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Scalebound Xbox One Platinum has a lot more talent on its books than just Hideki Kamiya, but he’s still the headline act. The Wonderful 101 was let down by its focus on Wii U’s GamePad; Xbox One’s more traditiona­l controls should mean Scalebound is a reminder of what Kamiya is capable of.

Alien: Isolation 360, PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox One Time alone with sci-fi’s most horrifying ET is an odd wish to express, but Isolation’s AI xenomorph promises something all the procedural­ly generated jump scares in the world can’t: a coherent threat. Creeping dread is a rare commodity in games, but it’s the only way to pay homage to Scott’s abused 1979 classic.

Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End PS4 The departures of Amy Hennig and others may have raised eyebrows, but Uncharted’s in safe hands. The Last Of Us leads Druckmann and Straley should give Drake the PS4 debut he deserves.

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