Tim wrangles mechanized prehistoric monstrosities in the latest AAA blockbuster for the PlayStation 4.

A visual feast; Challenging yet highly enjoyable combat; A wonderful story

Slow start; Some jarring voice acting

Horizon Zero Dawn delivers its promise of robot dinosaurs in a gorgeous openworld adventure. Unfortunately, it also delivers a masterclass in cultural appropriation, with no respect for the real world cultures it borrows from to lend its fantasy world a hint of ‘exotic tribalism'.

A society with a foggy past and an uncertain future is truly lost; such is the reality for the denizens of the world of Horizon Zero Dawn. Roughly 1,000 years from today, tribal communities lead primitive lives, surrounded by mysterious high-tech fossils of the Old Ones--the fractured legacy of our...

Complex and thrilling combat; Imaginative enemy designs; Expertly blends natural and technological elements; Impactful character development

Inefficient user interface; Barebones melee mechanics

Horizon Zero Dawn is another top-tier exclusive for the PS4. As long as you have some patience in combat, and 30-40 hours to drop to fully explore the world and take in the plot, you’ll leave the game with an immensely satisfying experience.

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.

The expansion for Horizon Zero Dawn retains the same charm as the main game while exploring a new story, environment and more.

I like Horizon Zero Dawn much more than anything else Guerrilla Games has done. This game, for me, is miles better than the Killzone franchise. Sony’s trying hard to push Aloy, the hero of Horizon , to the forefront as their next big character. They should.

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

Horizon Zero Dawn review – an epic adventure A few blockbuster debuts throughout gaming history have had a surreal, uncanny power to them. You know it when you feel it: a certain magnetism pulling you in, that can't-stop-thinking-about-it quality.

Aloy's venture to the treacherous northern region called The Cut deals with the Banuk, a highly spiritual tribe whose rituals and beliefs gives me Native American vibes. There's a great disturbance in Thunder's Drum, the Frozen Wilds ' tallest mountain, and Aloy must build her reputation with the...

Interesting new story; New enemies are challenging and fun; More Horizon

New gear is inconsequential; Finding the person to kick off the DLC is annoying