The classic concept motivates, but Shin'en stays safe. With more content, more diversity and only a few fresh ideas this could have been a download gem in the early life of Wii U.

Instead of an open world Big Robot should have worked on variety. But even with the predominantly simple run-and-gun-mechanics it is quite fascinating to unravel Tölva's mysteries.

An unexpected surprise: Even with its old-fashioned visuals and storytelling you‘ll encounter quite a few tense moments in this stealth-charged Sci-Fi-shooter.

An atmospheric, empathetic but playfully limited indie adventure.

Trailblazers shows not only a lot of potential, but also its share of unnerving flaws.While this could have been the ‘Splatoon of fun racers’ in the end you’ll remember it mostly for technical shortcomings, harsh AI and bugs.

Since Itakagi-San left Tecmo, the Ninja Gaiden series fails to impress. And so does Yaiba, even though the comic design is as consistent as impressive and the bossfights remind you of the past. But whenever you don’t need skills or good reactions to get through a fight but pure luck, a game is in trouble. And the ninja-cyborg is in grave danger.

Entertaining action platforming with random levels and little diversity.

Snack size puzzler with too little variety in every aspect, whose challenge levels are as high as the potential for frustration.

Solid brain-training with varying entertainment factor and small problems in terms of input recognition as well as online connectivity.

Yakuza’s comeback shows off a great fighting system, while the tasks that you’re following are tedious and boring.

This is not the spiritual sequel to MotorStorm that I hoped for. Instead you’ll get solid motorized arcade-action with too little content for soloists. It lacks in diversity depth and defining racing DNA.

Not again. On one hand you got loads of interesting puzzles and a bizarre atmosphere, on the other a sometimes totally useless touch or gesture control.

In the beginning you experience a lot of fun and a decent amount of arcady excitement. But rather sooner than later you discover that all the elements seem hastily connected, thus giving the impression of a disharmonic gaming experience.

The surreal fantasy world shows a lot of potential, but battles as well as puzzles are too simplistic and monotonous.

Visually this is one of the most beautiful and atmospheric VR titles so far – Crytek is a master of the craft. But when it comes to puzzle design and storytelling, it is too obvious that they are not in the top tier.

Game progress that is too slow, little co-op mechanics and a lack of incentives to grind are sobering.

The storytelling keeps you interested but neither the shooter nor the tactical elements live up to their potential.

There are mechanical as well as technical flaws. But in its good moments Distortions delivers a strangely bizarre action adventure like no other.

The surreal world shows a lot of potential but fights as well as puzzles are too simple and too monotonous too often.

After the slow descent of indie horror games Stairs is a ray of hope. The atmosphere is tense. Exploration, puzzles, suspense and dramatic getaways are well balanced. But the story lacks depth and I actually could do without the bugs.

The latest Sonic expedition sports a lot of good ideas, variety and beautifully designed worlds. But the overloaded controls and confusing camera make sure that the hedgehog can’t live up to the potential.

This homage to Micro Machines works surprisingly well – until you hit the in-app-purchases wall.

This is not a worthy successor. Extremely simplified controls as well as an unsteady difficulty hamper precision and rhythm in this partially randomly generated auto-runner.

Visually beautiful 2,5D-platformer that suffers from a very simple fighting system.

Conceptually this is a beautiful adventure set in an interesting futuristic world, but suffers from narrative weaknesses as well mechanical problems.

Pioneers of Olive Town is a solid agricultural adventure - despite the lack of new impulses and too much monotonous button pushing.

In some respects, it’s certainly a nice treat, but the bottom line is that it’s not an unreserved recommendation because there are too many half-baked game elements.

The concept is clever, but the execution lacks finesse. While the turn based stealth action is a great idea, the controls as well as the game flow are sloppy and incoherent.