Sometimes is needlessly frustrating, hiding precious information from the player with no apparent reason. On the other hand, some gameplay elements are really interesting, and it's a shame they didn't get developed to their full extent.

Dead to Rights is an old style hard boiled. A sort of latecomer Max Payne with some stealth sessions trying to rejuvenate a tired formula.

It could've been perfect as a 3DS integrated experience, but, as a standalone game, it lacks the depth of other simulations.

For trash lovers it is a "must have" (and could even teach us a little bit).

Greymoor is an expansion in line with the others that preceded it. As usual, it enjoys a well-kept and pleasant setting to explore, in addition it brings to mind the memories of Skyrim and enriches them with the underground caves of Blackreach, expanded and revisited compared to The Elder Scrolls V.

The fate of Mars or Die! is in short in the hands of developers: additional content ... or death!

Behind Sol Cresta lies the desire for redemption of a Platinum Games wounded in pride since Star Fox Zero. A Shoot 'em up with ancient inspirations but aware of coming into the world in 2022, capable of introducing a huge variety of innovative and brilliant mechanics but that exaggerate with the amount of its contents, which become almost suffocating. Excellent work done on accessibility in a genre in which it is not obvious to have so much freedom of approach, less brilliant than done in terms of legibility, crippled by a shallow color palette and a difficult understanding of the layout of the individual stages. Absolutely unacceptable that its plot has been cut and is being sold separately in a DLC priced at € 10.

If Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy were a less lazy operation, at the bottom of this page would take a very different score.

The usual Olympic "adventure" of Mario & Sonic is, as the previous one, a collection of minigames. Well: to be honest, is a collection of the same minigames we played 4 years ago. And the input detection problems are still here. Think about it only if you skipped London in 2012 and you are an old fan of Track & Field.

Turning to the quality of porting work, the impression is that the transition from PC to PS4 has left the title in anything but excellent form.

The story engages only at the end.

It's basically a Clash of Clans clone, painted with a Call of Duty coating. That can't make for a very interesting or fresh experience.

It's a very easy to play and immediate tower defense game, and that makes it more enjoyable on PS Vita than it actually is on PS4. On the other hand, it doesn't bring anything really new to the genre.

The aesthetic value of the production shows, however, that Dan Plate and Gary Porter certainly do not lack talent, but the important critical aspects of the work before the study clearly reveal the inexperience of the team.

Quotation forthcoming.

Lost Planet 3 is a mediocre shooter that confirms all doubts in recent months about the capabilities of Spark Unlimited.

Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis could and should have been the most convenient and immediate solution to review the entire Compilation of Final Fantasy VII, especially given what Square Enix is trying to achieve with the disputed Remake Trilogy. Unfortunately, however, the Japanese giant has bet on a damn confusing structure and a gacha component that risk resulting in the detestable phenomenon of pay-to-win. It's a real shame because, despite the limits imposed by the poor customization of the units, which during battles limits the feasible strategies and opens the door to monotony, the combat system of Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis is very valid and what's more the product can count on a truly delightful artistic direction. If for our part we feel like not recommending it to newbies, who due to the episodic formula would understand little or nothing about the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII, historical fans could instead find it a pleasant pastime and, between one mission and another, discover some new details on their favorites.

An operation to be undertaken with a philological spirit, driven more by the hunger for knowledge and experience than by the desire to be captivated by an adventure. However, you only have a few months left to decide.

Pearl Harbor Trilogy - 1941: Red Sun Rising is a mixed-bag: it has variety, frantic action and solid graphics, but it's flawed by poor difficulty balance. Still a quite funny arcade, but not a must-buy.

Sacred 2 Remaster is a preservation effort, rather than a modernization. Longtime fans will benefit, finally being able to explore the world of Ancaria again on next-gen systems. Beyond that, however, the remaster doesn't introduce any significant improvements that would encourage a purchase outright. It remains a piece of gaming history that's refreshing to see brought to new generations. But nostalgia aside—and despite the budget price—it's undeniable that fans of the genre can now find significantly more satisfying experiences for the same money.

Every Sid Meyer production should speak to a very specific audience, but Starships is way to simplified to engage strategy veterans.

It is a pity that the exploitation of such a valid idea has produced a result below expectations.

The value of Inked lies above all in the ability to stage a small story of love and suffering through a very personal style and excellent visual impact.

Concord is a hero shooter with effective graphics and really fun gunplay, features that fail to stand out due to the presence of significant issues, both in terms of roster balance and the characterization of individual fighters. The functioning of the round mode needs to be reviewed and the progression system seemed to us to lack bite, due to rewards that are not worthy of attention. In short, the situation of the title by Firewalk Studios is not rosy at all at the moment.

It might seem easy in the beginning, but things will get complicated fast enough, to the point where it starts lacking balance. It's still an interesting and different puzzle games, but don't expect it to be kind with your mistakes.

Crash Team Rumble left us with mixed feelings. Although it is able to entertain for a few hours, with its frenetic games that see the confrontation between the beloved protagonists and villains of the saga, it is impossible not to notice worrying lack of content and a balance that would require a lot of additional work. If we add to this a non-optimal server population, it is really difficult to foresee a bright future for the new work of Toys for Bob, especially if we consider how rich and qualitatively surprising the market for free to play competitive games is.

A title that we have appreciated more than we would have expected.

You can tell even from the UI that Spartan Assault is a mobile game re-edited for a next-generation console. Missions are too short and repetitious, and the shooting system worked better with a touchscreen.

A decent experience.

The game looks "old": standard gameplay, standard "love and war stories", and a graphical engine that doesn't shows any virtues.

Is Art of Rally still a masterpiece? Absolutely yes, but on the Nintendo hybrid it is clouded by a blanket of technical problems so intrusive that it comes out terribly distorted.

Sonic 4: Episode 2 is a half-successful product. Recommended only to diehard fans of Sonic. All others will have to think carefully about the purchase. It's a too classic and uninspired chapter in the saga.

Entertaining without ever surprising, Tempest still suffers from some design flaws that should be absolutely corrected to improve the overall experience and make the game more accessible in the early stages.

Little more than sufficient content.

More of the same. The overabundant reuse of models and situations does not offer anything really capable to intrigue the videogamer.

Despite the intriguing premises, however, the result is a title that thrives on ups and downs, and which struggles to find a good balance between ambitions and development limits.

It's packed with content, but way too easy to keep you involved. Fans might be intrigued by the sheer numbers, but it really lacks some depth.

Although with obvious limits, due primarily to the modest means of a production that is anything but AAA, Panzer Dragoon: Remake is a re-release that will make fans of an unforgettable SEGA icon happy anyway.

It does so with a title that takes the most popular features of the J-RPG, amalgamating them with the intriguing vehicle system and dropping everything into a fascinating and picturesque imagery. The discreet, but not exceptional, bulk of content, however, lends a side to a technical section too old to be able to fully satisfy an audience of players who, just recently, has met some members of the genre much more sumptuous, profound and solid.

The title boasts a complex management system, but the superficiality and above all the linearity of the plot prevent Nelke's path from capturing the player's attention and holding it for the entire duration of the affair.

An enjoyable experience, essentially, especially for all the "devotees" of the reference genre.

The gameplay is mostly sound, but indeed too traditional. There's no support for online play either, so you're stuck with local coop. That, and limited replay value, make this a game just for hardcore genre fans.

This peculiar rhythm game doesn't offer much in terms of gameplay, but it's really interesting in design terms. A shame, because it could've been much more.

A game to consider, therefore, only if you are looking for a short trip to a colorful galaxy, lulled by the relaxing melodies of the Canadian composer.

The game presents so many good ideas and variations on the theme for each of the levels offered, but also some slippery too: the control system is not always reactive as it should, and some annoying bugs afflict certain maps making it more frustrating than the due, especially if we keep considering the inability to save and the need, in the event of a crash, to retrace entire scenarios from the start.

Short but intense, it's a perfect product for psychological horror fans, but everyone else might find it a little too light on the gameplay side.

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD is the perfect remake of the first two chapters of the series. While not adding anything new to the original package, Robomodo has successfully managed to reproduce the settings, modes and gameplay of a magnificent gaming generation.

The characters are interesting as usual, but this chapter feels a bit too slow and fragmented to really entertain.

The Lord of the Rings Return to Moria unfortunately fails to stand up to the sacred monsters of the survival genre. Net of the excessive presence of combat, a construction system that is not too successful and a technical sector that is not the latest trend, the Free Range Games game succeeds in its aim of immersing players in the magical world of the Lord of the Rings and guaranteeing them a few hours of fun, especially if in the company of a group of friends.

Firefighting is an unusual concept for videogames, and Flame Over tries to mix it with dual stick shooting. It's fun and engaging, but the lasting appeal is frankly quite disappointing.

Its most obvious faults, in addition to a limp writing and quests that are not always interesting, are all found in the problems that have also characterized Summerset: that is, a structured "campaign" to be enjoyed alone, as well as badly integrated with a game world populated by hundreds of people.

Metal Slug XX does not entertain as the past chapters. Without a brilliant level design, the SNK classic is just an old school scrolling shooter suitable for old time fans.

For Assassin's Creed fans Rearmed may be interesting. For all others, despite some gameplay issues, the games is still acceptable.

Quotation forthcoming.

Battlefield Heroes is a casual gamer title. All the Battlefield series hardcore gamers will find this title pretty boring and poor of contents and tactics. But it's completely free-to-play, so it worth a try from everyone.

The game offers the user some very remarkable moments during the three hours required for completion, which allow the production to avoid falling into the abyss of banality.

Quotation forthcoming.

Quotation forthcoming.

Age of Empire Online is the good old strategic game we all remember, with its infamous flaws we all remember (AI and pathfinding) and the free-to-play business model that hinders the overall experience in favor of Microsoft's easy cash gains.

Asterix & Obelix Slap Them All 2 takes up the strengths and critical points of its predecessor, because both in terms of visual and gameplay it has confirmed itself as an overly conservative sequel. There are some small but welcome improvements in terms of variety of levels but the experience is not characterized by particular creative flashes and in the long run it becomes repetitive. In any case, we are talking about a decent scrolling fighting game that is above all pleasant to look at, thanks to the successful cartoony presentation of the image. If you are a fan of Asterix and Obelix and have a friend to play it with, Slap Them All 2 could still be for you, as long as you don't expect an adventure driven by particular ambitions.

Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus represents nothing new in the series' history: extremely demanding but equally rewarding when the player successess in mastering its mechanics.

An interesting mix between TPS and Hack'n'Slash. Unfortunately, level design is too linear, resulting in a driven and boring progression.

Forever, if nothing else, remains an above-average endless runner; a result that for the fans of the last chapter, understandably, may not be enough.

Sonic CD was a great game in 1993. Today we can't put two hands in front of our eyes and ignore its flaws. Sega does a great job in mantaining the same old running atmosphere, but are we sure that it can still give to a 2011 user what he wants?

Fans of old won't find anything new or original in this chapter, just a good more of the same.

The cold, aseptic and recursive structure of the Tacoma space station is unfortunately reflected in this (almost) emotion-free title.

After the excellent Monark, it seems that FuRyu is struggling a lot to hit the target. To demonstrate this, Aquria's latest effort has unfortunately proven to be yet another half-successful action RPG: a galvanizing combat system that pays attention to customization is counterbalanced in this case by a narrative structure devoid of character, a defeatist level design and, more generally, from a graphics sector that is a few generations behind. Add to the cocktail a limited longevity and the shortage of secondary content, and you will hardly be able to justify the outlay requested on day one by the publisher NIS America.

Take the Ninja and leave the Fruit and you'll have what this title is. No real innovations in it, but it's still fun to kill and dismember your enemy. And it's just $1.

It's a mediocre tie in, lacking content, personality and interesting mechanics. Fans will at least find that their favourite characters have been treated with respect, but that's not enough to make a good game.

Parcel is an interesting puzzle game, but it doesn't have the lasting appeal or the shiny graphics of many other titles out there.

The possibility of using both Jedi powers and lightsabers in combat finds its best expression in Dojo mode, where the degree of physical and sensory involvement touches very high peaks.

Heroes Over Europe delivers a classic arcade dogfight experience.

Super Monkey Ball Banana Splitz do not represent a big debut on the PS Vita. It is surely a funny game but the problems on the level design side of the game show every limit of the title.

It's a perfect mobile game, much less enjoyable on big screens. Structured in riddles, the touch-and-go gameplay experience feels diminished from a more constant approach.

Citizen Brown is without doubt the worst episode so far published. We hope for a sudden improvement in the fourth chapter.

The main objective of the work has been achieved, albeit with some hesitancy, and we therefore consider it necessary to reward the will of a new but extremely courageous study.

The Precinct has everything it needs to put on a great show, but it forgets the most important thing: entertainment. It starts with an intriguing idea and develops it through a solid procedural structure... which, however, begins to creak too quickly. The narrative is stripped down to the bare bones, the game world is fascinating but remains superficial, and the gameplay, despite some brilliant intuition, struggles to renew itself over time. And yet, there are moments in which everything seems to work: hair-raising chases, a well-crafted moral system and that pinch of satisfaction in enforcing the law - at least while it lasts. Those who want to immerse themselves in the guardian of law and order might find something interesting here. For everyone else, The Precinct risks turning into a long, monotonous patrol.

Quotation forthcoming.

Create, despite being funny, is a bit overpriced for the offer. The gameplay gives only a little freedom and challenges are too easy.

The team has made very little progress in those aspects that could have turned the title into a reference product for the cooperative shooter.

Forspoken: In Tanta We Trust is a strange and half-successful experiment. Stripped of the crafting and all the secondary activities that characterized the vast world of Athia, the DLC focuses everything on the narrative, revealing an apparently essential background in order to continue exploring Frey's adventure. Without detracting from the quality of the plot, which in its final stages manages to reserve even unsettling twists, the downloadable content basically acts as a glue between Forspoken and its possible sequel, which at this point could really be part of the plans for the future of Square Enix. If we greatly appreciated the changes made to the combat system and the great focus placed on the cooperation between the two protagonists, we declare ourselves dissatisfied with the overall longevity of the DLC, in our opinion not exactly suitable for the entrance ticket (€ 12.50). With good reason, the purchase of In Tanta We Trust is recommended only for those few who loved the main game and would like to continue digging into the ever-rich mythology of Athia.

Spy Mouse is a funny puzzle game that lacks in freshness, expanding the concept of Flight Control without its appeal.

The Saboteur, despite technical and gameplay issues, is a funny game that will carry the player in a wonderful version of occupied Paris, in the shoes of a rude Irishman in search of brutal revenge.

The game interface continues to be quite confusing.

Ultimately, the revival of Maiden of Black Water on modern hardware is a welcome operation but which is partly a wasted opportunity. The remaster will allow fans of the genre to rediscover an interesting experiment among survival horror, but greater care in realization would have made the last episode of Project Zero usable by a much wider audience. Despite the years that have passed since the first release and the absence of the technical limits imposed by exclusivity on Wii U, no additional effort has been made to improve a title with not properly refined mechanics. If over the years the Project Zero series has struggled to renew itself and has gradually crystallized into an aging playful formula, this new edition does nothing to remove Maiden of Black Water from the ancient spectrum of its roots.

An arranged version of Amplitude (or Frequency). Suitable for an handheld machine, but still a little bit old.

Romeo is a DeadMan is a product that has sparked deep reflection in us: we're happy that a figure like SUDA51 is still active in the global gaming scene and that he's still capable of infusing his creations with such a recognizable stylistic imprint, but it's also true that Grasshopper Manufacture seems anchored in an outdated, almost anachronistic, game development philosophy that needs a breath of fresh air to compete, or even survive, in the ever-changing action genre. While on the one hand, we find a manneristically varied yet solid gameplay structure and an artistic direction that oozes style from every pore, on the other, we must point out a less than rosy situation in terms of level design and the presence of poorly crafted gameplay devices.

Lack of variety and options is the most evident flaw of a game which has very little to offer. The gameplay formula is quite entertaining, but in the long run fun fades easily.

While lacking its own personality in aesthetics and game mechanics, Arena Breakout is an extraction shooter that offers enough content to keep the user busy for dozens of hours. The only real problem of Tencent's free to play is its being trapped in that cage which is the mobile platform, where for trivial technical reasons it is unable to express itself at its best. We hope that in the future the control system will benefit from the necessary interventions, because at that point the gaming experience would be much more attractive.

Ultimately, Vampire the Masquerade: Swansong only partially honors the name it bears.

Graphically, the leap in quality compared to previous interactions is evident while the sound sector seems old and uninspired. The possibility of "living" one of the 13 professions available is certainly appreciable but after about ten hours the limits of the playful recipe begin to be felt. Basically The Guild 3 is a fair exponent of the genre of belonging but could have aspired to higher peaks.

Interesting in co-op, practically unplayable in single player, Forced is an fair action game, than unfortunately lacks style and diversity.

The last map pack from Sledgehammer confirms the trend: the multiplayer maps are forgettable, and the zombie campaign reaches the grand finale with success.

Hybrid is a game with good ideas, but that is heavily tainted by an absolutely bland and uninspired level design.

Strike Suit Zero is a good game that shows that Kickstarter can be used with profit. Unfortunately the game does not come close to the classic of the genre.

Legions of Steel is a fun and entertaining strategy game, that falls short on some usability and content aspects. Still, fans of the genre could consider trying it.

The more strategic gameplay might please a part of the audience, but the basics remain the same of old, and that doesn't make for an overly interesting mix.

A valid and funny gameplay, which reads in a modern way the old-style beat 'em up. However, some superficiality under development weigh heavily the playing experience.