STAR TREK: BRIDGE CREW

$69.95 | PSVR, Rift, Vive | ubisoft.com While it might seem natural to want to use the immersive nature of VR for shooters, social scenarios can be just as engaging — and far less nauseating. Merging the groupthink environment with a strategy game makes Star Trek: Bridge Crew one of this year’s clear VR success stories.

ARKTIKA 1.

$46.99 | Rift | 4a-games.com.mt Once we heard the minds behind Metro were making a VR title, we couldn’t wait to get our eyeballs around it. Arktika 1. doesn’t have any genre advancing components and the teleporting FPS mechanic is well-worn, but the nuanced narrative brings a triple A plot and context to the VR scene.

ROBORECALL

$46.99 | Rift | epicgames.com When robots become sentient it’s unlikely they’ll willingly be dismantled after completing purpose. Tasked with tackling this robot resistance by whatever means necessary, this wave based shooter has you dismantling rogue robots headshot-byheadshot in an entertaining VR title.

GRAVITY RUSH 2

$69.95 playstation.com A sequel to the former Vita exclusive, Gravity Rush 2 is a more graphically finessed outing which fills a gap in the dying third-personplatformers-that-aren’tabout-animals genre. A dizzying, gravitydefying ride.

PERSONA 5

$99.95 atlus.com/persona5/ As far as JRPGs go, the Persona series is about as close to a ‘mainstream’ offering as you’ll get: instead of a fantasy or sci-fi setting, you’re surviving in high school. This instalment didn’t reinvent the wheel, but it refined its way to the top of the series’ pile.

WIPEOUT: OMEGA COLLECTION

$69.95 playstation.com The futuristic racer gets a premium remaster collection, gathering together three titles (WipEout HD, HD Fury and 2048) and culminating in 26 circuits and over 40 vehicles. Looks incredible in 4K, too.