Shadow of Mordor, Evolve: The best upcoming video games you need to buy

THE next six months is looking amazing for gamers with so many must buys making their way to store shelves. Which ones are the best though?

THE annual EB Expo took place over the weekend in Sydney, and with it, brought some of the most anticipated games to be released in the next six months. These are the games you definitely need to consider spending your money on.

Games you need to buy now :

Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor — I am not typically an RPG type of guy, nor am I that huge of a Lord of the Rings fan, but I fell in love with Shadow of Mordor. It takes the fantastic combat system from the Batman: Arkham games and somehow improves it. Fighting bad guys is rewarding, as they are genuinely smart and react like people rather than a program. You feel crazy powerful, but not invincible and that is what makes the game great. Out October 8, 2014.

What other game can you race supercars through gorgeous fields?

Forza Horizon 2 — The Forza brand has been the pinnacle of motorsport games for a couple of years now, and Forza Horizon 2 looks to continue that. Graphics are superb and it combines most of the realism from Forza Motorsport 5 with fun, open world gameplay. Most people we spoke to said it was the best racing game they have played, we think it’s up there too. Out now.

NBA 2K15 — If it’s a sports game you are after, NBA 2K15 was an absolute blast. Along with FIFA 15, this is one of the first sports games to begin actually taking advantage of the current generation console. Graphics are impressive, but it’s the smoothness and realistic motions of the players that make it fantastic. Best of all, you can scan yourself into the game! Out October 9, 2014.

2K15’s ability to add your face will change sports simulation games forever.

Games you need to pre-order:

Evolve — This is a game you play with four friends. One of you is a big monster, the other four are people trying to take it down before the big monster completes its objective. I was a bit sceptical at first, but I had an insane amount of fun playing with complete strangers, so I can only imagine how much fun it will be with friends. Out February 10, 2015.

Project CARS — This game has felt like it has been in development for ages. While it was only playable on Xbox 360 at EB Expo, the visuals still looked very impressive, while the sound of the cars are like nothing ever heard on a video game before. Once it is released, it will surely be the driving simulator to beat. Out late November, 2014.

Until Dawn — While it’s more of a horror movie that you interactive with than an actual game, it was seriously impressive. Graphics wise, it is the best I have ever seen — you can see individual skin pores and little things like dust in the air making it truly beautiful. Well, as beautiful as a horror game can be anyway. Out early 2015.

It’s time to take back Paris!

Assassins Creed Unity — Co-op campaigns seem to be the trend at the moment with video games, and we love that. The latest Assassins Creed is all about that, working as a team to complete your objective and take back Paris. It doesn’t hurt that the soundtrack is fantastic either. It’s more of an evolution than a revolution of previous Assassins Creed games, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be great. Out November 13, 2014.

It’s mostly the same Call of Duty you know, but with enough new features to make you want it again.

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare — I am a sucker for a fast-paced first-person shooter. It seemed a lot of people who were at the show were too. We didn’t get a go at playing the single player campaign, but multiplayer took all the best bits from the better Call of Duty games and added some cool new weapons which made it a really fun, fast-paced game to play with friends online. Out November 3, 2014

Originally published as Shadow of Mordor, Evolve: The best upcoming video games you need to buy