God of War Ragnarök review – walk among gods in a mythological epic
This imaginative sequel is a blast, as Kratos and his wayward son fight their way through the nine realms trying to avert the war to end all wars
October 2022
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II review – new thrills from the old campaigner
Setting one’s unease at delighting in hi-tech warfare aside, this is a precisely tooled, intensely immersive combat simulator
A busman’s video game? Meet the people who play job sims of their own careers
From the ex-military air dispatcher who enjoys flight sims over Bournemouth to the train driver who copies his real-life routes, gamers explain the peculiar joy of playing at their jobs
Overwatch 2 review – a free-to-play shooter for the rest of us
It’s not really a sequel, but Overwatch’s enthusiastic rejection of self-serious military shooters still draws you in
September 2022
Alfred Hitchcock: Vertigo review – uncomfortable for all the wrong reasons
Whether it ineffectively subverts or simply misunderstands Hitchcock’s body of work, this video game adaptation does the director a disservice
Fifa 23 review – EA’s final Fifa game bows out gracefully
Fittingly, this year’s final edition of the perennial branded football sim at last achieves its aspiration of enjoyable realism
A video-game music biopic: We are OFK follows a virtual band trying to make it in LA
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection review – worth shelling out
Cult of the Lamb review – grow your own cult in darkly cute game
August 2022
Summer games previews
Goat Simulator 3: Making the stupidest game of the year is trickier than you’d think
Saints Row review – a vast, ridiculous B-movie caper
Rollerdrome review – skating as a bloodsport
Simon Parkin on games
Stray review – cats get the cream in slinky, post-apocalyptic fantasy
July 2022
Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course review – a mind-bending feast for the senses
This follow-up to the acclaimed 2017 cartoon shooter is a gauntlet of boss fights against outlandish flora and fauna with an eye-pleasing nod to classic animation
June 2022
F1 22 review – a stunning racing game sullied by money-grubbing
The Quarry review – engrossing buffet of horror staples
May 2022
Sorted
The 10 best video games made in Australia – sorted
There are some fun, beautiful and smart homegrown hits to celebrate, from Untitled Goose Game to the political statement of Escape from Woomera
April 2022
Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga review – a feast of fan nostalgia
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February 2022
Elden Ring review – an unrivalled masterpiece of design and inventiveness
This is a massive world, astonishingly rendered and seemingly limitless in its creative diversity
