When all is said and done, my 14 hours with The Last of Us (a relatively long experience for an action title), left me utterly satisfied with how the game played out. As the credits rolled, I found myself missing my time with Joel and Ellie, yet completely comfortable with the thought that Naughty Dog has forged a new IP where there doesn’t need to be The Last of Us 2.

Fuse is what happens when someone had a great idea that got greenlighted in a meeting 4 years ago, before executives and VPs stripped it down during development until there was nothing left but a shell.

Gunslinger embraces the franchise’s western heart and presents an action-focused shooter with all the trappings expected of releases three times its size.

But for many, Last Light’s changes will simply make the experience less intimidating and more enjoyable, and it’s hard to begrudge the game too hard when it’s still delivering such a fine experience.

Riptide brings absolutely nothing new to the experience of the first game. If anything, it just piles on new frustrations.

If you’re a child of the 80s and want to play a game that pokes fun at the modern gaming landscape while throwing back to a simpler time, you can’t go wrong with Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon...

Fire Emblem: Awakening’s gravitational pull is unbelievable, but you’ll come away from it each time feeling just a bit sharper than before. Handheld gaming doesn’t get much better than this...

These missions don’t quite reach the same heights as the main campaign’s best moments, and we miss Corvo’s abilities more than we appreciate Daud’s (the constant companionship of that creepy heart Corvo carried around meant more to us than we realised), but there’s more effort, imagination and fun across these levels than plenty of big releases manage across their entire lengths.

Despite the fact we’re finally getting Mortal Kombat here in Australia next month, you couldn’t go much better than Injustice: Gods Among Us for your fighting game fix. It feels like a classic NetherRealm game with all the mechanics and balance they’re known for when they bring their A-Game, and it has Batman duking it out with Superman. Honestly, what’s not to love here?

But aside from these niggling flaws, the game is bloody amazing, and easily the best instalment in the Monster Hunter series to date.

Its humour may be slightly weak and unlocks spread far and wide, but LEGO City Undercover is a thoroughly enjoyable and refreshingly innocent open-world game.

ShootMania loads quickly, alt-tabs like a champ and is a fantastic example of a game that can take five minutes to learn, but countless hours to master in its addictive gameplay formula.

Army of TWO: The Devil’s Cartel marks a low point for the franchise. The best way I can put it is that the soul of the series has left the building. It has action aplenty but it feels more like a slog. There are no blockbuster moments to leave your jaw hanging and you’ll forget the plot and characters almost immediately. All you’ll want is it to end, quickly...

The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct will bury itself dutifully to the bottom of bargain bins very shortly. Avoid even then.

Whether playing by yourself or against others, Trials Evolution is an addictive blast that should not be missed.