The Evil Within

The Assignment offers up a thrilling three-and-a-half hours in The Evil Within's grimy universe. Its stealthy gameplay, beautifully designed environments, and refreshingly grounded protagonist make it stand out from the main game, and a cliffhanger...

Shinji Mikami is one of the people who pioneered the survival-horror genre, and seeing him return to the drawing board is great. Shame he did with The Evil Within. There are enjoyable moments here and there, the challenge is present, and the game manages...

Other moments of frustration pop up throughout the campaign--invisible enemies, a recurring character who appears from nowhere to kill you instantly--which feel like clumsy missteps in an otherwise satisfying fight for survival. But it's a fight that anyone with a tough stomach should take on.

Developer: Tango Gameworks Publisher: Bethesda Platforms: PC, Xbox One, PS4 Version Reviewed: PC I find myself rather conflicted about The Evil Within, the latest game from Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami. This may well be because The Evil Within is...

A challenging blend of stealth and action, but relies on gross-out rather than real fear. Poor design choices leads to technical shortcomings.

Neither has the tone of his work changed, from the B-movie dialogue to the taut gunplay. The Evil Within is also something of greatest hits of the director's finest ideas and moments. There's the crouched zombie munching on a cadaver who peers back at...

The enemies and environments are inventively disturbing. Photo: Bethesda SoftworksIn 2005, after Capcom had published many samey sequels, Mikami revolutionised the series he had spawned. Resident Evil 4 was a hit with critics and fans, a bold reinvention...

Good: A solid game that definitely has an audience. Might lack replay value, could be too short or there are some hard-to-ignore faults, but the experience is fun....