With this new and charming tale, Ustwo unexpectedly proved to have a lot more to say in the universe of Monument Valley.

As gorgeous as it looks and sounds, Octopath Traveler is a disjointed mess of different features, mechanics and narratives that kind of work individually but not really together.

Triangle Strategy is a very good tactical JRPG for newcomers but a few nuisances prevent it from being truly excellent.

Three gems from the past, a collection worth (re)buying.

Continuity 2: The Continuation is a game that puzzle-lovers should absolutely have on their iDevices. The game offers the same idea behind the first chapter, but enriched with new charming gameplay mechanics. Sadly the music is not so catching and the very minimal graphics may not appeal everyone, but if you haven't played the first Continuity, you should buy this one without hesitation.

This is really one of the XBLA must have games. Different elements get together nicely to please most videogamers tastes. Unless they really hate demanding games.

This is a very peculiar game with an excellent gameplay and an extremely interesting plot.

Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection is a must have if you either love Mega Man or never played some of the best games in the franchise.

Betrayal at Club Low is another rush of creativity from Cosmo D, an original blend of various genres that you love.

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance runs smoothly on PC and includes all the bonus content at a great price.

We could never have imagined that playing as a smiling crab would be such fun.

You will surely find in The Riftbreaker one of the most intense and adrenaline-pumping games of recent times.

Two years after, a new world for Age of Conan, with adventures and mysteries under the shadow of the Great Wall.

Starfield is a colossal adventure that projects the experience gained by Bethesda into space, dragging all the great strengths, but also the weaknesses, of the historic creative philosophy into sci-fi boundaries. It's not an experience that allows you to navigate in real time towards infinity, built onto the sense of discovery, but a vast RPG sewn directly on the ancient formula of The Elder Scrolls, capable of delivering hundreds of hours of entertainment to anyone who's willing to accept its rules and limits. The great improvements that have touched the narrative and the technical component, together with the extraordinary amount of activities, are in fact mitigated by a disorganized exploration, by the proverbial static nature of the world and by some residues of the old Creation Engine.

It has been a long wait, but Alan Wake is finally available on PC and it comes with better graphics and a gorgeous collector's edition that includes both DLCs and some very interesting extras for a bargain price.

Still a great game, Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes fails to fully express his potential due to an unpolished and problematic conversion on the touch screen.

The single-player mode is only an appetizer for the frantic, exciting and unpredictable banquet offered by the cooperative experience.

Castle Crashers Remastered brings the same fun of the original game, plus the DLC included. If you haven't played it on Xbox 360 it's almost mandatory to buy, if you've already played it then it's cost is strongly reduced. It's something like a win-win.

Even if it doesn't really shine in any particular aspect, Moonlighter is one of the best hybrid pixelated RPGs you can find on Nintendo Switch.

Fun, charming and well built, Moss: Book 2 is an example on how a specialized VR development team should work in bringing a fairytale to virtual reality.

inFAMOUS 2 is a compelling game with improved and pretty graphics plus a perfect control system that is greatly integrated with the entertaining gameplay. It's a pity that the game lacks the perfect balance between action and platform sections like the first chapter and that it looks like Sucker Punch didn't put the same attention on the game design like we have would expected.

It's the biggest Tekken in terms of roster, the most graphically advanced so far, but its lack of structural innovations and story mode make it a product dedicated mostly to the fans. An almost nostalgic celebration of the past, but with a good implementation of new online features.

Yakuza 5 comes to the west after three long years, but it still delivers a solid, deep experience, full of Japanese atmosphere and folklore.

Triple Town is not your average match-3 game, but it's a great mix of puzzle and strategy, much deeper than you might think.

A one-of-a-kind game, a fantasy simulator like no other. However, he deserved a few more ideas to give more variety to the gameplay, and a better storyline.

Jusant is a peculiar and not unpleasant experience, but it mostly feels like a wasted opportunity. The climbing system, with all its little systems of interaction, generates a smooth, very simple gaming experience, but one that wears out quickly and without ever a real peak of playful intensity. The tower is a beautiful place to discover, both visually and narratively, but you have to be careful: losing a handful of collectables risks making for a very limited experience, as you don't discover anything by simply moving forward.

Bruce Lee Dragon Warrior is a pretty good fighting game, with lots of characters, stages and moves. The graphics are really well done, smooth and rich in detail. Unfortunately, the game has cumbersome touch controls, so the overall experience tends to be a little too "strategic", slow paced rather than fast.

Asphalt 7: Heat does nothing new for the series, but it does it damn good. This is arcade racing at its best, packed with almost perfect controls and plenty of tracks, cars and modes.

Knights of Pen & Paper is a lovely tribute to D&D and RuneQuest, with a nice sense of humour and good pixel art. Its IAP system doesn't spoil the balance of the game, though it requires a little bit of grinding.

The idea behind Staying Together is a very nice one, putting you in control of two different characters that move specularly, at the same time, and have to solve a series of intriguing puzzles.

The Quest Keeper takes the style and the core gameplay of Crossy Road to deliver a different, deeper experience.

Zero Time Dilemma has the best plot of the Zero Escape series, but the changes of the art direction are a little disappointing.

Skylanders Swap Force is a consistent step forward for the franchise, raising the bar of the family-oriented genre.

Like its PC counterpart, And Yet it Moves on Wii is a brilliant execution of a good idea. More than that, the controls of the Wii version make this game fits perfectly on this console. The only flaws are the simplicity of the gameplay and the shortness of the game overall.

V Rising is one of the best ARPG experiences available today thanks to it's scalability and array of option on private and public servers.

A dungeon crawl like we haven't seen for so long: tons of enemies, loot and hours of fun. It won't be liked by anyone and the lack of a multiplayer mode is a shame, but a lot of gamers will like this Diablo 2 and Fate clone.

FIFA 19 is the richest football experience you ever had, but in terms of gameplay it can still improve.

Ape Out is an unusual action title with interesting visuals and an original sound approach. It’s fun to play, but it could have been deeper in his gaming structure.

The new chapter continues the work started with the previous reboot of the saga. This is a marvelous and violent beat-em’up.

Despite the lack of innovations and the exclusion of London Life from the european version, Professor Layton and the Last Specter is a rich and well orchestrated adventure. A nice start for a new trilogy.

Danganronpa 1.2 Reload includes Danganronpa Trigger Happy Havoc and Goodbye Despair, two of the best visual novels out there with great stories, strong crime-solving mechanics and deep characters. PS Vita version is still preferable.

Eight years later, Limbo is still a great game to play.

Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is a JRPG masterpiece. It feels derivative at times and does not always inspire the same shock and awe like the first Xenoblade Chronicles did 6 years ago but it flows better, not to mention it's longer, meatier and more focused.

Major Magnet is a very clever puzzle game, original and addictive, with just some balancing issues. However, it's a recommended purchase.

Shadowlands is a great starting point for an expansion to World of Warcraft with some amazing art direction, storylines and tons of collectibles which will appeal both casual and hardcore players.

20 years on, Advance Wars is still a great series. Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp is full of content, stylish graphics and lots of battles. Wayforward is perhaps too faithful to the original games and lacks some of the quality of life features that could improve the game. And we also miss Dual Strike, to have the whole trilogy in one place. But Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp is a great addition to the Switch line-up and a great experience for players new and old.

Dark Souls remains a classic, but the Remastered version for Switch is the weakest of the four, due to the frequent (if mostly negligible) slowdown of the game in "docked mode" and the techincal sacrifices made to support Nintendo's hardware.

Another year, another FIFA, another great game. This time the series is back with more gameplay and mode improvements which EA hope will help the title remain the number one football game on PSP.

Gravity Rush is simply the best game available on PlayStation Vita: it's innovative and visually amazing, with a compelling story and interesting characters. The gameplay itself capitalizes the hardware's features and offers an all new take on your typical free-roaming adventures.

Ruby Omega and Alpha Sapphire show why Game Freak should not release a new Pokémon every year: it's a franchise which needs to breath and this new edition, with no new pokémon to catch and locals to explore, is just not fun if you are just got through X and Y or have played Ruby and Sapphire back then.

The Frozen Wilds is crammed with enough side quests and new stuff to be an exciting add-on for anyone looking for an excuse to jump back into Aloy world.

With fifty mini games, a unique style and a great sound track, Rhythm Heaven: Fever is one of the best rhythm games out there.

Dungeon Hunter II fits perfectly into the hack and slash rules, giving player hours of easy to pick up fun thanks to tons of objects, statistics and monsters to deal with. Both the single and the multiplayer experience do not add new elements to the genre but offer lot for a fair price tag.

After two years from the PS3 release, The Unfinished Swan is finally available on PS4 and PSV. And the gameplay is still funny and fresh.

Yo-Kai Watch: Wibble Wobble is classic puzzle game perfectly put at work: linking creatures of the same color, attacking enemies and collecting new Yo-Kai is something that you can't just leave.

Punishing: Gray Raven is a remarkable mobile action RPG, very nice to see and packed with an immediate and solid combat system. The campaign is very long and there are many characters to unlock, but the missions are way too short.

Only apparently simple, Dungeons of Dreadrock is a well-thought game that stems from a smart design, looking at the classics but with a fresh spirit.

The Last Clockwinder is one of those rare gems that, through a solid and simple idea, demonstrates the potential of virtual reality.

Though it's the remake of a game released over a year ago, Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 confirms to be an excellent exponent of the action genre. If you already played the game on its Xbox 360 version, however, there's no reason to buy it once again.

The only big problem with Sleeping Dogs is its skill system: it's deep and well balanced but it isn't used in the game to put more variety in the gameplay. And there are several technical flaws as well.

A meaty collection of great games, with some blunders in the key binding department. It's definitely a great way to experience the most important seriesin the fighting game genre for anyone interested.

Rhythm Paradise is the game that all Nintendo DS owners were waiting for. It's simple, funny and highly addictive, with plenty of crazy characters that you'll love instantly. If you liked Wario Ware titles, you'll definitely appreciate this one.

Collection of Mana is a deep dive in the ocean of nostalgia with the added bonus of Trials of Mana, one of the best game in the genre finally localized now that a remake is on the way.

Gust and Koei Tecmo also this year delight us with the continuation of the adventures of Plachta and Sophie, this time lost within a magical realm dominated by dreams.

Pocket City strikes the right balance between depth and usability, delivering maybe the first real classic city builder on a mobile scale.

Quotation forthcoming.

The deep lack of personality and the flat gameplay make this survival horror just decent, but still overall better than the underwhelming Resident Evil 4 port.

Pool Pro Online 3 is a great pool simulator. It comes with some nice graphics, realistic physics and a good online multiplayer mode, but fails to deliver a decent single player experience.

Packed with some excellent shooter dynamics, perhaps a little less elegant in the platformer ones, Cave Story is awesomely directed, both in terms of story and gameplay. However, this "plus" edition is disappointing, since it comes with the same lo-res graphics of the WiiWare version and some minor changes.

Frantic, crazy, immediate and fun. Luftrausers is Vlambeer at its best, with well-tuned gameplay mechanics and the possibility to customize your plane before jumping into a rain of bullets. A perfect fit for Vita.

Sky Force 2014 is a solid shooter, with an excellent upgrade system and lots of achievements to keep you excited.

Absolution has a good longevity and it's a great challenge for the most expert players too. At the same time it has several flaws, starting from the savegame system to the lack of a proper artificial intelligence. However it remains an extremely good stealth game.

An enormous, ambitious, and complex RPG, that will be adored by min maxers and Pathfinder Savants. Unfortunately it retains some of its predecessor's issues, and this keeps Owlcat's new project from being a bonafide masterpiece in the genre.

Pokémon Legends: Arceus is a wonderful experiment but probably the old fans of the series will regret a bunch of features that Game Freak has sacrificed in the name of a new kind of exploration and single player approach.

The new Kirby installment on Nintendo DS is brilliant. Visuals and sound effects might be a pain to endure but the game is consistently fun and extremely well designed. Fans of the pink mascotte won't be disappointed.

It may not be a masterpiece, but Alan Wake is one of the best games we played on Xbox 360 in the last six months. Stephen King fans will love it.

Helldivers 2 is a wonder of game design, irony and fun with friends that is worth its price and has a bright future ahead of it.

Playing Brutal Legend is like walking the stairway to the hell of Metal, a fierce battle through a world where glam headbangers and sad emos are your worst enemies. The game looks like a simple hack'n'slash but beyond the surface there's much more to do, including large battles in rts style.

Without a doubt, the best possible version of Team Bondi's last effort, since it includes all the downloadable content released to date. The graphics didn't improve that much, however, and you may experience some annoying problems in running the game on certain configurations.

Donut County is a real pleasure to see and it also plays smoothly, but its lack of depth and level design, ultimately, is keeping it to become that gem that could have been.

Stylish, smooth and fast, Katana Zero is a refined experience with a strong gameplay and a surprisingly interesting story under a somewhat mundane pixelated surface.

Planet of Lana 2 is a real gem—a delightful adventure in a dangerous, fragile world that has lost its memory; in a word, beautiful. It is a sequel that can be enjoyed without any problems by newcomers, although it is still recommended to have played the first chapter, if only to appreciate all the new features. Planet of Lana 2 innovates, enriches, and consolidates everything seen in the past, taking on a more multifaceted (yet consistent) and, above all, less frustrating identity. It is an adventure designed to be completed by everyone, provided they engage enough with the environmental puzzles. Its aesthetic aims to reach everyone's heart, prompting reflection on vital themes such as identity, nature, loss, and growth. We hope that in addition to being entertaining (which every good video game must always be), its message does not go unheard.

Quotation forthcoming.

Dragon Quest VII Reimagined has been basically remade from scratch and yet it's absolutely faithful in intent and purpose to the iconic original JRPG. It's a valuable revision, especially given the various tweaks, additions, and improvements, but Dragon Quest VII remains by its very nature a fundamentally anachronistic title, entrenched in a specific way of telling stories and playing them. In the end, it's simply Dragon Quest, that's how it is, and otherwise it would be a different series. This Reimagined edition understands this and delivers it in a more contemporary condition, limited only by its conservative spirit.

Return to Karkand it's worth every cent spent on it. Not just 4 maps, but also vehicles, weapons and and a new game mode. Definitevely fresh air for Battlefield 3.

Life is Strange: Polarized is a brilliant pay off. All the choices we have made, along with the awkward narrative style finally make sense. And we are confronted with issues much deeper than expected.

In Cairn, two opposing philosophies coexist. On one side, there is a dry, nihilistic nature rooted in human incommunicability and in the ambition to understand one another—and to be understood. A stark, primitive soul. On the other, the game sometimes seems to reach for more: at times excessive exploration, quirky characters, and almost fantastical elements. These two identities clash within a videogame that, in its purest form, works wonderfully as a simulator—also a philosophical one—of climbing, and far less so as an adventure. What remains is a harsh and affecting title that succeeds brilliantly at what it was designed to do: convincing you to climb an impossible mountain.

Tomb Raider takes us back to the origins of the new Lara Croft, with a chapter that remains damnably relevant in terms of gameplay and visuals, enhanced in this mobile version by a range of touch control optimizations that make the experience highly playable on the go and without the need to connect a controller, although the latter remains the best way to fully enjoy the gripping adventure developed by Crystal Dynamics.

The Plucky Squire is Toy Story meets your favorite childhood book. It does so with all the love and gratitude possible for those stories that inspired us as kids to become who we are today, thanks to the courage of their heroes, their cleverness, and their ability to speak directly to our hearts. But it’s also a fantastic video game, brimming with ideas, aesthetic and gameplay inventions, that knows how to connect two worlds excellently, blending them into a single unforgettable adventure.

Broforce sets a new standard for 2D action shooters. And it does it with style.

Disgaea 2: Dark Hero Days is the ultimate version of this game. It's not a simply porting from PlayStation 2 of Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories, but a better and complete edition of this tactical role-playing game. With many improvements to the gameplay and added content such as stages and characters, newcomers are given an excellent place to start the series and Disgaea fans will be happy to play it. Highly recommended.

One of the best Live Arcade of 2012. A gorgeous, lengthy Metroidvania like adventure, with a lot of contents, incredible graphics, an addictive combat system and brilliant level design.

It’s Full of Sparks is original and stylish in its presentation, but the gameplay ends up being a little too on the trial and error side.

Marvel's Midnight Suns is a huge experience. Firaxis mixed a lot of good things but mastered none. The experience is still enjoyable, the story is fun, and the gameplay is magnetic, but the feeling is there's something subtle that is missing to have a masterpiece.

Grounded remains strictly tied to its survival roots, but the strange and fanciful setting defines it as a peculiare game and can be a major selling point. Although it's clearly an experiment on uncharted waters for the team, Obsidian brings a peculiar touch to this genre.

Steel Division: Normandy 44 is one of the most compelling strategy game of the recent years, single player campaigns apart.

Hearts of Iron IV improve the interface and some features of the third chapter, without sacrificing the typical complexity of the series.

A small and enjoyable survival arena with a fitting power-up system. Also, ninjas!