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PlayStation 5, Xbox, PC (version played); Bandai NamcoThe game generates blood-pumping moments as you twist, turn and weave through the skies, while your locked-on missiles speed away to obliterate an enemy planeThe core appeal of any Ace Combat game lies in the moment when the beautiful clouds part, the sunlight glints off your perfectly rendered […]
PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4/5, Xbox; Arbitrary MetricThe latest work from the team behind Paratopic is part compulsive time-loop management sim, part eerie subterranean adventureFetch the chair from storage. Deliver a message that causes disgust. Clean vomit in the afternoon and pour another glass in the evening. In Roman Sands RE:Build, you provide concierge service
Roman Sands RE:Build review – marooned in a crumbling vaporwave dream Read More »
PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S/X, PC; Asobo StudioThe medieval franchise is transplanted to Crete, conjuring action-adventure magic from familiar ingredientsThe path in Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy is a familiar one. Amid ancient ruins and sun-dappled gorges, a young woman, Sophia, dutifully treads the same footsteps as a Minoan warrior from millennia ago, one with
Creative Assembly could strike gold again with this follow-up to their fan-favourite, film-inspired game … if you’re brave enough to venture outdoorsAlien: Isolation redefined Alien games on its release in 2014, bringing the original taut, haunted house theme of the first movie to fans who had mostly been fed action-packed shooters. Cowering under desks and
Alien: Isolation 2 – another strong female protagonist stalked in a terrifying new world Read More »
PC; Replicant D6This GoldenEye 007-styled retro shooter is an agreeable set of straightahead shooting missions that hark back to a simpler time, with simpler controlsWith 007 First Light, 2026 has already given us the best James Bond game in more than three decades, since the release of Rare’s N64 classic GoldenEye 007. But what about
Agent 64: Spies Never Die review – licence to kill time like the 90s never ended Read More »
Being a woman who loves video games has often felt lonely, like being on a hostile planet – but Metroid’s female space hunter has been with me all the way It’s 1986, and you’re playing a brand-new game. (You’re in Japan in this scenario, by the way; the game in question, Metroid, won’t come to
Denkiworks’ debut lets players pull off tricks and pull pints in a stunning, Japan-inspired settingA freeloading tanuki, mounting debt, and a town full of possibilities will sound familiar to fans of Animal Crossing. Alas, while you won’t find accountability from Tom Nook, Kyoto-based studio Denkiworks has stepped in to heal your financial trauma with a
PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox, Nintendo Switch; Vertigo GamesThis clever update captures the 1990s magic of the original… including some of the technical issuesThe 90s were a gold rush for adventure games. LucasArts kicked off the decade with its legendarily irreverent Monkey Island games. Then, Cyan Worlds materialised to deliver a series of atmospheric and boundary-pushing
The 7th Guest Remake Review – a spirited reboot of a ghost story classic Read More »
As Hollywood searches for its next iteration of the superspy, the actor explains how he earned pop culture’s most sought-after role – and how he’s taking 007 back to basicsThey expect you to die! The history of Bond in video games, from the good to the badIs any acting gig more contested than James Bond?
‘The enormity of the idea helped me’: how Patrick Gibson became gaming’s new James Bond Read More »
90s PlayStation fans, rejoice: California studio Toys for Bob is making Spyro: Realms Beyond, intended to ‘inspire love, joy and laughter’As the gaming mascots of millennial childhood have been resuscitated one by one for a nostalgic audience, one has remained notably absent: 1990s PlayStation hero Spyro. A new game starring the purple dragon was announced
Spyro the Dragon returns with a new game after almost two decades Read More »
