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You’ll probably never play Star Trek Bridge Crew. At least, not how it’s really meant to be enjoyed. That’s not because this is a poor game, or that it lacks features or fan service – it’s just too rarefied an experience. While you can crew both the USS Aegis and …

What happens when a series suddenly, belatedly goes supernova? Shadows of Valentia presents Nintendo with a rare opportunity to capitalise on Fire Emblem’s unexpected recent rise by probing its past. This remake of the Japanese-only Fire Emblem: Gaiden isn’t so much a new beginning for the series as a look …

Andromeda should have been a smart new chapter for the Mass Effect series. As far as the story goes, it is. 634 years since setting off into deep space, a colony of ships from the Milky Way – representing most of the major species from our galaxy – arrives in …

Andromeda should have been a smart new chapter for the Mass Effect series. As far as the story goes, it is. 634 years since setting off into deep space, a colony of ships from the Milky Way – representing most of the major species from our galaxy – arrives in …

I Am Setsuna is out this week for Nintendo Switch. Here is our review from its initial release on PS4. I Am Setsuna knows what it wants to be, and it tries its hardest to achieve it. It’s a smaller, more intimate adventure than many of Square Enix’s prior efforts, …

Post-apocalypse. The word conjures up images of desolate wastelands, dust, and dogged survival. But what about post-post-apocalypse? When all the calamity has died down, what’s left? Horizon: Zero Dawn provides the answer. A lush, fascinatingly intricate world awaits you, but it’s one that belongs to machines. They mastered it long …

Betrayal, anguish, death. As Anakin puts it: “This is where the fun begins!” After the Midichlorians, taxation, Jake, Jar Jar, and juvenile romance, Star Wars gets seriously entertaining with Sith. Revenge is indeed sweet. And, yes, pretty damn dark. Perversely, though, for all the pain and suffering and severed limbs, …

Forget everything you think you know about remastered video game rereleases, because new-gen Grand Theft Auto 5 punches the rule book, steals its car, and then reverses back over the battered, leathery remains just to be sure. The obvious question is ‘should I buy GTA 5 all over again?’ to …

For more than 60 years, LEGO’s been a peerlessly popular toy brand. Despite its ‘educational value’, the minifigures have charmed with their cute simplicity – an unassuming blandness that’s seen them seamlessly adapt various big-name properties ( Star Wars, The Lord Of The Rings, Harry Potte r, all the key …

The first time you battle an army of laser beam-shooting jellyfish with your fireball-shooting dragon, you’ll probably get destroyed. It’ll take a few missions to get the hang of dodging enemy projectiles (less a matter of threading the needle, more a matter of mashing the barrel roll button). You’ll no …