It’s that time of year again! The holiday season is here, which means it’s time to deck the halls, trim the tree and shell out some major cash for gifts. We at PlayStation LifeStyle know how trying it can be to come up with ideas for the gamers in your life, so to make things easy for you, we’ve prepared a list of the hottest games and accessories on Sony’s gaming platforms — whether you’re checking off the folks on your list or grabbing a present for yourself.
We’ve got categories for different genres, add-ons to already-hot titles and accessories to bolster your set of gaming gear. If you’re second-guessing one of our choices, or just interested in what makes it one of our top picks, each title in the game section features a handy link in the description to our review. Get reading, and get shopping!
These titles are sure to please the action game fan in your life. From twitchy fighting games to strategic shooters to deep, open world adventures, there’s something here for anyone who likes things fast-paced and challenging.
PSLS Gift Guide - Action
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Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection
In our review, we said "Whether you’re new to the PlayStation family and want to catch up on the adventures of one of their titular characters, or your looking to relive Uncharted again before the release of A Thief’s End, there’s little reason not to own this phenomenally remastered collection of beloved PS3 classics and rediscover the treasures on PS4."
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Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
In our review, we said "Incredibly, unbelievably, what we have here is a nearly perfect finale to the Metal Gear franchise. I truly believe that The Phantom Pain is where Kojima always envisioned he would take the franchise."
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Tearaway: Unfolded
In our review, we said "What could have been a simple cash-in HD port of the handheld title was instead lovingly (paper)crafted by the developers into a vastly improved, dedicated PS4 platformer."
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Assassin's Creed: Syndicate
In our review, we said "with solid combat, a very fun grappling hook gun, a wonderful recreation of Victorian-era London, and a pure focus on the single-player campaign, Assassin’s Creed has returned to its roots, and hopefully this has set the stage for something epic as the series used to be known for."
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Borderlands: The Handsome Collection
In our review, we said "The Handsome Collection is a fantastic time capsule with enough polish to let players revisit it again and again for years to come without it ever feeling completely dated."
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Mortal Kombat X
In our review, we said "Mortal Kombat X is the biggest and boldest entry in the series, pushing the boundaries on gruesomeness, offering an abundance of content, game modes and unlockables, and altogether bringing the franchise forward into the current generation."
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Batman: Arkham Knight
In our review, we said "Not only is this a testament to how far we have come as a medium in our ability to develop stories on existing IPs, it is one that shows that games are also able to deliver stories in a cinematic and logical way, without having to force a players hand to push the narrative in a straight line."
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Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls
In our review, we said "It’s a little different, and may take some adjusting for fans to get used to, but it provides a meaningful slice of the Danganronpa pie and does so in a unique and despairing way that only a Danganronpa game can."
