This New Island of Yoshi isn't as beautiful as the first one we explored in 1995. The gameplay mechanics are just the same, but the level design is quite customary.

The game is a nice action/adventure, with an interesting combat system. But when it comes to the beat'em up section, it lacks depth and the fun disappears.

Inquisitor - Martyr is unfortunately a failed attempt to create a worthy RPG action set in the fascinating world of Warhammer 40,000.

Perennial frustration, many, too many questionable design choices, and the lack of localization make it really difficult to recommend it even to the most hardcore fans of the genre.

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.

With Minecraft Legends, Mojang has hit the bull's-eye again. The attempt to overturn a usually complex genre to make it perfectly accessible to gamers of all ages has been successful, without however renouncing a layered gameplay, capable of giving satisfaction even to those who want to invest time in online modes. Of course, we would have liked some more content at launch and a greater variety in terms of both the single player and online components, but we are confident in post-launch support, usually one of the studio's flagships.

Difficult to recommend.

Sengoku Basara is a pure hack and slash, proud of its identity, which consist just of a big amount of good beatings. You should be aware of what if you're picking up; if you know it, you will get a really fun experience.

A nice repack, preserving good things and defects of the original, namely the interesting weapons and quests, and the sometimes lame combat system on the other hand.

In spite of those who since the announcement have criticized Square Enix's choice to set aside the Valkyrie Profile turn-based combat system, the spin-off packaged by Soleil has entertained us with a solid and varied playful mixture, a level of challenge satisfying and a lot of strategy. What is not convincing, however, are the renounced narrative component and the dated technical sector, which suggest obvious problems related to the budget. Ultimately, Valkyrie Elysium may not have fully hit the target, yet we are convinced that, with the right investments, the playful formula synthesized by the Soleil studio could prove to be a winner. In this sense, the hope is that a possible sequel will then be able to express the full potential of the spin-off.

PowerStar Golf is a casual game developed without ambition, that just retrieves the model, the color and style of many other colleagues.

Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising is an appetizer prepared for fans of Murayama's work who can't quench their appetite while waiting for Hundred Heroes. With obvious limitations and problems that are not always easily digestible, Rising is a work recommended mostly to all those who do not want to miss a single piece of the universe of Eiuyuden Chronicle. If played with the right awareness of its reduced ambitions (also thanks to a budget price of 15 euros), it can still turn out to be a pleasant interlude in an action-RPG sauce: simple, long-lived enough and with a good artistic direction.

Farming Simulator 2013 is the 4th edition of the famous series by Giants Software, a perfect agrarian management videogame, strong from funny and deep gameplay: a good example for the German videogame industry.

Stranded Deep is a naked and raw survival, more suitable for big fans of the genre than for newbies.

Although not as old as hoped for in the mechanics and with some stumbling in the technical aspects, Titan Quest is a solid and addictive game.

Currently, FBC Firebreak is a cooperative shooter that entertains for a few hours, but it doesn't have a solid enough structure to engage the player to the point of pushing them to repeat the same activities over and over again. However, its presence in the Xbox Game Pass and PlayStation Plus Extra catalog represents a significant advantage for those looking for a few hours of entertainment with a couple of friends.

Zombie panic is a good 3D shooter. Maybe a little bit boring in the long term, but quite entertaining for the first week, and sold for a good price.

It alternates questionable design choices with snippets of good entertainment.

Ultimately, the HD remastering of The Legend of Legacy shows the same structural and content problems that plagued the original. It is a rather unique game that deviates from some classic JRPG styles to propose its own, very personal vision which, however, leaves out too many of the elements that have made this particular video game category great. We appreciated the work done on the visual component, but the disappointing narrative structure and the aforementioned critical gameplay issues do not allow the game to really stand out. If you are an avid fan of the genre and are looking for a project that is a little different from the usual, you could give it a chance, otherwise today's market offers alternatives of a very different caliber.

Eat Them! shows how Rampage worked only in the context of the penny arcade and in his time. The title of FluffyLogic fun and entertaining, but the fun turns out to be ephemeral and not permanent.

Leaving behind the renowned lands of Gamindustri, Idea Factory and Compile Heart present a new IP. Trillion: God of Destruction is a confused mixture of interesting ideas, a good starting point for a series but nothing more than this.

Fairy Fencer F is a classic Compile Heart game, with a solid combat system but a futile story, a nice gameplay but a trivial dungeon design.

It's a game for pure fans of the brand, who will enjoy the genre hybridisation. Everyone else will have a very hard time getting up to speed with the story and gameplay.

An arcade puzzle game that meets the sandbox/roguelike philosophy. Simple but catchy.

Dynasty Warriors 9, therefore, does not fully realize its "revolutionary act": we trust that the next descendant of the dynasty can expiate a good part of the faults, and bring to completion the work begun by his daring predecessor.

The Mercenaries 3D is nothing more than a portable version of a collateral game mode. How can it be fun for more than a few hours?

Forgotten Sands delivers a nice experience even on PSP: despite the clumsy combat system, the level design is brilliant, and the game is recommended to adventure game lovers.

With Aragami 2, the development team changes artistic direction, replenishes the gameplay with everything that has been released in recent years and add content to content, preferring quantity to quality. With a little more care and a better finish, Aragami 2 could have been a jewel: as it is, it remains an effective product, but still leaves a little bitterness in the mouth.