Star Ocean: The Second Story R is an incredible remake with tons of QoL improvements, new features and smart additions. It feels too much at times but this is what a remake should be and Star Ocean really deserved to shine once in a while.

NecroDancer may not appeal all the roguelike aficionados, but it's a lively, smart and unconventional twist in a typically slow and reflective genre.

With a perfect narrative and an adrenalinic gameplay, Max Payne 3 is a wonderful action shooter with an adult mood. There are several minor flaws with the frame rate but in the overall it is a game you can't miss.

Pokémon Sun & Moon is an amazing experience for fans of the franchise thanks to a renewed focus on narrative and many tweaks that make gameplay much more enjoyable than before.

A masterful port, worthy of one of the best fighting games around, and able to surpass our expectations. Our only criticism? having the season one characters for free would have been a great choice on Namco and Arc System's side.

It's really difficult to judge Heavy Rain. The new David Cage masterpiece is something to love or to hate without any compromise. But this duality is something typical for the excellence: Heavy Rain is strongly emotional and represents a new way to think about videogames. A way where the plot and the quality of narrative become more influential than the gameplay.

Groove Coaster is another little masterpiece by Reisuke Ishida; a great rhythm game that fits perfectly on the Apple devices and that any lover of the genre should check out.

Shinobi: Art of Vengance is a vibrant reimagining of the beloved SEGA franchise. Lizardcube developed a masterpiece 2D platformer featuring metroidvania exploration and a solid, engaging combo based combat system.

For many players, Pikmin 4 will be the best entry in the series. It's the most fast, dynamic and action-based of them, and even the most long and rich. For the players who loved the artistic part of Pikmin, however, it's the less refined one.

Final Fantasy 16 finds itself at the center of a paradox: it's so close and yet so far from the ideal excellence level always pursued by the saga. It's the best installment of the series in many years, sporting a wonderful plot which pays honor to the classics, creating an extraordinary game universe and a roster of incredible characters. At the same time, the rhythm is unbalanced and imperfections constantly emerge: the devs went all-in on the magnificent spectacularization of the series essence, but they forgot a lot of unreplaceable components. In this hurricane of contradictions, the game still manages to achieve the most important result: it's the modern chapter which stands the closest to the historic roots of the saga.

Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection is a must-have package for anyone yet to grapple with Nathan Drake's latest adventure and expansion starring Chloe Frazer and Nadine Ross. The 60 FPS mode on PS5 stands as the best way to enjoy these experiences, so much so that even those who have already completed them could be strongly tempted to get the upgrade.

Another hybrid gameplay form Foursaken, in some way similar to the first chapter but also different enough to represent something new, Bug Heroes Quest is a good action-RPG based on a twin stick style. Despite some flaws in controls and visuals, an optimal choice at this price.

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Dirt 3 is a great game, with stunning visuals and a long a various career. But it's an arcade game, not a sim one. Sim addicted are warned.

Bean Dreams evolves the original concept of Bean's Quest thanks to its excellent balancing and level design. A simple and little game that can be very satisfying for every kind of player.

Fieldrunners 2 could be considered as a "more of the same", but it's a good thing if "the same" was the first Fieldrunners. More enemies, weapons and bigger maps mean more fun for all the fans.

Wayward Souls is another hit from Rocketcat Games: a demanding, frustrating but wonderfully executed roguelike that stands out as one of the best mobile games of the year.

The Swapper isn't a mere platform puzzle game: its deep narrative side fit perfectly the gameplay. Maybe it's a little short, but there isn't nothing else like it.

The two Super Mario Galaxy games are so beautiful and imaginative that they transcend their own series. They are the dream of a child broken down into its basic elements, explorable through fantastical and extraordinary gravity-defying acrobatics, framed by Rosalina’s melancholic tales and those leaps toward the sublime, supported by symphonic outpourings—so rare for Super Mario and Nintendo. They are two masterpieces, and it is no coincidence that they marked the childhood and imagination of the first members of Generation Z.

Starfront Collision is clearly a StarCraft clone, but considering its context this is a strong value. Copying Blizzard, Gameloft succeeded in creating the best classic RTS currently available for iOS systems in the App Store.

If it hasn't been clear yet, we literally adored Indiana Jones and the Ancient Circle. Despite its flaws, the technical difficulties especially in the shift between first and third person, a stealth mechanic that can be "broken" a bit too easily, and a slight stretch in the last part of the adventure, we are not afraid to be proven wrong in stating that this is the best (timed) exclusive for Xbox in a long time. It's a great single-player adventure that works, entertains, involves, and is practically suitable for everyone. And if you're also a fan of Indiana Jones who was let down by the last two films, well, then you absolutely can't miss it.

Crescent Moon and Galobeeth Games have succeeded in creating the greatest RPG on the App Store. The first journeys on horseback, though counties and deserts, strongly remember the great adventures in Morrowind or Oblivion, but the numerous negligences and technical issues ends up ruining the overall experience. Probably the game will be better and better with the next updates, but if you are looking for a true and deep RPG you should search elsewhere.

Quotation forthcoming.

For a fighting game fan this is obviously the best Dragon Ball game ever made. Its combat system is a magnificent revision of the Marvel VS mechanics, with a lot of hidden complexity and brilliant limitations.

Outwitters is another great game from One Man Left, even more impressive considering that is totally a different genre from the previous Tilt to Live. Only the repetitiveness of the very few maps included in the free version keeps the game from being excellent, but we hope that future content will solve this problem.

Link's Awakening is still, after 26 years, an almost perfect adventure. It's also a well-balanced Zelda with the same amount of action, exploration and puzzle-solving. Sadly, the framerate is unstable, and the Chamber Dungeons minigame deserved more care.

Housemarque has taken the Returnal formula, cut it, sewn it, dried it, and enhanced it to create a stunning sci-fi cosmic horror tale that showcases the talents of its artists. More cinematic, more accessible, and more explicit in its depiction of the terrifying and wondrous imagery of Carcosa, it has all the makings of an instant cult, losing just a few fragments of its uniqueness in the attempt to broaden its sphere of influence. It's a game that blends the essence of old-school arcades with the best of contemporary expressive means, drawing inspiration from sci-fi and literary greats, injecting the addictive power of pure action gameplay right into the heart of the experience, and then building around it a backdrop that's as captivating as it is perfectly harmonious. Simply put, Saros is one of the best PlayStation games of this generation.

This is, for sure, the best chapter of the Rocksteady’s trilogy and if you’re a fan of Batman (but also if you’re not), you have to buy this game.