Lucius is an average horror adventure game. It offers some good ideas, but it's too schematic and technically poor to get a better score.

Despite a fascinating concept and an undoubted strategic deepness, the console versions of R.U.S.E. fail to deliver a fully satisfying gaming experience for both fans and newcomers to the genre due to some gameplay flaws and some questionable decisions made by the developers.

Defiance is an interesting mix between an MMO and a FPS, fun to play and with many things to do. Too bad for the poor AI and a certain lack of variety.

Supermassive Games delivers an unimpressive on-rail shooter with some light co-op tactical features.

Quotation forthcoming.

To conceive a cooperative game without giving the player the chance to play along with a teammate across the net, is a sort of heresy, especially for a game like this.

The Last Remnant Remastered is the best available version of the JRPG by Square Enix. The graphics is improved, however remain the flaws of a game released 10 years ago, without enhancements in gameplay. It adds elements to the classic turn-based combat, sometimes chaotic but able to stand out.

Despite the lack of clarity and an inexplicably intricate UI, Feudalism is able to provide some interesting feature. It might not be the best exponent of the strategic genre, but it still offers some well-thought ideas.

Broken Sword 5 could be a nice dip in the past, but the puzzles are too easy to solve and the story waits long before due time to get interesting. There’s the second episode to hope in but perhaps, as in the case of the relationship between Nico and George, letting go of the past could really be for the best.

Dub Dash is a rhythm game extremely tricky and challenging. If you like electronic dance music and very challenging games this is for you. Otherwise beware that this game could be as frustrating as enjoyable. The insane high difficulty curve, the random generated challenges and the multiplayer modes offer longevity and repeatability. If you don’t like these elements you may want to skip this game.

Welcomed on PS4 for players who missed the original, but this “new” version is not so “special” for those who have already played the game on PS3 and PS Vita.

Fruit Ninja Kinect is funny and engaging for a short period, but it's also an 800MP game and for that price we would like to have something a little bit more... juicy!

The real problem is that Spellforce 2: Demons of the Past is a 2006 game. Both graphics and user interface are aged and only few people could remember the plot of Shadow Wars. Despite this, the core gameplay is solid and the mash-up between RTS and RPG is a lot of fun. Maybe SpellForce 3 will be a game that anyone will have to play, unfortunately Demons of the Past is for hardcore fans only.

Quotation forthcoming.

Star Ocean is not an outstanding game, but fans will find many classic elements of the series in this chapter and the combat system is very good.

Although we surely can’t deny its fascinating concept, Way of the Samurai 3 proves to be a disappointing next-gen debut for Aquire, which fails to improve the franchise’s previous titles in any significant way. In other words it’s surely a welcome sequel for any fans of the series, but a game that won’t appeal to a broader audience.

Knee Deep is a good investigation adventure but, although the story is quite good, the player doesn't have to do anything but choosing among different dialogue options. In this game there is more to read than to play.

Prinny Presents NIS Classics Volume 3 includes 2 RPG classics (Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure and La Pucelle: Ragnarok), reissuing them with minor technical improvements and leaving their strengths and weaknesses mainly untouched.

Onechanbara Z2: Chaos has tons of fan-service, but it's kinda fun. Despite being messy and hard to grasp, the combat system is deep and dynamic, and grants tons of fun and experimentation. The graphics and the technical side of the game are quite rough though.

Farming Simulator 17: Platinum Edition is the largest add-on to the Giants Software's game. The Platinum Edition introduces a new south american territory, the Estancia Palacio, a new cattle, the Brahman, and the sugar cane cultivation.

From the same team behind the awesome SBK, here comes a new arcade game with the MX1 and MX2 motocross championship license. The result is a forgettable experience with nothing really new to offer, a disturbing soundtrack and some strange and unexpected physics glitches.

Not the best collection around, but the games are still entertaining as of today. A nice opportunity to discover (or rediscover) the series, but nothing more.

ATOMEGA is a shooter game from creator of Grow Home and Grow Up. You are ready to become a super advanced post-biological lifeforms called Exforms and fight against others just for your fun?

Concrete Genie is a colorful and magical fairy tale for children. The project, perhaps too ambitious, however led to a clearly incomplete work.

Quotation forthcoming.

Star Trek online can be defined as a causal alternative to Eve Online; a lot of ideas mixed in a cauldron where the result is a bland soup. You can love its atmospheres, especially if you are a Trekker, but if you are a skilled player you will soon forget it.

Sadly, Shank is a nice but short action game. The combat system is well studied but doesn't have the right balance, and the entire experience ends in three hours only. The offline only multiplayer game is also a crazy choice.

A lazy collection of two problematic titles videogames of the strategic genre and role-playing games. Unfortunately, not enough has been done, despite the fun gameplay.

Despite the introduction of new mechanics, considering the years that have passed since the release of the first two Fallen Legion, Remnants feels more like a step back than a step forward. The developers missed the opportunity to finally create a product with a strong visual identity, resting on a fairly bland style and a simple and repetitive gameplay.

Sadly, Shank is a nice but short action game. The combat system is well studied but doesn't have the right balance, and the entire experience ends in three hours only. The offline only multiplayer game is also a crazy choice.

The Flame in the Flood is ultimately a melting pot of wasted opportunities that seems to be neither a survival rich with content, nor unforgettable auteur film. It is a real pity if we consider the fascinating structure supporting the game.

Quite an enjoyable skate game… if you're a total newcomer to this genre. This is neither Tony Hawk nor Shaun White Snowboading, but a weird mix of both games.

PowerWash Simulator is an oddly satisfying and relaxing experience in the short period but FuturLab needs to add new levels and modes in the future to keep up its niche audience.

Despite an interesting concept, Albedo: Eyes from Outer Space fails to deliver a smooth experience due some not-so-great gameplay mechanics and a terrible collision detection. Give it a try anyway if you like first person adventure and old school sci-fi b-movies.

Quite an enjoyable skate game… if you're a total newcomer to this genre. This is neither Tony Hawk nor Shaun White Snowboading, but a weird mix of both games.

Killsquad is a game that mixes a lot of genres and tries to be a lot of things together. It succeeds only partially due to a limited depth and an uninspired art direction.

The new work by Level 5 created a lot of expectations in us when first listening to the developers commentaries. Unfortunately, while it is clear that the developer tried hard to fulfill this high expectations, they didn’t succeeded. The game itself, even if good enough, loses the novelty and the authenticity of the other Level 5 works. It is just a tiny, simple, good adventure. Nothing more, nothing less.

Super Ultra Hyper Remix Dead Rising 3 Arcade Edition EX Plus Alpha is a journey into the past that traces all the masterpieces of Capcom. Unfortunately, the result is repetitive gameplay, though things improve if the campaign is played in coop.

A colorful, painful game that we can only recommend to sadistic players.

A good pirates adventure, Jolly Rover suffers in originality, trying to imitate too much Monkey Island.

Thanks to a strong narrative and a relatively good concept, Nier is to be considered a decent addition to the PS3's and 360's RPG catalog. Although its visuals aren't surely breathtaking and its gameplay doesn't excel in terms of depth, the game will in fact manage to guarantee a likable experience to any fan of the genre.

Destruction All Stars is a game with fun gameplay and a pleasant technical showcase. The amount of content, unfortunately, is not enough to keep players' interest high in the long run. An articulated plan of updates and contents will be needed for the future.

Gat out of Hell is not the best way to expand the brand. Less story and more gameplay show how old and rough gameplay is. Volition's brand needs to be over the top to appeal it's fans, and this DLC rarely do it.

Valkyrie Elysium is an honest game, but victim of very evident production limits, which combined with the general result cannot justify the payment at full price. Despite being able to offer an interesting combat system, the game is characterized by a very mild progression and a structure that is all too simple, although solid.

Pro Cycling Manager 2014 is one of a kind, meaning there aren’t many game of this genre out there. Anyway it’s not something you’ll want to play if you do not love both simulators and cycling. If you love them than it is a fair Cycling Manager, nothing less, nothing more.

LEGO Worlds on Switch is a missed opportunity for Nintendo, Traveller's Tales and... the players.

Ninja Gaiden 3 is the perfect example of how the lack of a strong game designer could crush the spirit of a great franchise. The first "Itagaki free" Ninja Gaiden is just a pale shadow of Ninja Gaiden Black.

Despite the expectations, Destiny's first DLC not only doesn't solve the flaws of the game, but makes them more evident. The lack of contents is evident and the story still remains unclear. It will be hard to find something to do for the next three months, when next DLC should arrive.

KickBeat is an interesting experiment ruined from a couple of clumsy design elements. The lack of a clean layout and the boring progression through the unlockable elements are the main issues of this project. The low price tag and the lack of good European music games on PS Vita are enough to turn KickBeat into a valuable option for gamers who are interested in replacing Lumines.

With this porting from the PS3 and the Xbox 360, something has gone terribly wrong. Not only the Wii U hardware hasn’t been used in the right way, but in six months nothing interesting has been added to the game by the developers. I you only own a Wii U, and you’ve never played LEGO City Undercover, only than you could give this a try.

Square Enix ports on Xbox One and Nintendo Switch a classic JRPG, released in 2000 on the first PlayStation. It does not add much to the original game: only better polygonal models of the characters and a better resolution in the cutscenes.

Quarrel is an interesting mix between Risk and Scrabble where you must conquer the enemy territory using anagrams. It's a nice game that can keep you playing for a long time, if you tolerate its frustrating AI that sometimes gives the sensation of cheating.

Saint Seiya: Sanctuary Battle is the perfect example of a wasted opportunity. Just like most of the games based on popular anime licences, Saint Seiya is graphically awful, but with tons of nice touches aimed to the hardcore fans. If you like the original brand, you could like this game too.

Godfall is visually pleasing, with a responsive gameplay and a nice level of challenge. Unfortunately, the narrative is mediocre and the game system appears almost entirely devoid of temper, which makes the game a little more than an adequate forerunner for the new gaming generation.

F1 2009 is an honest and pleasant game (yet with evident and avoidable flaws), but unluckily not the magnificent comeback fans were waiting for. Hopefully we'll see something a little more refined and meaty in 2010.

Serial Cleaners abandons the arcade style of the first chapter to embrace a more dense narrative, but without really updating the gameplay the result is not up to par.

The fans of the Serious Sam saga can take into account an easy (and cheap) buy, because the feeling of the 3D versions of the game has been transposed into Double D well.

Not as horrible as Let’s Go Photo!, but Zip Lash does not entertain as we hoped. If the level design offers a good level of challenge, incomprehensible design choices make the adventure tedious and frustrating.

A pet simulation clearly aimed at young gamers, this new version of EyePet doesn't add so much to the original formula, but you'll be pleased to discover its great variety of gameplay.

Ducati: the 90th Anniversary Official Videogame is a spin-off of Ride. Proposing a series of races where you can drive only Ducati, Milestone has produced a game with the same strengths and weaknesses of the original. Recommended only to fans. Everyone else will enjoy the recent Valentino Rossi The Game more.

Rogue Trooper could have been a good TPS during the 2006, but right now a lot of mechanics smell of stale. Technically speaking, the job on textures, light and models is worthy, but animation and and some gameplay elements don't allow the game to compete with other modern shooters.

Midway Arcade Origins is a nice compilation of good old classics, but the lack of pretty important games (Paperboy?) is a shame. The collection is still interesting for Midway's fans, due to the presence of great old arcade machines into the disc.

Rain World is the typical missed opportunity, a game with brilliant ideas ruined by some flawed mechanics which risk to hold back the wonder of an extraordinary world.

The worst episode so far. We can't feel the fight inside Bigby and the flow of the story is independent from his choices and words. The narrative castle Telltale built so far collapses for sloppy scripting and weak gameplay.

Although we surely can’t deny its fascinating concept, Way of the Samurai 3 proves to be a disappointing next-gen debut for Aquire, which fails to improve the franchise’s previous titles in any significant way. In other words it’s surely a welcome sequel for any fans of the series, but a game that won’t appeal to a broader audience.

Blacklight: Tango Down is a game with great ambitions and too many design issues. If you are a sniper rifle lover, you'll be really disappointed by this game, due to the bad weapon balance. The entire gameplay is built around a pure run&gun action, so if you're looking for a cheap but good downloadable multiplayer FPS, go for Battlefield 1943.

Taxi Chaos since its announcement represented the hope of returning to life the emotions experienced in the 2000’s with Crazy Taxi. Once tested, however, it has become clear that Team6 Game Studios has chosen a completely different path.

The Redemption is quite disappointing. The final part of this trilogy has the worst spiritual power of the whole group and a flat, easy and boring final boss. The Tyranny pack is still a good product, but just for the Assassin's Creed hardcore fans.

Necromunda: Hired Gun fails to exploit the full potential of the fascinating universe of Warhammer 40K. It’s a fun action game that is heavily inspired by Doom Eternal but lacks attention to detail and there are several problems in its gameplay structure.

Vector Thrust is fun but there's lot of untapped potential that needs more work to be unleashed.

A cut-and-paste version of the PS3/Xbox 360 with a bunch of extra modes and features.

Joy Ride is a nice game with bad controls. Give the players the possibility to choose a classic control system, and this game will be awesome. The lack of precision due to the Kinect camera transforms a potentially great game in an average experience.

The far too short Trine 3 boasts the usual gorgeous visuals, although feels lazy in many of its aspects. Frozenbyte’s ambition to jump into 3D gameplay is not enough to compensate for easy puzzles, boring combat, and a disappointing ending that just isn’t an ending at all.

Card Shark is an original concept and an intriguing demonstration of how the art of deception can be used to uncover the truth hidden in the upper middle class. Unfortunately, some technical problems have compromise the general experience of the game.

Dwarves and astronauts, a strange and unique combination for a potentially original exponent of the RTS’ genre. Despite the interesting premise We Are the Dwarves has too many flaws, both technical and gameplay-wise to overtake the sufficiency.

Secret of Mana was an outstanding jRPG back in 1993 and this remake is a true love letter to fans. Unfortunately, besides upgraded graphics, a couple of cut-scenes and a brand new local co-op multiplayer, this new release does not add anything really worth to the core experience, and all the weakness of the original title are still there and sometimes they feel even worse.

Even though some games are funny, Game & Wario loses most of the appeal of its predecessors proposing just a bunch of "not-so-special" games.

Good quality game but no innovations at all. EA Sports' work has been oriented on refining more than putting in new stuff but if you already own PGA Tour 09 you'll not find a good reason to buy the new chapter that anyway stays as the best option for a golfer.

Galacide comes from an interesting idea but it’s penalized by the lack of a strong identity and by an insufficient balance between the two genres that it wants to join.

Wings! Remastered Edition is all about nostalgia and good ol’ times. But the fact is that in 2014 you need to give something more to your audience, even if they had played and loved the original game.

Fans waited for Grant Turismo more than they had to do, and the final result is not worth as much as the other chapters of the franchise. Everything is scaled down considering the nature of the project and the fact that we're talking about the handeld version of the game but a few choices of the team have been disappointing. It is an average game but not able to sustain the hype, what we were expecting and what has been promised.

World of Warriors is a very simple game, with some good ideas but without any advanced mechanics. The combat system is poor and also the aesthetics of the characters. The porting from mobile platform on console doesn't benefit to the production that remains an experience dedicated to young kids accustomed to mobile games.

Wii Fit Plus is essentially a wealthy add-on, enriched with features, mini games and exercises (most of which are just variations to the originals), to make you sweat more and more than the first episode. Unfortunately the new mini games do not justify the cost of this product, that we suggest mostly to those who never bought the previous version.

This DLC has nice contents, but you're paying extra money for a chapter of the main story. Taking this sequence away from the original game, Ubisoft ruined the Forlì experience, turning it into a simple checkpoint before Venice.

Despite the fact that we are just talking of a simple QTE racing game, for the first time it’s possible to enjoy the atmosphere of Fast & Furious in a videogame with the real actors from the movie.

NBA Live is far from perfection, but it shows the sparks of the future arcade contender of NBA 2K.

Wet Dreams Don’t Dry is funny but, like its main characters, lose in the ending. Its not particularly innovative or wit, but it’s well built and try its best to revive its icon with a new, updated look.

Automatron is a standard DLC, with some good ideas like a customizable companion, but it doesn't expand the gameplay or add any new innovation to the narrative side.

Lawn Mowing Simulator is an unambitious simulator, that does little but does everything right, except for a far too lazy campaign that could have made this game very enjoyable even for those who are not mad for lawnmowers since childhood.

Farming Simulator, even with this year's edition, remains a good experience, but this iteration for mobile device sacrifices too much content.

Guardians of Middle Earth could be a good start for everyone willing to learn how to play MOBAs. The gameplay is simplified and the gamepad is well implemented. The problem is that on PC there are just a couple of MOBAs that are way better and free to play.

Extinction is basically a simple stylish action with some new interesting ideas. The lore seems stolen from the anime “Attack on Titans” with ogres instead of giants in the shape of humans. Even if the intentions are good, the camera the worst enemy to face and the climbing system is far away from perfection. Take this game in consideration only if you are a stainless fan of action games.

Tasomachi: Behind the Twilight doesn’t feel really complete, but it entertains the player with its simplicity.

Penny-Punching Princess at the end is more like a dungeon crawler than a pure RPG. Who will be captured by the original gameplay of the calculator will have fun for 20-25 hours without overly perceiving the repetitiveness, but without the right incentive other players may get tired earlier.

Quotation forthcoming.

Quotation forthcoming.

Atelier Lydie & Suelle: The Alchemists and the Mysterious Paintings is a role-playing videogame developed by Gust, with a turn based combat system. It does not introduce many innovations to the series, but is nicely inspired by classics in a nostalgic and vintage way.

The Witch and the Hundred Knight 2 is an action role-playing videogame with a top-down isometric view developed and published by Nippon Ichi Software for the PlayStation 4. Gameplay is nice, but the game maps are too dispersive, with messy plot and bizarre characters.