Games
Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze is funky fun
With beautiful visuals, sound, and imaginative stage concepts in a platforming game, this is one of the all-time greats.
- by Tim Biggs
Latest
Far Cry 5 review: cults and chaos in big sky country
The narrative and characters are not all they could be in Far Cry's move to America, but the explosive fun is as great as ever.
- by Tim Biggs
God of War review: runes and redemption
Shifting to Norse mythology, instituting a peerless presentation and retaining its gold standard hack-and-slash gameplay, God of War comes back to relevance.
- by Tim Biggs
THEC64 Mini review: Commodore's '80s classic reborn
THEC64 Mini doesn't wholly capture the spirit of the original machine, but if you need Boulder Dash in HD it's great.
- by Tim Biggs
Sea of Thieves review: a pirate's life, not for me
Though it looks stunning and is an impressive achievement in open world multiplayer, a lack of variety and frustrating single-player mode sinks Sea of Thieves.
- by Tim Biggs
Nintendo
Preview: Hands on with Nintendo Labo
This bizarre and playful product is so quintessentially Nintendo; it’s hard to imagine another company coming up with the concept.
- by Peter Wells
Burnout Paradise Remastered review: take me down to the paradise city … again
It's essentially the same destruction derby released 10 years ago, but that's not exactly a bad thing.
- by Tim Biggs
Scribblenauts Showdown review: a lack of imagination
Focusing the creativity of Scribblenauts through themed, competitive minigames seems like a great idea, but Showdown is not up to the task.
- by Tim Biggs
Kirby Star Allies review: Nintendo's pink puffball returns, with friends
The ability to turn foes into friends, combined with a new method of mixing and matching abilities, puts an interesting new twist on familiar Kirby concepts.
- by Tim Biggs
Apps
Florence review: wordless love story is brief and breathtaking
Australian made love story conveys the feelings of infatuation, familiarity and estrangement better than most.
- by Tim Biggs
Frantics review: letting the fur fly, with friends
PlayStation's latest PlayLink game is like Mario Party, but with goofy animals and backstabbing.
- by Tim Biggs