Here’s what several people who really really wish that they’d chosen a different game to give a critical opinion of, have to say about Fast & Furious Crossroads.

Dex is gorgeous to look at, has a captivating story to engage in and is downright frustrating when you need to fight your way out of danger.

It’s brilliant in capturing the essence of a trick, but Skater XL can’t stick the landing when it comes to every other element that turns a good skateboarding game into an enduring legend for the ages.

Ghost of Tsushima’s soundtrack isn’t just an amazingly moving collection of music, but it’s also one that is deeply rooted in the history of Tsushima and Japan. Moody and elegant, it’s also only one slice of culture that you’ll be exposed to in your journey across the vast island. With Mongolian invaders opposing you at every corner, it made sense to also highlight the culture of this warrior race from across the ocean, and composer Ilan Eshkeri wanted to keep that sound as authentic as possible.

Transformers: War for Cybertron is the next big series to take the spotlight, transitioning the classic G1 saga towards a more mature and darker tone. It’s kind of good! It’s also kind of bad! Here’s what we liked and didn’t dig when we exposed the short series to our optics.

A junk food JRPG that won't push you to the limit, Fairy Tail is a comfortable blend of fantasy and strategy that's authentic to its source material of magic and mayhem.

What's the best software from your particular timeline? Any gems you'd care to share? Sound off below and let's remember how much we hated that damn clown in Encarta's Mind Maze game.

They may not have the highest of profiles, but between dedicated horror games such as a new Flight Simulator, indie rock adventures in No Straight Roads and flinging a foolish samurai into battle against an ancient evil, I'm digging what I'm seeing so far.