The final column in our series sorts March’s console wheat from the chaff, with nods to Sniper Elite 4 and The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild

The long-running franchise gets a virtual reality makeover and accompanying odour, while Nintendo launches Switch with the help of the princess

Long-lost titles finally saw the light of day, and Mario ran into trouble

War, what is it good for? Gaming, it seems. We survey three depictions of conflict. Plus Playstation 4 Pro is here

Playstation goes fully immersive, offering up sharks, superheroes – and some queasiness, plus a VR Batman, Loading Human and the Lego A-Team

Sony are hoping to buck the trend of flagging VR sales with its new console , while Deus Ex proves there’s life yet in the dystopian gaming genre

The much-hyped sci-fi sandbox game proved to be as massive as expected, while Pokémon Go continued to prove inescapable

Will souped up Xbox and PlayStations excite the punters? Meanwhile, a surprise return to form for Resident Evil

It’s Call of Duty v Battlefield 1 on YouTube, while classic first person shooter Doom has an awkward return

From Nathan Drake’s last hurrah and Star Fox Zero landing to Doom, Gears Of War and The Division’s multiplayer woes

From cute social-networking apps to MMO-influenced shooters and artsy ‘outsider’ games – your guide to the latest in console-based chic