'Horizon Zero Dawn' nails every aspect of the open-world action RPG, including robot dinosaur hunting.

Rich; compelling world-building; Visceral; tactical action; Gorgeous visuals and music; Refreshing diversity

Rote open-world RPG mechanics; Terrible title

Leading up to reviews, Sony and Guerrilla were so confident in Horizon Zero Dawn's protagonist, Aloy, that they said she may be the next PlayStation icon - Colm thinks they may be onto something. Check out his thoughts in this feature

Slick package in terms of visuals and sound; Tactics involved in taking down large robots is exciting; Aloy's story is compelling

Side-quests suffer due to similarity

Explore a unique world of machine like animals in Horizon Zero Dawn an action role playing title with a setting unlike anything before as it blends the primitive and the advanced into one. Playing as Aloy, a female hunter who lives within a world ravaged by robots. Representing a time period ap...

Unique world that looks fantastic – Crafting and combat options

Fetch quests dominate side quests

An open-world that tailors to each and every interest, Horizon: Zero Dawn keeps combat fresh, with an intriguing protagonist to match.

Stunning open world imploring you to explore; Hunt however you choose; Intricate fights with robot animals

Jumping and melee attacks are a tad slow

Horizon Zero Dawn is excellent, I can't emphasise that enough. This is a game that has made open worlds feel interesting again, in the way that The Witcher 3 managed to. This is something that has gone against the grain of games just aiming for a marketing spiel of "We have 100 hours' worth of...

Incredibly well realized open world with a host of meaningful content; Aloy is one of the best characters in gaming with an excellent story; outstanding personality and perfect growth; One of the best looking games to date; showing exactly what the PS4 can handle

Some side characters are just sat in the uncanny valley and could have done with a little extra work

A sizable new adventure for Aloy in a frozen wilderness that gives Horizon fans more of what they love.

Large new area to explore; gorgeous graphics; challenging new enemies; good side characters

Areas are necessarily not as varied as the main game; control towers feel like a weak addition; new skill tree is kind of a letdown; main cast is just okay

Graphics: 55% Sound: 55% Replay/Extras: 50% Gameplay: 45% Family Friendly Factor: 30% System: Playstation 4 Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment Developer: Guerrilla Games Rating: ‘T' - THIRTEEN and OLDER ONLY {Alcohol and Tobacco Reference, Blood, Mild Language, Mild Sexual Themes, Violence}...

It speaks volumes about the kind of endlessly fascinating world that Guerilla Games built with Horizon Zero Dawn that the game's first expansion, The Frozen Wilds , could be considered a worthwhile addition to the core game just by giving players a new piece of magnificently rendered countryside to...

If Horizon: Zero Dawn hooked you with its concept and its wonderful approach to an open-world Action RPG, then The Frozen Wilds will sink those hooks even deeper.

Across a vast and beautiful open world, Zero Dawn juggles many moving parts with polish and finesse. Its main activity - combat - is extremely satisfying thanks to the varied design and behaviors of machine-creatures that roam its lands, each of which needs to be taken down with careful...