YS VIII for Nintendo Switch a lazy port from Sony’s consoles. Despite the use of dynamic resolution scaling (DRS) and halving the frame-rate to 30fps, both of these aspects suffer and fail to deliver in the heat of the action. Besides these technical issues, the experience is the same of the original release and this game offer a lot to old school RPG lovers.

Aggressors: Ancient Rome is literally a diamond in the rough. It is an incredibly deep and interesting take on the 4X genre with subpar graphics and some rough edges in the UI.

Often simple and straightforward but also brilliant and profound, The Gardens Between is a visually wonderful adventure puzzle in which the clever time-bending mechanics are intertwined with a delicate story of an extremely strong friendship. A great little game.

The Serpent's Curse isn't the best entry in the beloved Broken Sword series, but it's still an enjoyable adventure, particularly on the Nintendo Switch.

One of the most important iterations to date.

Devolver Digital and Sabotage Studio propose a game that could innovate its genre.

An enjoyable Metroidvania with great platforming, gorgeous visuals and solid old-school gameplay... but also some balancing issues due to its procedurally generated dungeons.

Asphalt 9: Legends pushes once again the limits of smartphone hardware and mobile gaming, offering cutting edge graphics, a smart control system and a lot of contents to enjoy with. It’s free-to-play and albeit there are the hated in-game purchases, they are totally optional. If you like arcade racing on the go, this game is the way to go.

Not the best “Diabloesque” action-RPG out there. The Warhammer universe is still captivating but gameplay suffers from repetitive mission design and dull storyline.

The peculiar concept of Minit is refreshing for the first few runs, but the novelty wears off pretty quickly and we’re left with a super simplistic gameplay and a sometimes tedious experience. It’s a nice little experiment, but hardly one that’s worth its price tag.

Planet Alpha is a visually astounding platform and an enjoyable adventure in a wonderful alien world. Nevertheless it's a real shame that the experience is partially ruined by a series of clunky stealth section.

The new game about Naruto is something completely different from the Ultimate Ninja’s series. The mix of traditional combat and MOBA mechanics is interesting, but technical problems can’t give the right start to this spinoff.

Another Sight hits for some good ideas, but gets lost along the way. Few brilliant puzzles are blown away by faulty gameplay.

Valkyria Chronicles 4 proposes again the lucky formula of the saga. Few new features, but very good, for a game ideal for both experts and newbies.

Despite being the best episode of the new trilogy, Shadow of the Tomb Raider fails to deliver deep character development and compelling narrative. But it's an excellent piece of work with an outstanding graphic detail, beautifully directed sequences and unexpected flashbacks.

Capcom's critically acclaimed action RPG series debuts on Nintendo Switch with a “double cross” chapter that brings tons of new contents over the original 3DS outing.

Apart from a few smudges, everything works well. Spider-Man is more in shape than ever: he jumps, fights and lives an exciting story inside a world that is beautiful to see and perfectly directed. But it's a game that promised more than it could keep; betrayed, perhaps, by its great ambitions. And it's a pity that its strength, the magnificent New York reproduced in all its details, turns out to be at the same time the heaviest of its flaws. A crime, that Spider-man’s freedom is at the same time his punishment, because of the schematic and repetitive side quests.

A docu-game where the line between right and wrong is never clear nor defined. 1979 Revolution: Black Friday tells a brief but though story with great emphasis on players choices and moral ambiguity. Outdated graphics limit the game potential, but its story and its characters hit the target.

Detached is a game far from perfection. But thanks to the soundtrack and its atmosphere, it will fascinate lovers of science fiction.

A mix between a great football experience and a collection of cheap game modes, PES 2019 doesn't succeed the keep the same pace of its rival.

A potentially interesting twist in the usual tower defense formula, smashed by poor and repetitive gameplay.

State of Mind is a good narrative game that brings you in a very well created futuristic world. A Sci-fi thriller that doesn't need a challenging gameplay to be appreciated and keeps you in suspense until the final credits.

An engaging old-style puzzle game with a dark story and some clever gameplay mechanics.

WarioWare is more than just a collection. It's an authentic celebration of the saga, unmissable for fans.

With the addition of new moves and abilities, and with plot changes, this Definitive Edition perfects an already stunning RPG. Also on consoles, Divinity: Original Sin II entertains and amazes.

A gigantic adventure, set in a gorgeous world full of memorable characters. Set to be remembered as an instant classic in the JRPG genre.

A party game clearly aimed at younger audience. Those looking for a fresh and light multiplayer experience will found what they're looking for, while single players must be warned: better wait for something more juicy.

Juan Aguacate is back with more lucha-libre stylish moves, skeletons, calaveras and spicy brawler-platform action.

The virtual Formula 1 of Codemasters in its best incarnation. Now there are not (almost) more excuses.

Kiwami 2 is a perfect remake of the second installment of Yakuza, with advanced graphics and all of the new gameplay mechanics granted by the Dragon Engine. With one of the best set of side activities ever, this is a thrilling experience, a touching journey that a true Yakuza’s fan shouldn’t miss.

Far from being a flawless gameplay experience, these two-sides remastered retains the spirit of the original Yu Suzuki masterpieces. Let it flow through your soul until Shenmue 3.

Quotation forthcoming.

Epic Loon includes an amazing OST by Pryapisme and a funny multiplayer experience like few titles out there. Its movies references are the biggest disappointment, often left behind during the various acts, and its humor isn’t always on point, but Macrales Studio’s love for old style games shines through all the adventure.

Dead Cells is a successful experiment, which stands out very well in the current landscape. A tough and multi-faceted experience. Whether you are passionate about roguelite or Metroidvania it doesn’t matter, in Dead Cells you will surely find a great adventure.

It’s difficult to not recommend Flipping Death, a true lifesaver in this hot August. With a simple but not trivial gameplay, Zoink’s new game gives the best chance to play the role of a less terrible Death, committed to helping the crazy characters of an insane world and to solve one hell of a mystery.

Super Bomberman R comes to PS4, Xbox One and PC with updated graphics, some brand new features and playable characters, like Ratchet and Clank for PS4 and Master Chief for Xbox One. Besides these plus, it is exactly the same game, extremely enjoyable if played with at least a couple of friends.

Hungry Shark World is the classic game that despite some flaws, entertains and enchants thanks to a simple and effective gameplay.

Finally the Monster Hunter series lands on PC with an explosive version. Too bad for some minor bugs that compromise the final score.

Tour de France 2018 is the official Grand Boucle game. The title is a complex tactical simulation of cycling, with two management mode: Pro Team e Pro Leader. Unfortunately the graphic detail is poor and there isn't any interesting online mode.

Semblance is a puzzle/platform like no other but nevertheless it's not as funny or as well executed as we hoped. The Nyamakop's video game lacks the spark that so desperately needs in order to really shine.

Through its landscapes, its silences and its curious inhabitants, the universe of No Man's Sky delivers an important message in the hands of the player: the journey itself is more important than the destination itself.

We Happy Few presents a fascinating and catastrophic world, thanks to an artistic sector that highlights good design choices. Unfortunately, the gameplay and the technical side can not stand the comparison, and the final effect is weakened.

Salary Man Escape VR is a quite original and engaging, flawed by some annoying control issues.

Engaging storyline, traditional gameplay and some clever “player's choice” features. Dave Gilbert's new adventure is another gem that you should not miss.

On the Switch de Blob looks great, the cel shading has been polished and the image is bright and sharp both on TV and on the console screen. Too bad only for the pop up of graphic elements on the medium and long distance, always present but ultimately not really annoying. If its originality and its charm have never been questioned, repetitiveness and imprecise controls have to be considered before giving a final score. de Blob is still fun, but today's player must be ready to accept some small compromise.

Wreckfest could entertain many car racing enthusiasts and leave the most discerning disappointed at the same time. Great for short and carefree sessions, it tends to exhaust its charisma rather quickly. It remains a well-built experience, enjoyable for those thirsting for destruction and sometimes almost exciting.

Youropa is an incredibly fresh puzzle game, that twists the law of gravity forcing the player to take a different point of view. The game offers a lot of levels and thanks to the new abilities You can learn, every new stage will be different from the old ones. One of the most brilliant indie puzzle games of the last years.

Paladins: Champions of the Realm is a fun and exciting shooter, and we forgive its small hiccups and the reduced variety for the simple fact that it is available for free. Being a hero shooter, it is possible that not everyone might enjoy it. But FPS fans who own a Nintendo Switch do not have many alternatives, and our advice is to download it and try it, even if your not convinced. Who knows, you might love it in the end.

A very hard core metroidvania, with some good ideas and others not so good. You can appreciate it olny if you loved this kind of game in the 16 bit era. If old games are not your kind leave this on the shelf.

Ash of Gods is a turn based strategy game where RPG and CCG elements are mixed together. Similar to Banner Saga but with critical flaws in the narrative and gameplay rhythm. The long texts of dialogues are dense and inspired, shaping a nice story, but kinda trivial. It’s adapt to whom are passionate of fantasy books, maybe.

This is the Police 2 is a very interesting game, full of new and compelling ideas but packaged in a badly tested final product bound to infuriate players as much as it will amaze them.

The Wardrobe is a huge reference to ‘90s era of point and click adventures. Touch controls, budget price and the same good graphics already appreciated on PCs make this game a nice experience to play.

A light-hearted adventure with classical JRPG gameplay features. Perfect for Cartoon Network series' fans, entertaining but WAY too easy for seasoned players.

Rainbow Skies is the new game from SideQuest Studios, and an indirect sequel to Rainbow Moon. This is an old-school tactical RPG with tons of quest and characters to collect and develop.

One of the best tactical and adventure saga comes to an end bringing to the table the usual stellar production values in narrative, choices and tactical battles. A must have, and play.

Quotation forthcoming.

Eight games in one massive collection, with a bunch of new features, modes and juicy extras... nearly unmissable.

A classic point-and-click adventure with a very addictive story and a delightful art direction. If you liked the masterpieces of the genre in the '90s you absolutely can't miss this game.

The Spectrum Retreat is definitely a promising debut for the Bafta award winner Dan Smith. The first person puzzle-adventure is not at all flawless but it deserves the attention of every fan of the genre.

Sonic Mania Plus is an extended and refined version of the game released last year. It adds some cool features, two new playable characters beloved by fans, and it comes in a new physical edition inclusive of a gorgeous 32 pages artbook.

A God-like experience in light form with cute aesthetics and with a gameplay that looks more like the Viva Piñata and Spore, rather than "serious" simulators like Populous.

An applause for the Danish team ThroughLine Games, which gives us an emotional journey that even the teacher Hayao Miyazaki would be proud of. Do not be stunned by the atmosphere of this game is impossible.

Two action-JRPGs in one shot, with an interesting (and deep) tactical combat system, but with an unavoidable background monotony, not sufficiently balanced by RPG elements worthy of note.

A title able to entertain and then quickly betray those who play. A light gunplay and a too aggressive spawn system undermine the few original ideas. We recommend Earthfall only to those who still dream of a third chapter of Left 4 Dead, but there's better around.

Antigraviator has beautiful tracks and a solid gameplay, but it lacks of content with a small amount of ships and customizations.

All-Star Fruit Racing is a good attempt, a title that tries to rise from the mass of the clones of the famous Mario Kart and, at times, it manages rather well.

Shining Resonance Refrain is definitely not the best JRPG in the world, but has a multifaceted gameplay. However every component is a bit too "light" to leave an indelible mark.

Omensight is a wasted opportunity. Every aspect has the potential poorly exploited: from the deep gameplay to the technical side. A real rough diamond, appreciable as long as you ignore some faults.

For The King is a very creative take on the Boardgame and RPG genres with a great focus on multiplayer. The single player mode is more an afterthought than anything else, depriving For The King of much of its allure.

Nintendo Switch is the best system on which to play Inside. Playdead's masterpiece, two years after its publication, confirms itself as an exciting, fun and exciting game.

Terrible, useless, boring. This would be enough to discourage the purchase of One Piece, but what must also be added is the total lack of content.

Limbo, after eight years, has stood the test of time, coming in excellent shape. Landing on Nintendo Switch is the worthy conclusion of a journey started on the right foot.

The nearly-perfect Little Nightmares compendium comes on the Nintendo Switch, with minor graphical flaws and the usual plus of being (also) portable.

Octopath Traveler is not a perfect title, the fragmented narrative and certain predictable mechanisms in the progression system could make many people turn up their noses. Nevertheless it remains a unique RPG, able to combine the nostalgic charm of the classics with a modern and captivating writing.

The Switch remake of Toad and Toadette’s adventures offers little to convince the returning players: the experience is almost identical to the Wii U version. If you haven’t played the original edition here’s a good chance to pick up a great puzzle adventure, but beware that it’ll end in less than 10 hours.

The Nintendo Switch version is by far the worst MotoGP 18 version available. The graphics are bad and the lack of online will hurt gamers who love the competition.

Quotation forthcoming.

Not one of the best chapter in the long-lasting Traveller's Tales' series. The Incredibles features an irresistible cast and some clever sections, but also a messy + too-easy gameplay.

MXGP Pro provides a good Motocross experience, but it suffers some sort of content ‘stalement’ and it’s the less technically polished Milestone title to be released this year.

Shaq Fu: A legend Reborn is the direct sequel of the fighting game released in 1994 on Mega Drive and SNES. The gameplay is very different from the prequel because it shifts towards side-scrolling 3D beat’em up pattern, but despite these changes it really fails to impress, due to dull and repetitive mechanics and a total lack of depth. The only good thing is Shaq’s humorous voice-acting, but it simply cannot be enough to make this game worth buying.

In an era where players still get amazed by the superficial damages of covers, Red Faction Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered remains an exceptional escape from the ordinary, having the power to stimulate the demolishing fantasy of whoever wants to give it a chance. On the other hand, for those who have already razed all the buildings on Mars in 2009, it would be better to focus on something else.

The new The Crew’s chapter is even madder than before. With the introduction of boats and airplanes, and the possibility of switching between them in a snap, the roaming has been brought to a new level.

NieR: Automata - Become as Gods Edition gives to all Xbox One players the chance to play one of the most ambitious and loved games we had last year.

New Gundam Breaker is like a dream come true for GunPla collectors... and a nightmare for those who pretends it to be a decent Mobile Suit videogame.

Technically speaking, this is not the best version of Bethesda's nazi-killing adrenalinic FPS, but on Switch you can play it anywhere with a rock-solid 30 fps gameplay.

After all these years of waiting, tennis fans deserved something better than this shallow and buggy pseudo-realistic sport experience.

Jurassic World Evolution is a management game that makes all the franchise' fans happy like never before. The structure and the interface, are simpler in order to fit better to console platform, but could not be appreciated entirely by the more intransigent experts of the genre. Anyway, if you love the big lizards lived in the prehistoric age, this title is a must have.

Killing Floor Incursion is an imperfect but enjoyable FPS, enhanced by an original and interesting control system.

This remastered brings the best of two chapters in one, single shot. Despite the lack of online mode, it's still one of the best puzzle game ever made.

Mario Tennis Aces is a solid but incomplete title, which also lacks that note of color and imagination that we loved in Mario Power Tennis for GameCube. The technical and rewarding control system promotes competitive confrontation, and if Nintendo plans to frequently update the game with new contents and events, we will surely have a lot of fun for a long time.

Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection is a compilation that collects the arcade versions of twelve fighting games from the Street Fighter series. Four of the games support online multiplayer, including ranked matchmaking. The collection includes bonus features such as a museum to view concept art, pitch documents and facts about each release.

Despite a necessary upgrade since the 2017 release, MotoGP 18 still has the same flaws from the last Milestone era. The core experience is great, but the magic stops as soon as you peak out of the circuit.

Detective Gallo voluntarily plays with many cultural clichés and mixes them with a spontaneous and genuine sympathy. it's a good graphic adventure, great for beginners and pleasant for the more experienced. Excellent quality of the drawings and sound.

The final product fails to do justice to the many good ideas on which Illusion: A Tale of the Mind rests. And there is nothing worse than to feel curiosity about the plot of a game that, alas, bores us. The five hours we took to complete the adventure seemed much longer to us.

It's not the single-player expansion you were expecting, but Mooncrash will give you another juicy chunk of Prey's horror/sci-fi action, with a challenging loop-style gameplay.

As good as the charming first chapter, with a coop twist and some clever bonuses. Get ready to get your heart melted again.

Nobunaga’s Ambition: Taishi possesses many good qualities. Its extreme complexity makes it a top notch historic sim for every veteran but, on the other hand, results being inaccessible to all newcomers. Those who will invest their bodies and souls in Koei Tecmo’s new title will get a highly satisfying experience: if you’re not among these brave players, it would better to try something less demanding.

Onrush is one of the most entertaining arcade experiences we tried in recent years, and we could barely stop playing it. On another note, it might require a lot of constant support to not become stale shortly after launch.