gives us some of the most realistic visuals ever seen in a golf game. Continue reading Rory McIlroy PGA Tour PlayStation 4 review →