A more than discreet survival horror that stands out among its congeners.

Ultimately, Sackboy is a straightforward and genuine platformer, “tailor-made” for fans of the genre.

Although solid and convincing overall, the technical sector shows a few more flaws than that of the last Call of Duty, while the promise of virtuous and free post-launch support for all bodes well for the near future of the title.

Stormling tells a story with undoubted potential, without however supporting it with a careful management of textual narrative and good game design.

To the delight of those who do not love rhythm games, Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory does not pretend to be a mandatory stop, but a delightful detour that, between one note and another, will help fans of the Tetsuya Nomura series to reconstruct eighteen years of often confused and fragmented memories.

If music and video games represent the perfect combination for you, Fuser is, in no uncertain terms, unmissable.

In short, Giant Squid succeeds in the most difficult task, that of starting from the groove left by the greats, but in the end to trace a new trajectory, leaving a profound and unforgettable mark on the panorama of independent development, and beyond.

Bugsnax is a fun and light adventure, suitable for a young audience but able to intrigue even the most grown up players.

The latest chapter is an experience that moves in balance between continuity and timid attempts at innovation, which brings with it some shortcomings from the previous episode (above all a poor general cleaning and an unresponsive AI), but which manages to compose an epic full of events, situations and possibilities. In short, of fun. Anyone willing to turn a blind eye to some technical and gameplay edges will therefore experience one of those adventures that the skalds would not hesitate to sing in the Norse courts. Odin is with Ubisoft.

It would be ungenerous to deny the good basic qualities of Tomas Sala's work, such as to ensure that this peculiar "bird's eye" combat simulator has a certain solidity, at least on the technical-artistic front. What emerges after a few hours strolling through the skies of the Ursee, however, is that The Falconeer is a product that shines more for aesthetics than for the actual ability to involve the player within the wet world that he chooses to tell.

Astro's Playroom is the tangible demonstration of the incredible potential of DualSense, but also the sublime meeting point between the past and the future of PlayStation.

Ultimately, Miles Morales is a fun and well-written open world; thanks to a properly conceived development system, it encourages players to tackle even the slightly more repetitive tasks, which fortunately are accompanied by a well-woven main quest. Nothing new for those who have already worn the Spider-Man costume on PS4, but Insomniac is always a guarantee of great quality.

Need for Speed Hot Pursuit: Remastered is the result of an interesting restoration and, all in all, fairly successful.

Stirring Abyss is a little indie gem.

Just like the best Yakuza games, Like a Dragon shows us what could be in store for this series.

The idea itself didn't seem bad: a mix of rhythm game and platform similar to what we saw in Rayman Legends, with its unforgettable musical levels. The result is instead a mixture that takes the worst of both worlds, between rigid movements and songs on average without bite, and an inexplicable temporal rewinding mechanics that only contributes to interrupting the flow and increasing the annoyance due to the continuous trial & error to which you will be subjected.

If you loved the Bakugan franchise at the time and you are a fan of the animated series, Champions of Vestroia will be a nice dive into the past, but it is good to know what its playful, narrative and structural limits are.

We are almost certain that behind the creative disaster of the game of Stormind and Darril Arts there is a problematic development process, perhaps rushed in time and not well thought out. The fact is that the result is very bad, and most likely no patch will be able to fix the situation.

Dirt 5 wants to be an immediate racing game, accessible and devoted to pure fun, at the cost of sacrificing a realistic driving system and embracing a physics that is at times hyperbolic and saucy. Racing or rally purists be warned: here they will find "only" a lot of mud, drifting and collisions in abundance, with almost no room for lap times and technicalities. Too bad for a fluctuating technical sector lacking in terms of optimization on consoles.

The title will be able to excite and involve you right from the start, trapping you within a very detailed reality and on the verge of destruction.

This second chapter preserves the average quality level of the Anthology unchanged, and our "little hope" is that this standard will at least be maintained (and perhaps exceeded) for future horror stories as well.

Pikmin 3 Deluxe is the definitive re-edition of a jewel that arrived at the wrong time in 2013, on the wrong console.

Watch Dogs Legion fails to fully express the potential of its concept of base, yielding to the lure of an open world model that, at the end of the generation, loudly requires more incisive modernization interventions.

Quotation forthcoming.

Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee - New'n'Tasty! arrives on Nintendo Switch not exactly in top form, offering a visually more sacrificed version than some of the editions seen previously.

If you believe your skill outweighs the pitfalls of the Dharma Tower, step forward. It is time to die.

A small title that knows exactly what it wants and achieves its purpose with ideas and unavoidably reactive controls. Razor sharp.

An exquisitely old-fashioned adventure, modest in ambitions and dignified in realization.