Video Game Reviews

Gotham has a new guardian in “Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales” (Sony Interactive).

“Cyberpunk 2077” (CD Projekt), a fast-paced action-adventure title that warns of a dystopian future where glamor, greed and rogue science reign, is being hyped as one of the best games of 2020.

With Christmas approaching, here, in alphabetical order, are capsule reviews of some video games that would make suitable gifts for young recipients.

Anglo-Saxon England in the ninth century provides the backdrop for “Assassin’s Creed Valhalla” (Ubisoft).

Inspired by the eponymous novels and film franchise, “Jurassic World Evolution” (Frontier) challenges players to create successful dinosaur theme parks complete with attractions and research facilities.

A group of hackers works to free London from the grip of dystopian government surveillance in “Watch Dogs: Legion” (Ubisoft).

In “Cloudpunk” (Maple Whispering), players take on the role of a courier driving a hover car around a vertical futuristic metropolis filled with massive video billboards, teeming skyways and outsized buildings.

In the seemingly endless battle between the light and dark sides first chronicled on the big screen by writer-director George Lucas in 1977, pilots race across space in “Star Wars: Squadrons” (Electronic Arts).