It's still a delight to play both Lunar games, as they are innocent and delightfully simple in their plots, but also full of unforgettable characters and emotions, but this package does the bare minimum to make them palatable also for newcomers and not only for nostalgic players. Also, why French and German subtitles and no Italian localization?

No More Heroes 3 has moments of pure genius and a lot of fresh and brave gameplay ideas, but is technical disaster that even the hardcore fans can't stand.

After the great success of Ender Lilies, we expected that Redemption Reapers could follow the same virtuous path of the previous game. The reality is that despite some good gameplay mechanics, everything seems like an early access game.

Twelve Minutes is a clever and well written psychological thriller, but in the end it chooses to abandon the logic and forces the player to act in a forced way.

Just Dance 2023 is a two-faced production: on one hand, it's hard to not appreciate what's becoming a new beginning for the series. On the other, removing so many features that were in the previous chapters will certainly disappoint some fans.

The beloved 1994 game Little Big Adventure: Twinsen's Quest has been reimagined by [2.21] and Microids with a charming new graphic style that keeps the game's distinctive feel while making it more appealing for today's players. The same can't be said for the gameplay, which, despite some minor improvements, still feels too outdated and uneasy to be enjoyable for younger players.

What we have here is two good games (good not great) bundled together but without any significant extra, except for the Petta Mode in Makai Kingdom. If you know and love these old hidden gems, give them a second go. Otherwise, wait for a sale.

The first Darksiders still remains a game developed with competence and most of all concrete passion for gaming; its limits are consequences of both hurry and inexperience. All its flaws were reasonable on old-gen, but the flowing of years has grown them bigger, and this is a thing we cannot neglect by reviewing it today. But we must also honestly say that a very little effort is enough to overcome all these flaws and live War’s quest with the intensity it deserves.

It could have been a by-the-books license shooter, an easy cash-grab for older players fans of RoboCop. But Rogue City is otherwise: it's not perfect by any means, and in fact there are a lot of much better choices on all of the platforms it lands on, but it's still a work of love from a small studio with a small budget.

A wasted opportunity: same old gameplay, as full of praises as it is flawed by bugs. At least, the product keeps a good mix beetwen simulation and management that will be appreciated by newbie and experts.

Senran Kagura Peach Ball could be the perfect videogame for a Nintendo Switch summer.

World's End Club has sparks of brilliance, mostly in its settings and plot, but it's weighed down by boring platforming sequences and a very limited budget.

It is not easy to judge a product like Madagascar Kartz for Nintendo DS. The Activision’s game seems pleasant and well structured. The sympathy of the characters, very welcome extras, a good technician and a good mechanical compartment make everything positive. If, however, inevitably, we compare the product with Mario Kart DS, the views change. The Nintendo title appears in fact definitely superior in all points of view and without doubt.

Visions of Mana aims to bring players back to a classic RPG experience reminiscent of the 1990s. Accepting these conditions, you'll still find a pleasant, colorful action RPG that can entertain you for a good number of hours—nothing more, nothing less.

Kirby's Dream Buffet is a short-lasting fun, but with some interesting takes.

UFO Robot Grendizer: The Feast of the Wolves is 100% pure nostalgia for all those born and raised in the 1970s and 1980s. Unfortunately, pad in hand, the game is mediocre, between technical problems and a gameplay redundancy.

Lone Ruin is a spell-based roguelike twin-stick shooter with a focus on replayability, but it doesn't always deliver on its promises.

The Shattering tells a common story of a man with an unhappy past, but fails to properly explore the delicate psychological themes related to John.

Patapon 2 Remastered is really fun, but the gameplay is relatively boring and there are no extra and bonuses compared to the original PSP game.

Kao The Kangaroo is a love letter to the platforms of 90s and early 2000s, with all their strengths and weaknesses.

It's a fair good shooter, with an interesting plot and nice graphics. Yet, if you're an FPS fan, you should know the DS offers some masterpieces in the genre, as Dementium 1 and 2 and the Call of Duty saga, which you should definitely choose over this one.

Sniper Elite Resistance keeps all the qualities and, unfortunately, all of the flaws of the previous numbered entry, of which is more a stand-alone downloadable content than a sequel. The problem is that the price is that of a full-blown game, and if you value it as such, it's much harder to overlook the massive reuse of mechanics, assets and maps. Still a solid buy for the long-time fans of Karl Fairburne, but not the overhaul the series desperately need.

Deadly Premonition is worth the wait for the fans of the first chapter, but it's an overall worst game than that one was and it still retains many of the original problems, such as a weak technical and clunky gameplay.

Star Ocean The Divine Force is a much better effort than Integrity and Faithlessness was, and with it the Star Ocean franchise goes back on track six years after. Tri-Ace revamped the combt system and added new features, now it's up to Square Enix to decide the future of this long lasting series.

For Honor: Marching Fire is an average expansion pack. It acts as this type of content usually does, by adding new elements and modes and trying fixing the pre-existing ones. He succeeds on its task: the new siege mode is very amusing, the new equipment system opens new possibilities to both new and old characters and the Arcade mode will meet the tastes of technical players. But its success is partial: the expansion does not fully correct stability problems of the game, and the new content offered may be brief if compared to the price.

James Bond 007: Blood Stone is a good third person shooter, rather classic but overall enjoyable. Unfortunately, it's very short (nearly six hours, including cut-scenes), so it's recommended only to the fans of 007.

Venetica is a good Fable clone: the story is interesting, the gameplay easy to play. The only weak point is the bad graphic: the game isn't very enjoyable even on the newest computer.

Red Wings is an interesting game if you are looking for an immediate arcade gameplay, but the lack of deepness feels like a missed chance.

Despite being fun, Shredders feels like an "introduction" to a bigger game that never comes.

Serious Sam 4 shows a repetitive and bland level design with no fresh solutions for modern players. It is not an evolution for the series, nor what a 2020 shooter should be.

A Christmas Carol is proposed as a good way to live the most joyful time of year: a sort of interactive book where you will lead you to Ebenezer Scrooge on his journey of redemption.

Steel Diver is an average game for Nintendo 3DS. It's fun for a while, but too short and poor in contents.

Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIV still carries the hard tradition of strategic games on console. The game gives a great deal both on personalization and historical context, and tries to recover a more traditional conception, giving a better result on commanding in a strategic gameplay with a gamepad, instead of a mouse. However, even if the satisfaction of conquering and well-administrating land it’s undeniable, this search for tradition pushes the game further towards only a specialized niche of public.

Little Orpheus has some bright points - like its atmosphere and soundtrack - but it could have given more with its gameplay.

What saddens us about Bleach: Rebirth of Souls is that it’s clear this is a fighting game developed with a lot of passion and attention to detail — but the project’s low budget has dragged down many aspects of the title. The Story Mode is undoubtedly the highlight of the game: it follows the original storyline with obsessive fidelity, including many battles that other games would have skipped, and it’s packed with moments designed to delight fans of the series. Unfortunately, the cutscenes are marred by often atrocious animations. The combat system is truly original and does a great job of capturing the spirit of Bleach’s battles, but character imbalances, animation issues, and collision problems hold it back significantly. What hurts the game the most, however, is the online mode, which is virtually unsalvageable — especially due to its terrible netcode. That said, if you’re a big Bleach fan and you’re looking to relive Ichigo’s adventures firsthand, the excellent Story Mode still makes it worth considering.

An entertaining product, a must have for every Kinect fan out there. Some minigames and sports are not well developed as other, and some polish is lacking, yet you'll have a lot of fun with it.

Gods Will Fall has terrific gameplay ideas, but the graphics and some technical hiccups hold back its quality.

An old-fashioned game, maybe too old. Nothing wrong here, but neither anything new or particularly exciting, especially if compared to the rest of DS RPG.

Spirits Unleashed is an interesting game for long time Ghostbusters' fans, but it needs a bit more to offer in order to entertain in the long-term.

It'll make you literally scream in rage, and not for good. It isn't just a difficult game, it's a somehow broken one. Controls don't do their job on many occasions, and most of the time it plays dirty with you. Just for masochist players and fans of the saga.

It'll make you literally scream in rage, and not for good. It isn't just a difficult game, it's a somehow broken one. Controls don't do their job on many occasions, and most of the time it plays dirty with you. Just for masochist players and fans of the saga.

While Square's effort to bring to modern console its old goodies is commendable, SaGa Frontier Remastered is just an average RPG with a few highs and just as many lows.

G.I. Joe: Wrath of Cobra is an enjoyable side-scrolling beat-‘em-up, especially for fans of the genre and the animated series, but it doesn’t go beyond being a classic, straightforward effort. The game features a solid combat system—simple yet with a touch of depth in its mechanics—and a great cast of playable characters. There are also some extra modes and secret characters to unlock, although you’ll need to grind the same levels quite a bit to unlock everything. On the Switch, the game suffers from frequent slowdowns and a few annoying bugs, which we hope can be resolved soon.

The Last Remnant Remastered is a lazy port with few adjustment. Too many game elements are the same as ten years ago, with poor attention to detail.

Just Cause 4 succeeds in being a chaotic open world in which ammunition tricks and vehicles are always on.

This is the police this is not, as the fine narrative and attention to details are lost in the translation to this spin off. Still, a decent choice for the uninitiated of the turn-based strategy genre.

This cinematic action game is the result of several action classics melted together, without any alchemy. The final product is indeed unpolished and unaccomplished, split between over-the-top quick time events, and repetitive hack’n’slashing. It doesn’t lack personality, it’s more a matter of unbalancing in the features.

Although an intriguing atmosphere, Aragami 2 can't stand out as the first game did and some choices in level design make it feel more linear than it should.

Even if it's not a perfect adventure, it may still be worth checking Skully out if you're a fan of puzzle-platformers.

Deliver Us Mars tells an intriguing story, but its gameplay is lackluster and the experience on PS5 is plagued by some technical issues that prevent if from being way more enjoyable than it actually is.

Destined for a younger audience, may still be recommended to all those who appreciate the platform or at least to those who want to try a gaming experience "different" from the norm.

One of those games that usually are relegated to Japan. A lot of cute girls, a bit of fan-service, much dialogue, many anonimous dungeons where the player will grind monsters and items. If you love this kind of game, you won't be disappointed.

Cars 2 is a title that fits the target to which it refers, bestowed with a good gameplay. A shame for the almost complete lack of online features.

Despite the good story, The Cub is just an average platform with movements and jumps that can feel stiff at times.

Elex II retains both the best qualities and the worst problems of its predecessor, but it's overall a better game. Still, it's hard to recommend it without qualms to anyone who hasn't played a Piranha Bytes RPG before.

Harvestella is more than the sum of its parts, but it tries to merge some different gameplay souls into one nonetheless, resulting in a lack of depth in any of these.

Ghost Recon Breakpoint is a decent open world, full of the bad ghosts of the Ghost Recon past.

Super Bomberman R 2 is fun but it gets extremely chaotic in multiplayer. The gameplay is familiar for any longtime fun but it doesn't always fit the new modes.

If you are a long-time fan of Papa Smurf and his little friends, you will surely enjoy this. The game is pretty far from perfect and shows some hiccups on Nintendo Switch, but it's fun enough to achieve what he wanted: to entertain the younger players with a cartoonish and colorful adventure.

RemiLore is not a bad game, it's more of a missed opportunity, because the gameplay loop feels familiar and funny just in small doses and there's a complete lack of innovations, enemy variety and customization.

A bunch of good ideas, yet the puzzles feels too easy and repetitive. It's got a great customization potential, allthough it will probably lack the big community to support it.

A bunch of good ideas, yet the puzzles feels too easy and repetitive. It's got a great customization potential, allthough it will probably lack the big community to support it.

If you like the management games genre, keep in mind that CITIES XL tries to simplify every aspect of the gameplay you are accustomed to, but you still might like it.

Xeen and Square Enix, in stark contrast with what the original development team did 31 years ago, played it very safe, with a remake that changes nothing in terms of gameplay, even where some corrections where badly needed. Therefore, this is nothing more than a modernized version of a good JRPG

Despite its many flaws, Crime Boss Rockay City is often fun and will make you wonder what would have happened if you decided to approach things differently. Unfortunately, the game feels not-so-polished and, apart from some technical issues on PC, its structure doesn't give enough credit to some of its good design idea.

TT Isle Of Man: Ride on the Edge 3 is moving in the right direction, but it still lacks many details. The foundation is good, the location is excellent, but the driving model and attention to detail need to be revised. Although the new development team is heading in the right direction to deliver a solid simulation system, there are still many steps to take to catch up with competitors. The introduction of an open world is highly commendable, but more needs to be done, more needs to be offered. The game is enjoyable to play but may not be satisfying for experienced players and is not that straightforward for newcomers. However, we are confident that this can be the beginning of a very interesting journey for the new concept of the TT Isle Of Man series.

Tomb Raider Underword: Lara’s Shadow is an interesting second DLC, presenting a totally different approach to the game, thanks to a gameplay in this new level, more action oriented. The abilities of the new main character are a nice introduction, but at the same time will split the gamers in fan of the fresh gameplay and detractor of the new direction. Nevertheless, Lara’s Shadow is a must have for everyone who want to follow the story of the beautiful heroine.

As the title suggests, this game game is extremely fun with friends, but forgettable if you are planning to play alone.

The Definitive Edition of Deep Sky Derelicts doesn't add much to the base game, which remains solid and enjoyable, but very repetitive. Consider it only if you don't mind repetition.

Good action game with a lot of cinematic-gameplay through Quick Time Event system. Poor variety and not so stylish graphics doesn't allow the title to reach other action games. Ninja Balde is just for truly cinematic action fun.

Phantom Brave: The Hermuda Triangle is just a porting of the original PS2 version. Some gameplay flaws keep the title far from NIS standards.

It's a plain horde mode. Not very creative, yet fun.

Yuke's tries to start over, but doesn't fully succeed. It's still a game full of content, but the new control and physics systems still have a ways to go.

Hitman: Blood Money Reprisal still stands as an excellent chapter in Agent 47's saga, taking us back to the heart of the '00s with more compact levels, though not entirely sacrificing the freedom offered to the player. The game has aged better than we might have expected, at least in terms of gameplay, and the mobile conversion work has proven to be quite good overall. Nevertheless, we hesitate to call this version the best way to do justice to the game, as it still remains more enjoyable in its console releases, of course.

It's a pity that Square Enix and Forever Entertainment had both settled for a (too) faithful remake of a game that was fascinating and difficult but also unbalanced and often unfair. Little things like new menus, new tutorials and a slew of QOL options could have made this a much better game overall. The way it is now, it's only recommended to hardcore long-time fans.

15 Days is a pretty good choice for gamers and adventurers are looking for an interactive film rather then a videogame, or for those looking for an adventure game with a low level of difficulty.

Nobody Wants to Die is just a pot-pourri of themes and scenes already read in old books, seen at the cinema and played in many other modern games.

King's Bounty II has enough good things to entice fans of the genre for several hours, as long as they turn a blind eye to its many flaws and limitations.

The Complex is yet another chapter in the long contamination story between cinema and video games. Wales Interactive gave birth to an interesting interactive experience, yet the writing could have been a little deeper.

Giraffe and Annika manages to show a couple of good ideas, but doesn't excel in anything.

Agatha Christie - Murder on the Orient Express is a good adventure and a faithful adaptation of the timeless classic of mystery, but it settles for just that. On the narrative front, despite some deviations from the original story, there are no standout twists that make this adaptation better than the many others offered in the past; as for the gameplay, the game does what is expected from a graphic adventure, without going above and beyond. This is not necessarily a flaw, but from an adaptation of a mystery masterpiece of this caliber, one might have expected something more.

Family Ski and Snowboard is a good title, but it doesn't deliver anything innovative compared to its predecessor. The Balance Board will enhance the simulation feeling and immersion, though there surely are ways to improve the gameplay. Split-screen is fun, but you will miss an online mode.

Warlander feels like a melting pot of different mechanics, but with its own personality. Unfortunately, not everything fell into the right place during the development, but it's an interesting attempt nonetheless.

Exoprimal is a good example of an idea that should have probably spent some more time cooking in the oven. While its fun to blast your way through dinosaurs and enemies alike, the game is seriously lacking in content and originality, which could shorten its lifespan sensibly.

It lacks content and polish, yet it still could be funny with friends and familty.

Quotation forthcoming.

Despite the not-so-bad first impressions, Bionic Commando is a disappointing game. Linearity is not a drawback by itself, it's more about the way it has been pushed into the game, which often delivers loads of frustration... Long and frequent loading times, lousy A.I., and inaccurate controls just confirm that this is not a Capcom game, but more a Grin one. Let's hope Capcom itself will be on the next RAD Spencer incarnation: all it needs is some polish.

The Cruel King and the Great Hero shines with its captivating art direction, but lacks deepness in gameplay mechanics and would have enjoyed a far better pace.

The transition from a VR-only title to a full fledged action rpg was not smooth, but Chronos Before The Ashes is still a decent choice if you're looking for a simpler and more linear soulslike.

Dungeon Raiders is the classic interesting title that seems almost out of nowhere. Cyanide published an adventure full of humour and ideas that seem inspired at certain stages of the first classic Zelda. A structure of this type, based solely on solving dungeon could convince fans of the genre. The marginal defects mentioned, a few bugs and a slight inaccuracy in the controls, are not so great as to prohibit the purchase of the game. Dungeon Raiders amused us and appears as a title suitable for those who love for an intelligence game in a context action that is less static than the classic puzzle games.

Professor Heinz Wolff’s Gravity adds physical laws to the standard party games logic, and offers different variants in term of gameplay.

Emio - The Smiling Man looks like it came out from the '80s, thanks to gameplay mechanics unbelievably dated that hold up its true potential.

Aeterna Noctis is a clone of the biggest games in the genre, with few good gameplay mechanics and too many issues caused by an imperfect polishing.

Thymesia is not one of the best soulslike games, neither a very compelling one: it tries to overcome its technical limits with a good combat system, but it's not enough to encourage even the die-hard fan of the genre.

A user friendly and long action adventure, a real must buy for the ones who can play it online, a bland alternative for the ones who cannot. Overall, an average offer to the PSP owners.

Youtubers Life OMG! Edition is a great game for anyone who wishes to discover how it feels to live the life of a YouTuber and what kind of satisfaction can be gained from this particular profession. Some dynamics are very interesting, but its repetitive gameplay is likely to bore quickly.

Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster happen to be both the best version of the game and a giant missed opportunity. The complete graphics overhaul is very welcome but it ends highlighting even more the age of the AI routines and the inaccurate hitboxes, which are both straight from the 2006 version. Still a good and goofy action game overall, but compromises have to be accepted to fully enjoy it.

Need for Speed: Heat clearly shows why the series needs a serious pause to reorganize itself.