The idea with the Tamagotchi-space-dogs is already absolutely amazing.

I am convinced by the lovable figures of Draugen, so much so that I did not need the turn at the end. They work for themselves, are versatile, charming and simply alive.

Simple interactive adventure game with lots of emotion and atmosphere.

The DLC lacks a bit of depth, especially in Sandbox mode, but this is compensated by the challenging Scenario.

The crux of the episode format escapes: I have no conception of how far-reaching the consequences of my decisions will be.

Zephon impresses with its combat-oriented 4X gameplay, but lacks in terms of player guidance and variety.

It's so fast and crazy, every fan of action racing games will love it. At least for a few hours, because then you've done everything and there's nothing left to motivate the player. Still great for a little fun in between.

Quotation forthcoming.

The elaborate remaster ensures that The Last of Us loses almost none of its original magic even ten years later.

13 years after the ship disappeared, you're boarding the nuclear-powered Russian ice-breaker North Wind to find out what happened. The game tells two stories, the present and the past, using interactive cut-scenes, soul-journeys and visions, while a constant sense of menace fills you with fear. But the hardware requirements are too high and there could have been more graphical diversity.

It looks like a chartered accountant but it's a real revolutionary, because it starts the online age for manager games. You're not managing an existing club, but one you create from scratch. Then you choose an association that fits your style of play, e.g. the Casual Weekend Association. The games are shown on 2D maps, so all you see is few circles running after the ball. Despite the meager presentation FM Live manages to be an entertaining game, even if you only play a few minutes a day.

Quotation forthcoming.

A wonderfully unusual experience with spectacular art design, but practically no gameplay.

This hidden strategy gem with gorgeous graphics and convincing production value suffers from minor flaws and annoyances.

Fun museum construction with funny artifacts and creative ideas, which suffers from the repetitive, random-based expedition mechanic.

For newcomers, Madden NFL 19 is a bumpy start for their new favorite hobby, with veterans benefiting from the ongoing uptrend.

The beautiful Empire of the Ants is more than just exceptional graphics, but it can’t reach its full potential.

Overall, it remains - also because of the lack of innovation - somewhat behind the predecessor. But if you're like me, you could still have a lot of fun with it.

Brink has lots of interesting ideas, but most of them are only half-done, like the mix between bot-matches and multiplayer, which is a good idea with a very bad AI. Brink could and should have been better.

It’s shorter, shows less creativity in mission design than its predecessor and still has all the problems that showed up with the first Lego game in 2005. It’s still fun in co-op mode, though, but the next Lego game should be done from scratch.

Great content, but also a technically obsolete VR version, with half-hearted and annoying conversion problems in many places.

It's a well done game and it doesn't cost much. The multiplayer matches are worth playing and the dynamic mission design makes for some nice surprises. The solo campaign is lacking, though.

Entertaining action platformer for a small price. The points needed to unlock certain levels feel are an unnecessary limit.

The history collection offers purely technical improvements, 1503 and 1602 proft the most.

A good sequel to a classic that too often forgets its own virtues.

Quotation forthcoming.

This game tries to tell what happened before Stalker: Shadow of Chernobyl, but may require a few more patches to be able to do so. At least version 1.5.03 is full of bugs, crashes, long loading times, broken save games and design errors, which is a shame because that's what stops the game from being great. Theoretically this could all be fixed by patches and just like with Stalker, this may take a while.

Mechwarrior 5 looks really good - but apart from the nice brute mech battles, it's just too bloodless.