An odd mix of homage, parody and documentary of the RPG genre.

The creators of Trackmania turn to the FPS genre, with a fast and direct game focused on multiplayer.

Another good fighting game made by Ed Boon and NetherRealm, with enough personality and new features to distinguish itself from Mortal Kombat.

The perfect mix between action, exploration, puzzles, humor and love for videogames. One of this year's greatest surprises.

A plain game with no ideas.

This expansion is light on innovative gameplay mechanics, but gives you plenty of new activities.

A nice game that asks you some patience before showing his true appeal.

It's still highly addictive and you'll probably have a good time with it, but that's something you could also get from the previous games without lowering the demands made to the player.

If you have a 3DS you don't want to miss this game.

Heart of the Swarm accomplishes what seemed impossible after Wings of Liberty: improves something that was already perfect.

Judgment is not a revolution, but a nice ending (for now) to one of this generation's most emblematic franchises.

A very funny script is the basis for one of Wii U's most interesting games.

BioShock Infinite not only reclaims the importance of the story in videogames, but also the medium's huge possibilities to create fictional worlds.

This spin-off removes all the filling to keep only what's important: the sniper rifle, the x-ray camera and lots of stupid enemies.

Ghost Warrior 2 is just a series of corridors and the same typical shooting levels we've seen millions of times, only with no inspiration whatsoever.

Ultimate has more character classes, areas, monsters and weapons which were not present on Monster Hunter Tri for Wii.

A little gem that will reward you with many hours of fun.

It surely isn't easy to produce a game as fun, balanced and polished as Tomb Raider, but Crystal Dynamics managed to do so.

As Lords of Shadow, Mirror of Fate stands out not only for its massive amount of content, but also for some well polished gameplay mechanics, like it's great combat system.

Crytek ends Prophet's trilogy with a solid shooter that fixes most of Crysis 2's mistakes, but that never fulfills its whole potential.

Players of the third Assassin's Creed will find an interesting extra in this downloadable content.

Pure minimalism: Proteus is the gaming equivalent to a Brian Eno album.

You have to accept Rising for what it is and not expect your average Metal Gear: there might be stealth, yes, but this is pure hack 'n slash... and the best one since Bayonetta, actually.

Colonial Marines is not only a bad film adaptation, it's one of the worst first person shooters recently published.

If you played Dead Space 2 you can get a clear idea of what you'll find here: scares, shootings, bizarre monsters and tons of gore. You can argue that Visceral could have been a bit more brave and that Dead Space 3 does not have as much ability to surprise you as before, but it's a really solid game nonetheless.

The script and puzzles are quite good, but this is not the brilliant return from Ron Gilbert that we expected.

DMC is intense, but a bit slow for the seasoned player. The most important thing is the combat, though... and it's actually pretty good.

Retro City Rampage is far from perfect, but sure is brutally honest.

Ni No Kuni is visually stunning, using the cel shading technique in a way that even surpasses the beautiful Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker.

Razor's Edge is a better game than the original Ninja Gaiden 3 and a worthy option for Wii U users.

Crimson Shroud is a love letter to the origins of the RPG genre that acknowledges how important a well told story is for this kind of game.

A delightful experiment from Double Fine.

Fun, but short and a bit dull. We expected much more from Insomniac Games.

Only for fans of the TV series, and we're not even sure if they'll be able to like this poor game.

Epic Mickey 2 is a misunderstood exercise of nostalgia that fails in every effort to be better than the first game.

A good game that never finds its place: Sonic All-Stars Racing Transformed is much better, and ModNation Racers offers the same build/share/play philosophy.

A blend of genres that can be straightforward and fun, but also anodyne and tedious.

Wii U gets the best possible Mario, the one we've been enjoying for many years.

This is the best game with the Mario Kart formula that we've seen in many years.

A nice and polished new version of a true classic, ready to be enjoyed on new PCs and tablets.

Natural Selection 2 is a 100% multiplayer game, which makes it very difficult to learn its mechanics and intricacies.

Can Wii U offer something more than just family entertainment? Zombi U is a clear answer that yes, it can.

The clear purpose of Nintendo Land is to play with more people: it's a step forward in the party game genre and also a new (and great) way of having fun with some friends.

Don't think of it as another Silent Hill, as Book of Memories is actually a good action game that reminds of the classic Gauntlet.

A new standard for the genre. With a huge world full of surprises you could define it as the Skyrim of action games.

It's easy to recommend Hitman Absolution, a game that provides chills and emotion although lacks the charisma and polish that you expect from this kind of production.

It's a good homage to old genre favourites, but it clearly can't compete against the greatest platform games published in recent years.

A better arcade fighting game than expected, PlayStation All Stars is pretty interesting thanks to the Cross-Buy option.

A great first step in a much needed new directions in the music game genre.

We're not sure if this is the best Call of Duty of this generation, but we're convinced Treyarch has produced the most complete one since the first Modern Warfare.

The real drama of Declassified is not only that it's an awful game, but that it was supposed to be Vita's killer app.

The idea of selling the hardware (a joystick) with software (a videogame) is nice. It's just a shame that the game part ends up being so bad.

We should applaud an excellent work made for free by fans of the original game.

Finishing each level is as exhausting as rewarding, making Hotline Miami an extremely intense experience.

One of the best games in this franchise and a great source for many hours of fun.

Halo 4 marks the beginning of a beautiful friendship between fans and 343 Industries.

Being extremely short and repetitive, Liberation Maiden asks you too much money for what it really offers.

Warfighter has a nice multiplayer mode (although not better than Call of Duty or Battlefield). It's just a shame that the single player campaign ends up being so bad.

It would be a mistake to treat Horizon as just a spin-off of Forza because it's an excellent game with its own personality and great ideas.

This is not only a great game, it's the best Layton since The Curious Village.

Everything is exactly how you remember it from the classic arcade game. Not bad, but nowadays you can find games that do this much better.

A game about life, about growing up, about discovering yourself and many other things. It depends on each player, which makes it even more intriguing.

The first game was fresh and interesting, but Joe Danger 2, although still very funny, seems more a map pack than a proper sequel.

Firaxis has created an excellent update of this classic franchise, producing an addictive and solid strategy game that should be considered as one of the finest releases of 2012.

Even after all those years Jet Set Radio is still superb, thanks to the impressive and timeless design of its graphics, sound and game mechanics.

An arcade soccer game clearly made for fans of the series, as the rest will end up being bored with it pretty soon.

Bethesda made a risky gamble with Dishonored, but the result proves to be brilliant. Sure, it's not perfect, but Dishonored is one of the biggest (and nicest) surprises of the year.

The best aspect of Guild Wars 2 is its PvP, thanks to a brilliant idea: making it totally independent from the rest of the game.

Capcom has not produced good work with Resident Evil 6 and the franchise will have a difficult time recovering from this blow.

This is the icing on the cake of a great generation of football games. FIFA 13 achieves excellence in almost everything: gameplay, modes, social elements and online experience.

It's still a good game, but updates each year don't make much sense, as it has not enough new stuff to justify asking the full pricing if you already had F1 2011.

Let's get straight to the point: PES 2013 is better and, at last in this generation, a good football game.

Gearbox takes all the good ideas from the first game and tweaks everything to produce a great sequel. Guns, a better story, more guns, nice character progression and even more guns make Borderlands 2 one of the finest games of this year.

A decent and long campaign and good multiplayer and coop modes. Fall of Cybertron might not be excellent, but it's the typical game that ensures a good time for fans.

A good JRPG with a nice story development and a great combat system.

At the end, what matters is not if CS:GO is innovative or more of the same than CS: Source, what counts is if it's fun. And CS:GO couldn't be better in this regard.

It's a good HD remake of a classic Capcom fighting game, but after all these years the genre has evolved and Jojo's controls feel a bit clunky and lack enough special moves.

Vigil Games has done a great job, although some minor details prevent Darksiders II from achieving excellence.

A great game and one of this year's most pleasant surprises.

Even being extremely short, Deadlight is one of most captivating downloadable experiences available right now on Xbox Live.

Not exactly brilliant, but The Amazing Spider-man is a good game and a nice tie-in of the blockbuster movie.

One of the most enjoyable titles for the Nintendo 3DS, and one that perfectly captures the essence of the platform genre.

One the best games published this year for Kinect.

There's no detachment between the image, the sound and the player's actions. Everything works perfectly and makes each minigame an extremely amusing experience.

Besides an interesting story, The Secret World's most important feature is a new character progression system, but there are also many things that Funcom needs to fix.

At first sight it seems that everything's in place, but a few seconds will be enough for an experienced player to notice that there's stuff that doesn't work well and make this a rather missed opportunity.

Not a bad game, but London 2012 lacks most of the stuff that would've it the perfect game for sports fans.

Theatrhythm is a game made by and for lovers of the Final Fantasy saga.

You should give a try to Lego Batman 2: it's a fun and pleasant experience for players of all ages.

Uninspired, unambitious and lacking in personality, Inversion is a grey game that we can't recommend.

The perfect game for this summer: fun, fast and refreshing.

It's still a great experience for survival horror fans, although graphics and control could be much better.

Close Quarters provides those short rushes of adrenaline that sometimes we missed, although it's a shame that it only adds four new maps.

Yager deserves credit for trying something bold and different, with an adult narrative and that, maybe for the first time on a videogame, shows the real horror behind war.

Lollipop Chainsaw is fun, outrageous and quite original, as you'd expect from Suda 51. The problem is that it's just not that good as a videogame.

A piece of history perfectly translated to Vita, although it's a shame Peace Walker gets lost in the process.

A nice surprise and one of the most ambitious online multiplayer modes we've seen on a 3DS game.

If you wanted a reason to buy a PlayStation Vita here's the perfect one, but what's more important is that Sony's handheld is a key element of what makes this game so good.