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From historical thrillers and otherworldly wonders to more family-friendly offerings, you’ll be hard pressed to find the hours in the week to play them all.</p> <p>1. <strong>Call of Duty: Black Ops III:</strong> £49, Treyarch </p> <div class="dnd-widget-wrapper context-sdl_editor_representation type-image"><div class="dnd-atom-rendered"><div class="image"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20161120091758im_/https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/styles/story_medium/public/thumbnails/image/2015/11/19/11/call-of-duty-black-ops.jpg" width="564" height="423" alt="call-of-duty-black-ops.jpg" title="call-of-duty-black-ops.jpg"/></div></div></div> <p>Activision’s yearly shoot-’em-up has become a tradition. This one is set 40 years after the events of Black Ops II. You can play as a woman now and the multiplayer features new “specialist” abilities, such as “Rejack”, which lets you revive yourself after you die.</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161120091758/http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B017K2L0X6/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=B017K2L0X6&linkCode=as2&tag=independen057-21" target="_blank"><strong>Buy now</strong></a></p> <p>2. <strong>Forza Motorsport 6:</strong> £40, Turn 10 Studios </p> <div class="dnd-widget-wrapper context-sdl_editor_representation type-image"><div class="dnd-atom-rendered"><div class="image"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20161120091758im_/https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/styles/story_medium/public/thumbnails/image/2015/11/19/11/forza.jpg" width="564" height="423" alt="forza.jpg" title="forza.jpg"/></div></div></div> <p>This superior racing game is a whole load of fun. Zoom around 26 famous locations, such as Daytona, Le Mans and more. There are more than 450 cars to choose from.</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161120091758/http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00S7KMY3Q/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=B00S7KMY3Q&linkCode=as2&tag=independen057-21" target="_blank"><strong>Buy now</strong></a></p> <p>3. <strong>Fallout 4:</strong> £40, Bethesda Game Studios </p> <div class="dnd-widget-wrapper context-sdl_editor_representation type-image"><div class="dnd-atom-rendered"><div class="image"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20161120091758im_/https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/styles/story_medium/public/thumbnails/image/2015/11/19/11/fallout-4.jpg" width="564" height="423" alt="fallout-4.jpg" title="fallout-4.jpg"/></div></div></div> <p>One of the most anticipated games of the past five years. Players exit a nuclear bunker 200 years after an apocalypse. Mutated roaches and the surviving human colonies now populate the vast wasteland of Boston, which is open to explore.</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161120091758/http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00KIMBVMQ/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=B00KIMBVMQ&linkCode=as2&tag=independen057-21" target="_blank"><strong>Buy now</strong></a></p> <p>4. <strong>Assassin’s Creed Syndicate: </strong>£42, Ubisoft </p> <div class="dnd-widget-wrapper context-sdl_editor_representation type-image"><div class="dnd-atom-rendered"><div class="image"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20161120091758im_/https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/styles/story_medium/public/thumbnails/image/2015/11/19/11/assasins-creed-syndicate.jpg" width="564" height="423" alt="assasins-creed-syndicate.jpg" title="assasins-creed-syndicate.jpg"/></div></div></div> <p>An action-adventure stealth game where you free-run across buildings and assassinate key figures in Victorian London. The plot, which you play as twin assassins Jacob and Evie Frye, is a rollicking tale and the gameplay is particularly satisfying.</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161120091758/http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00XHS0O30/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=B00XHS0O30&linkCode=as2&tag=independen057-21" target="_blank"><strong>Buy now</strong></a></p> <p>5. <strong>The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt:</strong> £30, CD Projekt RED </p> <div class="dnd-widget-wrapper context-sdl_editor_representation type-image"><div class="dnd-atom-rendered"><div class="image"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20161120091758im_/https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/styles/story_medium/public/thumbnails/image/2015/11/19/11/witcher.jpg" width="564" height="423" alt="witcher.jpg" title="witcher.jpg"/></div></div></div> <p>In this game, based on the fantasy novels by Andrzej Sapkowski, players take the character of monster-slayer Geralt of Rivia, who must explore the huge, wonderfully rich open world and fight everything from possessed babies to mythical griffins.</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161120091758/http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00CM1KZ3C/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=B00CM1KZ3C&linkCode=as2&tag=independen057-21" target="_blank"><strong>Buy now</strong></a></p> <p>6. <strong>Batman: Arkham Knight:</strong> £25, Rocksteady Studios</p> <div class="dnd-widget-wrapper context-sdl_editor_representation type-image"><div class="dnd-atom-rendered"><div class="image"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20161120091758im_/https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/styles/story_medium/public/thumbnails/image/2015/11/19/11/arkham-knight.jpg" width="564" height="423" alt="arkham-knight.jpg" title="arkham-knight.jpg"/></div></div></div> <p>One of the most fun games we’ve played, this is a visceral, Gothic adventure as you fly, drive and grapple around Gotham as the Dark Knight himself. It’s a gorgeous game, but stay away from the DLC, which is buggy and not very fun.</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161120091758/http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00IS6S7RQ/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=B00IS6S7RQ&linkCode=as2&tag=independen057-21" target="_blank"><b>Buy now</b></a></p> <p>7. <strong>Halo 5: Guardians:</strong> £35, 343 Industries </p> <div class="dnd-widget-wrapper context-sdl_editor_representation type-image"><div class="dnd-atom-rendered"><div class="image"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20161120091758im_/https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/styles/story_medium/public/thumbnails/image/2015/11/19/11/halo-5.jpg" width="564" height="423" alt="halo-5.jpg" title="halo-5.jpg"/></div></div></div> <p>When the colony worlds are attacked out of the blue, a new Spartan is tasked with hunting down the Master Chief. There’s a riveting campaign to this first-person shooter and some of the best multiplayer battles, with fast-paced combat and guns that pack a punch.</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161120091758/http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00D781W3Q/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=B00D781W3Q&linkCode=as2&tag=independen057-21" target="_blank"><strong>Buy now</strong></a></p> <p>8. <strong>Destiny: The Taken King: </strong>£44, Bungie </p> <div class="dnd-widget-wrapper context-sdl_editor_representation type-image"><div class="dnd-atom-rendered"><div class="image"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20161120091758im_/https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/styles/story_medium/public/thumbnails/image/2015/11/19/11/destiny-the-taken.jpg" width="564" height="423" alt="destiny-the-taken.jpg" title="destiny-the-taken.jpg"/></div></div></div> <p>This is the newest expansion pack in the shared-world shooter Destiny – an online game that sees players joining up to fight hordes of enemies. Now, the Taken army has arisen and players must defeat them. The story is a lot more coherent and memorable than predecessors.</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161120091758/http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00ZF7038C/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=B00ZF7038C&linkCode=as2&tag=independen057-21" target="_blank"><strong>Buy now</strong></a></p> <p>9. <strong>Metal Gear Solid V:</strong> <strong>The Phantom Pain:</strong> £43, Kojima Productions </p> <div class="dnd-widget-wrapper context-sdl_editor_representation type-image"><div class="dnd-atom-rendered"><div class="image"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20161120091758im_/https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/styles/story_medium/public/thumbnails/image/2015/11/19/11/metal-gear-solid.jpg" width="564" height="423" alt="metal-gear-solid.jpg" title="metal-gear-solid.jpg"/></div></div></div> <p>Metal Gear’s latest iteration sees players tackle a humongous open world. Set across Afghanistan and Africa, players infiltrate bases and kill baddies with increasingly sophisticated weaponry. The game has some of the best smoke, sand and rain graphics of the generation. 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This time Lara Croft is in search of the Divine Source, and the city of Kitezh in Siberia, which can provide immortality. But she is hunted by the nefarious Trinity organisation who want it for themselves. Gameplay is smooth and addictive as you platform around the wastes, scaling glaciers and discovering tombs to pilfer.</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161120091758/http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00KJGYGUA/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=B00KJGYGUA&linkCode=as2&tag=independen057-21" target="_blank"><strong>Buy now</strong></a></p> <p><em><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px; line-height: normal;">IndyBest product reviews are unbiased, independent advice you can trust. On some occasions, we earn revenue if you click the links and buy the products, but we never allow this to bias our coverage. 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