Battalion 1944

Developer Bulkhead Interactive Publisher Square Enix Collective Format PC, PS4, Xbox One Origin UK Release 2018

PC, PS4, Xbox One

You have to feel sorry for tiny British studio Bulkhead Interactive: really, it got to the WWIIshooter frenzy first with old-school shooter Battalion 1944. Kickstarted in 2016 in under three days, the announcement of CallOfDuty:WWII means it’s now the underdog. It’s a scrappy one, focusing on skill-based gameplay over gimmicks. We’ll have more next issue, but know this:

COD may have won the PR battle, but it might not have clinched the war just yet.