Solid turn based tactical ops with well-executed pixel visuals.

It has its moments, but they are too few so in the end the real horror lies in the monotonous game design.

The second trip into this relaxed world is still fun, but the locations in the first chapter are more interesting while the puzzles still tend to be too easy.

I have to admit: the first five minutes are fun. You can’t escape the surreal and morbid fascination to operate on the helpless virtual patients. But even that won’t keep you coming back once you start getting frustrated about the careless controls or the bugs and freezes.

The ever-changing mechanics lead to interesting puzzle elements, but the fun hits the brakes when you are faced with an annoying motion control.

Finally Madden is on its way to former glory. EA Tiburon is not there yet (at least on One and PS4, whilst PS3 and 360 move closer to the status of the infamous Legacy Editions), but the decisions they made and the steps they took are hopeful.

Two things will never change with Disgaea: The visuals are outdated. And the intertwined mechanics and systems are among the best you will ever see in tactical role-playing games.

It manages to entertain for short periods but if you want more than the occasional 8- or 9-ball the potential here remains mainly untapped.

On console The Swapper is as impressive as always. An impressive puzzle platforming experience.

The foundation seems rock solid after the tutorial but the longer you play the bigger the cracks will become up to the point where you go back to your archive and take out Chris Sawyer’s Transport Tycoon.

Hohokum is one of those games, where you can simply lean back to dive into beautifully designed worlds somewhere between “zen gaming” and a serious puzzler.

The table design with its mixture of realistic elements and physics on one side and unrealistic parts on the other might be too much for pinball purists, but it still works surprisingly well. And on top Zen Studios offer a fair pricing system, where 360 users can upgrade their already purchased tables for free – commendable!

In the beginning this almost feels like a side-scrolling No One Lives Forever. But the longer you play, the more you realize that it lacks depth and finishing touches.

This is a classic. And like its PC brother it still is a challenging straight forward top-down two-stick shooter that I can’t get enough of.

This is more remake then sequel. But since the original was an exceptional JRPG Tales of Xilia 2 still offers solid entertainment value.

The minimalistic neon visuals didn’t lose anything in the last five years. But when it comes to the core mechanics, the subtle changes didn’t serve the purpose.

The colorful fight between the undead and the armored crops was and still is a nice take on the all too serious military multiplayer shooters out there.

Sure: It isn’t as fascinating as it was five years ago. But still the fighting mechanics and even more so the visuals stand the test of time. This is one of the best beat-em-ups of its generation.

The simple concept together with its motivating hunt for the bigger and better loot is a perfect fit for consoles – especially since there seems to be a drought in terms of classic hack-&-slay like Dark Alliance.

On consoles this is almost unbearable. But also on PC it falls short, even though the open world looks beautiful in most places. You have lots to do, the fighting system is solid, albeit hampered by a bad camera. But in the end it is rather a superficial experience on almost every level.

80 Days is a beautifully designed, fascinating and open travel adventure with rich storytelling.

This is not enough. Even as a mobile game this was rather a mediocre racer. On Vita with its hardware capabilities this is rather a disappointment.

You won’t encounter any creative outbursts, but it delivers solid and entertaining old-school platform action.

There seems to be an unwritten law that boxing games and PC don’t mix well. And Real Boxing with its mobile origins is just another sad example.

As a tactical roleplaying game it serves its purpose, but when it comes to details in storytelling or game mechanics it becomes monotonous rather quickly.

Just Add Water manages to walk the fine line with rebuilding the retro feeling and adding a few modern twists, although the finicky controls could definitely be more contemporary.

While mechanically this action-adventure is mediocre, it shines with its story approach and its characters.

The clue is in the name… Everything is light about it. The stealth mechanics, the difficulty level, the visuals, everything.