Justin Towell

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Freelance Writer

Justin was a GamesRadar+ staffer for 10 years but is now a freelance writer, musician and videographer. He's big on retro, Sega and racing games (especially retro Sega racing games) and currently also writes for Play Magazine, Traxion.gg, PC Gamer and TopTenReviews, as well as running his own YouTube channel. Having learned to love all platforms equally after Sega left the hardware industry (sniff), his favourite games include Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams, Zelda BotW, Sea of Thieves, Sega Rally Championship and Treasure Island Dizzy.

Latest articles by Justin Towell

Sonic Superstars review: "A modern version of the Genesis classics"

By Justin Towell Published 13 October 23

Review

How to earn credits faster in Forza Motorsport

By Justin Towell Published 6 October 23

Guide

forza motorsport performance visual ray tracing

What’s the best Forza Motorsport graphics mode?

By Justin Towell Published 6 October 23

Guide Performance mode, Visuals or Performance Ray Tracing? What’s best?

Guide

What’s the fastest car in Forza Motorsport?

By Justin Towell Published 6 October 23

Guide

Forza Motorsport Xbox Series X screenshot

Forza Motorsport review: "Slicker than ever, but also a step backwards"

By Justin Towell Published 4 October 23

Review

Forza Motorsport: Everything we know so far

By Justin Towell Last updated 28 September 23

Features Turn 10's Forza Motorsport reboot is just days away from release

Features

Remembering Sega Rally Championship – a '90s arcade legend, one-time Japan-exclusive, and coveted PS2 latecomer

By Justin Towell Published 23 September 23

Features Tracking the long journey that spanned continents and decades alike

Features

The Crew Motorfest review: "Better than Forza Horizon 5 in several ways"

By Justin Towell Published 13 September 23

Review

Modern games can learn from the past, but they're often too bloated to notice

By Justin Towell Published 9 July 23

Opinion Opinion | Rather than trying to do everything, sometimes it's better to do just one thing well

Opinion

Sometimes you just need to applaud video game antagonists for being good at their job

By Justin Towell Published 8 July 23

Opinion Opinion | F1 2021's bad guy might be OTT, but if you remove the emotion, they deserve credit

Opinion

LEGO 2K Drive review: "Family-friendly, open world racing done right"

By Justin Towell Published 15 May 23

Review

Need for Speed Unbound review: "A breathtakingly fast open-world street racer"

By Justin Towell Published 2 December 22

Review

How to drain the water in Sonic Frontiers

By Justin Towell Last updated 10 November 22

Guide Ares Island’s biggest stumbling block explained

Guide

How to Fast Travel in Sonic Frontiers

By Justin Towell Published 10 November 22

Guide Gotta go fast? Use Sonic Frontiers Fast Travel to island hop and zap to the Elder Koco with our guide

Guide

Complete Shadow of the Tomb Raider document, mural, relic, map, and backpack locations guide

By Justin Towell Last updated 18 August 22

Guide Because you just know you'll need every one of these for that tasty 100% completion

Guide

Shadow of the Tomb Raider Challenges guide: How to complete them all

By Justin Towell Last updated 4 August 22

Guide Pick flowers, shoot barrels, go swimming deep, hang from cliffs, and more

Guide

Forza Motorsport will need to add more personality to its racing if Turn 10 wants to overtake Gran Turismo 7

By Justin Towell Published 6 July 22

Features Why I hope Turn 10 ditches the Drivatar system for more defined AI in Forza Motorsport

Features

Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga review: "At last, THIS is the droid you are looking for"

By Justin Towell Published 6 April 22

Review

Gran Turismo 7 review: "A simply stunning driving game"

By Justin Towell Published 2 March 22

Review

Gran Turismo 7 goes further than I ever thought possible in a racing game

By Justin Towell Published 2 February 22

Preview Gran Turismo 7 is out next month – and here’s a garage-load of new info

Preview

How to solve the Shadow of the Tomb Raider mirror challenge tomb, aka the Temple of the Sun

By Justin Towell Published 5 January 21

Guide Easy once you know how to do it...

Guide

How to get the Shadow of the Tomb Raider reinforced knife, lockpick, and rope ascender

By Justin Towell Published 5 January 21

Guide Thanks to its Metroidvania-esque exploration structure, these are the things you'll need for that 100% completion

Guide

Shadow of the Tomb Raider death whistle locations: How to complete the Whistle in the Dark Challenge

By Justin Towell Published 5 January 21

Guide One of the earliest challenges in the game, and also incredibly easy to miss

Guide

8 essential Shadow of the Tomb Raider tips you need to know before you play

By Justin Towell Published 5 January 21

Guide Get a head start on Lara's adventure with these handy Shadow of the Tomb Raider tips

Guide

Project Cars 3 review: "Trying to be all racing games at once"

By Justin Towell Published 24 August 20

Review

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