Games
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To win the game without spending money or watching ads, you tap your phone screen as fast as you can, nonstop, for 3,000 years
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5 out of 5 stars.
Super Smash Bros Ultimate review – the fighting game with everything
5 out of 5 stars.Wildly disparate heroes from Nintendo history – from Mario to Pikachu and Street Fighter II’s Ryu – meet for matches of thrilling, barely controlled chaos -
As we publish the Guardian’s top 20 video games of 2018, we want to hear what you’ve been playing
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It had everything: swordfights with lizards, magical tennis, shrieking mummies, a whole world to explore – plus a rousing score you could play along to. This joyful/scary chapter in Nintendo’s Legend of Zelda has inspired designers ever since -
From immersive shooters to psychedelic Tetris and gothic fairytales, here are the virtual reality games you should be picking up
Reviews
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3 out of 5 stars.
PlayStation Classic review – Sony's nostalgia trip misses the magic
3 out of 5 stars.It looks nice, it’s easy to use and the games are fun to revisit, but the functionality is bare-bones – and all the swagger is gone -
4 out of 5 stars.
Battlefield V review – join the war effort on a thrillingly grand scale
4 out of 5 stars.This technical tour de force throws you into realistic second world war battles – shame it felt only 70-80% finished at launch
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1 out of 5 stars.
This overextended cartoon never transcends its resemblance to a pre-Christmas trailer for other Pokémon-branded products -
Pac-Man, Space Invaders and lowlifes … a reissue of an addict’s guide to battle tactics in an age of nuclear paranoia -
2 out of 5 stars.
Ralph Breaks the Internet review – virtually impossible to enjoy tiresome arcade game re-run
2 out of 5 stars.The sequel to Wreck-It Ralph is an overstuffed but weirdly pointless exercise in tech worship that fails to include much that actually connects with the audience
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Pop bubbles, play pool, become a neighbourhood god, a viking hero, or start a craft beer empire in 2018’s best new mobile games for iPhone and Android.
What to play
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From the latest fun-filled escapades of Mario, Donkey Kong and Link to complex, literary titles such as Octopath Traveller, here are the games that get the best out of Nintendo’s console -
Whether it’s fighting terrifying beasts, wreaking anarchy in a parallel universe or singing karaoke, these titles challenge both your intellect and reflexes
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For harassed loved ones everywhere, we compare the Sony PlayStation 4, Microsoft Xbox One and Nintendo Switch -
Rockstar has spent several years and millions of pounds to transport players to a mind-blowing alternative world. Has it succeeded? -
When children spend their parents’ cash on Fifa players, it’s easy to believe games are ruthlessly engineered to extract money. But that’s not the whole story
The 20 best video games of 2018