There may be many technical shortcomings, but it’s difficult not to have fun with its simplistic yet utterly enjoyable gameplay, especially in co-op.

Cyanide’s latest installment is a step forward for the franchise, offering a clearer UI, smarter AI, better graphics, well-implemented rules of the original material and addictive competitive online gaming. While the main campaign is large, funny, and intuitive, the offline leagues and cups lack the polishing and necessary customization options.

Although it starts as an utterly mediocre game, Undertale slowly builds up to a meaningful adventure. It cleverly breaks the fourth wall presenting a humorous and touching critique on the way genocides casually occur in the monsters population of predominantly JRPGs.

Once more the third chapter of the long-standing series remained unsurpassed, despite its promising outset. It doesn’t take long for the campaign to reveal its weak structure and for the player to realize that the game exhibits a tedious army development system which slows the action to a crawl.

What it may lack in gameplay elements, it more than makes up with a deep philosophical story that will make the player think as deeply as few games have ever managed before.

The hand-drawn approach depicts some truly beautiful environments and characters of epic proportions. Unfortunately the battles with the giants, albeit very intense, are too few fostering a craving that is never really satisfied.

The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 continues to amaze with its wonderful story, its vibrant world and its classic yet fresh fantasy setting.

For better or worse the annual football release from EA retains its high quality standards albeit without any significant effort to surpass those standards. There are some improvements, mostly cosmetic, but not in the direction that the franchise actually needs them.

A well-made collection that in one package includes the technically improved versions of three of the most important titles of PS3, reminding us why we eagerly anticipate the next adventure of Nathan Drake. It is however beyond us why the Golden Abyss had to be omitted.

Once more Visual Concepts remains the undisputed leader in its league. Among its several annual improvements as per usual –such as the addition of new animations— its online environment is greatly improved allowing for smoother multiplayer experience. However, the ever-intrusive micro-transactions return to show their ugly face.

Supermassive delivers what could be described as the definition of “sleeper hit”. It’s an ode to teen horror movies of the ’80s with well-thought story, dialogues, and a plethora of choices and consequences.

A fine example of 4X strategy, Sorcerer King may not have what it takes to compare with the best of its genre; nonetheless, it’s a great and uncomplicated first step for newcomers, offering at the same time a substitute for veterans.

It’s a well-made port to PS4 that “translates” almost flawlessly to the gamepad all the intricacies of Sony’s handheld device. Tearaway remains an enjoyable experience despite the fact that some shortcomings are still there, such as the problematic camera.

The second iteration of Pro within the current gen returns to its old PS2 glory, thanks to a revamped gameplay that offers deep gameplay mechanics and great visuals. Konami took a step forward in creating the feeling of a genuine football match.

This is a prime example of a good idea being badly executed. The post-apocalyptic world is devoid of situations or characters of interest and its problematic gameplay pales in comparison with its main inspirations, namely FTL and The Banner Saga.

Dishonored remains one of the best stealth games of the last generation. The main story along with the inclusion of all of the add-ons can offer up to 30 hours of utterly satisfying gameplay. Combined with the improved visuals, the city of Dunwall deserves everyone’s attention.

Α solid modern RTS that is in the same vein as the ’90s classics. The game by Eugen Systems is optimized perfectly and provides distinctive factions that require demanding resource management, featuring a plethora of different units. Unfortunately Act of Aggressions can’t help but feel generic due to its seriously underdeveloped campaign.

Satellite reign can proudly carry the title of the Syndicates series’ “spiritual successor”. It manages to retain all those elements that made the series lovable while at the same time modernizing all its aspects in order to be enjoyable. It’s too bad that repeatability shows up very early in the game.

It may be bold, but the “Sanitarium in Space” concept works. And it works quite well.

It was a masterpiece and a genre defining game in its initial release and it is a masterpiece and a great sample of "a remake done properly" today.

Its retro-style gameplay may be a bit too simplistic for its own good, but, nevertheless, Dex manages to depict a detailed cyberpunk environment and tell a well-written story.

Is this truly Hideo Kojima's last game in the legendary MGS franchise? If so he will be sorely missed because this epic conclusion to the Metal Gear saga is a true video gaming masterpiece.

Legends of Eisenwald is one of the biggest and most pleasant surprises that we engaged with this summer. Intriguing storytelling, thrilling plot twists and ambiguous morale decisions are wrapped up in an excellent medieval/ feudal environment. The simple yet addictive turn based battle system, the many upgradeable military units and a well built economic system, raise the game’s status to “totally recommended” for the genre’s fans.

The fact that you have to reload an old save instead of continuing the story is a tad disappointing, but The White March Part 1 makes up for it with its excellent questing, the myriad new gameplay improvements and the 15 hour length campaign filled with new material.

For the 10th anniversary of this racing franchise Turn10 delivered a rich, immersive and absolutely enjoyable driving experience suited for casual as well as hardcore fans of the genre.

Young gamers will probably be alienated by the extreme retro look and the high difficulty of these games, but they are precious pieces of gaming history that should be added in every retro-loving gamers collection.

By offering some great tools to the user, Super Mario Maker gives the opportunity to create great works limited only by your imagination. And if you don't have the time to create your own be assured that in a couple of weeks there will be thousands of mini games and levels created by others for you to try out.

Feist is a charming dark adventure that unquestionably draws its inspiration from Limbo. Even though it has its merits with its concrete gameplay and nice artistic direction, it nevertheless cannot achieve greatness due to its short length and the insufficient variety of environments, enemies and environmental dangers.