Super Mario Odyssey
Every system needs one: an essential title that every gamer simply must have in their collection. For the Switch, it’s Super Mario Odyssey – the first big exclusive Mario title and, crucially, the dungaree’d pipe technician’s first full 3D outing since Galaxy 2 on the Wii.
• Release date: 27/10/2017
• PEGI rating: 7+
• Platforms: Nintendo Switch
• Price: £46.99
• Website link: https://www.game.co.uk/en/super-mario-odyssey-1713553
Assassin’s Creed: Origins
Ubisoft took a year off after Assassin’s Creed Syndicate to ensure that the ancient Egypt-themed Origins would be up to snuff and it’s paid dividends. Perhaps it’s time to reacquaint yourself with the series and get to grips with a totally reworked combat system?
• GAME Exclusive: Deluxe Edition Only at GAME from £54.99Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon
• Release date: 27/10/2017
• PEGI rating: 18+
• Platforms: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC
• Price: from £49.99
• Website link: https://www.game.co.uk/en/assassins-creed-origins-2022751
While everyone’s talking about Switch, Nintendo hasn’t forgotten about the still awesome 3DS. The latest title in the excellent catch ‘em all-’em up series features all-new Z-move abilities, making this the best version of one of the best Pokémon games available.
• Release date: 17/11/2017Middle-earth: Shadow of War
• PEGI rating: 7+
• Platforms: Nintendo 3DS (handheld)
• Price: £34.99
• Website link: https://www.game.co.uk/en/pok-mon-ultra-sun-1342961
If you played the first Middle earth game then you already know why this needs to be on your radar. A huge cast of procedurally generated orcs are out there for you to cajole, battle and assassinate. But this time, you’ll be recruiting them for your own army as well.
• GAME Exclusive: Gold Edition, includes Season Pass Only at GAME for £79.99South Park: The Fractured but Whole
• Release date: 10/10/2017
• PEGI rating: 18+
• Platforms: PlayStation 4, Xbox One
• Price: £42.99
• Website link: https://www.game.co.uk/en/middle-earth-shadow-of-war-1828925
The long-running, darkly comic, deliberately controversy-courting TV series is back for a second stab at this game-making business. Just as with 2014’s The Stick of Truth, the humour in this is as close to the bone as you could get without digging into actual marrow.
• GAME Exclusive: Deluxe Edition Only at GAME from £54.99
• Release date: 17/10/2017
• PEGI rating: 18+
• Platforms: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC
• Price: from £50.49
• Website link: https://www.game.co.uk/en/south-park-the-fractured-but-whole-647346
WILD CARDS
Metroid: Samus Returns
Series co-creator and Nintendo legend Yoshio Sakamoto returns in this re-imagining of 1991’s Metroid II: Return of Samus. It retains the original’s epic exploration and detailed design but all-new 3D visuals and new combat moves mark this out as an essential remake.
• Release date: 15/09/2017Sonic Forces
• PEGI rating: 7+
• Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
• Price: £34.99
• Website link: https://www.game.co.uk/en/metroid-samus-returns-2024723
2017 has already seen Sonic Mania, a pure shot of nostalgia for fans of the Mega Drive original. Now Sonic Forces delivers the 3D experience that Sonic fans have always wanted. Best of all, you can even create your own character to join in the fun alongside Sonic’s gang.
• Release date: 07/11/2017
• PEGI rating: 7+
• Platforms: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
• Price: from £27.99
• Website link: https://www.game.co.uk/en/sonic-forces-2065756
The Sims 4
It’s been a long seven years since The Sims last graced a console but the wait is finally over as Will Wright’s creative classic makes a pad-wise comeback. Expect streamlined menus alongside your god-like dominion over the lives and careers of your created Sims.
• Release date: 17/11/2017The Evil Within 2
• PEGI rating: 12+
• Platforms: PlayStation 4, Xbox One
• Price: from £39.99
• Website link: https://www.game.co.uk/en/the-sims-4-2066831
Shinji Mikami made his name by crafting gaming’s most iconic horror series, Resident Evil. Now he’s been let loose by Bethesda to build on the series which combines all the classic old-skool tropes of survival horror with an imaginative menagerie of monsters.
• Release date: 13/10/2017
• PEGI rating: 18+
• Platforms: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC
• Price: £34.99
• Website link: https://www.game.co.uk/en/the-evil-within-2-2022605?spotlightOtherCatFlag=Y
