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Review NHL 26 - The Best Hockey Game Of The Xbox Series X|S Generation, Despite Feeling Overly Familiar

Free trial available now via Xbox Game Pass Ultimate

With EA's NHL 26 getting a free trial for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members today (via EA Play), I thought I'd take a look at the latest entry in the series - courtesy of a review code from EA Sports - and the result is a fun hockey game! However, the NHL series is in a weird place these days, with...

• Fri 5th Sep 2025
• Reviews
• Xbox
• NHL 26
• Xbox Series X
• Xbox Series S

Review FIFA 16 (Xbox One)

Pitching in

When the generally super-positive reviews of Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 started hitting the net, it was hard to see – given the relatively limited list of improvements that EA were touting – quite how FIFA 16 had any real chance of defeating Konami's franchise this time around. Despite impressing in some areas though, PES contained...

• Mon 28th Sep 2015
• Reviews
• Xbox One
• FIFA 16

Review 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil (Xbox 360)

Back of the pocket.

When EA announced that they wouldn’t be releasing their quadrennial World Cup version of their FIFA series as DLC – which is something they trialled with the Euro 2012 add-on for FIFA 12 – the gaming world sighed. It was an indication that we were going back to the bad old days of paying out the full retail price for the...

• Fri 18th Apr 2014
• Xbox 360
• FIFA
• World Cup 2014
• Retro

Review FIFA 14 (Xbox 360)

Top corner.

The football season is in full swing, and with the EA and Microsoft cosying up over the FIFA series this year, it looks like it’ll eventually be a big 2013 for the franchise on Xbox platforms. Sales aren’t what they were last year in the early going, but with the Xbox One version of FIFA 14 being bundled with preorders, some players...

• Wed 9th Oct 2013
• Reviews
• FIFA
• Xbox 360
• Retro

Review EA Sports Active 2 (Xbox 360)

Fitness with a little slickness

This is the first time since Kinect’s launch we’ve had to say this, but when playing EA Sports Active 2, you’ll need a controller in your hand. Not to engage in any of the 70 exercises, which are all operated completely controller-free, but rather to navigate the wealth of menu and options screens that stand...

• Tue 30th Nov 2010
• Reviews
• Retro