Transformers: Dark of the Moon is one of the usual and trivial tie-in that hit the market. Gameplay mechanics gives some fun but the global experience is not really good in the end.

Due to an unconvincing narrative aspect One Piece: Romance Dawn only works in half, revealing to be a product for a few fans.

Tekken 3D Prime Edition is the attempt to bring the series' typical experience on Nintendo 3DS. Flawed by lack of options but with a tradition gameplay, it stands in the middle, quite funny but not completely accomplished.

Even without hitting all the objectives set at the outset, Playmestudio's debut work remains, if nothing else, a laudable attempt to bring to the stage themes and theories of a certain depth, which we hope will not go completely unnoticed.

Crackdown 2 is an updated version of the first chapter. The boring plot and a lot of technical issues spoil a funny progression, while the interactive structure of the missions still delivers a lot of frustration.

Same old story. Same gameplay, (pretty much the) same look, same irony. But after so many games, Traveller's Tale can't expect the same score.

Despite its good ancd charming visuals, this colorful indie shooter lacks in variety and difficulty.

Spare Parts could have been better. Nevertheless, the title produced by EA is fun and never frustrating. Don't expect a game that will leave an indelible mark in your memory, but, for some carefree hours of play, it's very good.

A certain repetitiveness in solving the riddles and some hesitation during programming and level design make it a missed opportunity, although fully enjoyable for fans of the genre.

de Blob 2 fails in delivering a solid gameplay experience, due to its plain level design, and gets tedious in the long run. More an experience than a game, but that's not necessarily a good thing.

Quotation forthcoming.

While on the one hand we understand and appreciate Bandai Namco's decision to bring Tales of Symphonia to as many platforms as possible, in order to allow new generations to (re)discover one of the most important chapters of the franchise, on the other hand we strongly believe that such a lazy remastering is not the most effective (nor the most respectful) method to re-propose a great classic of the past and celebrate its twentieth anniversary. Except for the Switch version, which for its part can leverage portability, if you have a PlayStation 3 or in any case a gaming PC there is not a single reason why you could prefer the new remastered to the package entitled Tales of Symphonia Chronicles, which in addition to the base game also included its direct sequel. In short, this second remasterd is indicated only to anyone who does not have the aforementioned platforms and to those who wish to use them in handheld.

Is not even a Game, but a psycho-geography experiment. Despite its nature, Treasure World is an interesting software, suitable for collectibles maniacs.

The core of the experience remains enjoyable and fun, as long as you take it more like a more of the same, if not almost an expansion of the first Contracts, and accept its obvious limitations and problems.

The Tomorrow Children has a good amount of content, its gameplay works, and succeeds in the difficult task of getting players to work together in a way that goes far beyond any other game I've ever tried. The trouble is the repetitive nature of the overall formula.

You can have a lot of fun tinkering with the car's trim, you can spend hours changing your car's livery, and some chase with the police will no doubt be remarkable, but beyond this Heat it remains a Need For Speed ​​without too much momentum.

Hard Reset is a splendid and beautifully crafted FPS. While its technology rises above many others, its old-school FPS gameplay, while fun and solid, is affected by a scarce variety in the enemies and very short campaign, which is a major flaw because of the absence of a multiplayer mode.

The new Homefront does not excel in any field, carrying the wounds of a troubled development. The gameplay is too rough, the AI unrefined, the campaign very short (unless you get involved in the tedious subquests). The biggest fault of The Revolution, though, is the decision to re-write the setting, trivializing the impressive work that John Milius did for the first chapter.

The story is vague and the gameplay repetitious. Just for series' fans.

Not the best possible remake of a largely unknown Mega Drive classic for Western players.

Legacy of Kain: Ascendance is a project defined by contradictions: ambitious in vision, inconsistent in execution. The lore is expanded with genuine generosity, the return of the original voice cast is a gift that certainly should not have been taken for granted, and the concept of exploring the era of the Imperial Kain through four distinct perspectives remains—from a narrative standpoint—the most compelling direction the series could have taken with a project of this scope. Fans of the mythology will find material well worth the wait. Yet the game built around it is imprecise where it ought to be surgical, sluggish where it strives to be dynamic, and visually uneven in ways that simply cannot be ignored. Those approaching the saga for the first time may find its standing relative to the genre's finest examples to be anything but favorable. Those returning—having grown up with Kain and Raziel and long dreamed of a new chapter in the saga—must first come to terms with the shift in genre, and there is no guarantee they will be willing to do so. Ascendance marks a step in the right direction; however, truly restoring Nosgoth to the greatness it deserves will require far more decisive strides. The future of the series remains entirely unwritten. This title merely hints at that potential, without fully proving it.

All things considered, considering the target audience of all Microids' Poirot games to date and their evolution over time, despite the quality of the writing and narrative, we can't help but consider Death on the Nile a small step backwards, or, to be more polite, at least a "stop." The weak puzzles and the artistically simple technical aspects didn't convince us. The overall experience is decent, if you lower your expectations a bit and ignore the two previous Blazing Griffin games, which, in our opinion, were a bit more complex and interesting.

A good new edition with many options and great attention to details which fails completely in its technical side. A cranky engine makes the player cry for frustration.

Quotation forthcoming.

Quotation forthcoming.

Another Code R misses the chance. The story is not brilliant as the ones of Hotel Dusk and of the first chapter, while the riddles and the puzzles aren't that deep.

It has intelligent and interesting gameplay, but the free to play model spoils the fun, trying to milk the player's wallet over and over.

Supercross 4 is a complex game to approach that doesn't do much to be appealing to the general public.

Mario & Sonic at the London Olympics 2012 is the game that we expected: pros and cons balance each other giving players an interesting arcade game for Christmans.

The title leans dangerously towards a not too veiled pay-to-win, favoring only those who are willing to put their hand to the wallet: the hope is that the system will be reviewed from the ground up and rebalanced as soon as possible, to balance an offer to date monstrously unbalanced.

The ideas certainly were not lacking: a little extra budget and a bit of greater dedication would have been enough to create a truly special game.

Kinect Sports has some interesting activities, but some of the minigame are dull and laughable. Boxe and Table Tennis lacks precision, while Volleyball is the best activity included in the package.

The structure (divided in free roaming phases and simple races) is unbalanced, the global style not so shiny, and the phisical engine has many issues. Just for Arcade lovers.

Those who had fun with Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken will find everything that featured that joyful experience, with its quite rough irony that was yet able to bring a smile. The others might have to take Rocketbirds 2: Evolution in a more cautious way, because of its weak control system and lack of content.

It is a pity, however, that the Deluxe version brings with it a handful of technical problems.

Certainly an imperfect production, Maquette remains an indie that lovers of the genre would not be hurt to try, perhaps taking advantage of the current inclusion in the PlayStation Plus lineup (or future discounts, for PC users).

There's more fun to be had in the extras than in the main campaign, and that's a big issue for what this game has to offer.

It's a shy way to resuscitate the classic franchise, but it doesn't get too far.

Unfortunately Skull and Bones is marked by continuous qualitative fluctuations. Its open world is quite vast, but also a little empty, its pirate atmosphere is successful, but the narrative component is very uninteresting. What remains are the pleasant naval battles against other players, the collaboration between privateers in PvE, and the hopes linked to the progressive enrichment of the experience, aroused in us by the roadmap available on the official website of the game. For the moment, we say it with a bit of bitterness, Skull and Bones is still at the mercy of the waves.

After the remake of the first Pac-Man World, it was reasonable to assume that Bandai Namco would continue the nostalgia drive, and the forty-fifth anniversary of Pac-Man was the perfect time to re-release the second installment in the series to attract as much attention as possible. There's no denying that a certain amount of effort went into Pac-Man World 2 Re-Pac, which not only revamped the game's technical features but also improved its controls, even offering some previously unseen extra content that proves useful in increasing the adventure's overall longevity. The problem is that the original game wasn't exactly the most engaging 3D platformer on the market when it was released in 2002, and the fact that this remake remains as faithful as possible to the original isn't the best business card considering 23 years have passed since then. Pac-Man World 2 Re-Pac is a nostalgic journey designed for Pac-Man fans, but it doesn't pretend to match the quality of the best modern platformers out there.

Shadow Warrior 3 isn't quite the game we expected, and on balance, we feel it's a big step back from its two predecessors. Lo Wang's latest adventure is plagued by unparalleled linearity, a cumbersome presence of identical platform stages and a fair amount of technical problems that inevitably affect the gaming experience. To support Shadow Warrior 3 are exclusively the charisma of the protagonist and the frenetic and fun fighting system, although its use is limited by a poor longevity and the total absence of extras that encourage users to return to the game (such as the New Game Plus or a trivial horde mode).

Western tastes won't have an easy time connecting to this typically eastern product. In the end, it's more a visual novel than a truly interactive game, and that calls for very specific tastes.

An intriguing starter, but with a few too many defects.

The result is a product that blends platforming and challenging puzzle solving well.

The plot is quite lame, but that's something inherited from the TV show. This tie in is not entirely bad, and fans of the brand might enjoy some parts.

Darkness Rush takes the challenges of Jetpack Joyride and adds to them the Unreal Engine and wolf and vampires. It could be enough, but somehow it is a bit slow and doesn't feel too reactive.

The two narrative lines remain a bit too superficial, without ever deepen the ideas that would have deserved more.

Ubisoft fails to deliver a solid alternative option to GTA.

Super Kirby Clash is a better product than Team Kirby Clash Deluxe.

The PvE and co-op experience that Battleborn provides is futile and scarcely interesting. On the PvP side Gearbox's title proves more worthy, but the game has too many gameplay issues to stand out in the competitive moba-like scene.

Outcast A New Beginning offers sometimes interesting alien settings, the backdrops to an overall enjoyable story, albeit lacking in peaks of excellence. In addition to the technical stumbles, the game combines cutscenes and dubbing that aren't always up to par, repetitive tasks that are generally very simple in structure, as well as battles that lose their bite due to the limits of the AI that moves our opponents. Furthermore, the progression thrives on phlegmatic rhythms, which do not go well with the fun exploratory possibilities offered by the use of the jetpack. In other words, this new Cutter Slade adventure could have done more.

The game offers numerous extra modes, including challenges and skirmishes, in addition to the already substantial campaigns, so, strictly solo, you will also have fun on consoles.

A game that, despite being sufficiently effective, could have balanced more carefully not only the length of the conversations between the characters, but also the difficulty level, clearly set down.

Still Wakes The Deep is a work plagued by numerous problems. The coherence between story and gameplay often leaves something to be desired, with serious consequences on the effectiveness of the narrative and the horror phases. Once the game is finished, you get the feeling that something during development didn't go right, or that the team failed to realize their vision. Rejecting The Chinese Room's game would be unfair, yet there remains regret for a title that could have given much more, especially considering the history of the studio.

Hexodius is a fun twin stick shooter. Its only problem is that before it proves it, it dwells on too many boring and unexciting levels.

Overall, the experience remains a valid alternative for players looking for a relaxing, short-lived title with ethereal atmospheres, despite the technical defects that prevent it from making its full potential shine.

Net of a compelling story and well-characterized characters, Gomorrah presents a series of critical issues that are difficult not to take into consideration. Greater attention to the aesthetic side and to the management phases would certainly have helped to give the project an edge. Having said that, if the idea of playing a visual novel inspired by Saviano's novel interests you, you could still give this product a chance, also given its absolutely affordable price.

Eliminating hordes of criminals with the Auto-9 while the soundtrack of the original film plays in the background is certainly a satisfying experience for fans. Net of pleasant moments, born of nostalgia and located mainly in the first portion of the game, RoboCop Rogue City is a decent game, but not particularly solid as a whole. In fact, it shows the side of a series of technical and gameplay problems to which anyone who is not a die-hard fan of the most famous policeman in cinema will hardly be able to turn a blind eye.

Freedom Wars Remastered should have arrived in 2025 with more content, not just a higher difficulty mode. It is not enough to debut on a home console with an improved resolution and 60fps, especially if the models remain the same that were proposed at a much lower definition and on a smaller screen. This operation seemed to us to be intended only for nostalgics or those who do not want to let the memory of Freedom Wars go into oblivion. A real shame, especially because if the intention was to test the waters for a possible sequel it will be difficult to convince Bandai Namco to invest in the operation.

Jump Force is an ambitious fighting game that stumbles several times over itself, in an attempt to overcome its predecessors and to chase other famous exponents of the genre.

Ridge Racer 3D doesn't offer anything new. It's the same race and drift experience, with a nice support from graphics and 3D. Only for those in dire need of an arcade racing.

MillionHeir is a very singular game. It has a good graphical and acoustic system and, most of all, it has an unique style, linked to “objet trouvé” and “ready-made” aesthetic wave. On the other hand, the gameplay mechanic is a little bit linear and repetitious. If Big Fish Games had offered more diversions to the central formula, MillionHeir would have been a great game, suitable even for the graphical adventure fans, and not only for extravagances lovers.

It has an interesting story, but it's too short.

Metal Eden is a video game about synthetic humans and robots, and in an almost meta-narrative sense, it feels cold and soulless. The pursuit of rhythmic and engaging gameplay is evident, yet another attempt to emulate the Doom formula. The experience feels repetitive and linear, less layered or challenging than it could have been. Moreover, the game even underuses its signature mechanic, the absorption of cores, which becomes quite repetitive over time. It's not a bad game, let's be clear: those who enjoy FPS challenges with "push-forward" gameplay have at least eight missions to test themselves with various weapons and a narrator with a lot to say. Ultimately, it's a shame: it could have been much more daring...

The price is too high, for what is proposed: the title does not exploit any feature of the console and, above all, cancels - with a rather unpleasant graphic rendering - the only competitive advantage with which it could still play, namely portability. Such a pity.

The selection is questionable, many minigames are really too simple and boring. The "classics" are nice to play, but AI doesn't seems too competent.

Compared to the disastrous MX vs ATV: All Out, Rainbow Studios has taken not one but two steps forward. MX vs ATV Legends is surprisingly fun and has a good amount of content. At present, however, it needs a substantial finishing work. ATVs are capable of giving great satisfaction, while AI steals more than a laugh with its surreal performances. The Rainbow Studios game is plagued by bugs and various problems but has big room for improvement: if the development team manages to fix all the flaws in the coming months, MX vs ATV Legends could become a good title.

Unfortunately, the prequel therefore does not equal the quality of Remnant: From the Ashes, limiting itself to offering a not particularly memorable Action RPG experience.

We found it has really aged.

The Power of Magic is a platform game with some interesting ideas, placed in a structure that seems to squeeze more often an eye to younger gamers.

The battle system is quite interesting, but Trinity Universe has no story, no NPC interactions, no exploration. Designed for the perfect "Otaku", not for other players.

Alien Rage could have been a thousand times worse, but even a thousand times better. We can definitely recommend it only to hardcore fans of FPS and science fiction.

Warriors Orochi 3, despite the few expectations for yet another Musou, proved to be a fun and intriguing title, with only some technical issues to ruin the formula.

The third episode in the series is not bright as the previous releases.

As we have repeated in the body of the review, the title is now taking its first steps and appears to have a good future ahead of it. Let it grow.

Choplifter HD maintains the concept and the same level of challenge of the famous original version, although burdened with some choices of game design and an inaccurate targeting system. Frustrating at times, this remake by Inxile Interactive is undoubtedly still fun.

After the misstep made ​​with Rabbids 3D, the saga came back to at least decent levels on the Nintendo portable console.

An interesting experiment, but it lacks balancing and up-to-date graphics.

The obvious flaws of Sable eliminate the possibility of presenting all these ideas in a coherent and engaging adventure from start to finish. The open structure of the narrative and gameplay, however, allow to calibrate the overall experience on the user's desire to immerse themselves in a story that is as fascinating as it is imperfect.

The title therefore needs to be thoroughly rethought.

Years after the release of the previous iteration of the Monsters genre, The Dark Prince had the opportunity to modernize the historic playful formula of the spin-off and ferry it towards still unexplored lands. Despite the predictions, however, the development team seems to have almost completely given up on the idea of renewing the monster recruitment mechanics and above all the product's combat system, which appears tired and dated. Leaving aside the uncertainties of the performances, which we hope will be circumvented as soon as possible with a corrective patch, the bitterest pills are represented by the choice to make Psaro a silent protagonist and by a hasty screenplay, which in our opinion do not do justice to the dramatic story of one of the most charismatic antagonists of the entire saga. In short, the Lord of Monstrosity deserved treatment more in keeping with his worth.

A redundant action game, saved form hell by the wide locations and the multiplayer options. Surely, not a great tie-in.

Meadow builds an exciting explorable world, with a strong visual impact and a slow pace, but inserts a scoring mechanism that encourages competitive and fast-paced experience.

Fast-paced, agile and funny, Nights of Azure is a light J-RPG with an unexpectedly interesting (love) story. On the other hand, is too easy and technically poor.

It can be quite fun when enjoyed with friends, but it lacks content and originality. Especially when it comes to the stealth mechanics, which could've expanded the gameplay's scope, but don't get enough value in the final mix.

Daylight is a common horror game, following the lead of Slenderman. It is, from time to time, scary enough to thrill the player, but it's also too short and poorly presented.

Some side-scrolling fun to be had here, but it lacks a spark of originality, and it's often too frustrating.

Bloodmasque is a simplified but more "badass" version of Infinity Blade, sold at an unreasonably high price.

Midway Arcade Origins is a collection of old games that does not fit very well in the actual generation. A product only for true retro game lovers.

Despite being a simple and immediate gameplay title, the difficulty level is unbalanced upwards and forces a continuous repetition of the same processes that can be particularly frustrating. For this reason the game is more suited to the world of mobile gaming and "hit and run" games.

The Claws of Awaji is a DLC that reflects both the strengths and weaknesses of Assassin's Creed Shadows: some narrative elements are interesting, but the story ends without much excitement, nor does it sufficiently delve into the renewed conflict between Assassins and Templars. The introduction of a new weapon for Naoe livens up the combat a bit, but the gameplay remains more or less the same: ultimately, Awaji is an island that replicates the same exploration loop as the base game on a smaller scale, without adding anything new. Although it is free for all those who pre-ordered at the time, it is still a significant expansion at €25.

It's basically a pay to win product, and that spoils what could've been an interesting racing experience.

What weighs most on the gaming experience is the excessive repetitiveness of the drug sale and the still too incomplete state of the work, not so much in the details scattered around the game map, as in the main mechanics and storyline.

It's a shame that Sonic has to speed down to attack his enemies during the run through wonderful Camelot-inspired backgrounds. The game looks fantastic, sound great, and when we are allowed to run fast, dodging obstacles or jumping on the head of our enemies it also plays very well. But too often we are forced to stop our run to fight the enemies, in a simplistic hack&slash structure that tone down the overall impression that the game leaves to the gamers.

Downloadable for free, Bill Killem is an average shooter, but its microtransactions are not supported by a good enough gameplay.

Doom 3 makes its debut on PlayStation VR with an edition that clearly shows the signs of the years that have passed since the title's debut, as well as the effects of a rather superficial adaptation work, with repercussions especially on the playful side of the experience. Despite everything, however, Doom 3 VR Edition still proves to be an enjoyable product, largely due to the merits of the particular horrific characterization of the title, which on PSVR preserves and amplifies the effectiveness of its particular atmospheres.

Until Dawn Remake is a rather lazy remake of the now iconic PS4-era video game cult: the narrative additions appear superfluous and even anticlimactic, while the graphic modernization operation leaves itself open to too many qualitative oscillations, between excessively loaded facial expressions and still stiff animations. Playing Until Dawn today, for fans of the "teen horror" genre, still represents an interesting rediscovery, for a title that still manages to entertain thanks to the unpredictability of its narrative twists.

More of the same, a wasted opportunity for the sequel of a really good game in which players had lot of expectations.