Mike Holmes
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You can play either single-player matches or double up with a friend and take on another pair. However, beyond that there's not much more to it at the moment, and this results in Disc Jam feeling a little one dimensional at launch. No doubt the plan is to add more...
All told Fast RMX is solid sci-fi racer that looks sharp, plays smooth, and offers some much-needed high speed flavour to the launch of the Switch. However, it's not without issue. We didn't much like the soundtrack, the career mode lacks a little depth, and for games like this to...
1-2-Switch is a decent collection of tech demos, and they're a great way to show off your new console to friends. It's throwaway family fun, and you could definitely have a good time with this at a party (Team Battle is a mode for 2-20 players where two teams compete...
For the fourth main entry in the series, Rebellion has certainly upped its game. Sniper Elite 4 is a complete package that offers a decent campaign, plenty of co-op action, and solid multiplayer. It marks a step up for the franchise, and the extra time that the studio took to...
Remaster aside, we should probably wrap things up by talking about the man with his name in the title, because Ezio is still a great character (and for some reason some of you like Desmond too, though we're not sure why), and much of our enjoyment of this collection stemmed...
It's not going to be for everyone, though. If you're not a fan of co-op shooters and/or wave-based modes, this probably isn't for you. It's also a little limited in that it doesn't offer anything beyond swarms of enemies and a constant grind through the levels. That could be construed...
Arkane Studios has crafted an excellent stealth-driven action-adventure, and without doubt it's one of the best games of the year. A worthy successor to the brilliant original, Dishonored 2 elaborates on what made the first so good, adding even more variety on top of what was already a hugely compelling...
Gonner
There's plenty of challenge that'll keep you going for a while (including a daily challenge that has recently been added), but you could also argue that it lacks the same longterm appeal as something like Spelunky, and once you've finished we can't see too many reasons that you'd want to...
Considered in its entirety Titanfall 2 is easy to recommend. The single-player part of the game is great, despite being short-lived, and it offers an easily consumable five to six hour campaign that mixes action, platforming, light puzzles and some memorable set-pieces. Sure, they could have done more with it,...
However, if you are up for multiple play-throughs and high score chasing then you're in luck. Mizuguchi's genre defining rhythm shooter has aged very well indeed and still feels fresh and immediate, and any age-revealing wrinkles are worn with pride. The classic soundtrack from the original and the new tunes...
HoPiKo
Even though the levels in Hopiko are potentially extremely short, all but the best players will spend a fair bit of time conquering them, such is the challenge that they offer. To keep you company as you play there's a pulsating chiptune soundtrack (that was composed entirely on a Gameboy,...
A heart attack is never a good thing, and four in a row can be catastrophic. Darkest Dungeon is a punishing, at times bleak affair, and it's not afraid to rip your beating heart out of your chest and hold it in front of you, tauntingly. But despite its sadistic...
