Forza Motorsport has everything it takes to be the best Forza ever, but no element capable of distinguishing itself from others similar games.

The best tennis simulation around has got better graphics and is finally accessible to anyone. It's still meant for true tennis fanatics.

Monster Hunter Tri expands the original formula with a bunch of new features and very well improved online multiplayer modes that make the game one of the best in the series and a must buy for any Wii owner.

Cut the Rope: Time Travel isn't your usual sequel, since the developers put in some new features to make the experience fresh and fun again, even for those who played a lot with the first episode.

​Knight of the Frozen Throne adds 135 new cards, the keyword lifesteal and a free PvE adventure.

Dead Cells on mobile is an awesome conversion of a fantastic game, with a lower price than the other platforms.

Not perfect, but it does so many things altogether well that you shouldn't miss it at any cost. Play it and spread the word, so the franchise may grow in greater chapters.

​While not as essential a port as Bayonetta 2, the first chapter in the series remains an incredible milestone in the action genre, and a must play for anyone who loves fast-paced and spectacular combat.

This edition of the game maybe isn’t really that definitive, and the price tag might be a little bit higher than one would expect, but Rayman Legends on Switch is still one of the best 2D platformers out there.

It was an excellent SRPG on the DS, in its 3DS remake Shin Megami Tensei Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker, while not much better technically, keeps intact all of its qualities and adds a new storyline about 30 hours long. Complete, varied, engaging, long and entertaining, it is a must for all fans of the genre and really recommended for every videogamer.

Exploration, puzzles and battles are the main points of a Zelda-style action-adventure. Sacred Odyssey manages to succeed at least in the puzzles, works well with the exploration and results a little flat in combat. Overall, we're far away from Zelda but this is a good action-adventure for the iPhone.

Gears of War 4 is 100% a Gears game. Big man firing with big guns at big enemies, bad jokes and testosterone. Marcus is still too big to pass the torch to his son, even if we don't play his role. The multiplayer offer is a big tasty buffet and the visuals are stunning. It's good, but new ideas are still to be found.

Halo 5: Guardians stands up to all the hype with stunning battles, brilliant sound, hugely inspired campaign, dedicated servers and balanced gameplay. 343 Industries finally reached maturity just in time to give Xbox One its much needed top notch first person shooter.

Praised as one of the best games in the series, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is a great achievement as a mobile game, with great graphics, good controls and a ridiculous amount of content to play with.

Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams - Rise of the Owlverlord is a good stand-alone expansion pack, with well designed levels that fix some of the flaws of the first game.

Terraria on next-gen acts just like an updated version of what been seen on a PC, so rich in content. We have still some concerns for the control system, less effective on a controller compared to the mouse.

With a good graphical style and a super classic platform structure, Super Phantom Cat is nothing new but something well-constructed that can appeal to everyone.

Mortal Kombat XL is the total package for PC gamers, with really good improvements on all the ways and a lot of content and fighters included. Finally all people can enjoy the infamous XL pack on personal computer.

The new features introduced into FM 2012 make this game greater than ever. A must have for all Football Manager fans who feel José Mourinho inside them.

The good old Skyrim on Switch does not shine while the console is docked, but it's something huge in the smaller, portable format.

This is without any doubt the best console version of Trine 2 thanks to more contents and a best graphical aspect.

While it unavoidably looses the shock factor of the prequel, No More Heroes 2 is overall a better game, boosting some well-designed new content and leaving behind many of the so-so features of the first game.

Yakuza: Like a Dragon is a beautiful and controversial chapter in the SEGA series. A revolution that we did not consider necessary in terms of gameplay but supported by one of the best plots ever, an amazing cast of characters and an unprecedented and spectacular setting.

Darkest Dungeon's sanity system is worth the entire experience. Try it, but don't expect a good story or a traditional RPG.

It's basically more of the same, but in a good way: Zenonia 2 will definitely please fans of the original game and those who are looking for a serious RPG on iPhone.

DiRT Rally 2.0 feels absolutely great with the wheel between your hands. It's a pity that it doesn't have more content.

Mage Gauntlet is a really fun game to play and its graphics is simply gorgeous, but unfortunately the overall experience feels too much linear and repetitive.

An interesting and challenging strategy title that will make hardcore fans of the genre happy.

Actually Bug Princess is the best danmaku shooter developed by Cave for iOS devices, with great style, intense shoot 'em up action and Universal support between iPhone and iPad. What's next? Ketsui and Ibara, we hope.

With 132 new cards and its new mechanic Inspiration the Grand Tournament, latest Hearthstone expansion, the game is more fun than ever with a complete shift of metagame and new seasonal reward.

Red Matter 2 is the new technical standard in VR game development on Meta Quest 2. Puzzles are engaging and never frustrating, dialogues are well acted; very much welcome the addition of action phases. Too bad about the movement system, on which there are some problems.

Skate Story is an enchanting sensory experience, one that Sam Eng set out to recreate by drawing on his nights spent in a nocturnal New York, headphones in his ears and a skateboard under his feet. It’s a bizarre tale, made of glass demons, talking rabbits, and capitalist penguins, an epic journey all the way to the moon. Defining it is a challenge: at times it’s an adventure game, at times a sports game, and you even end up using your board as a weapon against bosses. Everything feels original, even though the story, suspended as it is, isn’t always strong enough to fully capture the player’s attention. A greater focus on board customization could have added more depth, and certain choices—like the camera—lean more toward the aesthetic than the functional. But Skate Story remains a fascinating experience: a story about the skateboard not just as a means of transport, but as a tool for life and hope.

A vastly improved Metro 2033 is more than enough to give a meaning to Metro Redux.

Inspired and challenging, Enter the Gungeon is a great bullet hell with some balance problems.

Time Gentlemen, Please! has some memorable dialogues, a dark humor and some nice puzzles. For about 4 euros It's a crime not to buy It.

Child of Light arrives on Nintendo Switch with a great conversion and rich of bonus contents.

Quotation forthcoming.

A good amount of new mechanics awaits you with the Tomb Kings expansion. Maybe the ticket is still too high for just one race, but the new campaign and all the new units may justify the price.

Need for Speed: Most Wanted deeply tries to be original, but its open structure ends up to be a little bit too repetitive. Luckily, there's a lot of fun to be had in multiplayer.

A great beginning for the new Deus Ex Universe, and a big improvement from Human Revolution, due to the new powers, the impressive amount of approaches and the amazing narrative background. It's a dark, mature and finely crafted game, that Deus Ex fans won't forget for a while.

While a bit low on content at launch, this is definitely another great fighting game by Arc System, with enormous potential and exhilarating gameplay.

Little Goody Two Shoes is a creative adventure that's delightful to delve into, even though the fairy tale quickly turns into a nightmare.

Resident Evil 4 is still one of the best games of the last generation and one of the best chapters in the series, but Capcom has made almost no effort to reinvest in this title. The mere introduction of the HD doesn't manage to bring up to date the graphics, but the game overall is so good that we can easily override the problem.

This third episode is more similar to the classical shooter of this generation than its prequel lacking some of the originality of the saga. It remains a major step from a tachnical point of view.

It's a brilliant, and sometimes brutal, fantasy transposition of the Advance Wars formula, that was obviously created with loads of love and respect for the original series. While not perfectly balanced at times, nor particularly innovative, it's still a great strategy game.

Stacking is a little pearl, a game so well-crafted you won't be able to put it down. One of the best pieces of software you can buy on XBLA and PSN if you don't mind using your brains more than your reflexes.

F1 2011 is a big step forward from the prequel. Codemasters has listened the feedback and worked so much on the multiplayer and all the small details. Good work too on the technical aspects of the game but we'd like to have 60 FPS.

Axiom Verge is simply the best metroidvania so far. Big, tough, beautifully retro and with a lot of things to do. One of the best 2015 games so far.

After one year, Layton is still a great experience: puzzles are challenging as they were supposed to be and the story is very well written, with charming characters and locations. One of the best "more of the same" of the year.

Puzzle to the Center of the Earth manages to bring some fresh air in the match-three formula, adding an adventurous flavour to the mix.

In its simplicity, Card Crawl is a perfectly shaped mechanism that can be immediately amusing, even though it could not last for long for its lack of variety.

South of the Circle masters the art of storytelling through videogames, presenting a deep and mature story using a perfect style, but you have to be aware that this is actually a novel with very limited interaction.

Angry Video Game Nerd 8-bit is a good Mega Man clone, designed with Nerd fans in mind.

A really beautiful game both to see and to play. A little gem out there that we can only recommend to everyone.

Quotation forthcoming.

Football Manager 2020 brings some polishing on its predecessor's gameplay, providing a solid game overall. You won't find any not-to-be-missed new feature, so if you aren't an hardcore fan of the series just keep this in mind.

Streets of Rage 4 is exactly what we hoped it would be: a heartfelt tribute to a long gone era that doesn't try to revolutionize the original formula and keeps it intact, delivering a very fun and solid experience.

Bioshock: the Collection is a port of undoubted qualities, which however must accept some technical compromises in order to enjoy the portability of Nintendo Switch.

The core game remains the same, with the same flaws as the original title, so we didn’t feel it was right to raise the score for Stellar Blade on PC, as it’s essentially the exact same experience—just with lower latency and a few minor extra contents. That said, the work done by Shift Up is truly outstanding: one of the best PC ports in terms of optimization, flawless on mid to high-end setups, and perfectly playable even on much less powerful machines. If you haven’t played it on PS5, don’t hesitate to dive into this port without any worries.

A masterful example of what an expansion should be, The Lost Legacy is truly magnificent from a technical standpoint, and able to slightly evolve the Uncharted series without changing its roots.

A brilliant fusion of the competitive elements of the fifth chapter and the mass of content that characterised its predecessors, SoulCalibur VI is fun, fast, more technical than it looks and an all around joy to play.

Hyper Light Drifter is one of the best Zelda-like, with a high difficult level. One of the year masterpieces.

Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound is an effective reimagining of a genre that has become increasingly underrepresented. The Game Kitchen has found an ideal compromise between the immediacy of the past and the complexity expected from modern video games, creating a fast-paced, layered hack ’n’ slash built entirely around a simple gameplay solution. It’s an experiment that doesn’t fully succeed: the game alternates between overly simple and somewhat frustrating sections, though never truly challenging, and it runs out of surprises within just a few minutes, ultimately becoming too predictable — though still devilishly fun.

Wispin is a nice "survival" action game, with a lot of different enemies to kill. The tilt controls don't seem to be accurate like the touch ones, while the presence of a health bar instead of a single life saves us from frustration.

Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road is a title that offers an incredible amount of content and a compelling, well-structured gameplay experience. The pacing of Story Mode could have been handled better, and newcomers may struggle to fully get in tune with the game, but it is undoubtedly one of the best entries in the series.

Much more than a simple and cheap reissue, Bit.Trip Complete is the best form in which you can experience this games, all-inclusive and with more content than before. Already one of the most interesting indie titles for console, Bit.Trip just got better: a recommended purchase for everyone.

https://multiplayer.it/recensioni/gerda-a-flame-in-winter-recensione.html Gerda A Flame in Winter is an interesting and well-written graphic adventure that takes us to one of the lesser-known and lesser-treated World War II fronts in the video game market. Its only limitations are basic animations and a not particularly long running time, but these are elements that may go by the wayside given the overall quality of the narrative and the variety of situations we will encounter.

Giving a judgment on the PC version of Final Fantasy XVI is complicated: on one hand, we confirm the impressions provided in the review of the PlayStation 5 version, but on the other hand, one cannot ignore a conversion that (at least until the release of patches) does not convince due to the excessive hardware requirements.

Magic: The Gathering Arena is the perfect digital version of the real Magic with all the pros and the cons. It's complex, very deep and extremely addictive but it requires to spend a lot of real money to be competitive.

Trigger Fist is probably the only iOS shooter which doesn't try to emulate console titles, and that's the main reason why it's such an unique and truly enjoyable multiplayer experience.

This Director's Cut shows very few novelties but Lone Survivor is still disturbing and oppressive on the smaller screen of Vita.

There's some very good old school gameplay in Infernax, something that doesn't want to just pander us with nostalgia, but to entertain and engage with challenges and simple yet well-thought game design.

Gordian Quest takes the classic deck building mechanics, offering multiple content and different modes. One of its strengths is variety, both in terms of mechanics and in terms of heroes and decks to use. It is not a revolutionary game, but it is for sure a game that can entertain for a long time.

Snipperclips reaches its complete form with the Plus version, expanding its gameplay solutions and confirming its value as a great puzzle game in the Switch library.

Robot Unicorn Attack 2 is not only a very competent endless runner, but also a truly unmissable gem for everyone who has a weak spot for the typical cheesy sci-fi of the 80's.

Contre Jour doesn't break any new ground, but still its unique graphic style, gorgeous music and solid gameplay make it a must-buy for puzzle lovers.

Fuga: Melodies of Steel is a gem of a game. Taking the legacy of its Little Tail Bronx franchise, Fuga goes in a different direction, creating a great combat system and mixing with a captivating lore and story.

Hogwarts Legacy is the best Harry Potter inspired video game ever made. Avalanche Software managed to capture the magic of the Wizarding World and built a relaxing and satisfying safe haven for every potterhead. It’s not all roses, many flaws from the open world formula are still present and it remains a cross-gen video game, but it manages to keep its core promise: to give life to Hogwarts itself. And this, in our book, it’s already a big win.

The '80 are back in action with another original work by Capcom: Dark Void Zero is a brilliant but short platform adventure similar to masterpieces like Metroid and Castlevania.

Thanks to the all new Casual Mode, Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titan will finally appeal more than just the hardcore players looking for an extremely deep battle system and a real challenge. However, it's still a retro RPG with a thin plot that won't be easy to overcome. It's not Final Fantasy, but Etrian Odyssey IV is great on its own terms.

After sixteen years Final Fantasy IX finally comes to PC: the conversion is basic, but the core game still remains awesome.

ElecHead is a minimalist work, which does not propose even a comma more than what is needed to play. The gameplay is straightforward, based on a few but interesting ideas, which intersect one puzzle after another. It probably won't be remembered as one of the most impactful puzzles of recent years, but fans of the genre certainly won't be disappointed.

Trails Through Daybreak is a very good entry point in the Legend of Heroes series with new characters, a new story arc and some interesting tweaks to the iconic battle system of the series. As good as it may be, it feels outdated: the series needs to jump to the current generation as soon as possible.

Quotation forthcoming.

Resident Evil Village proves to be an excellent evolution of the previous chapter: there is tension, exploration, combat, everything you could want and even more.

Black Mesa is the perfect way to enter in the Half-Life saga and it's one of the best remakes ever made.

After two years of silence FRU is finally here, and it stands as a demonstration of what Kinect could have done for games, and sadly never would at this point.

FTL is a small game with a huge tactical soul, and above all it's the only game that puts you in control of a spaceship and its crew against all the odds of a dangerous journey.

New Vegas is almost an homage to 2008's GOTY gameplay mechanics as, probably, Obsidian was given little to no freedom to modify its focus elements. The problem is that after two years not all of its elements aged that well and that a few bugs still rise their ugly head. Still a great game and experience.

Vessel of Hatred does what it was supposed to do: it expands Diablo IV with new content that should keep fans entertained and happy for at least a few weeks, although much of this content is not really different from the free seasonal updates. The new endgame loop is immersive, the all new Spiritborne class is fantastic, but the story barely moved forward and the expansion doesn't feel revolutionary as much as Reaper of Souls was to Diablo III.

If you like classic JRPG's, you can't go wrong with this amazing remake of one of the historical landmarks of the genre. Square Enix did a great job by crafting a brilliant re-telling of one of the greatest and most amusing stories ever told in the videogame industry.

Lost Judgment is an excellent sequel, characterized by a truly fascinating story, full of very well-drawn characters and packed with two maps that offer a huge amount of side activities and side quests. The PC version is very well optimized and runs great.

Xenoblade Chronicles X is a difficult game to judge. It's completely different from any Japanese RPG we are used to playing and the sheer amount of content is just mind-blowing. There are a few flaws here and there; however, it's just plain incredible that this game runs on the Wii U hardware as it is. The planet Mira is the true star, here: not the story nor the characters, but a whole alien world.

The Enhanced edition of Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 marks yet another PS5 debut for a former Xbox exclusive that sparked plenty of debate and can now be experienced by Sony console owners as well. Senua’s journey remains gripping and spectacular, ruthless and violent, masterfully directed and enriched by binaural audio. At the same time, however, it doesn’t strike as hard as it should have, leaving much of its gameplay potential largely untapped. The 60 fps? Great to finally have them, but they come at a significant cost in image quality.

Resogun is a small but brilliant launch title for PlayStation 4 and you shouldn’t miss it. Perhaps it has only one single problem: the contents are too few and you’ll have seen everything of it in a couple of hours.

At its debut, the small Scottish team Sad Owl Studios hit the mark by offering a puzzle game like rarely seen before, where the solution to each enigma is a point of view. The decision to focus the entire formula on photographs and perspective exposed Viewfinder to various risks, but the studio managed to create a puzzle-based adventure with very few flaws, all of which revolve around its short duration and the difficulty of the puzzles, which only in some cases truly put us to the test.

Actually, SOMA is simply one of the best horror games on the market.

Gran Turismo 5 is marked by many highs and lows in every aspect of the game. It looks like Polyphony (what a joke) needed a bit more time to polish everything and put more attention to the online part. But still, the game is so much fun and retain the core gameplay of the series, with an excellent made single player and the smell of the race passion in every bit of the code.