A reader explains his love for the OlliOlli games and why he considers them to be the best sports games of recent years.
It is a testament to the endlessly progressive nature of the video games industry that the criteria for what makes a game great is constantly being re-evaluated and re-theorised. Games are judged on their artistic merit, the ambition of their plots, their graphical prowess (zzzzz), the solidity of their mechanics, the variety in gameplay systems and a seemingly endless list of other contributing factors.
But in a medium that innovates quicker than any of its adversaries, and is always throwing in new ideas, at the very core of what compels us to play… Read the full story