Slighty enhanced PS4 premiere of the epic rpg saga with a slight touch of Persona.

I like the fact that Rufus returned to terrorize his environment. This destructive journey is a wild ride spiced up with time tiers. Classic point & click doesn’t get much better.

Not only is the concept unique, the execution is as well. In its best moments you actually feel like you are sitting at a computer terminal in a deserted spaceship trying to navigate the drones on a basis of schematic scanner data. In its not so good moments the path-finding and some other minor flaws destroy the immersion.

With six people in front of the sensor, the core ingredient of Just Dance, the fun, is more emphasized than ever before.

A space adventure that is graphically breathtaking in places, the story of which surprises, but some Bethesda strengths are unusually difficult to get going. Sci-fi fans should still take a look.

A beautifully crazy and quirky old school adventure with loads of brain bending puzzles.

A challenging and funny retro adventure in classic MetroidVania style.

Challenging hommage to classic fight platforming like Shinobi, Strider and the likes – in a matching retro design.

Kona is an atmospheric, surprisingly varied modern adventure, mixing point&click tradition with survival suspense and the exploration aspect of recent game novels..

Too much of a good thing: The outstanding combat system, including great Marvel fan service, almost sinks into an annoying mush of unnecessarily ramified micro-management, boring dialogues and boring hiking tours in environments whose optics seem to be ten years old.

Cool superhero action in an open world with the star being the aerial acrobatics, just like in the predecessor. While the shortened load times are noteworthy, it is the auidohaptical controller feedback that keeps the experience fresh.

They’re on a roll: The French team from Amplitude delivers again. In the endgame they could deliver more and more varied options as well as convincing diplomacy. But, nonetheless, this is turn based strategy you can lose yourself in.

As long as the Queen of Gravity uses all her abilities to fight the Nevi this is an action spectacle. But not every mission takes advantage of the freedom of movement while camera and controls could be tighter.

If you love 2D Zeldas or Death's Door, you have to grab it: Tunic is an imaginative action-adventure with clever ideas, a picturesque game world and really poisonous bosses - also on Switch.

This is not quite Need for Speed nor quite Burnout Paradise. But nonetheless this is an entertaining high gloss racer with adrenaline injection. Solo you might want to look for something else, but if you're into wild and crazy online chases you will get lost in Fairhaven.

The space dwarves’ mining adventure is quite entertaining as well as motivating – especially in co-op. Lack of variety keeps holding it back, though.

Visual Concepts has to be very careful not to overdo it. And I am not talking about the almost flawless mechanics that haven’t changed over the last few years or the modes that have been only marginally tweaked. With all its mechanical brilliance it is a pity that this years’ prime basketball game is merely a vehicle for an abundance of microtransactions that are borderline pay-to-win.

The short solo-campaign is hardly worth talking about, even though the action on the ground and in space is well executed. But the multiplayer makes up for it: The battles are as tactical as they are frantic, the troops have distinctive strengths and weaknesses and you can use the surroundings to your advantage.

Behind the generic title hides a more than decent dungeon crawler with influences from JRPG and a very distinctive comic art-design. If Airship Syndicate would have ironed out the difficulty spikes it would have been even better.

A magical fantasy journey with clever puzzles. Touchscreen controls are missed dearly, though.

Even though this is not the “real” continuation of the beloved shoot-and-loot-series and still shows some elements that might have been bugging you before, you’ll get plenty of hours of fun out of it.

Sure: You’ll find something to complain about in almost every aspect of the game - except the great narrative. But Apex Construct with all its flaws is more than the sum of its parts. It is yet another thoroughly entertaining glimpse into how VR can inject immersion into known concepts to enhance the experience.

This is a very good port of a game that captures the fascination “space” like no other adventure out there – with all the strengths and weaknesses that you could witness with its PC brother.

Finally: 64 players with 60 frames per second. While the visuals are not yet at the level of high-end PCs, at least the size of the maps and subsequently the fun associated with it arrives on the next console generation.

Invector is a successful combo of Best-of-Album and rhythm game, while at the same time recognizing the life’s work of an exceptional EDM artist.

Quotation forthcoming.

A wild adventure: brawls, dice games and an exciting story make Clash: Artifacts of Chaos an indie must-have.

Emotional, atmospherically dense action role-playing game from the makers of Life is Strange, whose open world unfortunately suffers from a lack of diversity.

Hacknet lacks the depth and freedom of the close relative TIS-100. But it gives you a sense of what goes on in the real hacking world – an interesting experience.

It is a nice stroll down memory lane through 30 years of WrestleMania history. Unfortunately the publisher change didn’t result in a change of direction yet.

Battle Royale à la Call of Duty: Warzone shows off a good concept, while being more beginner-friendly as well as more accessible than the competition.

It feels too much like Portal at first, but eventually it introduces more of its own ideas and puzzles to make this a well rounded experience.

Stylish, really good survival horror of the old school, which convinces above all with its setting, puzzles and atmosphere.

Quotation forthcoming.

Creaks not only is easy on the eyes, but an entertaining mix of challenging puzzles and imaginative storytelling.

Quite short, but beautifully mysterious puzzle-trip into a VR world full of bizarre machines.

Entertaining and visually appealing brawler that fits well into the extensive franchise. Definitely worth a look for both professionals and newbies, more characters would make the game even more attractive.

With only slight control deficits and lower visual quality compared to the PC version, this is a clean console port of the best city builder in recent years. But nonetheless you’ll miss the editors and the additional expansion packs.

The star in Color Splash definitely is the art design. The consequence of the length the paper theme is executed is admirable, while the scripting of the stories you encounter is right on the spot. A higher difficulty level and a tighter direction are needed, though.

This could be the future of competitive tactical action, especially if it offers more mode variety and gets optimized matchmaking.

Silly humour and bizarre experiments on prehistoric beasts make Unghs journey a rather pleasant puzzle adventure.

Soul Sacrifice gives you a huge amount of content while constantly confronting you with decisions. It is hard not to get lost in the easy to control, yet challenging and frantic battles, even though the core mechanics get repetitive too soon.

Welcome to the Weird West. The turn based tactics inspired by XCOM work surprisingly well with the mysterious story that is filled with decisions and consequences.

Quotation forthcoming.

Although I am not the biggest fan of “electro” music, Amplitude delivers. It proves that good game design withstands the test of time. And Amplitude shows why Harmonix is the biggest name in rhythm games today.

Short but beautifully mysterious puzzle-trip into a world full of bizarre machines.

A quite entertaining puzzle game that rips a page out of the Portal playbook, albeit with a lower challenge level, and adds an intense atmosphere as well as interesting dialogue.

The recognition works well and with the added bass guitar mode (which can also be emulated with a six-string) as well as the coop-option you'll get a lot of content. Unfortunately the game part of Rocksmith still needs polishing while the guitar coach has its flaws.

A lot in Middle Earth is reminiscent of other games: Fight like Batman, sneak like Ezio and his brethren, explore the world like in Red Dead Redemption. What sets Shadow of Mordor apart is the Nemesis system that works surprisingly well – even though it lacks drama in the end.

The Red Solstice delivers tense action that relies mainly on its tactical variety. Its biggest flaw is lack of content and mission alternation.

This is not only one of the longer VR gaming experiences out there. Visually it is a blast and highly immersive. Unfortunately there are little shortcomings in terms of movement and spell control. But nonetheless this is a prime example how old concepts can benefit from virtual reality.

Gears Tactics is a quite decent spin-off. The turn-based tactical battles are enormously aggressive and fast-paced, but clever nonetheless.

Rogue Trader is a late highlight for those looking for challenging combat and an exciting, if text-heavy, story.

Within the overcrowded genre of "endless runners" Whale Trail stands out thanks to its psychedelic artdesign, while the mechanics are similar to the likes of Tiny Wings or Jetpack Joyride.

Demanding challenges, a thrilling highscore chase and an editor – all rolled into one atmospheric jump&run. The inaccurate controls spoil the fun, though.

Quotation forthcoming.

This is basic computer sciences in gameform. But unlike the similar Shenzhen I/O this is much harder to get into – and not as rewarding.

The turn-based tactics are deep and challenging, in short: on top of their game. Everything else though, from the narrative to most of the boring side-quests, is hit-and-miss.

Sweet charming puzzle platformer that draws you in with little, but well combined tricks and mechanics.

As a simulation of complex group dynamics as well as life and death decisions this is a very interesting experiment.

On one hand you have the atmospheric stages on board the Queen Zenobia with constant changes between horror and terror elements. Unfortunately in latter levels the classic formula mutates to a simple action game that is average at best, even though visually Revelations is easily one of the most impressive games on the 3DS.

Fascinating mechanical puzzles with you in the center.

Building on the strengths of last years damn good version in terms of mechanics this is the best NHL game out there. But having said that, virtually everything else is put on hold – especially in the careers that remind you more of spreadsheets than a world of ice hockey you can dive into.

With Strider Double Helix walks the tightrope between vintage mechanics and modern visuals – without making concessions to either side. Difficulty could be higher, though.

Warzone 2.0 is the necessary modernization of the still entertaining Battle Royale variant of Call of Duty. DMZ as an extraction mode is a successful extension.

Finally you’ll get a decent racer on Wii U. Criterion made an exemplary port, proving that Nintendo's new system is able to dish out beautiful visuals and break-neck speed.

Spiders manages to emerge from the grave of mediocrity in the highly competitive genre of soulslikes of all things. Chapeau!

For Honor stands for a unqiue fighting mechanic and clever multiplayer battles at its very engrossing core – but also for connection problems and a boring campaign.

Dustforce works well on a variety of levels. Unfortunately storytelling and accurate controls are not among them.

This is a paradise for park designer, a dream come true for coaster architects. The challenge level is quite low though, and there is just rudimentary economic management.

If you missed out on The Wolf Among Us, now is a good time to enjoy the entertaining fairy tale crime story in all its glory, and on PlayStation 4 technically better than on the old systems.

Start up, choose your song, have fun. It is as easy as that. And you can even enjoy the dancing with up to four players. Nonetheless Just Dance could improve on a level of motion recognition. Sometimes it still is too easy to mislead the system into giving you credit for something you didn't do properly.

Welcome back... to Turrican. This collection is a wonderfully nostalgic flashback trip to a brilliant run-and-gun franchise, that still shows impressively, why it was so special back in the days.

With its serenity, the slow pace, the power of its pictures and Yarny as a heartwarmingly charming protagonist it is hard to escape the magic that you’ll experience in this puzzle platformer. Unfortunately the magic isn’t immune to trial and error.

While the concept feels as fresh as anything and thanks to Unreal technology Albion looks better than ever, you’ll notice the age of the source material. Nonetheless it is a nice stroll down memory lane.

I said it a year ago and I can gladly repeat myself: As a remake this is as good as it gets. Faithful to the original but with enough visual improvement to make it current.

The new visit to the Oldest House is thoroughly enjoyable, while expanding on the strengths of the main game.

A role-playing adventure that starts off strong loses some of its appeal over time. Nevertheless, Bloomtown is convincing with likeable characters, a fitting adventure atmosphere and a combat system inspired by Persona.

Like in its first outing roughly six years ago, de Blob 2 is a charming and creative jump & run. But while the audiovisual design aged very well the low challenge level is more evident than ever. Which makes it perfect for a family game, on the other hand. And that is something you can’t have enough on consoles that don’t come from Nintendo.

Quotation forthcoming.

Technically sound, this mix of tower defense, resource management and turn based tactics is as entertaining on Xbox One as it was on PC almost one and a half years ago.

No sailor’s yarn: Another Crab’s Treasure brings a breath of fresh air to the soulslike genre thanks to innovative ideas. Smaller problems cannot be denied, but thanks to a lot of charm and humor they don't make any waves.

While Natsume spent the last years trying to recapture the former glory of its Harvest Moon brand without avail, this one man project gives you exactly what you've been missing. I just wish that Stardew Vally would at least once in a while leave the well known path and show some more identity.

You need brains and skills to lead the cute but deadly alien to freedom in this puzzle-rich stealth action. Warp might be a brief delight, but a delight it definitely is.

Old-school 2D action fireworks: short, crisp, iconic. The technical implementation of the retro exotic is exemplary - we'd love to see more of it for modern consoles.

You might miss optimized configuration options, but otherwise you get the complete package of this soulful action-adventure.

Retro City Rampage is not really a good game. It is nice and entertaining, but also very shallow. But it is an darn good compilation of reminders what was cool and hip in the 80s and 90, it is a declaration of love to the era of big pixels and plastic pop.

A great experience that invites you to pause and presents a concept so strong that it leaves you with an insatiable hunger for more.

On the pitch this is soccer at its finest, even though the defense seems to be weakened. But off the pitch you get a patchwork of more or less untouched game modes, half-hearted emotions and inconsistent atmosphere that favors the English Premier League.

The exciting fight for survival with motivating crafting and heavy weapons finally gets a technically worthy and significantly more handsome implementation on the PSVR2.

The concept behind Baba is You is incredibly fascinating and can give you captivating puzzles. Unfortunately there is almost no motivating incentive to face the challenges.

While being nowhere near brilliance in any area, Days Gone still gives you an entertaining mix of exploration, horror, stealth and survival light in mostly stunning environments.

Steam World Dig reminds me of good old Amiga days: It is a simple, but entertaining, platformer.

It plays like a heavily modernized Missile Command. But be aware. That this ain’t a fire-and-forget orgy for finger artists but a challenging game where you have to make decisions and try to find a balance between nuclear defensive and offensive measures.

This is a thoroughly enjoyable port of one of gamings all time favorite survival horror games.

A year ago, when I was sitting in the cockpit the first time, I was ecstatic – and I still am. The flight model might not be realistic but just feels right. The visuals and acoustics are top notch. But at the same time Braben’s universe feels weirdly outdated and after a while you notice the mistakes in the trading systems as well as faults in other areas. Nonetheless this trip through the galaxy captures the fascination space like almost no other.

A decent action rpg with anime visuals and twisted story. But the starmain focus of the game are without a doubt the cool fights with their plentiful abilities.

Call me old-fashioned, but I liked the China Chronicles. A lot. Starting with the art design and its mechanical nods to the Prince of Persia series that started it all while keeping everything “Assassin”, this is a nice distraction from the big siblings. But the storytelling is way below average.