While there are definitely reasons to bash on MW3 and the systemic dumbing down and recycling of content endemic throughout the big releases at the moment, there’s a lot to like about the Modern Warfare titles.

This is the 9th entry in the MK franchise, but it feels fresh and is a welcome return to form. Mortal Kombat isn’t just a reboot — it’s the sequel we’ve all been waiting for.

It works well as a karaoke title, even veering close to being a rhythm game thanks to the importance placed on your timing but most of all it’s a damn lot of fun.

At face value, Lords of the Shadow is a well made, very slick looking action/adventure. But for the most part the game is a disappointment that has neither remained true to its roots nor successfully progressed its genre.

The team responsible for creating Ico has been working on a new title called Shadow of the Colossus, and we’re here to tell you that you need to play it.

Bungie’s last hurrah to the franchise which has made the developer so famous. To say Halo fans are expecting the world from Bungie on this one is an understatement, they are expecting the universe and everything beyond.

There’s been so much anticipation and fierce, almost religious fervour over how the game should play in fact that it’s quite possibly clouded a lot of peoples’ judgement on the subject. Well, not ours.

Silent Hill: Shattered Memories is one of those rare games that uses the unique aspects of the Wii so well, you immediately feel like its quality would be lessened on a more traditional platform.