Ben Salter
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God of War set a new bar for a reboot, a reimaging, when it launched to critical acclaim in 2018. It took a known, but somewhat niche series compared to Sony’s big hitters, and transformed it into something amazing that appealed to both longtime fans and the mass PlayStation audience....
Return to Monkey Island is a delight the likes of which may never been seen again. More than three decades after The Secret of Monkey Island (1990) and Monkey Island 2 LeChuck’s Revenge (1991), series creator Ron Gilbert has returned alongside Dave Grossman to conclude the trilogy – and done...
Mario Strikers Battle League see the series return for a third season after a lengthy layoff, following GameCube and Wii instalments. It reminds us Nintendo is the king of reimaging the world’s most popular sports into pickup and play multiplayer shenanigans — and this is a comeback we’ve been waiting...
Three decades after floating into a Game Boy Dream Land, Kirby has finally expanded to full 3D with a combat-centric platformer that successfully transitions into an extra dimension. Kirby and the Forgotten Land takes the established swallow-and-fight formula from the traditionally 2D series and follows the Super Mario 3D World...
Uncharted Legacy of Thieves hits digital and physical store shelves tomorrow, and we’ve had a chance to check out its enhanced package ahead of time.
In this, the year of remasters, remakes and re-releases, none tickled my fancy more than the long-awaited return of the most iconic gaming trilogy from my childhood – the reason I spent months cobbling together every cent I could muster to buy a second-hand PlayStation 2 in 2004 – and...
Nintendo has looked backwards to go forwards with Mario Party Superstars, reviving five classic boards from the Nintendo 64 era and 100 mini-games from Mario’s parties #1 through #10.
Microsoft Flight Simulator on Xbox Series X and S is the first current-gen game that feels like it would have been impossible last-gen. It not only looks like a current-gen exclusive – it’s the first game that plays like one all the time. There’s a touch of irony that its...
Skyward Sword, often the forgotten child when reminiscing about The Legend of Zelda’s 3D catalogue, is the last in line to be given a makeover. Anchored with motion controls that finally delivered the original promise of the Wii – requiring the MotionPlus add-on – it seemed destined to be confined...
Mario and friends have made a miraculous comeback to the golf course after a surprisingly prolonged absence. While developer Camelot has prioritised Mario’s tennis career, Mario Golf Super Rush marks the end of a seven-year hiatus since Mario Golf World Tour (2014, 3DS), and an astonishing 18-year wait since the...
Super Mario 3D World is one of the last Wii U exclusives to see a revival on Switch. But unlike most of the Wii U’s greatest hits, it arrives with significant new content in the form of Bowser’s Fury. While we are hesitant to recommend Wii U owners double dip...
Call of Duty has spectacularly returned to its roots in recent years. A brilliant return to WWII in 2017 was followed by a reboot of Modern Warfare last year, which was not only my favourite Call of Duty, but my favourite multiplayer shooter overall, of the PS4/Xbox One generation. It...
