Martin Gaston
Another exciting visual novel - but only if you can get over the series' longstanding irritations.
Despite messy design decisions, Pac-Man's latest still manages to come together.
This quickfire follow-up to one of 2015's real gems doesn't make any big steps forward, but it's a charmer all the same.
Unique and visually striking, Abzu doesn't quite make the most of its underwater setting but remains a highly compelling adventure.
Dead Rising 3 has a lot of fun encouraging you to use its impressive array of barmy, brutal weaponry in an undead city.
The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds is packed full of enough canny puzzles and clever dungeons to make the experience feel as fresh as its iconic predecessor.
Dota 2 is complicated, exhausting, and sometimes cruel, but its many complexities form an incredibly satisfying and exciting multiplayer game.
Mario & Sonic's latest outing has the occasional fun moment, but fails to secure a podium finish.
Torchlight II is up there with the best examples of the genre, but Runic Games makes very little attempt to advance the genre beyond what we were already comfortable with a decade ago.
The game's slick visual overhaul is enough to get your attention, but it's the detail and pace of the game's tried-and-tested maps and gunplay that will keep you coming back - make no mistake, these are shootouts that are attractive through excellence rather than nostalgia.