Full of good ideas, that's a given. Unfortunately, most of them are lost in a miscalculated open world structure, and a bloated, badly written story. It's still a decent jrpg, mostly due to its gameplay and interesting formula, but if you consider that there's a "Final Fantasy" in the title, being "decent" is really nothing to be happy about.

This isn't a game suitable for all palates: due to its difficulty and peculiarity, the title is highly recommended to all the fans of Metroidvania-like games, and in general to those who are looking for a challenge and want to do keep their hands well trained while waiting for Dark Souls 2.

Consortium is a peculiar game: it delivers a deep universe tailored on the decisions of the player, and shows an original meta-narrative side. On the other hand, the game is glitchy as hell, the FPS sections are not so good, and the story ends just when it gets really interesting.

The problems of Rekoil are many, starting with the unbalanced weapon system to the extremely annoying and frequent visual bugs. The respawn system has been miscalculated. Bad sound, animations and poor 3D models come together to provide a badly balanced game.

Humans Must Answer is a game that will make you scream with rage, but at the same time it will give you great satisfaction after defeating a boss or a particularly tough section. The main problem is that the title is too reliant on the repetition of schemes, as well as the annoying grinding to upgrade your ship.

KAMI turns out to be a simple and accessible title, featuring an interesting visual style. Despite its linear gameplay, this game will be able to entertain every type of player, from those who just want to enjoy a relaxing experience, to those who want to test their logic skills.

Smoke & Mirrors is disappointing. We sincerely hoped for an increase in the narrative pace and challenge: what we got is a chapter that results to be even slower than its predecessor, with a lot of flat secondary characters and some bad puzzles.

Though it is certainly not reinventing the wheel, Omega Force succeeds in proposing us a far better action game than the recent installments of the Dynatsty Warriors series have been. Toukiden will please all of the Monster Hunter fans who only own a PS Vita.

Same old story again. Three new maps, one remake and a new totally overpowered weapon for fifteen euros. Infinity Ward is doing terribly wrong with cod and this DLC did not fix any of the problems from the original game. Luckily Extinction saved it from a bad failure.

While a bit rough around the edges and not exactly great when it comes to content, this is probably the best arena shooter we've played in years. With an hard to master and brilliant high-speed gameplay, Ragequit's game has the ability to awaken the competitive spirit of every veteran of the genre, doesn't matter how shriveled it is by today's standards. Quite the amazing feat.

Tomb Raider Definitive edition is nothing but a refined version of a very good game. Therefore we suggest you to buy the game only if you didn't own a copy of the original one.

Very competitive and rewarding experience, for gamers who ask an awesome mixture of tactics and action. Unfortunately the online multiplayer is suffering from what seems to be an rushed launch, but the value of the package is still great. Definitely a must buy if you still enjoy multiplayer gaming with friends in the same room.

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.

If you have spent several hours on Assassin's Creed IV, you will immediately understand that Liberation is a step backwards compared to the strong fourth chapter. But at the same time, it is a story that deserves to be rediscovered. If you missed it on PS Vita, give it some confidence. You will not regret it.

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.

Not the greatest PC port around, but it's pretty well optimized, contains all the DLC and it's still one of the best action games around. All for a ridiculously low price.

Not exactly difficult when it comes to puzzles, but still permeated by the same magic we used to find in the great point-and-click adventures of old. Its only problem, really, it's that you'll be left wanting for more. DESPERATELY wanting for more.

The environments and the atmosphere of the game are immersive thanks to its great visuals. Controls are almost perfect on iPad. Despite the relatively short longevity and an almost non-existent replayability, this is a game everyone should play.

Disney Planes - The Video Game disappointed us as much as Disney Planes - The Movie, with a grossly inadequate graphics and uninspired and extremely repetitive gameplay.

Colossatron is the latest game developed by Halfbrick. The app is colorful and the gameplay is intuitive and fun. The longevity is not great but the replayability value is very high. Colossatron is engaging and destroying the world has never been so much fun.

Joe Danger Infinity is a fun challenge and is full of unlockable content, but it's very similar to Joe Danger Touch. So, if you already bought the previous episode, you should know that you will find nothing more than new characters and vehicles in this new episode.

We are faced with an almost perfect port, which is still able to fulfill the dream of longtime fans: to always carry in our pockets one of the games we loved most during our teenage years. God bless Rockstar! Or, at least, God forgive them.

One of the best downloadable games for the Wii U. It feels fresh regardless of its visuals, and even if not perfect it will still provide several hours of entertainment while summoning your childhood's memories. Go for it if you've grown up with your loyal NES close to you.

Solid, fun, free and cross-buy. There's really no reason not to download Zen Pinball 2 on PS4. The table included free - Sorcerer's Lair - is of excellent quality and will entertain a lot. If you have some friends to share the charts, in addition, the value of this product rises dramatically.

Great when played with a group of friends with a bunch of headsets, infernal when tackled randomly online, and only decent when alone, FORCED is an interesting and inspired cooperative experience, that will excite veteran players with its high challenge level.

Jet Car Stunts 2 is characterized by a very good longevity. The gameplay is simple and intuitive, and this fits perfectly the spirit of this title. Nevertheless, the graphics are very poor, but the game is still able to entertain thanks to its good number of levels and variety of tracks.

Knytt Underground looks for players with an artistic sensitivity, inviting them to surrender to its inspired environments. It is not meant to challenge your thumbs, it does not want to be a source of stress. Instead, it wants to convey a feeling of relax and adventure, counting on a solid and pleasantly retro gameplay that becomes a call to explore its huge and stunning underground world.

An amazing "vania" game, and one that should really be more popular considering its qualities. The structure is the one veteran gamers know and love, but it's been improved with a complex combat system and deep leveling and ability trees. Quite the treat, especially considering the low cost. It isn't perfect, but, if this is the level of this team's first project, we can't wait for what's next.

Ridge Racer Slipstream is the new car game developed by Namco Bandai for mobile device. The graphic of the app is good, but it has several problems: the number of the cars and the track isn't high and there are several technical defects in the game. The app is not free, but has the in-app purchases anyway.

Real World Racing is a nice but not exceptional top-down racing game with circuits made from satellite's maps; it's quite fun but fails to deliver it on the long run ending up boring quite soon.

Angry Birds Go! has an immediate gameplay and it can be fun, but it has a problem with its freemium model. You can play the game without paying a dollar, but it will feel someway limited and repetitive.

A bad port for a game that simply didn't work on home consoles. Still waiting for a real Halo.

This Minecraft Edition is a simplified version, perfect for everyone and for who has never experienced the PC version.

An interesting experiment, Reus is more a puzzle than a god-game. That might turn off some genre aficionados, but doesn't make it a bad game, far from it. If you can appreciate its hidden complexity and peculiar mechanics, Reus will definitely capture you.

NBA Live 2014 is one of the worst sports games to date. After a few years, the NBA Live franchise isn't in good shape. Player models look like plastic, game modes are boring, control system is poor and AI awful. EA Sports needs to work very hard to even come close to its competitors.

Peggle 2 brings to Xbox One all the fun of its predecessor. Unfortunately this new chapter misses some important features like hot seat multiplayer and leaderboards online.

Broken Sword 5 is a real Broken Sword: the couple of protagonists is still great, the gameplay is classic and fine. Too bad that when the story gets interesting, the title ends and postpones all the unanswered questions.

Doki-Doki Universe is a really particular indie game that tries to offer something new and unique, but is stopped by the lack of depth of its gameplay mechanics.

Gran Turismo 6 is an enjoyable game and a truly interactive car encyclopedia. The number of cars, events and locations is really impressive, but old problems are still there. Ridiculous damage model, weak AI and a tons of low quality cars make the title very far from that level of perfection that Yamauchi promised us in recent years.

It would be a crime not to play this little gem of a JRPG, that shows to everyone (to Square Enix in the first place) where the Final Fantasy saga should have gone. In fact, even not owning a 3DS would be a valid excuse: go out and buy one.

A decent free to play game, with a lot of style and an interesting development system. The microtransaction system isn't that awesome, and the structure is a bit too repetitive to be truly great, but right now there's not much better on PS4.

Among the launch games for the PS4, this is definitely a title to be taken into serious consideration. But, at the same time, you have the distinct feeling that the next few FPS for this new console will wipe out the memory of Killzone: Shadow Fall in a matter of two or three years.

Resogun is an excellent game. Its few problems do not compromise the final result, even though we would have appreciated to see more than 3 space ships and more than 5 levels. Among the launch titles for the PS4, this is one of the most interesting games; we recommend you to download it and start to climb the leaderboards.

A fighting game for the new Kinect that's as bad as fighting games for the all Kinects. Really, there's no need to say anything more.

A linear, repetitive and badly balanced experience whose mediocrity isn't justified by it's apparent "kiddie" nature. Mostly due to the fact that game is punishing, has horrible defensive mechanics, and never makes use of its potential. Ever.

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

FIFA 14 as its best. More detailed graphics, better animations and an overall increase in the AI. Unfortunately Italian commentary still does not reach this quality.

Tearaway is a joy for PS Vita owners. With its unique mechanics and a smart use of the console features, Media Molecule game is a true gem and a very original experiment.

A game with heart. That's such a rare thing these days, but Nintendo still seems to be able to create wonders. Super Mario 3D World is an amazing platform, with brilliant levels and quite a few surprises. Wii U needed a killer app? Here it is.

Forza Motorsport 5 is great game but it still missing some really important features like the rain, or night races. A bit of an incomplete title to be honest, but still one of the best racing games on consoles.

Bad controls, absolutely no atmosphere and an old gen graphics make Crimson Dragon the worst game for the Xbox one line up.

Ryse is a marvelously beautiful game. Unfortunately, under such beauty there's absolutely nothing. The campaign is flat and monotonous, the gameplay is simplistic and poorly-balanced, and even the story is bland. What an incredible waste.

A fun golf game with no claims at all but that manages to entertain the entire family. Probably the best digital game from the Xbox One launch lineup.

Zoo Tycoon is a half-successful experiment, as almost every product of this kind. Frontier had a powerful tool in their hands - the new Kinect - which it could've used in a more intelligent way to make the experience of a management game for consoles less painful than usual.

Lococycle mixes some hilarious actors with a plain and simple gameplay, with old gen graphics. Buy it just for the laughs.

Are you one of those still waiting for a new version of Killer Instinct after 20 years? Xbox One will give you the opportunity to play a great Killer Instinct edition: fast, furious, and full of brutal combos like you hoped it to be. Anyway, the free to play formula will ask you for too much money if you consider buying any single “Round” Microsoft releases, and if you focus on details. Instead of focusing on the violently fast gameplay, you’ll see some poor animations, imprecise hit-box and frequently buggy graphics.

A pretty good title, with solid gameplay mechanics and a lot of gore. Unfortunately Nick is a really anonymous character and the game presents some frame rate drops with a myriad of technical issues. A good start for Xbox One but from this new console we expect much more.

Wargaming learned perfectly from World of Tanks how to manage a free to Play game and World of Warplanes simply expands the base concepts of the previous game.

One of the best LEGO Games around. The developers are Marvel fans, and it shows, with an amazing amount of Easter eggs, and spot on jokes that are sure to make the game a blast for comic aficionados. There are no real evolutions in the gameplay, but it's still an accessible and entertaining product for the whole family, with a lot of content to boot.

A decent brawler, even if way too similar to Cyberconnect's Naruto series. Some interesting changes to the mechanics make this a fun fighting game, but it's definitely not a technical one nor amongst the most original.

Like a journey between two parallel worlds, we feel continually tossed between a gameplay that is no more, and some contemporary mechanics. Maybe that's the true secret of Zelda: the game manages to turn itself into the allegory of its own game mechanics, without ever overdoing it, in a sober and elegant way.

Dead Trigger 2 is the new game developed by Madfinger. The game, that is free, has a good graphic and the controls and the gameplay are very simple. The story is too short and an internet connection is necessary to play with Dead Trigger 2.

A wasted chance to get back to rapture and create a new, beautiful game experience. Overall the story is too poorly narrated apart for the awesome cliffhanger at the end and the variety of gameplay situations isn't that great. Rapture itself and the new mature Elizabeth are probably the best aspects of this first chapter of the DLC, but with less than 3 hours of actual gameplay the overall rating of the game isn't what we expected to see.

It is a pity: Contrast can count on a good story, an amazing setting, and some good 2D platform sessions, but lacks on puzzles, length and variety; all in all that situation delivers a certain sense of boring.

Makes one of the best tactical games out there even better, but takes the safest road to do so, and loses some challenge in the transformation. Still, it's a great expansion.

The last entry in the Layton series maintains the magic and the witty puzzles, and closes the saga with an interesting and mysterious storyline. If you loved the previous entries you'll love this one too, it's quite the closure.

Ratchet & Clank Nexus is a good return to the roots of the series, but the lack of new features and the briefness of the campaign are simply unforgivable.

Defence Technica is a very difficult old school game able to entertain tower defence lovers. It was presented as the `next big thing` in his genre, but at the end of the day, it doesn't invent anything.

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.

Probably the best action gdr out there, much deeper than Diablo 3 and completely free. You can't miss this one.

Some may laugh, some may think, some others may yawn, but every gamer should try The Stanley Parable eventually. A bizarre, peculiar, extraordinary experiment about life, gaming, and the perpetual link between effect and cause. So, a tiny mod of Half Life 2 can explain all these important things in a such peculiar way? We say yes, and we not say yes...

You already knew what call of duty is about. A linear story mode with a lot of scripted scenes but with a frenetic and fast-paced multiplayer, unique in its genre. Year after year this is the Infinite Ward formula but with the next gen knocking on our door we were expecting much more.

Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag is not a trivial Assassin's Creed 3.5, as we had ironically suggested when the game has been announced. Quite the contrary: it is a game that performs some important steps forward compared to its predecessor, making it better in every aspect.

Battlefield 4 is all about multiplayer. Forget the campaign with it's poor AI and it's lack of personality and instead enjoy one of the best online games out there.

Deus Ex Human Revolution: Director's Cut is, without any doubt, the ultimate version of the masterpiece by Eidos Montreal, and the WiiU Gamepad even manages to ennoble it by adding further interesting mechanics. Unfortunately, the price is way too high for a two-year-old game.

Sonic Lost World is certainly not a Sonic-themed Mario Galaxy. Yet, this is the most advanced and most comprehensive Sonic of the last years. Those who expected a masterpiece will probably be disappointed, but this time what we got is - at least - a good game.

Sonic Lost World is a fun and easy experience, with a good level design and an excellent attention to detail. This is one of the best portable Sonic games since the times of the unlucky Neo Geo Pocket.

The game is a match-3 game with Marvel's universe. The gameplay is simple and intuitive and the graphic is nice, but the game is almost pay-to-win. The number of the characters in the game isn't so high either.

Tactical Intervention has been proclaimed as the new Counter Strike's successor. That was the expectation. Reality give us a game that is simply not worthy to be compared to the Counter Stike brand, because of the extremely buggy technical structure, the "free-to-PAY" attitude, and some anachronistic gameplay choices. We won't say it's completely rubbish, it can be even fun for some minutes, indeed, but we don't think we will spend any other time (or money) again on it.

NIS's latest work tries to bring the interesting gameplay mechanics of Zettai Hero Project on Ps3, unfortunately that kind of gameplay is way more fitting for a portable console, and while faster and more original than the common "tactical jrpg formula", it's also less tactical and kinda repetitive. A pity, but jrpg fans will find a lot of stuff to like anyway.

Space Hulk really lacks polish and just twelve missions are not enough to keep the interest for long.

A fighting game that badly tries to copy the Dead or Alive Triangle System, and fails miserably. It also tries to copy the mighty boobage of Team ninja's game, but that doesn't really work out either. Just avoid it.

Easy as hell to learn and a hell to master Spelunky is a true gem. One of the best Roguelikes actually on Playstation Vita.

A nice start for this new IP but there are still too many technical problems, especially in animation.

Pokemon X / Y is, undoubtedly, the evolution of the species. The latest work by Game Freak fits into one of the most solid structures ever created on the handheld console, in a series that needed important innovations to dispose of the outdated mechanics. One of the best chapters since the very first adventures of the series.

Pokemon X / Y is, undoubtedly, the evolution of the species. The latest work by Game Freak fits into one of the most solid structures ever created on the handheld console, in a series that needed important innovations to dispose of the outdated mechanics. One of the best chapters since the very first adventures of the series.

There's almost nothing new in Just Dance 2014. From a technical point of view, the game is substantially identical to last year's game. Yet, thanks to a plethora of modes and songs, the total value of the game is quite high.

Thousands of hours of gameplay in a beautiful box full amenities, everything at the price of a single game. For the fans of the unforgettable saga created by Bethesda and for all those who haven't got to try the first few chapters, this title is the absolute best way to enjoy every piece of this brand.

This reboot of Shadow Warrior can be defined as the glorious return of a famous brand of the 90s, a brand remembered with great affection by the players of the time. This modern version deserves to be played in this very valuable new edition.

Outlast is a very positive note in the current gaming landscape and a pearl in the horror genre. The atmosphere is reminiscent of movies like Rec, and the game follows the trend of the modern horror film, shot in first person.

At the end of the story, many of the faces encountered during this adventure will be kept somewhere, deep in your heart. Beyond: Two Souls is able to keep your emotions extremely high from the beginning to the ending(s). Unfortunately, David Cage didn't prove that it's possible to tell such a good story without sacrificing the gameplay.

It's a strange game: it fails on vital aspects such as gameplay or narrative, but is very positive on the audio side. If you look at pros and cons, anyway, the product is not entirely sufficient.

Even though AVGNA doesn't add anything new to the platform genre, this game can count on very well crafted gameplay that can and will delight any gamer who doesn't fear real challenges. It is hard, it is not forgiving, but it is also tremendously rewarding. You definitely won't regret buying it if you've grown up during the '80s, just keep in mind it ends, and it ends damn soon. It's up to you to decide if two hours of very good gameplay are worth your 15 bucks.

F1 2013 is the best F1 simulator of this generation and another great hit from Codemasters. It's a title that demands skill, tactics and commitment, but rewards players with a deep and satisfying experience. The AI and the damage systems might not be perfect, but it remains a great game with tons of content and options.

DuckTales Remastered is exactly what the fans of the original product would have dreamed of. Despite its age, the game proves to be still pretty damn fun to play. The price, though, is definitely a bit high.

Call of Duty: Strike Team is overall a decent title, but considering the price of almost €6, the absence of a multiplayer mode and the lack of customization and choice of weapons, the shortcomings are certainly considerable.

The series needed a restyle and a general overhaul of the entire game system to bring the product to the top of the market. What we get are just some new cooperative and competitive modes. As it is, the latest work by From Software is an elitary game that will capture only who is really into giant robots.

Disgaea D2 is a good game whose content extends over the top, based on a frighteningly deep and layered combat system. This game is in no way suitable for newcomers to the genre.