Tom Wiggins
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There are two kinds of reunion tours: The Stone Roses Approach, where a band triumphantly returns to the stage amid huge nostalgic expectation and plays only old songs, and The Blur Approach, where the nostalgia is augmented by a whole load of new stuff.
The first thing you’ll notice about FIFA 16 is that it’s harder to score goals. Messi may be on the box art again, but the latest edition of this best-selling football sim focuses on defence.
The first thing you’ll notice about FIFA 16 is that it’s harder to score goals. Messi may be on the box art again, but the latest edition of this best-selling football sim focuses on defence.
When EA unveiled Hardline to the world many wondered why this cops ‘n’ robbers shooter had the Battlefield name bolted on the front.
Well, apart from its predecessor, and if you played that you’ll know what to expect here: lashings of ultraviolence; frantic, trial and deadly error gameplay and the best soundtrack this side of Los Santos. If you didn’t, the aim is simple: clear each stage of enemies using guns, knives, bats,...
After initial concerns that it would dilute the hardcore spirit of the game too much, we unexpectedly fell head over heels with the original Forza Horizon on Xbox 360. That meant expectations were high for the sequel, particularly considering its access to the turbo-charged power of a next-gen console.
World football tends to move in cycles – and as the FIFA games attempt to replicate the sport as closely as possible, EA’s annual soccer sim must also move on.
Landing in a crater of hype bigger than any imprint left by the plummeting robots of its title, Titanfall is the biggest game of the new console generation so far. But does it live up to expectations? Just about.
To a cynic each new version of FIFA is just a database update: a few new kits, the latest line-ups and you’ve got a brand new game.
