DJ Hero brings fresh air inside the rhythm game's genre, with a challenging and funny gameplay, plus a superb tracklist. FreestyleGames was good to "hide" the lacks inside the game thanks to a new title with an interesting gameplay mechanics, but we expect many improvements for the next installment of the game.

Forza Horizon 2 improves almost everything from the original chapter, serving as a real sequel able to take the series in new directions. The unexpected vocation of off-road proves to be a winning card, although some might not appreciate the lack of realism.

Surprisingly, hopping around through hell can be very enjoyable with Furdemption: controls are simple and reactive and the levels are many, although the situations can be a little monotonous after a while.

Nine Sols oozes passion for the genre, conveys competence and a compact vision of game design, but in a metroidvania universe now quite full of titles there's a lot of struggling to stand out. Nine Sols does this in its own way, fusing gameplay that has already been thoroughly digested through its sources of inspiration with a visual style that, however, did not make us confident. Red Candle's Taopunk didn't make us confident and that's a shame, because the game is fun, satisfying and has its moments of absolute merit. Buy it if you like metroidvanias regardless, but be prepared to digest a visual system that is well realised on a technical level, but struggles to stand out artistically.

Monster Train is without doubt one of the best deck builders on the market.

Tiny Thief is a lovely and original game with an incredible attention to detail in terms of graphics and gameplay: it's a little bit too short, but while it lasts it's one of the most enjoyable puzzlers out there.

Beat Saber is an exhilarating experience which boosts excellent music and makes great use of the VR. It's so good we just wish it had more content to sink our teeth into.

Steamworld Heist could be a bit repetitive on the long run, but it manages to offer an interesting and charming turn based experience.

XCOM: Enemy Within is a good expansion pack, but some elements are not well integrated with each other. If you love Enemy Unknown, you will like it.

Bayonetta on Wii U is a convincing porting of an amazing game: it's not going to blow you away with new features, but it has enough charms to make you want to live again the first adventure of the sexy witch.

Heavensward literally expands A Realm Reborn which means it acts more like a sequel, rehashing basically the same stuff over and over with little novelties except for the marginally useful flying mounts. It does this job - no pun intended - extremely well tho, and tells one of the most engaging tale in the whole franchise.

Cuphead arrives on PlayStation 4, with another simply perfect porting.

Wildermyth is more a story and a travel between generations than a game. If you love to read a lot and live and build your own legacy, Worldwalker Games' first game is a must have.

The third episode is the best one so far: a funny adventure and a challenging multiplayer will keep players engaged for a good number of hours.

Shatter is without a doubt the best reinterpretation of the Breakout formula; an impressive arcade that unfortunately ends too soon, but overall is still one of the best exclusive PSN games of the entire catalogue.

New players jumping aboard the A Realm Reborn train will find a huge game filled with content which will keep them busy for a very long time. The "next gen version" pretty much runs at high-end PC settings, which means something if you have been stuck with the PlayStation 3 client: the upgrade is simply gorgeous.

Luigi's Mansion 2 is a fantastic adventure full of charm and personality, with gorgeous graphics and more than enjoyable mechanics. A control scheme that screams for the second analog stick and a somewhat disappointing last mission are the only minor drawbacks of a more-than-recommended purchase.

Perhaps we had set our expectations too high for Dragon's Dogma 2. We were hoping it would be an RPG capable of erasing all the uncertainties of the original and fully leveraging its huge potential. Instead, some of the most obtuse elements of the progenitor have remained in this sort of sequel/remake, proving to be concepts genuinely desired by the team and not included due to a lack of resources. No, this is not a perfect game, yet even with its shortcomings, it retains all the charm of its predecessor, representing once again a truly unique experience in the genre and evolving its most peculiar aspects. All things considered, Itsuno did what he wanted to do; who knows if this time it will reach the desired peaks with a potential expansion.

Despite the lack of innovation, Guitar Hero 5 delivers plenty of game modes, an almost perfect multiplayer (both local and online) and the same old gameplay we all know and love. The tracklist is huge, and we can play the songs at different levels, with different instruments. Those who have already spent hundreds of hours with the series might find this new episode unattractive, but it's worth a try anyway.

AI: The Somnium Files is another brilliant adventure from Kotaro Uchikoshi, that deepens its narrative structure at the price of loosening a bit of its puzzle design. All in all, it's a compelling interactive story that deserves to be played.

Dragon Quest XI is excellent through and through. It's fun and engaging, it's simple yet deep, it tells an intriguing story with colorful characters and surprising twists, it looks wonderful and sounds just a little less amazing than you would expect.

Scribblenauts Remix is fresh, original and it's got a huge potential, but it fails to deliver. You can create almost everything and that's funny, but the puzzles are often obscure or dull and there's nothing else to keep you entertained.

Mixtape is a narrative video game about the power of friendship, the inevitable wave of adulthood that overwhelms and separates you, but also the strength of the bond that unites you forever to the people you love. All of this is underscored by an exceptional soundtrack, spanning decades of music, shifting seamlessly between different genres and moods. The progression is somewhat schematic, a product of the "song" structure that characterizes the video game: you drift in and out of memories, playing small fragments made up of expedients that always function in conjunction with the narrative and the canons that accompany them. An interactive musical that reminds us why friends and music were so important to us at a certain point in our lives.

What makes a great JRPG? A compelling story? Solid, turn-based fights? Chaos Rings II is got them all, and it's also packet with superb graphics and sounds.

Destiny: The Taken King is a huge improvement over last year game, which is come to a more defined structure and scope. The new raid, like the Vault of Glass before it, will be remembered as a gem in game and level design.

Finally Blizzard has released its MOBA and it's a really good game. It has several flaws in the gameplay but we’re confident that Blizzard will resolve them in the coming months.

Cave has succeeded in the attempt to create its first original game for iPhone and iPod Touch. The combat system is pretty different from any other twin-stick shooter on the App Store, while the frantic and caotic battles require you to move continuously, avoiding bullets and targeting enemies. Unfortunately, the high difficulty of the game could scare players that are not so tenacious, and the large amount of enemies, bullets and explosions on the screen will strain your iDevice to the limit.

Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights is a little gem, a polished and excellently crafted game that all fans of the genre should play.