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

I'll just keep this fairly short and sweet. BUY. THIS. GAME. Delivery was on time. No huge Day One update when i installed it. Unfortunately you can't play it while it's installing but install time ain't long either. Graphics are beautiful even on standard 1080p HDTV. Nice variety of enemies.

Horizon: Zero Dawn is one of those rare games that actually feels like a AAA title. The level of polish and care that has gone into the game echoes throughout. It's an incredible journey worth undertaking, worth every moment you spend with the game.

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'.

The pacing issues at its core and the fact that Horizon seems to do all in its power to remind you that you're playing a £40, AAA survival game hold it back from being an instant classic, but there are the building blocks here for a fantastic franchise, and if Sony is looking for something to take...

The smash hit PS4 exclusive gets a stunning winter-themed expansion, with more robot animals and the best snow effects ever.

Amazing graphics, with some of the best snow effects ever seen; New animals are fun and sub quests are more involved than before; Dialogue has a bit more zest to it

None of the additions are really very significant and the plot is a disappointing rehash of the main game; Gameplay still becomes repetitive after several hours of the same thing

A decent open-world game with a bad story and a disappointing world is still a decent open-world game. To be played after you've finished the greats.

Remember how it felt to see a Sawtooth for the first time That thrill, the excited fear, your heart thumping as you hide in the red gr...

Bewitching new characters; A welcome challenge for high-level players; New machines are deadly but fair

Not enough sidequests; Slightly tedious exposition at the end

Horizon Zero Dawn is a fantastic game with unfortunate timing. The past decade of open-world video game design culminates on its post-post-apocalyptic Earth. The world is denser, the fiction more coherent and the combat more inventive than in its contemporaries.

Horizon Zero Dawn represents a brand-new franchise recently released to the PlayStation 4. Developed by Guerrilla Games, Horizon Zero Dawn is a third-person, open-world game that takes place in a post-apocalyptic future.