Digital Spy continues its annual Game of the Year coverage with the final five entries of its top 20 countdown.

The Game of the Year coverage is not done yet, though. Tomorrow (Sunday, December 28) explores our top choice in closer detail.

Digital Spy's best games of the year 2014: 20-16

Digital Spy's best games of the year 2014: 15-11

Digital Spy's best games of the year 2014: 10-6

5. Destiny



We said: "The first-person shooter gameplay is as satisfying as you would expect from the team behind Halo, and provided you're at the right experience level, enemies pose just the right kind of challenge.

"The scale of the environments is impressive, the artistic vision is stunning and some of the sights are genuinely spectacular. The view from the Tower and the coastal area of Venus are just some of my favourite landscapes so far." [LM]

4. Bayonetta 2

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We said: "With Bayonetta 2, it feels like Platinum Games has stuck to what works best, providing the same relentless action while introducing lots of desirable Nintendo unlockables and new ways to experience the action.

"It's a frantic game packed with stunning set-pieces, thrilling boss battles and a fantastic combat system, even if it doesn't deviate too far from the original." [LM]

3. Mario Kart 8

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We said: "By sticking drivers to the tarmac as tracks suddenly twist up walls and flip upside down, it makes familiar haunts such as Mario Circuit, the Boo Mansion and Bowser's Castle feel like dazzling rollercoasters rather than racing tracks.

"Its roster of new tracks are excellent, as both arenas for flinging power-ups and honing a racing line, its selection of retro courses are possibly the most well-rounded to date, and multiplayer is still tireless fun, both online and off." [MR]

2. Dark Souls 2



We said: "What Dark Souls 2 does even better than its predecessor is play with your senses, inducing fear at the seen and unseen.

"It's a hardcore, heart-pounding adventure that's more accessible to newcomers, without sacrificing the series' sense of mystery, awe and wonder." [LM]

1. Super Smash Bros for Wii U and 3DS

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We said (Wii U): "It mixes the simple with the complex so effortlessly it's almost absurd. While it's not a situation where the experts will lose to the beginners - at least not on a regular basis - Smash Bros is very much a game where everyone can have fun regardless of ability level. It's very Nintendo in that regard.

"With so much going on, so much to do, so much fun to be had in the seemingly mindless brawling, so wide an appeal, such presence and character in its presentation, there really isn't anything you can do other than recommend Super Smash Bros wholeheartedly." [ID]

We said (3DS): "The greatest accomplishment of Super Smash Bros for 3DS is that the core battle system works so well on a handheld device. Once again Nintendo has demonstrated exactly how to bring a home console game to the small screen without compromising on concept and content." [JR]

Review excerpts from Liam Martin, Matthew Reynolds, Ian Dransfield and John Robertson.

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