Yo-Kai Watch 2 is a solid sequel: in addition to two hundred new yo-kai, Level5 is been able to expand the open world and the combat system with some new interesting mechanics. However, the recruitment system is still pretty poor.

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Legacy is a very nice collection for all the fans of the anime.

It's a sort of a stripped-down strategic experience, but it's also one of the best and most original adaptation of the RTS we've seen on mobile platforms.

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Trilogy is a nice addition to the Nintendo Switch library, though the port is a bit lazy, with low resolution in portable mode and no platform-specific features.

The Fall has an interesting story to tell, and some passages that results also original, but its flawed gameplay prevents it from shining.

Far Cry 3 Classic Edition is a compelling journey into the past of the Ubisoft series. The game is still solid and enjoyable, full of things to do while exploring the island, but the remaster could have been better.

Linn: Path of the Orchards delivers a pretty unique puzzle platform experience, visually charming, where you have to figure out how to solve each mission using both strategy and fast reflexes.

Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey is a very unique survival game, with many interesting ideas and a great atmosphere.

Queen meets karaoke in the new special edition of the Let's Sing series.

Wrath of the Druids delivers a first expansion for Assassin's Creed Valhalla with no surprises, narratively tarnished and predictable.

Skate City also arrives on Nintendo Switch, and in a fairly good conversion.

Faraday Protocol can get repetitive and feels unbalanced in terms of challenge, but it's enjoyable, atmospheric and, ultimately, a good first step for Red Koi Box.

Mothmen 1986 is short and not very intense. It tries to open some questions, but who cares about the answers?

Quotation forthcoming.

Deathverse: Let It Die is a melee-based free-to-play battle royale that starts off in a promising way, thanks to a captivating setting and some bizarre characters, but then turns out to be extremely generic and lacking in both depth and content.

Paradise Marsh tells a little big story in the context of a swamp that is not what it seems to be. Capable to bring us back to the magic moments of childhood, when the capture of a cricket could spark wild enthusiasm and make us smile with joy, the videogame created by Etienne Trudeau invites the players to live life with a different pace, slower and more reflective, and to appreciate the majesty and magnificence of the little things.

Thanks to a solid cast, Process of Elimination delivers a good experience, despite not being the most ambitious.

Decarnation lives suspended between carefree French songs and disturbing melodies from a horrific world, between reality and nightmare. With a similar dualism, the work carried out by Atelier QDB presents peaks worthy of consideration from both narrative and visual points of view, intermingled with low-quality interactions – which often result in mere parentheses between a dialogue and the other, devoid of a proper sense – and poor technical realization. In this respect, in fact, the version for the Nintendo console is full of bugs that, in several cases, have seriously affected the enjoyment of the experience overall.

Rhapsody: Marl Kingdom Chronicles is a competent compilation of old school JRPGs that still feel extravagant and fun, but some updated feature or the inclusion of the first game in the series would have done wonders to the package.

Warcraft Rumble is a great tower offense game that draws heavily from the Warcraft universe but is thoroughly accessible even by those unfamiliar with the settings and characters of the series.

Quotation forthcoming.

If you're a fan of Suda51, you know what to expect from this talented director, and Lollipop Chainsaw will not change your mind. This game is freakin' crazy and delivers some solid combat mechanics, but it's also a little too short and not very well refined.

Saints Row: The Third didn't age well: the Switch porting is something that only the series hardcore fans will enjoy.

Halo Wars 2 on the PC is not the deepest RTS ever but It is still a fun and compelling game.

A fair but unimaginative puzzle game, Mario Vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars is a good way to spend some afternoons, but the series really needs a twist to go on.

Quotation forthcoming.

A few words on the sound, which is very essential in terms of musical accompaniment, almost absent, but does an excellent job in terms of design and effects among screams, moans and noises that will help make our stay in the mysterious game scenario a nightmare experience.

Spore: Galactic Adventures has a powerful editor and some cool options to increase the replay value. That said, It's quite hard to go deep and create some good mission with just a few examples made by Maxis.

With the Become a Legend story mode, Road to the Olympics it's a nice twist for Steep. This new DLC offer a really far experience from the original game but at the same time it keeps the good gameplay feeling.

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands marks the debut of the series in the open world genre and does a pretty good job at it, delivering a huge campaign playable alone or online.

Angry Birds Epic delivers a fun, tactic RPG experience, packed with a good number of characters, jobs, items and enemies.

Styx: Blades of Greed is a game recommended for fans of the stealth genre, despite several rough edges. The story is not particularly engaging, the control system is far from flawless, and frame-rate drops are frequent. And yet, Styx proves to be a sufficiently charismatic protagonist, and the level design is genuinely compelling.

Although the first Code Vein was not a memorable title in the Soulslike landscape, it was still able to hold its own. For this reason, the disappointment is even greater to see how this sequel fails to evolve the original formula and, in some aspects, even ends up worsening it. The combat system remains solid, and the progression system, complex and deep, allows for a good amount of freedom in creating builds, even if it sometimes gets lost in excessive and unnecessary complexity. The narrative, too—less cryptic than the genre's standards and closer to Japanese animation tropes—is pleasant, without leaving a lasting impression. Where the game truly fails, however, is in its world-building and technical department. The result is a Soulslike with good foundations, but today these are no longer enough: in a now rich and competitive landscape, we would have expected a much bolder evolution from this sequel.

Thief is a good game that fans of the stealth genre will appreciate but it has several gameplay flaws that keep it far from being a new masterpiece.

Enchanting to see, boring and shallow to play. Tengami is a fantastic visual experience, but the gameplay is almost non-existent.

The Swindle delivers a challenging stealth platform experience, with lots of abilities to unlock, beautiful graphics and procedurally generated contents to add a lot of variety to the mix.

Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires is a good tactical spin-off from the main franchise thanks to some strategic elements able to add depth to the overall experience. However, the gameplay is still the same and the walls of text are very difficult to read on the PS Vita 5 inches screen.

Magrunner: Dark Pulse is a good puzzle game with a strange plot which catapult the player in the world of Cthulhu. It seems an episode of South Park.

A nice crossover between Tiny Tower and the Star Wars Universe, but with all the delights and the flaws of the first one.

New World is a great theme park at its inauguration. Not all attractions are ready, some work well but need to be run in and others are still in the planning stage. There is absolutely no doubt that the foundations for something great are all there, benefiting from a colossal budget and substantially infinite resources, but it is equally true that what we now have in our hands is an introduction and nothing more.

Super Meat Boy Forever is a fun game overall but we feel it's a step back compared to its predecessor.

A lovely puzzle game that will catch even hardcore gamers.

THQ Nordic brings another forgotten great IP from the past back to the market. Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning is still a great action RPG today, but not a great remastered one.

WRC 7 is a good rally game, representing a good step forward compared to previous chapters. It's not the best title out there but it certainly entertain those who aren't looking for a too realistic driving experience.

On the technical side Evochron Mercenary is outdated and the narration is really poor, but surely the fanatics of space free roaming will appreciate the opportunity to explore the universe without any limitation and a well-rounded multiplayer.

You can see that Shadowgun: Deadzone has potential, but it's also largely unfinished, with lots of lag, serious crashes and few contents. It's free to download though, so it's easy to recommend to try it and eventually keeping your fingers crossed for some huge upgrades.

Senran Kagura Shinovi Versus is a decent porting of a mediocre entry in the long debated franchise. Although colorful and pleasant to look at, Shinovi Versus suffers all the issues Tamsoft fixed with Deep Crimson, therefore feels like a step backward gameplay wise.

An interesting mix between a puzzle game and a narrative adventure.

Sacred 2 is a near 1:1 port of the original pc release, with his flaws and his strong hack'n slash mechanic. Apart from a weak storyline and a limping frame rate the game is perfect for the players who want to spend a lot of hours looting corpses serching for the best armour and the biggest sword.

1112 Episode 02 is simply unforgivable. Louis Everett has to interact with unappealing characters, trying to clarify a plot that gropes in the dark from the very beginning to the end.

There are some brilliant glimpses in Mosaic, moments that really can bring you to some deep thoughts on your life, but these few moments are diluted in a quite tedious experience, overall.

Blue Fire is not a bad game, but it is heavily penalized by the willingness of the developers to mix as many genres as possible, without knowing how to dose them as they should.

Pokémon Unite is a very solid, very easy to pick up and play MOBA game, more surprising than we thought. We hope that microtransactions will not pose a wall between players who are willing to spend and those who are not.

Mother Russia Bleeds is the dream of a nostalgic gamer. The visuals are awesome, the violence is there to please you and some mechanics are nice. But some flaws in the controls and some frustrating sections hold it back.

Democracy 3 is a pure management game that needs almost no graphic to entertain the player. But under the tons of statistics the gameplay is too simple and the Steam Workshop integration is the only real improvement over previous chapters.

This is, probably, the worse chapter of the series. It has several good ideas but the gameplay is still too basic.

It has several negatives but without any doubt this collection is a good way to play again (or for the first time) the best titles of this brand. After ten years both the games are still in good shape!

Remember Me is a product where the effort made in creating a fascinating and credible world has taken away all the rest. Audio and graphics are stunning, unfortunately the game is not.

Even if the game boasts a 4 in its title, SEGA and Dimps have chosen the easiest path taking the levels from the original Sonic The Hedgehog and adding almost nothing to its formula. Moreover, Sonic 4 suffers from a surprising lack of style and personality, a dull soundtrack and some technical issues, while the frame rate slows down even on an iPhone 4. Hopefully, the lack of Retina Display support, achievements and leaderboards will be fixed with the next update of the game.

Managing a graveyard is only a part of the keeper's complex role in this game. It has many rough edges and some flaws in its pace and technical aspects, but it is also one of the most original and unique take on the simulation/management genre.

Bigger in scope and better executed than Heavy Rain, Beyond: Two Souls doesn't manage to tell a great story all the time like its predecessor, although it's an experience you'll want to try.

Sniper Elite: Resistance reiterates the formula of the series without introducing concrete new features and presenting itself basically as a “more of the same” that also renounces developing the narrative elements of a historical scenario that would certainly have deserved some attempt at deepening.

WWE Legends of WrestleMania is the perfect wrestling game for the guys in their late twenties, because it's totally focused on the old school wrestlers like Hulk Hogan and Andre the Giant and on fifteen editions of WrestleMania, from 1985 to 1999. The core of the gameplay, very arcade and casual, is based on grapples made by quick time events, and way too easy and simplistic to perform very long combos and attacks.

Mercenary Kings delivers a hardcore, compelling, sometimes frustrating action platform experience, packed with plenty of missions, weapons and enemies.

Good controls and visuals are the bright sides for Pearl Harbor Trilogy: 1941 - Red Sun Rising. Given the fact of the small price and the lack of competitors on Wii, this game can be interesting for lovers of the aerial combat shooters, but its flaws in terms of gameplay and level design can be very restraining also for the most firm virtual pilot.

Tekken is a solid fighting game even on mobile, thanks to a set of intuitive touch controls that make every fight fun and spectacular, without losing the original feel.

Nitroplus Blasterz: Heroines Infinite Duel is a surprisingly deep fighting game but the obscure cast and the limited individual moveset makes really hard to feel really invested with it.

A visually brilliant and fascinating action RPG, but also with several structural problems.

At least, this trilogy confirms a good trend: preserving old works, even iconic ones in their own small way, without distorting them. Good for the preservation, a little worse for the taste: in the end, it seems almost like putting some soup in the freezer in 1995 and taking it out in 2025. Gex is one of those mascots buried by history and it's only right that he enjoys his quarter of an hour of fame again, but it wouldn't have hurt to have done some work on cleaning up the original code, at least in the second and third episodes, the three-dimensional ones, which today are quite out of time and out of context to be fully enjoyed. In any case, let's applaud the attempt to provide new bread for the nostalgics of that golden era called the 90s.

Rue Valley is an investigative adventure about a man trying to escape a time loop. To do so, he must open himself up to the world, talk to the people living in that remote desert town, and learn about the history of the families and events that have shaped it. It’s clear that the main point of reference is Disco Elysium, and while Rue Valley doesn’t reach the same level of interpretive refinement or mechanical complexity, it still offers an interesting, fresh, and entertaining approach. Like all loop-based narratives, it can sometimes become frustrating - especially when transitions and events start to repeat without any apparent progress -but the “mind map” system is very detailed and holds all the answers within it.

Caylus is the transposition of a famous Board Game, but the result, like Carcassonne, is very good. It's not a "standard" videogame so, the purchase, could interest just the fans.

Many are the new features of Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 but not one of them can really move the gameplay forward. At the same time the game is an absolute buy for every Naruto fan out there.

1979 Revolution: Black Friday is a valid narrative adventure, which deals with a very important historical event. However, the technical sector is very lacking.

After tons of really good adventures, TellTale tries to make something different with this Layton's clone that fails because of a lack of depth and gameplay diversity.

Quotation forthcoming.

Even if it’s not nearly as bad as most of the recent Tenchu games, Stealth Assassins sadly fails in delivering a concrete upgrade to the series: developer Acquire wanted a game that both hardcore and casual gamers could get into, but the risk is that nobody will really like it.

The Last Worker is a narrative adventure with satirical overtones and a simple game structure. Unfortunately, the gameplay never quite succeeds. The game should perform best on VR, unfortunately the worst optimized version.

Inazuma Eleven 3 is... derivative, to say the least. It's actually a pretty much cut'n'paste of the previous entries in the franchise with just a couple new features and a more grounded plot.

Flashout 3D is a clone of Wipeout, but it's generally well done. The most important limitation is about the controls. The absence of the "Aribrake" is a very serious issue for the gameplay.

It has a solid new graphic engine and some refined gameplay mechanics, but FIFA 16 misses the point with Ultimate Team, with an absolutely terrible menu design and many connection problems.

Warriors Orochi 4 Ultimate adds some interesting content to the game, with new story missions, characters and modes.

Squanch Games couldn't have made a better comeback with High on Life 2, the second installment of what has now become a full-fledged franchise, successfully getting back on track even without its creator. The narrative has seen the most significant leap in quality, featuring truly hilarious moments and genuinely unexpected twists, not to mention the numerous parodies of other games, movies, and anime that were so funny they forced us to pause the game. The gameplay refines everything seen in its predecessor; while there are no major overhauls, it expands our hunter’s toolkit with new sentient weapons and a handy skateboard that speeds up exploration, even if it isn't quite as effective in combat. On a technical level, there are still some minor issues that we hope will be patched soon, but there is no doubt that this is a shooter that—despite its flaws—knows its stuff and, above all, knows how to keep you laughing at every turn.

Mario Golf: Super Rush is a compact and funny golf game, with appreciable physics and graphics. Speed Golf is really cool, but we doubt that it will be as loved as the normal mode.

Quotation forthcoming.

The train of consequences brings the characters to their extreme destinations. Tough choices encourage a second playthrough, but for a proper ending it's required to play another season, and spend more money.

Dynasty Warriors: Godseekers is a simple but solid tactical RPG, delivering a not very long campaign with several side missions and some of the most popular characters in the Dynasty Warriors series.

Not exactly the kind of game we were expecting from this team. While relaxing and inspired at times, too many aspects of The Gunk are quite mediocre, or too simplistic to really allow the game to shine.

Starpoint Gemini 2 is a good wine which gives the most after decanting.

Falcon Age is a good accomplishment for Outerloop Games: it’s a nice adventure that uses VR in a clever way, but some shortcomings prevent it from being a must-buy.

Xtreme Wheels deals with the "acrobatic" action genre even in a mature and serious fashion, thanks to a physics-based gameplay rather than on the execution of air tricks. Too bad the controls are not that accurate.

If the intention was to create a good arcade racer, MotoGP 09/10 seems to be an almost successful attempt. The game offers plenty of modes, but loses all the realism of the previous episode.

Rage is astonishing from a technical perspective but it has several problems with the gameplay starting from a lack of contents and the total absence of Game Center's support. However the game can be really enjoyable for short game sessions.

Despite some cheap animations and a lack of original ideas, The Whispered World is good adventure with a melancholic atmosphere, brilliant dialogue and beautiful hand drawn stages.

Quotation forthcoming.

Stela is a competent but somewhat insipid clone of Limbo and Inside: it has its moments, but is also dragged down by slippery controls and questionable design choices.

Pathologic 2 is a visionary and narratively powerful video game, but at the same time is edgy and full of systems that do everything to frustrate the player.

With six playable main characters with upgradeable weapons, armor and accessories, more than 20 challenging dungeons and a fascinating story that lasts over 40 hours, Rainbow Moon is the perfect game for all grind-based RPG fan.

Futuridium EP is an amazing trip between 80's fascination and modern taste, shaped like an old school shooter with 3D graphics. It's a demanding challenge that could not please everyone, but surely a game that is worth trying, at least for a ride.