Gears 5 is available for free on Game Pass right now, so you really have no excuse not to check it outREVIEW
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It’s a big month for reviews, with a crazy number of
vital games out for Xbox One. The biggest of them
all is an Xbox-exclusive shooter that we’ve been
excited about forever. Gears 5 (p68) continues a
great series that started on Xbox 360, one that was
groundbreaking in its cover-based third-person
combat. This time the story belongs to the series’
first female protagonist Kait Diaz. Do we love it?
Will you love it? Find out over the page! Then it’s
time to compare balls once again, as the two big
soccer titles compete for supremacy. FIFA 20 (p74)
and PES 20 (p84) have a long-established rivalry,
and each has its own loyal fanbase. Which one is
superior this year? Read on! Another great shooter
series also has a new, long-awaited entry out this
month. Gearbox’s Borderlands 3 boasts literally
billions of guns, but has it brought its A-game?
Page 72! We love getting scared half to death, so we
couldn’t wait to play Blair Witch with all the lights off.
Did we cry? Will we ever sleep again? See page 76!
The intriguing The Creature In The Well which is a
mix of pinball and dungeon-crawler is reviewed on
page 79, and we also check out Code Vein (p80),
The Surge 2 (p91), Final Fantasy VIII (p81),
Blasphemous (p82), Greedfall (p88), Vambrace:
Cold Soul (p87) and WRC 8 (p90). Enjoy!
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How we
score:
Can’t make sense of
our out-of-ten rating
system? Then see
below for your
at-a-glance guide.
10 A gaming
masterpiece
9 An essential slice of
brilliance
8 Give it a whirl and
you won’t regret it
7 Some minor flaws
but still good
6 Solid, but not
setting any
loins aflame
5 Average. Not
good, but not
terrible either
4 Honks just a bit
3 Look away, lest
ye be tainted
2 Angry-makingly bad
1 Just... no...
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symbol are on Game
Preview, so while they
aren’t finished, you
can still find out if
they’re worth playing.
EDITOR’S
CHOICEIrrespective of score,
the Editor’s Choice
award is given to
games with the
quality, ambition or
uniqueness to stand
out from the crowd.
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