Replaced is an audiovisual masterpiece with a gripping story that stumbles gameplay-wise here and there.

Superbly playable console wrestling, that is suffering from severely outdated technology.

FIFA 23 is a very good soccer game, that comes along without highlight and partly half-baked in the implementation of new features.

This is what a remake should look like. Hangar 13 did everything right with Mafia: Definitive Edition. The new edition looks fantastic and brings out the great strengths in the narrative and staging of the original has been even better. The changes blend in seamlessly and make sense of the game modernizing so that it works for both newbies and old hands.

Pokémon Tekken combines both original games into a great fighting game. Only the single player mode lacks diversity.

The ubisoft formula in perfection: Assassin's Creed includes the best missions of the series and does everything better than Unity. Who would have expected that?

The foundation is there: Yo-Kai are a good albeit not perfect alternative to Pokémon.

Super Mario Party actually does almost everything I had hoped for. More playable characters, finally again a classic board game mode, successful mini-game selection and last but not least two in my opinion successful co-op modes, which at least for some new paint in this but come a bit old game principle.

There's not much change compared to the PC version, but it works just as well on Xbox One.

Unimposing mix of building-simulation and action-JRPG which surprises with great fights and plenty of content.

Darkest Dungeon 2 is a great, atmospheric roguelike that nevertheless stands in the shadow of its grandiose predecessor.

Quotation forthcoming.

The Evil Within 2 is not a small-scale indie production that can only appeal to a special target group with a certain form of phobia. As an expensive mainstream product it has to compromise. But I think this has been a wonderful success.

A great Mario port and one that's very playable, but the always online requirement is annoying.

Great samurai action, set in an average open world.

The mass brawler offers long term fun - especially fans of the franchise get their money's worth.

WarioWare: Get It Together! provides casual fun with countless microgames, which nevertheless run out of steam in the long term.

The great strengths of Hunt: Showdown are the terrific sound design and the cool gameplay, which focuses on stealth and tactics.

Cold War offers the best CoD campaign in years, but not everyone will like the multiplayer mode.

The Crew Motorfest is a fun open-world racing game and the best part of the series.

A charming and creative adventure with great ideas, but annoying fights and frustrating moments. Not the best Mario appearance.

EA Sports FC 24 still has the old FIFA mustiness hanging over it. The series desperately needs innovation on and off the pitch.

Shadow of the Tomb Raider is exactly the Tomb Raider I wanted.

The great controls increase immersion, but can't balance out the monotonous battles. Only recommended for DBZ fans.

Successful remaster of a great game: Even after 23 years, Doom 64 still plays incredibly fresh.

Even the twisty and open game world surpasses the rather boring CREO terrain of its predecessor by far.

We will puck you: the new 18th iceage delivers the best NHL game for years.

The sheer amount of small advances makes all the difference. The expansion cannot shake the disappointing basic structure of Pokémon Sword and Shield, but it can continue to experiment within the defined framework. The result is a clear success.