Warhorse Studios' RPG amazes for its high realism in recreating every aspect of the Middle Ages: environments, uses, weapons and even fights and character progression. Too bad for its very weak performances and many bugs, but despite this it still remains an advisable game for lovers of RPGs and european Middle Ages tales.

Fatal Bullet introduces some interesting novelties to the SAO series, but due to several flaws, a bland story and uninspired environments, it fails to fully convince.

Fe offers us a fantastic world to discover, with great visual and audio design and a very accessible gameplay. It stumbles on the storytelling department though, with a too fragmented and inconclusive story.

A very good, but a bit short, sci-fi walking simulator, bringing us to a deserted and highly detailed space station to discover what happened to its crew.

The best game in the series so far, with lots of modes and a revamped and captivating Career mode. EA made a great job both on the graphics side, with a great rendition of all the players, and the gameplay, improving all the systems and making it more accessible to newbies too.

The Fall Part 2: Unbound proved to be a double-sided experience: the first half amazed us with a compelling and thought-provoking story, good puzzles and effective mechanics. All of this gets wasted in the second half of the game, which feels more like a pointless filler to artificially inflate the game length with recycled contents, frustrating puzzles and an unsatisfying ending. A real pity.

A successful rendition of Supercross, with spectacular visuals and a deep gameplay. Too bad for the performance problems with stutters at the beginning of every race.

Celeste surprised us with its tight and challenging but very rewarding gameplay, coupled with a deep story and great level design. Sometimes you can feel lost in the game's vast areas and it could have used a more diversified gameplay, but it's definitely a game to have for lovers of 2D platform games.

Fully Illustrated's brawler sports awesome visuals and tons of violence, with deep and fun gameplay. The campaign falls a bit on the short side, but with local co-op and an Arcade mode, there's no lack of reasons to replay it.

Railway Empire successfully fills the void left by Railroad Tycoon 15 years ago, managing to offer a very playable experience on console too. Definitely one of the best sim/management games around, with lots of content and a captivating gameplay.

Capcom managed to keep the franchise's core elements intact, while adding a whole layer of new features that make the series more appealing to a wider modern public. If you aren't discouraged by a farming-oriented progression system, you'll find a massively huge experience in Monster Hunter World with more than one hundred hours of challenging and satisfying gameplay.

Probably the best Dragon Ball game to date but one of the best fighters around too, with a highly deep yet accessible combat system, stellar graphics and lots of anime references.

A dark and despotic management adventure, where errors often have undesired consequences we have to live with. Controls can be unintuitive and imprecise sometimes, and this brings on some frustration. Overall, though, it's a very interesting game for lovers of managerial titles.

A fascinating exploration/filght-sim mix, with great visuals and a good storytelling. Too bad it gets penalized by a troublesome control system, making the experience more frustrating than relaxing.

A highly captivating narrative experience, with stunning environments and an intriguing story. A must play.

A very good hunting sim, with great graphics and a deep and realistic gameplay, both in single and multiplayer. We would have liked more environments/maps to hunt on, but it's definitely a game to buy for lovers of this genre.

A solid Dungeon Keeper-style strategy sim, with compelling gameplay and good online modes. Gamepad controls aren't optimal though, making it a bit uncomfortable to play in some areas.

A conservative sequel on the previous game, adding more variety on the ships and powers side but keeping all the features of the Anniversary episode, including the infamous stars collection mechanic. If you loved the previous game or are looking for a solid shoot'em up with awesome visuals, though, you'll like Sky Force Reloaded.

An artistic masterwork, still visually stunning and unique after more than 10 years from its first release, and with a very distinctive gameplay. If you like Zelda-style action-RPGs, this is a game to have.

A challenging puzzle game, with symmetry-based levels requiring us to "retune" our brain to complete each challenge. Not very long or varied, but a good game if played in short bursts.

A classical collectathon 3D platformer, with lots of charm and variety. It could have used a higher challenge level and it's got some performance issues, but it will surely please any platform game lover.

A thrilling and highly compelling first person sci-fi adventure, with some very deep themes and great storytelling. It could have used some more optimization on the base Xbox One, while on the X it runs very smoothly.

Thanks to a slate of new content and features, Giants' farming sim reaffirms itself as the undisputed king of its genre, even if it confirms some of its greatest gaps too, like a too lifeless environment.

A visually pleasing open world 2D platformer, with vivid hand-drawn graphics and a rich and alive world. We would have liked more varied and compelling gameplay, though.

A satisfying twin stick and bullet hell shooter mix, with a great presentation and lots of content.

A visually stunning game especially on Xbox One X, with a very solid and frantic multiplayer gameplay and finally introducing a satisfying - albeit short - single player campaign. Other than the campaign length, some problems of power-up balancing and rough animations keep it from shining to the max.

EA and Maxis' series comes back to console with bright and dark spots. On one side we have a very satisfying simulation with a good technical production, but on the other we get somewhat uncomfortable controls and relatively too little environment and character customization choices.

A solid new iteration in Sonic's series, with fun and frantic gameplay even if we would have liked more playable characters, while the new Avatars feature left us quite unimpressed.

Even if visually not completely satisfying, L.A. Noire is still a captivating detective story with great acting. There's no reason to get if if you played the original game, but if you didn't and love narrative experiences, it'll surely be pleasing.

Another brilliant LEGO Marvel mix-up, with totally crazy characters and an immediate and fun gameplay. An instant hit for the whole family.

A solid arcade racer with some very nice environments, but it feels a bit too weak in the technical department and with a too marked rubber-banding effect during the races.

A welcome return to the origins for Call of Duty, with an immersive campaign and a classic multiplayer. The new Zombi mode is the one that feels more improved and a step forward, while multiplayer could have used a bit more of innovation, but it's still highly enjoyable.

A surprising licensed game, with very solid gameplay, a fantastic soundtrack and some great gameplay ideas. Too bad it ends up a bit too short for the price it's sold at.

Rugby 18's high points are a good competitions databases, even if lacking the Six Nations, and some good gameplay elements. It still has to improve in many areas though, mainly ruck management and sound.

Too many problems bury Mudrunner's ambitions, comprising lack of contents, gameplay problems and an underwhelming presentation. A real pity, as an heavy off-road vehicles sim like this one could have been very interesting to play.

A very nicely designed platformer, with an immediate and easy gameplay and some very nice 2.5D sections. Unluckily, though, some control problems and lack of content keep it from shining more.

Ubisoft successfully managed to renew the series, turning it into a proper open world action-RPG, with tons of interesting contents and an high longevity. A must buy for any lover of the series and a good reason to come back for lapsed gamers.

A solid old school turn-based RPG, graced by Madureira's awesome art but a little bit unbalanced towards combat rather than narration. Definitely a game to consider by lovers of the genre.

Real Farm offers a good managerial compartment with a lot of variety in tools and machinery, but it fails in the gameplay side, with poor vehicles handling and an unrealistically empty open world.

One of the best platforming experiences ever with perfect mechanics and an highly challenging gameplay, now enriched with a metric ton of content.

A fascinating and relaxing exploratory adventure in a visually evoking world. Not a properly challenging game, but definitely an experience worth living.

An original brawler with a funny English humor and an acrobatics-based combat system. It ends up being a bit too repetitive and with an uninspired level design, but it's definitely capable of delivering an handful of hours of entertainment.

MachineGames raises the bar with a great narrative experience coupled with an highly fulfilling old-school gameplay. An unmissable game for lovers of single player FPS experiences.

2K improved some aspects of the franchise like roster size and the very good Univers mode, but the absence of a proper story mode and of the Showcase mode is taking its toll on the game.

An artistically and gameplay-wise unique game, delivering more a relaxing experience than a real challenge.

The Evil Within 2 sports a less claustrophobic gameplay than its predecessor, but it still results in a thrilling experience with an intriguing story and noticeably improved graphics. Fans of the first game won't be disappointed by this sequel.

A Payday-like game in a WW2 setting is a good concept and the live action cutscenes are very good, but it all gets wasted by a laughable technical production with a repetitive and boring game design.

Creating a remix of old levels with a new story and level design tweaks proved to be a really brilliant idea, making Sonic Mania both a new and a classic game. Sonic fans will definitely love it.

A solid Nascar racer, with a good career mode and a good engine even if not comparable to the latest AAA racers. Too bad for its sound design, often annoying and definitely forgettable.

A highly authentic South Park experience, soaked in Parker and Stone's desecrating comedy and with very satisfying turn-based combat. A must-buy for any lover of the series.

RUINER pleases with its detailed, even if not so original, cyberpunk world and frantic action. Sometimes fights can become too chaotic and the story could have been better explained, but it'll definitely please lovers of action games and dark sci-fi settings.

NAPS Team's WWII arcade flight sim sports some interesting mechanics and a good story, but ends up being hindered by some bad design choices and a lackluster technical production.

Don't be fooled by screenshots and videos: this isn't another Tetris clone by any stretch, but an original physics-based puzzler with Tetris-like blocks. Definitely entertaining if played with friends even if it lacks substance in the Xbox One-exclusive solo mode.

A very promising game, with great art style and a captivating asymmetric multiplayer gameplay. Our only reserve is about the game's variety: the 5 maps available with the free Prologue and the first campaign episode aren't enough to keep gamers playing over and over, so a constant release of new episodes, even after the first season, will be very important.

NHL 18 introduces some welcome novelties in the Threes and Training Camp mode, but it ultimately feels too similar to the previous game.

Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor vastly improves on its predecessor thanks to a tens of hours-long epic story, great combat and a better and more dynamic Nemesis System. A must buy for any fantasy action lover.

A real racing masterpiece and definitely the best game in the series so far. Technically stunning, with lots of customization options and an improved racing wheel support, Forza Motorsport 7 is the game to have for any racing game lover.

A gorgeous and incredibly satisfying action-platformer, with awesome art and sound, flawless gameplay and a perfectly balanced difficulty. Definitely one of the best games of the year and an absolute must buy for any platform/shooter lover.

The best pinball game around got even better with greater variety, a stronger physics simulation and better graphics. And the almost complete backward compatibility with tens of already released tables.

Even if not revolutionizing its formula, FIFA 18 introduces many new features improving playability, variety, online options and graphics. It's definitely the highest point reached by the series so far, even if still not perfect.

An original futuristic racer, adding one more layer of depth thanks to its gravity hook mechanic and forcing the player to think differently than in other games in the genre.

A solid fighting game, with a wide fighters roster even if with not many new entries, and a soft learning curve for newbies. Visually it isn't too convincing, though.

A relaxing space exploration game, full of gorgeous low-poly environments. A little bit more challenge wouldn't have hurt, though.

A successful mix of Zelda-like and roguelike genres, with lots of surprises to discover and an inspired artistic look.

An enjoyable rally sim, with a good tracks reproduction and a very challenging mode in the long Epic Stages. It lack a bit in the content area though, especially in the Campaign mode, and the co-pilot can be improved.

The perfect evolution of Slightly Mad's series, delivering an extremely satisfying racing experience both for expert gamers and newbies, finally capable of competing with the top titles in the genre.

Visual Concepts managed to improve an already perfect game, adding a new captivating free roaming mode and further improving animations, players character and gameplay. A must-have not just for NBA fans, but for any sports games lover.

Even if based on a very interesting idea, Dead Alliance pitifully falls due to too many technical problems that make it practically unplayable.

An entertaining game, with a great set of characters and lots of contents. What it lacks, though, is in variety, with an excessive repetitiveness due to too few locations and enemy types.

A totally hilarious and lunatic adventure, unluckily pulled down by a lackluster technical side, bad puzzles and boring long walking sessions.

An intriguing old-school RPG, with a great story and content for tens of hours of play. Obsidian could have polished it more in the technical side, but it's definitely an advised buy for any true RPG lover.

EA shows it has taken the right path for its hoops series, with a captivating story mode and good game modes. There's still much work to do, especially in the franchise mode, but it's definitely a good comeback for the series.

An unmissable, even if a bit dumbed down, experience for any Dishonored fan, bringing a satisfying closure to a 5-year-long arc and opening new avenues for the future of the series.

Destiny 2 rights many of the first game's wrongdoings and results in a stronger launch offering, with a finally compelling narrative experience and a more satisfying progression. What it lacks is greater variety in enemies and locations compared to the first game, so we're once again left hoping in future content.

Codemasters keeps on improving an already great franchise, adding more variety and tactical depth to all races. A must buy for any F1 lover.

A nice improvement on the previous game, with an entertaining co-op mode and high variety in the levels selection. Some mechanics are a bit too uncomfortable tough, and might cause some frustration during the more frenzied actions.

PES 2018 reaffirms Konami's series as a great tactical soccer sim, with further enhancements in realism and the welcome addition of online co-op. It doesn't feel like a drastic advancement compared to last year's game, and the defense lines ended up being weirdly weakened.

EA keeps improving an already excellent game, adding intriguing new modes and a new and very effective passing system.

A highly deep, varied and compelling survival game, but after two years in Game Preview this final version still feels like an early access game, with several technical problems and requesting gamers to pay for DLC even if it's now more than three times original price.

A highly adrenalinic love letter to classical racers like WipeOut and F-Zero, yet maintaining an original, challenging and very satisfying gameplay style with gorgeous visuals.

This new adventure nails the overall mood of the series, while introducing an interesting "word fight" mechanic in replacement of the absent time rewind power. It lacks intense and adrenalinic moments like those in the original series, though: we hope to see more of those in the next two chapters.

A nice puzzle game with intriguing color-based mechanics for lovers of Portal-like titles. It would have benefited from more variety and a more original story/environment, but it will surely satisfy the lovers of this genre.

A thrilling and insane first person trip in a retro-futuristic world, with a surprising story and great visuals. Suggested to any lover of story-driven adventures.

A nice mash-up of '80s rock-based rhythm game and shooter that could have aimed higher if it wasn't for the many technical problems and uncalibrated difficulty.

A compelling three hours narrative experience, sustained by an interesting memories playback mechanic and a good sound design, but without excelling in any particular department.

An exhilarating story and challenging gameplay mechanics get partially ruined by too repetitive puzzles and sometimes imprecise controls. It's still, however, an enjoyable puzzle-platformer with tens of hours of contents, suggested to lovers of old-school challenges.

An hilarious and very original game, offering us exhilarating insult matches both versus the A.I. and our friends. At the cheap price it's sold, it's impossible not to recommend it.

Telltale was unable to introduce any newness to its old adventure formula, but a strong plot and a very good technical optimization job make this first episode a must buy for all lovers of the genre. Too bad the devs keeps ignoring Italian gamers with lack of localization.

A very enjoyable survival game, with gorgeous environments and deep simulation systems. It can be quite punishing though, also due to a not optimal save system, so it's recommended to the more determined and patient gamers.

A funny and entertaining mix of different genres, spanning from third person action-shooter to RPG to crafting/building mechanics. It's already got lots of contents even if in early access, but it's a bit too heavy in the farming/grinding side, with players that often ignore the action for tens of minutes to go harvesting materials.

A challenging action-parkour game, with open levels and a good visual design.

It could have had deeper controls and more environments, but Infinite Minigolf is however a very good arcade minigolf game, with a great editor and community support.

An awesome sim game with survival elements, with addictive gameplay capable of satisfying both veterans and newbies of the genre.

An original collectathon platformer, with a lunatic premise and fun gameplay, but with a little bit too many rough edges.

GRIDD: Retroenhanced nails the retro-futuristic '80s sci-fi atmosphere, with gorgeous neon visuals and a great electro soundtrack. And the gameplay is very satisfying too, thanks to shoot 'em up mechanics that require us to think about when shooting at everything that moves or approaching enemies in other ways.

A game driving us through a roller-coaster of emotions while exploring adult and tragic stories, narrated with exceptional sensitivity and humanity. A game you can't miss if you love story-driven experiences.

A very funny multiplayer arcade racer, a little bit lacking in modes variety but definitely worth a try.

A captivating side-scrolling adventure, with great visuals and a varied gameplay supporting the intriguing narrative in a communist dystopy. Some controls could have been better refined, but it's not a big deal and the game is definitely suggested.