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Sony almost totalled Destruction AllStars when it intended to attach a £69.99/$69.99 price tag to the explosive racer, but it reversed its decision prior to the PS5’s launch and added it to the PS Plus lineup. While there was potential in the package on day one, however, it took developer Lucid Games a little time to iterate on the formula. With some small gameplay adjustments, such as the size of the arenas, this slam-‘em-up now feels fantastic – and it’s enhanced by a genuinely cool pool of character designs and some impressive visual effects.
Mindless, vehicle-smashing fun
Good selection of modes
Slick presentation
Great characters
Matches can slow right down
Lacklustre cosmetics
Content gated by microtransations
Lack of music
Forspoken should and could have been a better game than it actually is. Its strengths lie in its core gameplay, which is fast, fluid, and great fun at its best. However, unnecessary open world clutter hampers exploration, and the combat system only begins to hit its stride hours into the adventure. If you can push through a poorly paced story, packed with desperately dull characters, then you might find enjoyment in Frey’s fantastical abilities, which undoubtedly steal the show both in and out of battle. It’s not quite the disaster that the memes would have you believe, but it’s certainly not the PS5 showpiece that was once promised, either.
Combat gets really fun, eventually
Enjoyable traversal
Decent sense of progression
Some good accessibility settings
Inspired music at points
Later spells look fantastic
Big boss battles are a spectacle
Dreadfully dull characters
Disjointed, boring storytelling
Mind-numbing side quests
Off-putting open world clutter
Takes too long to open up
Technically rough
Default adaptive trigger settings will destroy your fingers
For the third entry in the Ubisoft series, Watch Dogs Legion takes the hacking action to near-future London. This time, the emphasis is on recruiting a huge group you can call on to tackle various missions throughout the city. It means you’re not tethered to any one character, instead hot-swapping between many, all with different strengths and weaknesses. While we’d say the end result is a little half-baked, exploring the open world London is great fun, and the Watch Dogs brand of using the environment in your favour keeps things interesting.
Hugely reduced load times
Great visuals and lighting
Smooth frame rate
Hacking and Spiderbot puzzles
It’s still Watch Dogs Legion
Basic DualSense usage
No framerate boost
Dreadful dialogue and story
“Play as anyone” concept disappoints
Bland gameplay loop
Dead by Daylight is probably the most popular asymmetrical multiplayer title of the modern era, tasking a group of friends with surviving against all manner of classic horror villains. Since the game’s been around for so long, it’s packed full of content from all your favourite franchises, including A Nightmare on Elm Street and SAW . Get a group of buddies together and your playtime could outlast any other game on this list.
If you’re looking for a game with real teeth, look no further than the ferocious Maneater. This “SharkPG” places you in the open ocean, starting off as a relatively small player. However, as you progress, you’ll steadily grow larger and stronger, gradually becoming the true apex predator of the seas. Comically violent and the silliest sort of fun, this enjoyable title has some rough edges, but chomping down on annoying humans and swimming through the choppy waters, it’s impossible to have a bad time.
Lighting is stunning
HDR amplifies colour
As fun as ever
Improved loading times
Combat camera still not great
Framerate nosedives often
No gameplay tweaks
Dark Souls, and its various spin-offs, has become a genre all of its own – and Mortal Shell: Enhanced Edition proudly flaunts its FromSoftware influences on its armoured sleeve. This re-release may not reach the same highs as the Japanese developer’s iconic outings, but it’s unquestionably an entertaining alternative if you’re searching for another punishing role-playing release. With tight combat, versatile play-styles, and a rich world to explore, you could do worse than this demanding character action title.
Upgrade to 60fps at 4K
Improved textures and reduced load times
Good example of DualSense’s haptic feedback
Core game is still a good Souls-like
Crashes and pop-in is still an issue
Adaptive Trigger support is excessive
Can feel too similar to Dark Souls
Not every game needs to be revelatory, and Sniper Elite 5 proves that knowing your audience is sometimes all it takes. Gruff protagonist Karl Fairburne’s fifth outing takes him to occupied France, where he must put a stop to a MacGuffin plot named Operation Kraken. A mix of stealth and long-range skirmishes makes for a supremely satisfying blend, with Rebellion’s dense, vertical level design truly on target here. New wrinkles include an Axis Invasion mechanic, which allows competing players to infiltrate your single player campaign, upping the tension immensely. This a familiar outing overall, but a well-executed one – Sniper Elite just doesn’t miss.
Dense, varied sandbox levels
Stunning photogrammetry visuals
Sublime sniper gunplay
Smart DualSense support
Customisable difficulty settings
Deeply replayable
Axis Invasion adds tension
Punishing gameplay at points
Some sloppy controls
A largely familiar format
Terrible cut-scenes
In a lot of ways, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is like a blend of Origins and Odyssey. Like Origins, there’s much more focus on storytelling in this epic Viking saga. But like Odyssey, Valhalla leans heavily on expanded RPG mechanics, such as levelling up, equipment, and skill trees. You play as Eivor, a vision-haunted Viking warrior who leaves Norway to establish a new home in 9th century England. Featuring a lush open world stuffed with all kinds of landmarks and secrets, Valhalla is a real time-sink of a game, but its story-driven acts offer up some of the best characters and narrative beats in the entire series.
Big emphasis on story quests
Engaging story and characters
Gorgeous, refined open world
Lots of player choice
Superb soundtrack
Looks and runs great on PS5
Combat takes a while to get going
Accents are all over the place
Small number of buggy bosses
Bungie’s online shooter is still at the top of the pile when it comes to gunplay, although there’s no denying that Destiny 2 is a tough nut to crack if you’re completely new to the sci-fi sequel. Get stuck in, though, and you’ll find an abundance of quality content to chew on. Campaigns, co-op missions, competitive multiplayer — it’s a game that feels like it’s fit to burst at points, and the aforementioned action is the glue that holds everything together.
It’s still Destiny 2
Smooth performance
Super short load times
Great visuals
Gunplay even better on PS5
It’s still Destiny 2
Big visual hit in 120fps
No Activity Cards or adaptive triggers
Very overwhelming for newbies
Best content is behind paywall
Developed primarily by the team that crafted the gigantic Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, Immortals Fenyx Rising is an open world fantasy RPG with an emphasis on fluid combat and puzzle solving. You play as the customisable Fenyx — a hero tasked with ridding the realm of a corruption spread by Typhon — a key figure in Greek mythology. In fact, Immortals is heavily based on Greek myth, but the story’s told through humorous character interactions and offbeat narration. As such, it can be a fun adventure for players of all ages.
Satisfying navigation
Basic but fun combat
Some funny jokes
Smooth performance
Beautiful world worth exploring
Lots of borrowed ideas
Some frustrating puzzles
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