If you've been a fan of the PlayStation brand since the good old days of the PSone, then there's a good chance that June brought back some fond memories. Last month saw the return of three properties that once helped define Sony's console - and every one of them has managed to secure a place in our Game of the Month article. But which golden oldie took the top spot in our staff poll? There's only one way to find out...
Bronze Trophy: WipEout Omega Collection
Anti-gravity racing is back to make your eyes melt on PS4 thanks to WipEout Omega Collection. Combining the sublime WipEout HD Fury with Vita title WipEout 2048, this is a stellar high-speed package. Editor Sammy Barker called it "an impressive remaster that shines at high speeds" in our review, before awarding it a solid score of 7/10. You just can't beat a good bit of WipEout.
Click here to read our full review of WipEout Omega Collection
Silver Trophy: Tekken 7
Tekken's back and it's pulling very few punches. The King of the Iron Fist Tournament kicked our arses last month, and we still find ourselves returning to the ring for more. Tekken 7 is a brilliantly tight and satisfying fighter - one of the most impressive brawlers on PS4. According to our review, "Tekken 7 is a fantastic fighting game, and one of the best entries in the series." A deserved 8/10.
Click here to read our full review of Tekken 7
Gold Trophy: Nex Machina
Another gem nicked by Overlord Barker, Nex Machina is a shockingly compelling slice of arcade action. "Nex Machina is everything that an arcade game should be: addictive and accessible yet bursting with hidden depth," he wrote in our review. "This is a near-perfect complement to the ridiculously good Resogun, and deserves to find a place among your PS4's hard drive space," he concluded. 9/10 it is.
Click here to read our full review of Nex Machina
Platinum Trophy: Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy
It may not have been the most highly rated release of June 2017, but the popularity of Crash Bandicoot's return can't be denied. Reborn on PS4, the furry mascot is jumping, spinning, and sliding into homes all over the globe once again - it's a weird, but not unwelcome feeling.
Sammy reviewed this one as well, eventually awarding it an 8/10. He wrote: "Tough as nails but just as tight as you remember, Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy is tasty trip down memory lane. The visual upgrade is nothing short of spectacular, and while the design of these iconic platformers is firmly fixed in the 90s, they’re surprisingly playable today."
It's good to have the old bandicoot back, isn't it?
Click here to read our full review of Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy
What was your Game of the Month for June 2017? Do you agree with our winner, or even our nominees? Remember to vote in our poll, and then spill your opinions in the comments section below.
What was your Game of the Month for June 2017? (63 votes)
- Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy
- Nex Machina
- Tekken 7
- WipEout Omega Collection
- Other
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Bizarrely strong June! Really good list, and three legendary PlayStation franchises on it!
Pretty great month.
Wipeout for me. Crash just....Crash. :/
Crash Bandicoot is an absolutely treat. I'd be lying if I said I hadn't spent half of my time playing it swearing and threatening to put my foot through things, but the highs of perfecting a level are totally worth the lows of falling to my doom five hundred times in a row trying to stand on a rickety bridge slat.
Crash, wipeout, and nex machina for me
Elite Dangerous gets my vote.
@ApostateMage
I agree, Elite Dangerous, with a sprinkling of DiRT 4, would be the best games of last month for me.
I'm already regretting my purchase of Wipeout, I just can't find the enthusiasm to play it.
Not a genre I like but Nex Machina deserves this probably. Crash just happen to arrive at the perfect time for Maximum Nostalgia Goggles Effectiveness.
ESO Morrowind and Elite Dangerous for me. Morrowind is just more ESO goodness and Elite Dangerous is such an addictive space fans dream.
Crash bandicoot......enough is said!
I can honestly say, I really don't think June is that great. When 2 of the four are 'OLD' games (albeit with a fresh coat of paint) remakes/remasters, a franchise coming up for its 25th anniversary and hasn't really changed too much (apart from visuals of course) and a prettier version of something like 'Smash TV' and not too dissimilar from Housemarques 'Alienation', its not that exciting for me.
I admit I don't like fighting games so Tekken would never be in my wanted list. From a review score perspective, all 4 have impressed. I do think its great that some 'classics' are remastered for a 'new' generation of gamers to enjoy and of course a nostalgic trip for older gamers, I really wouldn't put these as games of the year.
I can see the Game Awards bringing a new award or two to its annual ceremony - Best remake and/or remaster of the year and Best studio that takes an old game by someone else and gives it a fresh coat of paint - my moneys on Bluepoint for this award LOL although Vicarious Visions would probably take it this year...
@BAMozzy Nex Machina is nothing like Alienation, it's more closer to Resogun if anything else. And I fail to see how some of these (old) games couldn't be GOTY contenders, they were classics for a reason. Frankly it's nice to get some old school franchises back instead of another bland ubisoft sandbox.
@adf86 @JoeBlogs It is similar in that its yet another top down twin stick shooter with the usual Housemarque traits. I know it also differs in some ways too - like no character level progression for example and I agree it also mixes some aspects of Resogun into as well but its still not that dissimilar from Alienation in a lot of ways too.
I think its a sad state of affairs if a remastered old game can be considered as 'game of the year'. They are 'classics' but they were also potentially game of the year when they 'first' released and certainly won't be in the list of game of the year contenders this year amongst critics - and rightly so! If they happen to be your game of the year - so be it but they are NOT 'new' games - something that 'Game of the Year' awards are meant to honour. I believe the Last of Us got nominated for best 'Remaster' (although didn't win) and all the awards it won for that game and DLC related to the PS3 release. It certainly wasn't nominated for 'Game of the Year' and all these 'remastered' classics will not be nominated this year either!
@adf86 you can't put GOY on a old A$& game. I just don't understand gamers. It's nice crash and omega is back but it's ludicrous to take shine away from new games coming out this yr. Just enjoy crash and don't give it more than it deserves which is a pretty good coat of new paint.
Can't wait to try these (Crash especially), but June has been all about Dirt 4 for me. Love those hairpins.
Wipeout, Crash, Nex Machina is the order for me. Didn't get Tekken, might do down the line.
To be honest I've not really got into Nex Machina, only played it 5-6 times, hope to give it a better crack of the whip soon.
Solid month Sony. Well played. Well played indeed.
Elite Dangerous for sure, have you not given it a try @ShogunRok? Thought it might be a game you'd really enjoy.
Crash and Wipeout are my games of the month.
the problem for me is that i don't have any interest in the new games or the old ones. :-/ nex machina is probably a fine game, and i did like resogun (alienation not so much), but it'll probably be free on PS+ in 12 months. i've only bought two games all year, one of which wasn't that great and i didn't play past the first few hours. lost legacy and everybody's golf are both out next month to pick things up, but after that i don't have a lot of the enthusiasm for what's coming the rest of the year.
@Ewflex If a game releases in 2017 then it should be considered simple as that.
@LieutenantFatman I definitely want to give it a go, but we've got the expert that is @AlexStinton reviewing it. Sadly we had to get Game of the Month done and dusted.
@leucocyte go and buy Yakuza Zero for £20 in the made in Japan sale. Turn that year of yours right around.
DiRT 4 is game of June for me. A return to form from Codemasters after last year's admirable, but misguided, effort.
@ShogunRok Fair enough, I appreciate the honesty. I highly recommend it anyway.
I'm a bit of a die hard Tekken fan but I'm getting way more out of ED.
@adf86 well you are wrong. No game should be considered GOTY if it's 20 yrs old unless it's completely redone like rachet and clank taking all the best aspects of its previous games and modernizing it. Even in rachet and clank case it's still not a brand new game. Just make a category for best remake/ remaster. People need to stop having Rose colored glasses with these darn remakes. Just enjoy the game and leave the nonsense talk alone.
@Ewflex It's people's opinion so to say it's (nonsense ) is bloody dispectful, besides what does it matter if a remake won GOTY the whole thing is arbitrary anyway.
@adf86 it's nonsense no matter how you perceive it. It's a game with a pretty can of paint in it. I am done talking about this. You are entitled to your opinion even if it's a foolish opinion.
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