Xbox One

As a reviewer, it’s very rare that you come across a game that can almost entirely be summed up in one word, but in the case of Assault Android Cactus, the cliché is true; and that word is “dynamic”. Read Review

Resident Evil Zero HD is going to be a tough game for me to talk about because, like the original PS1 release that brought the T-Virus to our living rooms, I’m not sure whether I love it or hate it. Read Review

My first experience with ARK: Survival Evolved was not a particularly pleasant one. Going in completely blind, not knowing what I was doing, I started punching trees and rocks until my fists bled dry. Then a velociraptor came over to inspect the commotion…
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Who doesn’t love a bit of Rainbow Six? Ubisoft’s squad-based shooter is well known for making players feel like badasses, co-ordinating a team of squaddies through increasingly narrow odds. Read Review

Super Mutants, the hideous, grotesque creatures that they are, roam the decrepit wastelands of Fallout 4 as though they are kings among men. And quite frankly, I’m sick of it. Read Review

Mad Max is the stuff of AAA blockbuster design. From its collectible-filled open world to the simplistic yet rewarding free-flow combat system, Mad Max is a graphically beautiful interpretation of a gritty post-apocalypse. Read Review

After the dumpster fire that was Call of Duty: Ghosts, I decided to take a self-imposed break from Activision’s annual shooter. Read Review

Before sitting an exam, a buddy of mine would utter these immortal words: “Pressure creates diamonds.” And it’s a phrase that I find oddly applicable to Halo 5: Guardians. Read Review

The Assassin’s Creed series has been going through a rough patch in recent years. Ubisoft’s last offering, Assassin’s Creed: Unity, was a glitch-ridden mess, so bloated by its faults and inconsistencies that it was rendered unplayable at launch and still twitched like a bag full of clockwork mice following months of extensive patching. Read Review

Nostalgia is a powerful emotion, especially when it comes to video games. If I replay a level in Sonic the Hedgehog 2, it can transport me directly back to that moment in time to when I first experienced it; it’s like a window to the past. Read Review

It may have the name of a Disney-fueled Star Wars spin-off, but from the initial loading screen, Rebel Galaxy sets its own unique tone. Read Review

For centuries people have claimed to learn things from texts they’ve read, found role models in their favourite novels or plays, and even praised films and TV shows for their didactic quality – so why is it then that discussions of the effects of gaming have been limited to violence and desensitisation for so long?…
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