Mario Party Star Rush may be a turning point for the franchise, fastening the game mechanics and letting players enjoy its minigames even in short bursts. Just don't think you can play it alone: its single player is still relatively disappointing, but all the rest is well done.

The game by Rain Team stands out as one of the best indie games on the market and one of the signposting experiences of 2014, despite some flaws in the game design that should be corrected as soon as possible.

A fun, accessible class based shooter that's as fun and quirky as its predecessors. It's definitely not the most balanced experience around, but it's fun and deeper than it looks.

A fine noir fairy tale for the whole family.

Lake Ridden tells a compelling story and presents many good and complex riddles, but the game rhythm is very, very slow. Right now, there is no support for the pad.

This is definitely a great fighting game, worthy to be known and enjoyable by everyone, but probably if you are fans of the genre you might have already tried it in one of its many incarnations.

Deliver At All Costs is one of those games that sticks with you—for better or worse. Its deliberately over-the-top nature, lighthearted tone, and constant drive to surprise make it a fresh and unconventional experience, capable of delivering moments of genuine fun.

Battletech is a good effort from the people at Harebrained Schemes, and the passion poured into this project is clearly visible from many little details. Still, the game is in need of some more polish, and the AI particularly desperately needs a patch or two. Buy it in any case if you love the original license, or everything mech - related as a whole.

Expeditions: Rome, despite some not so well crafted aspects, manages to deliver a captivating tactical experience.

Good enemies variety and the new dark setting deliver an average amount of fun for those who love the original game. It won't last long, but it's still a fair deal.

A good Souls-like with an entertaining battle system, interesting crafting elements, but no original soul.

A game that thrives on contrast, shines brightly when it comes to inspiration and impact, and rapidly goes darker as you play it. It's a must for those who love this kind of horror context, even if it doesn't offer much from a gameplay standpoint.

With his new engine, Milestone was capable to offer his best rally game; however it’s still not good enough to compete with the best racing games out there. WRC: FIA World Rally Championship 4 is a good game, with tons of licenses and contents but his stange mix of simulation and arcade game could be disappointing for hardcore gamers.

XCOM 2 has come back with this new pack, full of action and stories, but with a lack of strategy.

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 on Wii is a decent FPS, good enough to wait 'til Nintendo's next generation console is out.

Despite being the worst version of the game, halfway between the last and the current gen, Darksiders Warmastered Edition on Wii U instills a little more life in the dying Nintendo console, offering a strong action adventure at a bargain price.

RAD is a post apocalyptic roguelike, with an unique power up system that has the same pro and cons.

Mount & Blade: Warband blends together a solid single player campaign with some roleplay elements and huge multiplayer battles. Nonetheless, it would be much better suited as an expansion pack of the original game instead of a stand alone title. Some problems with the map balance in the capture the flag mode and some repetitive dialogue and quests don't let it achieve excellence.

Moonlighter is a good idea made game, and as such it entertained us for all the time we spent with it. It's by no means perfect, but Digital Sun's first effort is a quirky little game recommended to all the people who love roguelites and hack'n'slash RPGs.

Absolver is a unique fighting game, with its own style and direction. The depths of the gameplay sometimes struggles with the confused brawls on screen.

A Hat in Time was presented to me by the developers as a "GameCube love-letter, cute-as-heck 3D platformer". Well, it is indeed a very nice 3D platform with a nice level design and some good platforming phases inspired by Super Mario 64 and Super Mario Sunshine, mostly. I enjoyed playing it very much.

It never truly reaches the heights of Borderlands 2, even with the interesting lunar combat and the captivating premise. If you want more Borderlands though, here you'll find plenty of that.

Definitely not a masterpiece, but a huge video game for a true Dragon Ball Z fan.

More action than RPG, Victor Vran arrives on consoles with a rich Overkill Edition, containing both DLCs and the known humour: if this will be enough or not depends solely on if you already had a chance to play it on PC. Otherwise, we're talking about a solid alternative to Dablo III and the likes.

Star Wars Outlaws should have been a smaller game, without the open world requirement at all costs. It falls into the usual mistakes of previous Ubisoft games, while it gives its best in the main missions, which are well structured and able to meet the favor of fans of the saga.

The choice regarding which titles to include in this Sega 3D Classics Collection is very questionable, as there are great titles (Sonic, Galaxy Force II, Power Drift, Puyo Puyo 2 and Fantasy Zone II), decent ones (Thunder Blade) and almost bad ones too (Altered Beast, Maze Walker). All of them have been treated with love and respect, and the price is right: nostalgia will be a factor, in the end.

Starpoint Gemini Warlords has a lot of stuff and contents and can give hours and hours of gameplay, but not all the hours are unforgettable.

Let It Die is a unique free-to-play game with great settings and gameplay. This souls-like manages to create an engaging experience along the levels of the Tower of Barbs through good combat system and interesting character development. Procedural level design might be a little repetitive but it is a compromise that is worth taking. Multiplayer is solid and well developed as well, it creates genuine competition among the players.

A light renovation of an unexpectedly good open world game. Definitely not a must buy if you already played the original, even if it offers quite a lot of bang for your buck.

Another Code: Recollection is a smart and well-made revival for the beloved series that be believed was long forgotten by Nintendo: we are happy to know that it wasn't and that new players and long-time fans alike can now enjoy these two games on their Nintendo Switch.

A shame for the high price, the only obstacle between you and some old style shoot'em up classic fun.

Quotation forthcoming.

Harrowstorm brings the player back to Skyrim with two new missions. It's just a taste of what's to come for The Elder Scrolls Online and we enjoyed it.

Lords of the Fallen fails to meet every expectation and its own ambitions. With many technical flaws and some gameplay issues, CI Games and HexWorks reboot is very far from top notch soulslike games.

Darkspore is a pretty good game with some brilliant ideas, but its extremely repetitive gameplay spoils the fun. Still a good choice for the hack'n'slash lovers, while they wait for Diablo III.

Monster Energy Supercross is a good title that can grant to all the supercross fans hours of fun. There are some technical problems, and the career isn't brilliant, but the gameplay is truly solid.

Two Point Campus is as crazy as it sounds. Its layered gameplay mechanics mean a lot of fun for people who enjoyed Two Point Hospital, despite their repetitiveness.

The chaotic and colorful art direction nod to casual games, while the gameplay dynamics are simple but profound. Beware Planet Earth is definitely enjoyable and recommended to everyone.

An MMO that doesn't cuddle the player, The Secret World can be a great experience for veteran fans of the genre. Unfortunately, its dark and beautifully crafted world isn't enough to cover the numerous flaws completely.

A game that will probably be remembered more for its amazing art direction and music than its gameplay. It's not bad, mind you, but it has definitely some tactical flaws. In the end, the Banner Saga will be able to capture you with a branched and inspired narrative, and solid battles.

Under Night In-Birth II Sys: Celes is a compelling fighting game, despite feeling old and way-too classic in many of its choices. It's really hard to understand why Arc System Works chose the same release window as Tekken 8, considering that it didn't help the game at all in getting the attention it deserved.

Bravada is a good title, with a design that brings something new and intriguingly blends two genres: strategy and role-playing. The board-based system and the various combinations of objects and movements bring the strategic complexity to interesting levels.

Sniper Elite: Nazi Zombie Army is purely co-op experience and with such approach it doesn't fail to entertain a lot. The action is fast-paced, cooperative tactics are pretty solid, the atmosphere in scary and the Kill Cam is always exciting.

A funny way to put your Kinect to use, even if it's too short for its price.

Don't Starve is still an excellent game on the new Sony console, which, however, is not used in its technical potential. For the same price, this PS4 version is as good as the old PC version, as long as you don't want to play the great mods available on PC. In that case (and in the case of Steam sales), it's better to buy the version for Windows, Mac and Linux.

Nestalgia is an anachronistic MMORPG, an interesting experiment designed by a great and inspired indie team. Great for older NES-style fans, uninteresting for the youngest players. If you were born before 1989, you'll love it.

A Jrpg with a great combat system that could be a true gem in the genre, but falls short in the story department and is weakened by the impressive amount of backtracking during the campaign.

Its quality is not on par with the excellent campaigns, due to balancing issues and the absence of any kind of online mode, but Shovel Knight Showdon is still a very fun party game for up to four players.

The first adventure of Master Chief is a must for anyone who hasn't ever played it yet, but it is too expensive and offers nothing really new. The gameplay feels too aged to have another go if you already played it in the past.

Quotation forthcoming.

Eugen System again delivers a really good product: a gorgeous-looking simulative strategic game that embodies the cold war perfectly. The only downside is that it doesn't deliver enough new things for what you pay. Avoid it if you're a newcomer.

Heavy Bullets simplifies the control system to the bone, does not give the player a great offensive arsenal, and at the same time pushes the accelerator of a reasoned action and an above average challenge.

The House of the Dead: Overkill Extended Cut is a good and fun rail-shooter with an insane story. Recommended for fans.

Gradius Origins is an impressive but incomplete collection. It captures the essence of a genre and a generation of gamers. It's a shame that the absence of the fourth and fifth installments keeps it from being a must-have for every SHMUP fan.

Good enemies variety and the new dark setting deliver an average amount of fun for those who love the original game. It won't last long, but it's still a fair deal.

WRC 7 is better than its predecessor but is still far from its direct rival DiRT. It offers a good career mode, with all the official tracks of FIA Rally championship and many improvements. The physics of the vehicles and the graphics have to be improved.

The passage of time and the subsequent technological evolution forces the player to a meticulous planning of his actions, and the gameplay manages to thrill when your company can make a profit.

Daytona USA is a must for all fans of the arcade version, as it perfectly recreates the atmosphere and the desire to beat the records that marked the original as a masterpiece.

A brilliant platform in many ways, that is unfortunately ruined by the lacking storyline and extremely short campaign. Still a great buy for fans of the genre though.

This Batman collection is a good package for those who never played the original amazing games of the Arkham Saga.

It's clearly a rushed job, that is in many ways inferior to the PC version and it's locked on 30 frames per second. Still, it contains a great stealth-action game with all the DLC, and the technical problems are mostly negligible. If you never played the original this is still a pretty good deal.

PUBG Mobile is awesome, but your smartphone battery will suffer like hell.

Disney Infinity 2.0: Marvel Super Heroes is a game built on the foundations of its predecessor, with some technical improvements and a few interesting addition that expands the experience.

A good survival horror game, with some technical issues and a poor storytelling.

Detective Pikachu moves far away from the main series, boasting a strong narrative and a charismatic protagonist that bears little to none resemblance to the Pikachu we're familiar with. In spite of its faults, this first experiment managed to entertain us, and we can't wait to get some new adventures with this coffee-lover detective.

Not nearly as magnificent as the movie, and not as brilliant as Shadow of Mordor was when it came out, but Mad Max is still a fun (if somewhat repetitive) adventure in a post apocalyptic world filled with sand, blood and gasoline. There's nothing really innovative in the mix, but in the end it's way better than most movie based tie ins. More than enough for fans of Mad Max and videogames all over the world.

Shadow Warrior on Xbox One is neither an example of great graphics, nor a deep shooter. Instead, it is an old-style FPS fun and boisterous, full of explosions and blood but also less trivial than you could expect.

Fun and over the top as always, Mr Torgue's Campaign of Carnage will definitely entertain you. Unfortunately, it won't last long.

A unique experience, hard to find even in other titles of the same genre and suggested to those who want to live an interactive story.

Asura's Wrath is an experiment, undoubtedly a successful one, to bring a new point of view to the videogame market. Mangas and shonen lovers will find in this game a majestic example of style. Sadly the gameplay isn't at the same level.

Lords of the Fallen is a small miracle when you consider the size of the studios that have worked on the project and the quality of the art direction and combat system, but unfortunately it does not completely shine.

Quite a pleasant surprise in this autumn filled with “big” games. It has a classic and functional structure, but it doesn’t lack originality and can be tactical and fun, even with some shortcomings here and there.

Multiplayer support limited to only six players ruins all the good things that this Need for Speed Rivals brings to the genre.

Death of the Reprobate is a whirlwind of madness, showcasing a parade of characters with no logic and questionable morality. The humor is, let’s say, quite unique, but it perfectly complements the distinctive graphic style typical of all Joe Richardson’s works. Perhaps the author is a bit too imaginative in designing his puzzles, but we’re happy to overlook that if it means getting one of the most entertaining and original titles of the year.

Wulverblade is a good take on the classic brawler genre, telling a compelling story about bretons against roman army of the 9th Legion.

More a Dead Island 1.5 than a true sequel, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but not an amazing thing either.

An original experiment that matches turn based strategy with football, with a deep managerial side and a great players editor. Still, the gameplay shows some flaws, and sometimes the experience can be frustrating.

EPΘCH manages to combine mechanics belonging to different genres, creating an extremely functional result, partially ruined by some problems.

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice demonstrates that videogames can be the perfect medium to tell a story about complex themes. The depiction of a disease like psychosis is believable and deep. The story works out very well, but the puzzles and the combat system are the game elements that push back the the overall quality of this very interesting project.

Even though it's not the best JRPG out there in the vast 3DS library, The Alliance Alive comes in the twilight of the portable system, and it offers 40-plus solid hours of adventuring for the ones who were left wanting more from The Legend of Legacy.

The new contents add a few hours of fun, offering a similar experience to the one Sims 3 gave to fans in the last years.

Good Knight Story is a nice game to play on the go if you're a puzzle game lover, albeit the games does little to bring something new to the genre.

The Falconeer is fascinating and compelling in many aspects, despite its repetitiveness.

"The Enigma" is a strong episode 1 for this new series, in which Telltale tried to add something new to its formula, with different kinds of QTEs and interesting bounds between the main characters. Now, we just need to see how much of this will actually make the difference in the next episodes.

Black Mirror 2 is a good sequel for the fans and a pretty good graphic adventure game for all the other gamers. The title will give more than a few simple hours of entertainment due to its more than 15 hours of gameplay leaving all the buyers satisfied.

Fractured Mask is a well-written and engaging episode that restored our trust in Batman: The Enemy Within series. For the first time in a long while for a Telltale's game, we are very interested in the possible outcome that awaits Bruce and the other main characters in the next episode.

Demon Gaze II is very similar to its predecessor, improving in some areas (such as the combat system and the customization level) and making a step back in others (difficulty level, fan service). All in all, a solid entry in the DRPG sub-genre, but nothing to write home about.

Platformines is a valid cross line between 2D platform and 2D shooter with a retro 16 bit look and sound and with all the advantages and limitations that it entails. The gameplay is fun, the difficulty level is on the high standards and longevity is remarkable, but as hours pass the repetition grows too.

Crow is a nice surprise for those who love action-adventure in a dark-fantasy world. Touch controls are well implemented and visually the game offers a great mix of magic landscapes and solid rapresentation. On the other side Crow doesn't have a great longevity and the plot is not great.

The Signifier is a thought-provoking, dark sci-fi opera that revolves around controversial themes like subconscious manipulation and violated memories.

Dragon Quest Builders is a natural Minecraft evolution, but in its huge world became quickly redundant and repetitive. The RPG component is enjoyable, but quite limited.

Saints Row the Third is back with a, frankly, quite good remastered version of the original game from 2011.

Carbon Warfare is a real-time strategy that goes beyond the sole moral issue. If you leave out the fact that the aim of the game is to exterminate mankind, you'll find below are mechanical solid, complex to the environment in which they live and full of replay value based on the difficulty selected. Sure you can find competitors that give something similar at a lower price, perhaps with advertising or consumables; but if you are looking for an experience that does not lose focus on the gameplay in favor of the monetization, the Vituos game could do for you.

Nobunaga's Ambition Awakening is a interesting way to live the Feudal Japan era, but the various and rich gameplay leaves room for a lot of confusion during the battles.

NS2: Combat proves to be a good shooter, fun and less demanding of Natural Selection 2, missing something in terms of originality. Its only real flaw lies in a rather high price.

State of Mind tells a compelling story about a futuristic world that can be very close to our on the next fifty years. Besides the wonderful narrative, low budget and scarce gameplay ideas are the only reasons why Daedalic game can't compete with the other famous competitor.

Fall of Porcupine is a 2D graphic adventure game designed to be an honest and direct critique of society and the healthcare system. The game provides wonderful food for thought to learn how to completely appreciate life despite difficulty, offering emotional scenarios and dialogues, as well as a wide variety of entertaining mini-games. An additional outstanding representation of a "wholesome" adventure that stands out for its wonderful aesthetic direction and its distinctive and captivating atmosphere.

This game probably won’t make old veterans of the series happy, since it’s now a simpler and more linear title compared to its predecessors... still, it works, thanks to the new RTS phases and a great interface.