Top 20 best video games for beginners

So you've bought a shiny new games console, or a ridiculously powerful PC, or the latest smartphone iteration, and now you want to play games on it. Well, if you've been doing the whole gaming thing for years, you'll know which review sites to go to, what developers and publishers produce the best stuff and what everyone is looking forward to playing. But if you're just starting out, it can all be a bit … overwhelming. Every year around 1,000 new titles are released on consoles and PC, and there are more than 300,000 games available on the Apple App Store. So how are you supposed to work out what to play?