I've been playing this series for over 15 years now, since it was first released for the PlayStation. I was hooked after playing the demo of Everybody's Golf 2 and while not a lot has changed from one incarnation to the next, I've always anticipated the next game and made sure I had the new titles when I've upgraded my Sony console. They truly kept us waiting for this one. It's been many years since the last EB Golf title and the first one on the PS4. The Good: The gameplay has always been the series strength and it's the same here. An easy to pick up, but hard to master (particularly when you play online and your opponents are scoring eagles almost every hole) mechanic has been kept. The three button press swing method, with spin, wind and a lot of mathematics being key to avoiding bogeys. There are some fresh online modes such as Turf War where a team plays frantically over a number of minutes over a number of holes to score the most points to be victorious. This is where the addition of the golf buggy comes in handy. There is also fishing, if that's your thing. I haven't tried it yet. The Bad: The pop ups/notifications! Jesus! I have complained in the past about racing games that don't let the gamer skip cutscenes, like the story is that important, but here it's worse. They're everywhere. After hitting almost any shot you are informed multiple times of experience you've gained. To play a VS mode in solo mode, the BS before you get to play is incredible, (I don't care that you're one of the ES Girls, and I've just beaten another member of your crew)....There are many before the golf quizzes as well! It's infuriating. I don't understand who thought it was a good idea to not include a skip button, or an option to disable them. The lack of courses and the need to replay the same ones so many times in solo mode to progress is bewildering. There are only 5 courses, plus 2 as DLCs (which I haven't bought). It really isn't enough for the amount of times you have to play them to progress further. I'm guessing there will be even more courses to buy as DLCs in the future. As mentioned earlier, that while there is the Turf War mode, there doesn't seem to just be a chance to play a round against others online that doesn't involve having to watch them play as well. It takes forever playing this way! I was able to do this in the PS3 EB titles, so I have no idea why it's not here. The developers added fishing, but they left great aspects out that the series already had... If you love the series you won't be displeased with this. While it's a touch easier than the older games in the series as they seem to be pretty kind when putting (a shot that would just miss in older EB titles seems to roll in here), it's enjoyable, infuriating and challenging as the series has always been, it's just disappointing that it's missing a couple of features that had either been in the series in the past, or that with the years taken to develop this, a few more courses couldn't have been designed. Gameplay 4.5/5 Graphics 4/5 Sound 4/5 Difficulty 4/5 Originality 3/5

This is easily Eminem's best album. He is more serious, his voice is better, the production is a big improvement overall, and there are a greater number of great songs featured. 'Without Me' is also a better single and song in the same vein as 'My Name Is or 'The Real Slim Shaddy'. In saying that, at times this still suffers from Eminem's ear for beats not being a large strength of his. 'Drips' isn't brilliant, as isn't 'Say What You Say' or 'My Dad's Gone Crazy'. There are plenty of great songs though and the worst ones are better than the worst from his first two albums. Beats: ★★★★ Rapping/Bars: ★★★★☆ Hooks: ★★★☆ Best Tracks: Business, Cleanin Out My Closet, Sing for the Moment, Superman, 'Till I Collapse

BSBD are some of my favourite producers, so I had to finally check this album out. It begins excellently, however, the album is perhaps front-loaded as the second half fails to match the first. Nevertheless, it never slips a lot, and Jean shows why she is one of the more respected female MCs to do it. Best Tracks: Shadows Forever, Ahead of the Game, Threats, It's Still a Love Song

A quality album from Grav that is known for having early Kanye West beats and a verse on 'Line for Line'. Vocally he reminds me of a mix of Busta Rhymes, Keith Murray and Akinyele and it features quality '90s tough, yet soulful production. 3.5-3. Best Tracks: What, World Domination, Sick Thoughts, Thought It Was On, Line for Line, The Battle

Her best album so far. It kicks off well with Nicki rapping at pace over the high tempo dancehall influenced 'Ganja Burn/s'. Some of the lyrics leave something to be desired on Biggie's, 'Just Playing (Dreams)' homage, but the ol' school feel it provides makes for a decent listen. 'Hard White' features a hard trap beat and is one of my favourites. From there the album gets into a run of poppy tunes. 'Bed' is poppy as shit but also catchy. I like it. The Weeknd fits the production on 'Thought I Knew You' well. The next two songs are some of the weaker songs on the album. 'Run & Hide' is a lil' one-paced. Swae Lee is annoying as it gets on 'Chun Swae'. Thankfully 'Chun-Li' returns to the hardcore hip hop feel and is one of her strongest songs. I had it on repeat when it first dropped. When she says, "Oh, I Get It", I always expect the "you Biggie and he's Puffy" line from 'Ether' to follow. 'Good Form' is another song with dope hard production. Again, you'd perhaps want some different lyrics to complement the thumping beat but it doesn't hurt it too much. 'Come See About Me' features no rapping and is straight-up R&B. A catchy hook. While I generally dislike Future, 'Sir' is another song with dope production. As mentioned at the beginning, this is her best album. There are a number of lovable beats with some originality. Without going back to check her previous albums, off the top of my head there seems to be more songs closer to hardcore hip hop, and most of the pop works better than what she's done in the past. The only thing I hate is 'Chun Swae' and that's thanks to the featuring artist. As always there are some cringy lyrics from Nicki but fewer than before and she is a good vocalist unlike the other biggest female rapper at the moment. 3-3.5/5 Best Tracks: Hard White, Bed, Chun-Li, Good Form, Come See About Me, Sir