Xbox 360, £45. Age 16+

This stylish role-playing game has a similarly epic feel to the popular Final Fantasy series. You play as Kaim, an archetypal hero who is a dab hand with spells, lethal with a sword and suffering from amnesia (a sort of Japanese Jason Bourne then).

Cue lots of wandering round a gargantuan world, repeatedly fighting battles while you fill in the blanks of his past. The controls are simple, but the combat mechanics feel archaic. At the start of each battle you are given choices such as attack, defend or heal. You must make a selection, perform the action and then choose another.

Lost Odyssey is no ground-breaker and the plot is predictable, but it is never dull. There is a huge range of lavish spells to try out – many of which go to town on the special effects - plus myriad creatures to fight, and the way that your character develops is also intriguing. Lost Odyssey looks good, has a well-crafted score and it spans four DVDs.

The game has its flaws, yet it certainly delivers a journey that will keep fans of this genre busy for several weeks as they seek to unravel all its mysteries.

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