The best games of 2019 you may have missed

It wouldn’t be an MK game without a varied list of daunting characters, and there are over 25 new challengers and old favourites to choose from. Of course, gamers can expect to hear “Get Over Here” from Scorpion once again, along with Sub Zero, Johnny Cage and Sonya Blade, but we’re also getting brand-new heavy hitters. There’s Cetrion, a manipulator of the elements (Avatar-style) whose main perk seems to be squashing enemies with boulders (ouch), along with Sandman Geras, with the power of time (and sand) at his disposal.

There’s plenty of content to get through as well, with up to seven hours with its single player campaign (boasting a fantastic and hilarious over-the-top story) and plenty of items to unlock through its online mode to customise your character the way you want. Speaking of which, online connections are speedy, and we’ve hardly experienced any issues when going up against another player.

There’s a whopping 11 editions in the series for a reason, and the latest only gives us more of that brutal gameplay players have come to love and know. Also, we’ll never get sick of hearing “Finish Him!”

Devil May Cry 5
Release Date: March 8
When the soundtrack from the launch trailer of a hugely hyped game gets more views on YouTube than the trailer itself, it usually doesn’t look too good. But in Devil May Cry 5’s case, that banger of a song is why fans of Capcom’s iconic third-person action franchise are so excited – because that tune is what they’ll be stylishly slaying monsters to.
It’s been a whole 11 years since players got to kick, slash, pummel and shoot enemies in the slickest way possible back in Devil May Cry 4 (if you excuse the arguably good reboot), so fans have been itching to jump back in the boots of the Son of Sparda, Dante and relative newbie devil hunter, Nero. And with good reason, as each entry in the franchise delivers fast-paced battles thanks to a brilliant combat system that lets gamers play their way, slightly cheesy yet super-cool one-liners and an epic story.

Right, all caught up? Because DMC5 has added a lot to its crazy, over-the-top action. First off, Nero’s handy Devil Arm, the plot device for DMC4, has been literally ripped off, but that doesn’t mean he’ll be rooting on from the sidelines. He now has a mechanical Devil Breaker arm, which gives him a whole new range of moves to go along with his usual sword-and-gun combat. With over ten different types at his disposal, including the Punch Line that delivers superpowered flying haymakers to enemies, and the Overture which casts electrical hand-printed shockwaves to foes, getting that SSS rank achievement will be a cinch.

As for the star of the series, a rougher-looking Dante, don’t expect a lot of his moves to be changed – thankfully. Do expect a slew of new weapons at his disposal, including an actual motorbike that splits into dual wielding buzzsaws. Yup, the guys at Capcom are getting pretty creative. Finally, there’s V, a cane-wielding emo with a limp that brings a whole new style of gameplay. Unlike his acrobatic companions, V doesn’t exactly fight, but he does have three beasts to do the dirty work for him.
Kind of like Pokémon, except a lot swifter and deadlier. He doesn’t sound like too much fun, but early demo testers have said otherwise.