Emma Kent

“With spectacular landscapes and soothing music, Europa is a deeply zen experience - yet is also capable of delivering some hard-hitting messages.”

“A versatile build system allows for experiments with deep skill trees and unusual crafting mechanics - but after the initial excitement of creating those builds, momentum fades.”

“With its high-chaos, high-comedy firefights, Helldivers 2 is a riot to play with friends – although its launch has been hampered by persistent matchmaking and progression problems.”

“With a slow burn opening that lays the groundwork for a potentially brilliant sci-fi thriller, Fort Solis initially shows plenty of promise - but its story loses momentum in its later chapters, and fails to stick the landing.”

“Action-packed dungeons make Lost Ark's early stages a real romp, but without a convincing hook beyond the combat, things get a little stale.”

“An immersive space sim that's dazzling in VR, Squadrons provides an exhilarating multiplayer experience, even if the story feels pedestrian.”

“Disintegration's campaign is a robot-smashing romp, but multiplayer appears to be dead on arrival.”

“Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order initially delivers well-paced combat and unique environments, but unravels into a tedious and repetitive slog.”

“Toys for Bob delivers another beautifully restored slice of 90s nostalgia, although the mechanics could have also done with a polish.”

“Patchy, chaotic but ultimately hilarious mini-game collection that proves Jackbox is still king of the party genre.”

“Super Mario Party gets an enjoyable reinvention for the Switch, though it introduces as many problems as it fixes.”