It might not be the best chapter so far, especially when you realize Max's powers have been mostly cut due to pure balancing reasons, but it still paves the way for the (hopefully) grand finale.

Three years late, Kyriu's crime-drama story still works like a charm. If you love the saga, you shouldn't really miss this fifth chapter, as it cuts some loose ends and opens up to the future.

Quotation forthcoming.

Stranger's Wrath remains -years after its original release- a fresh game, interesting and challenging.

Albedo is, body and soul, like one of those sci-fi trash-cult movies from the sixties. May be rough around the edges, but filled with love and content.

Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! is a worthy farewell of this saga to the DS. Though not proposing new features, this new chapter is highly recommended to all lovers of puzzle game and fans of Super Mario.

It's a great DLC, one that fans of the original game really shouldn't miss.

Iron Brigade is a very good game. The mix of genres works out just right, as the tactical notions of a tower defense game blend in well with the action of a third-person mech shooter.

It's a really hardcore strategic experience, unforgiving and hard to master. But if you are a Games Workshop fan, this is a really unique experience.

Arriving on iPad and iPhone, World of Thanks does not lose its spark.

Assassin's Creed Recollection is a great game in the app store scene with an over the top offer that overwhelms lots of NDS and PSP recent productions. A must buy for who love card games.

A good conversion overall, but it suffers from the direct comparison with the Mega Pack version of the contemporary release, mainly due to the absence of the multiplayer expansion Do not Starve Together.

The king of fps is back! If you are an old School player and you missed Counter Strike a lot then consider buying it for a cheap price on Steam.

Regardless of its shortcomings, Sprint Vector is a truly innovative product that takes advantage of VR in an intelligent way, maximizing involvement and fun.

A final note of merit also goes to the solidity and stability of the code, which during our test has never allowed us to glimpse any imperfection, much less declines in framerates. While not making a miracle cry, GRID appears sufficiently solid (at least on PS4 Pro) also from a technical point of view.

Some issues with the netcode and a short list of gamemodes are the main problems of this game. Nice graphic and excellent style make Fat Princess a nice guest of the PSN.

Darkstalkers: Resurrection is one of the best two-dimensional fighting game ever, thanks to the exceptional and well balanced gameplay.

Farming Simulator 22 represents the most complete embodiment of the spirit of the series signed by Giants Software. An uncompromising simulation experience, which makes its relaxed rhythms and the vast range of contents its proud distinctive element.

Every single DLC, 1080p and 60fps. If you missed this colorful shooter, this is the chance you were waiting for.

Ride 5 is the first episode designed and developed for current generation consoles: a few kilometers on the track are enough to appreciate its simulation cut and commitment to accessibility (the neural aids work). Compared to Ride 4, the differences are not so marked: Milestone worked above all with a chisel to clean up and refine his most ambitious work. In terms of content, there is nothing to complain about: the proposed virtual dealership offers everything a two-wheel enthusiast could wish for. On the visual front, the volumetric clouds are a welcome addition, the bikes remain beautiful, the circuit park is truly extensive. The career mode has made some steps forward compared to the previous iteration, but has not reached the levels we had hoped for. In short, the team has not failed to further improve the gaming experience but has chosen the path of continuity for this fifth episode: we expected a little more.

Seal Force recalls Jetpack Joyride in its challenge mode and upgrade system, but then it takes a new way of playing giving you the chance to controll 3 seals and literally draw their movement. It's also free, so there is no reason to skip it.

The application is stable and usable, with a good mapping of the commands and a progression system designed to perfection to entice users to return with a certain constancy. Of course, nothing can replace a mouse, keyboard or pad, but for some "on the go" games, PUBG Mobile does its full duty.

Quotation forthcoming.

The last Milestone's work is indeed one of the most entertaining arcade racing experiences in recent years, and if you have a few friends with whom to share the experience online via PlayStation Network or Xbox Live, the purchase is recommended without hesitation.

One of the best Wiiware product: a fresh look and an innovative structure for the genre. Unfortunately, there's no online multiplayer, but Sword & Soldiers is perfect for Digital Delivery Market, and suitable for all the RTS lovers.

Teleglitch is a video game with an ancient flavor, capable of diving the player into one of the best sci-fi atmospheres currently available on the indie scene.

The price is appropriate to the offer.

Castlevania Rebirth is a must-have for all who're searching for some old-style action. It could have been better, suffering from extremely classic gameplay, but it succeeds in delivering a solid and rewarding fun.

An amazing twin stick shooter, bestowed by great design and graphics. It's a shame that competition on the adventure's mode leaderboards is pretty worthless, since you'll never know with what kind of upgrades your high score has been beaten, and it lacks an online cooperative, but it still shines as a great example of bringing back sagas of old, with a twist.

Heroes Vs Monsters is a brilliant "endless" Hack 'n' Slash. Its focus on the loot sistem and the party progression is quite accustoming: fans of the genre will play it for a long time.

There are issues with the playability and the game design, and it can become really frustrating, so be warned. On the other hand, despite the lackluster control system, there's something in the aesthetics and in the way design and gameplay relate to each other that drags the player along the way.

Master of Alchemy Vengeance Front is a good iteration of the brand created by the guys at DarkWave Games.

Stuck to the old gameplay formula Planet Robobot shows an impressive level design and opens the doors to some interesting puzzle solving. One last great adventure on this generation of portable console.

It is not easy to revive a lush undergrowth of creative ideas as it has always been that of puzzle-platform, yet Shift Quantum succeeds, surprisingly.

Fortunately, the exquisiteness of such a raw and visceral infernal representation overshadows all the technical and game design problems. But when the gameplay becomes so insistent that it manages to break the horrible enchantment, it's trouble.

Quite fascinating.

The Fidelio Incident is as ordinary in its structure as valuable in content.

2K and Yuke's are on the right path: many of the issues of the previous chapter are now fixed, and there's plenty to do in this 2K16 edition. There's still much room for improvements, but this is a good starting point for the definitive wrestling game.

The Flame in the Flood is a scary and quiet sandbox game, set in a terrifying post-apocalyptic world. The survival game by Molasses Flood tries to provide a strong emotional impact.

The new expansion for the critically acclaimed MMORPG is huge and massive. While new players should try it out without even thinking about it, the old users might not find the huge cataclysm it rumored to be. The content for the new leveling bracket looks a bit too familiar despite the excellent artistic and quest design endeavors. Overall the Cataclysm is definitly what a WoW-fan should expect from Blizzard but is not as cataclysmic as it first promised.

The amount of aesthetic and mechanical customizations is at historic highs, just as incredible as the number of vehicles and classes that make up the last Milestone work.

A JRPG that will keep us company for at least thirty hours to (re) discover the lost memories of Flash, in a wonderful journey in memory, both of our Hero and of us gamers, that every fan of the genre should undertake.

A masterpiece - when it is a true masterpiece - never gets old.

D4 is disorienting, surreal, crazy as the previous works from Swery65. Is a brilliant adventure with a lot of hyperbolic characters and exaggerate situations. Play it and you won't regret it.

Gran Turismo Sport is a great game that takes a sharp turn in a direction completely different from the one that the series has always aimed at. The problem with this title is that it sits in a totally new gray area on consoles, and could therefore run the risk of not satisfying all players, and in fact let the long-time fans down.

Crazy, frenetic, fun: with this action RPG you cannot really go wrong. Fans of the genre will find their teeth, with a bizarre story, a level of challenge that's never banal and excellent possibilities for customization of skills.

The Infinite roster is a wasted opportunity within a project developed without ever coming out of a cozy comfort zone. A safe but sad choice. An understandable approach, considering the current reputation of Capcom among its old-time fans.

Despite some bugs, it's an interesting take on the rhythm game genre, and if you love it, you might consider this game.

RIVE is an old-fashioned shooter. Brutal by vocation and well capable of entertain hardcore gamers, it loses some of its appeal during the last missions.

Despite being a title of undoubted breadth, this remake of Resident Evil 3 could have reached a certainly higher quality level.

Even an year later on PS4, Abyss Odyssey is still a great roguelike, bestowed with a unique graphic style. Shame for the drops in framerate, but everything else is still top notch.

Despite its shortcomings, the game still manages to maintain its own balance and strong identity, which emerges above all in the artistic sector.

Although many have dreamed for years of seeing the world through the cockpit of a mecha, now it is best to be content to admire its shiny metallic body from the outside.

Codemasters racing thrives on lights and shadows. To attract the greatest number of players, GRID Legends seems to have partly lost the common thread that had characterized the very good reboot in 2019.

Quotation forthcoming.

Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge is a decent action game, but not quite at the level of recent DmC: Devil May Cry and Metal Gear Rising Revengance.

An experiment worthy of attention, able even to adapt perfectly to the mechanisms of use of the Nintendo console.

Pokemon Go is not a great game. Some important features are missing and bugs are way too frequent. Still, the social implications of Niantic's app are impressive. This game has changed forever the augmented reality market and reshaped the mobile gaming landscape.

As many other games developed by Level-5, Yo-Kai Watch is a well-rounded RPG, perfect to address a younger audience. On the long run, though, the battles become somehow boring and the narrative weakens.

One of the most interesting Indie Game of the year. Frozen Synapse offers a different kind of warfare strategy, and all the fans of the genre should try it.

Quotation forthcoming.

Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move is a very attractive puzzle game, sold at a fair price and highly portable.

If you are among the (still?) large group of fans who have devoured the first two episodes of MicroProse series, you will be happy to discover familiar feelings, and you'll almost feel like you never stopped playing.

The experience is always pleasant and gratifying.

Flint Treasure of Oblivion is a pirate adventure with a successful atmosphere and tone, full of visual details that make it more authentic than many other pirate transpositions. Interfaces, settings and costumes, equipment and objects, writing and texts contribute to this goal. The plot, on the other hand, is not among the most interesting and does not fully do justice to the importance of the protagonist: the legendary pirate James Flint from the novel Treasure Island. As for the actual gameplay, although the dice rolls liven up the turn-based battles a bit, in the long run they become repetitive at times and sometimes last too long. Ultimately, if you are a fan of the setting halfway between the epic and the crude, all shrouds, rusty swords and explosive barrels, Flint will fully satisfy you. Otherwise, both as a strategic RPG it is an enjoyable experience, but not very original or varied.

Give a chance to Ghostly Matter. You will hardly regret it.

Flying in sidereal spaces offers sensations of pure exaltation, with the contribution of game systems as effective as they are layered, which especially on the multiplayer side guarantee production an absolutely convincing strategic profile. On the other hand, however, the weakness of the single player campaign, combined with the scarcity of the multiplayer offer and some fluctuations on the technical side, prevents the Electronic Arts title from achieving excellence.

In short, it could be the ideal opportunity for a nice reunion of Sex Bob-omb (for the uninitiated, Scott Pilgrim's indie rock band).

A sincere tribute to the old school platform game.

There's a scene, during a flashback in the game, in which Carole invites Lana to literally close one eye and observe her surroundings from a different perspective. "When things don't seem the way we want them to," she tells her, "try to see them from another angle." I decided to do the same with Bye Sweet Carole when I encountered gameplay and stylistic roughness, perhaps the result of a strong desire to do things and an unbalanced sense of proportion. Carole's advice was helpful. Because Little Sewing Machine's work is a small visual and aural delight, a courageous display of skill that manages to transcend its uncertainties. The rating below represents the other angle I chose to see, where the flaws outweigh the merits. Because I believe it's worth letting yourself be transported into this world of "pitch, ash, and coal."

The first episode of Jacob Jones and the Mystery Bigfoot is fun and challenging. The only flaw of the game is its extreme similarity to the saga of Professor Layton. But those who love the genre, will also appreciate this.

GTFO is a concentration of love and wickedness, the merciless manifestation of a concept as inflexible as it is created with care and dedication. Although not all the pieces of the 10 Chambers proposal have yet been filed to perfection, the title does not fail to offer its users a cooperative experience full of personality, fiercely hardcore and stimulating in the most infamous sense of the term. It is certainly not a product for all palates, and it is certainly true that the Swedish studio still has some work to do, but already now GTFO is perfectly able to offer lovers of cooperative shooter with high difficulty rate a valuable mix of anxiety and excitement, fueled by an inflexible playful formula but capable of giving large doses of satisfaction.

Dune Spice Wars pays homage to the source material in a clear and often effective way. The strategic foundations that the Shiro Games team has laid are also solid, thanks to the various mechanics that refer to the Dune universe. However, on this well-studied foundation the team has built an experience that is at times superficial. The depth and complexity that one would expect from a game set in such a rich imagination are lost in some choices that we struggled to understand. That said, those who love the reference genre and Frank Herbert's iconic novels should give Spice Wars a chance.

It succeeds, unfortunately, only superficially.

Even in the face of the perhaps excessive (and inexplicable) simplification of the battles, Megadimension Neptunia VIIR remains the definitive version of the best exponent of the saga.

Quotation forthcoming.

Fortnite is not a masterpiece, yet it is one of the most important games in the current videogame panorama. If you are wondering why this happened, you just have to hold the joycons and spend a few minutes in the company of ninety-nine other players, whether you are at home or at lunch at work. Warning: it could be addictive.

The driving model is undeniably "there".

F1 24 does not represent the evolutionary step that, for example, F1 23 had been compared to its predecessor, but it is undoubtedly a valid product that will entertain Formula 1 lovers for dozens of hours thanks to a simple and satisfying driving system and a large content package and varied.

A hardcore platformer that thrives on contrasts: the choice of proposing a fairy-tale world clashes with a playful formula of an unusual cruelty, where the lesson of masterpieces like Super Meat Boy clearly echoes.

God Eater 3 is still a must for fans of the saga, who after many remastering will finally have something new on which to vent their hunger for divinity.

On the big N hybrid, the MachineGames shooter retains much of its disruptive play personality, keeping the rewarding properties of one of the best shooters of the past year substantially intact.

Relaxing and relaxed, Slime Rancher is a funny "adventurous manager" with rather atypical traits.

Lost in Play is a point and click adventure made with irreverent non-sense comedy, of intuitive puzzles and puzzles that are not particularly stimulating, but layered enough to make you spend a handful of hours of fun. The most enjoyable stages are the mini-challenges, which will challenge you with some of the most unique and challenging puzzles. While not representing the pinnacle of the genre, however, the title of Happy Juice Games is an intriguing and ironic dip into creativity and imagination, an interactive cartoon for lovers of the most bizarre and grungy animated comedies.

Plunging into the midst of no-holds-barred battles as your own custom soldier could make you smile on multiple occasions and is another reason to add Worms Rumble to the PlayStation Plus collection.

Quotation forthcoming.

Netherrealm Studios and Warner Bros Games have done a great job, certainly higher than the old Kombat Packs, but once again the price is not exactly affordable.

The great screenplay is overruled by clumsy and repetitious gameplay. The thrill is there, but too many flaws in the core experience make it a solely discreet game.

The two remasters are done pretty well, they work and do not upset some or all of the originals, but the return of games like these had to be accompanied in another way: with extras, interviews, documentation that would help in a fun and informative way to understand what for many years, among other things, was the most expensive game ever, a big commercial flop, and one of the most fundamental titles for the modern videogame.

The rebirth of *Screamer*—in the form of a futuristic, cyberpunk-themed arcade racer set in the distant future—has truly won us over, delivering some of the most carefree hours we’ve spent with racing games in recent years. Its enjoyable handling model, lengthy Story mode populated by memorable characters (though, admittedly, this mode suffers from a few structural and pacing issues), and inspired art direction make it a highly recommendable title for any fan of the genre, regardless of their prior experience. It is a game born of an old-school development philosophy—one that has been modernized and made appealing once again to an incredibly diverse audience. While a few issues persist regarding track design and certain mechanics that feel less polished than others, by and large, this marks another bullseye for the Milan-based studio.

Unlike some other "busty" games (Senran Kagura Burst anyone?), Demon Gaze is not just fan service. It is, instead, a solid dungeon crawler; not as good as Etrian Odyssey, but perfect for those who remember Wizardry and want to re-discover an old-school RPG.

The basics are indeed simple to understand, but digging into the gameplay you'll find deep and interesting mechanics. It's a shame that some of the missions are really too easy to complete, and the lack of an online 1vs1 mode is indeed unforgivable, but it's still an interesting strategic experience on Wii U.

A game that we recommend to jrpg enthusiasts who do not fear experiences of gameplay sui generis.

For all lovers of board games and turn-based strategy in science-fiction sauce, BattleTech is definitely a title to take into consideration.

More than an interesting title.

Like a Dragon Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii is not a simple side adventure. It has managed to take the right gameplay elements from Infinite Wealth, and then give a healthy refresh to the package with the effective navigation component, between exploration, battles at sea and brawls based on two valid fighting styles. The various pieces of the secondary offer support what is a valid progression system, which encourages the player to have a lot of fun and discover everything the world has to offer. In other words, whether you are a veteran of the series or a newbie, in terms of gameplay the game has what it takes to entertain you for dozens of hours, but there is a rule. You have to keep your brain strictly turned off, because when you turn it on during the plot, the "all you can eat" effect appears: big laughs and abundance, but little substance.

As in the case of the previous DLC, we are not talking about a particularly generous product in terms of novelty but, among a handful of brand new Yokai, an additional challenge level, new equipment and an unprecedented weapon, we are pretty sure that fans of the he epic "hardcore" of Team Ninja will not struggle to find in the content an excellent incentive to continue to accumulate Amrita.

Gears of War is a saga that is slightly off in the course of this generation, and his star does not shine today as it did in 2006.