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“Fateless One” – Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning

Reckoning with when a new game being a decent take on a genre stopped being enough…

“-010 AF-” – Final Fantasy XIII-2

Square Enix loop back to their last Final Fantasy sequel sequel, with some fun new time travel additions

“I don’t date cannibal monsters” – Resident Evil: Revelations

Hello to the 3DS, and to ’90s nostalgia getting an effective update

“Remember the jingles used to go” – Just Dance 3

How Just Dance perfectly found its moment in the lyrics video era

“The Dragonborn is an exception to all the rules” – The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Stillness is the move.

“All unknowns are hostile” – Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

Join the non-stopping service from Canary Wharf to Westminster…

“The Middle Way” – Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception

Looks like an action movie, plays like an action movie, could do with being paced more like an action movie…

“I just work here” – Battlefield 3

Battlefield steps up to a well-trodden path

“This bastard’s got everything” – Batman: Arkham City

2011’s Batman benefits from the same flexibility as 1986’s Batman, but some new video game villains have turned up

“Car Explorer” – Forza Motorsport 4

A refined experience and a wave of not-too-significant choices make for the cosiest of driving games. Mostly.