Although it's made especially for Yakuza fans, Dead Souls is also an unconventional mix of Japanese eccentricity and undead mythology.

A great hardcore action game, with surprisingly deep difficulty and customization options.

Exactly what you'd expect from a Total War game. Fall of the Samurai is a great standalone game, even if you did not play Shogun 2.

A very nice cross between the gameplay styles of Marvel vs. Capcom 3 and Street Fighter IV.

More of the same, but not better. Dynasty Warriors Next doesn't boost the strategy elements and insists on its boring and tedious action.

It has very good ideas, but somehow the game derailed while on its cursed development.

One of 2012's most refreshing and stimulating videogames: easy to pick up, spectacular and very enjoyable.

Only for Eiichiro Oda fans. The rest should better try Ken's Rage, also from Namco.

BioWare couldn't have provided a more satisfying ending to the trilogy. Mass Effect 3 is more a work of iteration than innovation, but sometimes that's just the right path to achieve excellence.

Journey is something that purely relates to who we are and what we are, an experience that will give you as much as you give to it, that needs to be absorbed and processed.

The worst thing about Lumines is that it doesn't come bundled with the PlayStation Vita: like Tetris for the Game Boy, this is the kind of puzzle game that defines a new handheld.

In Warp your manual skills are more important than your intelligence, something that doesn't seem quite right in a puzzle game.

Binary Domain is like a Frankenstein of ideas and concepts that work well, but it ends up not being better than many other games.

It can be incredibly exciting, but also quite boring. We like it because it's brave, but even if it tries to Asura's Wrath is not exactly what we'd call a videogame.

The new Syndicate works especially well in its cooperative mode, where the whole reboot idea is completely justified.

Even if the multiplayer mode is missing, Rayman Origins is one of the best games available for Sony's new handheld.

SSX is a great game for anyone who loves videogames, not only for those who love snowboarding: the snow is just an excuse to provide you a lot of fun.

The social component, bizarre customisation and arcade gameplay are the main elements that shape Reality Fighters.

Mistwalker has made a great effort to add new ideas, but the game falls short of its own ambitions.

This is the best soccer game available for a handheld, but being based on FIFA 11 it's a bit annoying to readapt yourself to the old controls if you play a lot with FIFA 12.

The story is good enough to stand the comparison with the other Uncharted games, and that should be the only reason you'd need to go and buy this one.

SEGA tries to fit as many minigames as possible in a little cartridge, but actually only a few of them are really worth your money.

The idea of Remedy using the time loop concept as a key narrative tool sounds great, but actually it does not work as well in a videogame as it did in films like Groundhog Day or Donnie Darko.

Arika succeeds in translating the Tekken experience to Nintendo's handheld, but the lack of content makes other offerings like Super Street Fighter IV or Dead or Alive: Dimensions much more recommended for most players.

A surprising effort by EA Sports. In its current state Grand Slam Tennis 2 is clearly behind Top Spin 4, but with interesting ideas, like the Total Racquet Control scheme or the Classic Grand Slams, it promises to become a serious and strong contender if EA believes in its product and keeps polishing it.

Not as good as we expected, but Reckoning will appeal RPG fans with many hours of fun.

A nice remix between the rules of Risk and Scrabble.

One of the best games you'll play this year: adult, intelligent and very refreshing.