Darwin’s Paradox! delivers an equal mix of puzzles, platforming, and frustration, with imprecise controls and counterintuitive situations. Its eye-catching design, sense of humor, and a few brilliant moments save it from the abyss.

Somewhat in line with what happened with Mario Kart World, this new Mario Tennis fails to break away from or expand on what its predecessors did, giving us a little more of the (good) stuff we already knew.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 feels like a rushed and half-hearted sequel. It doesn't measure up, with the worst campaign and the worst gunplay. The multiplayer is fun, but it's not enough to make up for the other shortcomings.

With solid technical aspects but disappointing gunplay, repetitive encounters, and other flaws, all the good stuff ends up falling flat.

Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted ends up being a decent remaster that we could ask for a little more new content from.

Double Dragon Revive has all the ingredients to be a great game, but it loses its flavor in the mix. When it tries to update nostalgia, it loses its way.

Pokémon Legends Z-A has a good ideas and executes them well. Beyond that, it fails to replicate the achievements of previous games or expand on its premise significantly.

Little Nightmares III aims to expand the series’ experience with a co-op mode but, while not a bad game, it fails to capture the same charm and unsettling atmosphere that defined its previous installments.

Kizuna Encounter: Super Tag Battle was forgotten back in the day. The generic characters kept it from standing out among other heavyweights of the era, and in this 2025 version, even with a few extras, it still feels the same.

Neyyah is a nostalgic game. A love letter to a forgotten genre that never reached its destination.

Despite its shortcomings, Towa and the Guardians of the Sacred Tree manages to stand out among roguelike games thanks to its visuals, combat, and progression.

Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomers stands out as one of the most acclaimed titles in the series. Its 2025 version maintains that strength, but feels a little short in terms of new features.

Sonic Racing: Crossworlds is more spectacular than effective. It does what's enough to make it better than many others in the racing genre.

A brutal and unique atmosphere that is diluted by repetitive combat and an irregular pace.

Super Robot Wars stands out for its large repertoire of characters. Its entire narrative and gameplay is an excuse for iconic mechas and pilots to shine with interactions that fans can enjoy.

Lacking in content and monotonous at times, FBC: Firebreak does just enough to get by and hides behind the promise that it will be better in the future.

Shadow Labyrinth is a metroidvania based on an alternate Pac-Man universe that evokes mixed feelings with its striking aesthetic and ideas, but with a frustrating pace and shallow combat.

A remaster that's great on visuals and and functionality but leaves us wanting extras and multiplayer modes. The games themselves are still great, although perhaps a little repetitive for today's standards.

Wildgate is a space extraction shooter that combines PvP combat, PvE, management, and combat between spaceships. Exploration, crew coordination, and combat chaos are some of the central elements of a game that delivers a good experience.

The Precinct is a proposal that pays tribute to the police TV shows and movies of the 80s, with a somewhat repetitive experience, a city with a very well achieved mood and chases at full speed.

Rewarding for fans but not very accessible for new players, SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered presents an interesting set of ideas, but its uneven execution prevents it from reaching its full potential.

With good ideas but a less than convincing execution, Star Overdrive is an experience with both positive and negative points for those looking to enjoy an open world like that reminds to Breath of the Wild.

Synergy is an interesting proposal that stands out thanks to its expedition system and a very nice visuals.

With a new installment after 26 years, Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves is a great game for veterans of the genre, but newcomers will find it a tough wall to climb with little content tailored to them.

Atomfall offers a deep narrative experience in which exploration predominates. The combat system leaves much to be desired, as does enemy AI, but it is so immersive that everything else can take a back seat.

Elroy and the Aliens is highly recommended for all fans of the genre who are looking for a fun science fiction story with lots of color, humor, charismatic characters and without so much complexity when it comes to solving puzzles.

Freedom Wars is still a good game in 2025, and there is much to discover in the secrets of the Panopticon for those who did not play it at the time. For those who did, maybe it's time to explore other worlds.

With the best of the classics in the genre and without losing sight of the present, MainFrames delivers a challenging platformer that fulfills its mission.