It’s a fun and well made platform game, that suffers from a bit too much backtracking and cannot reach the heights of its predecessors, but still has some curious and original mechanics and decent level design. Get it if you’re looking for a new platform on the Nintendo 3DS, even if there’s definitely no lack of great ones for the Nintendo portable.

Despite using the overused topic of zombies, everything in the game is targeted toward survival through the skillful use of a good system of loot and crafting. Nevertheless, these two elements are not sufficient to make the title an excellent game, as the title has some technical issues.

The expectations of those who were hoping for a videogame, Dark Void, which would finally be able to bring a breath of fresh air into the third-person action genre, are sadly disappointed, at least in part, from this title. Certainly the air-combat component has been implemented in a very good way, but it's unfortunately not sufficiently good enough, in a game were you must alternate flying phases with boring sections on foot. The game's value is also clouded by an only discrete technical compartment, lifted in part by a great soundtrack. A pity, because there was a huge potential in the concept idea of Dark Void.

The concept of a transmedia project, with Unknown 9: Awakening serving as an ideal entry point for new users, was intriguing. However, the video game ultimately falls short due to numerous issues. While the story provides a foundation for understanding the broader world of Unknown 9, its lack of creative flair and uninteresting characters do little to entice players to explore the rest of the narrative universe. Additionally, the gameplay structure is overly basic, plagued by various technical problems, and features a stealth component that feels all too familiar. The combat system also shows multiple flaws, saved only slightly by the enjoyable use of powers, especially in the later stages—though these powers end up breaking the game, making it too easy. Overall, the launch of this new multimedia project is off to a less than stellar start.

Mario Party: The Top 100 wants to prove that minigames can stand by themselves, but fails in doing so; its minigames, lacking the classic party mode, become boring after a while, and the game is only truly recommandable to those who have three friends ready to join them in this far from perfect blast from the past.

Mass Effect 3: From Ashes is a missed chance from BioWare to create a DLC woth buying despite its cost. A mission way too short and poorly structured don't justify the price of what could have been a more complex and intricated piece of story and lore.

There are a lot of fighters from Kurumada's Epic series, but the simplistic mechanics make them too similar, and the campaign while covering basically all arcs of the story, is clearly rushed, ruining some of the best moments with static cut-scenes. Basically, it's oure fan-service, that will be appreciated only by those who love the manga and the anime.

Saw The Videogame surely has some good ideas, but the implementation is really bad, as you'll find yourself wanting the dead of your alter ego frustrated by his inability to execute your command. Nothing here for gamers, maybe just for the most avid fans.

It's low priced, it has a charismatic protagonist, a good story and it's also very intuitive. Unfortunately Cross of the Dutchman is a very repetitive and uninspired brawler with a short campaign and bad stealth sessions.

Micro Machines are back and Codemasters has now opened a new way for the series with the introduction of the competitive mode. With its unique style, the series is never growing old and this new game could be your perfect choice for the summer.

This gore fest is totally spoiled by bad level design, lame AI and frustrating controls.

An overall boring experience is partially saved by the arcade games collection included.

Crazy and fun, Rustler may feel a bit outdated in some design choices, but you must absolutely give it a try.

With a higher budget Mars: War Logs might have become a completely different action-RPG, but even so, despite the many limitations and considering the budget price, the final result is more than satisfactory.

Warcraft III: Reforged is still one of the best RTS ever made, but it's also one of the worst remakes we have seen.

A bad A.I. will keep most of the Formula 1 fans away from an, otherwise, discrete game.

Rogue Trooper was an anonymous third person shooter back in 2006 and it still is today. Even if the game is visually good, especially compared to the original release, the game really shows its age gameplay-wise.

So many good ideas, wasted. Even the title itself sounds preposterous, as the main character doesn't seem to fear water at all. Hydroengine will maybe become a standard one day, but surely not this time, as this action/stealth/platform formula doesn't deliver at all.

Quotation forthcoming.

This tie-in from the Vanguard Animation movie is a basic platformer, clearly inspired by Mario and Sonic. Not really innovative, but nonetheless could be fun for the youngest ones.

It's far from flawless, but a step forward when compared to the prequel:a good experience for every Naruto fan, innovative and fun.

Rio is a bad tie in, just a monotonous musical game.

Face Noir is a decent adventure game that suffers, however, obvious limitations in the technical sector and in some questionable choices.

A good step in the right direction for the series and definitely a more accessible game than its direct rival, but there's still a lot to be done to reach those levels.

A Knight's Quest is very far from the games it takes inspiration from, lacks of personality and presents some combat system issues and bugs. Give it a try only if you are an hardcore fan of The Legend of Zelda series.

A very easy RTS, better if enjoyed in multiplayer matches.

An unfortunate try with the Rabbids. Not enough bang for the bucks and not enough fun at all.

Simple but genuinely fun, Fairune is one of those titles that are meant to be played all in one go during a rainy day. It's able to arouse attention and curiosity while maintaining undeniably a low profile.

Necropolis is made by a 50% of roguelike and by a 50% of Soulslike, but the mix doesn't work very well and fails in some core crucial areas, like the combat system and the AI.

It really is a pity that Chase: Cold Case Investigations didn't have the budget needed to make it stand out, or, at least, to make it as good as Cing's two DS adventures. Instead, what we have here is a very short and simple game, whose gameplay, number of locations and variety are somewhat too limited to make it worthwhile.

Super Lucky's Tale is a classic platform with some problems like the impossibility to control the camera at 360° and some imprecision during the jumps.

Keepers of the Void adds nothing but four challenging boss fight and a very good armour to the base game, so think about buying it if this is enough for you. Just don't expect nothing more story and gameplay-wise.

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.

For a fan of the series this is still a pleasant diversion, even though we don't think it's worth the full price. For a new player, this doesn't seem like the ideal title to get introduced to the series.

If you are looking for a decent arcade, you could give it a chance, but it's still an unfinished 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.

A half-baked story, which lacks rhythm, and too much fanservice keep Our World is ended from the elite of the best visual novels available in the west. Still, a somewhat different choice for the hardcore fans.

A game only for hardcore players, and one with too many problems.

The hardcore fan will simply rejoice, and won't even notice the many flaws. For everyone else, Ken's Rage is the average DInasty Warriors.

Only $10 for three arcade titles that have written the Mortal Kombat history might seem like a bargain, but the big issues with the online mode and sounds does not justify the purchase. At least until a substantial patch to fix them will not be released.

Seeing the Warren Spector name on such a mediocre title breaks the heart. Epic Mickey 2 has a solid nucleus, one with potential, but everything crashes to the ground in the end, due to the bad A.I. and the not-so-great gameplay mechanics.

The Inpatient's interesting premise and ideas cannot save a game plagued by a poorly-paced plot and boring gameplay.

Asterix & Obelix XXL 3 moves on a awfully thin line. Despite its being fun both on single and cooperative play, and a good conversion of the atmosphere of the original comicbook series, too many times this game stops only to “snack fun”. It seems that there was a “change of mood” from the previous games of the series, which came to avoid all the exaggeration and satire that made the XXL brand well-known, to follow the recent road digged by the CG animated movies about the character. For irreducible fans only, more than ever.

South Park: Snow Day! sets aside the RPG elements of previous titles, in order to offer a multiplayer action game with pronounced roguelike mechanics, unfortunately quite repetitive in the long run.

It's hard to recommend Disaster Report 4 Summer Memories to anyone that's not entirely into disaster movie and Japanese culture. Ancient game design, technical issues and limited gameplay sink this game down.

Mario Kart Tour could have been a decent outing for the series (not a great one by any means), but its held back by its aggressive and obnoxious microtransaction system.

The Spirit of the Samurai has a great and evocative imagery and a delightful stop-motion style. The merits end there, because the game developed by Digital Mind Games has problematic hitboxes and lacks of precision in attacks and jumps, ending up frustrating the players.

While providing some potentially good ideas, the product packaged by the guys at SuperVillain Studios is not able to convince due to a sometimes embarrassing lack of content. Single-player is almost non-existent and in online matches is often hard to find a worthy opponent . Plus, there are only three maps to play in, too few if you think that the level design is an integral part of gameplay.

The new torch surely makes the gameplay more fluid, but the horror component takes a hit from the augmented illumination. Still, this edition is chock-full of content and decently refined. Fans of the series will definitely appreciate it.

Murdered: Soul Suspect is like a low budget David Cage game, but with more action. The story unfolds like a real thriller, and Salem is always fascinating. However, gameplay mechanics are underdeveloped and tedious.

Blade Kitten has an apt look and offers good platforming, but it suffers from repetitiveness and a marked lack of originality that should always be present in a good platform game.

VR Worlds is nothing more than an assemble of tech demos, some more efficient than others. While this could've been acceptable had the game been included for free in the VR package, the tag price makes us suggest to avoid it at all costs.

Saw The Videogame surely has some good ideas, but the implementation is really bad, as you'll find yourself wanting the dead of your alter ego frustrated by his inability to execute your command. Nothing here for gamers, maybe just for the most avid fans.

Empathy: Path of Whispers has a barely good story, but the lack of gameplay is something really unforgettable.

Graphics and level design are truly poor, especially when compared to the Skate saga, but a good control system somehow makes up for that (until you plug in the balance board...)

If we had got to know Entwined before his announcement and immediate release, we probably would have called it a broken promise. Because the idea of basing the gameplay on a Chinese myth is exciting, but the execution in this case is pretty disappointing.

With few euros you have an old style shooter with little personality, graphically old, a little repetitive and with some bugs still to fix. But Dead Effect is also fun, has a good sci-fi/horror atmosphere, is cheap and gives the same feeling of a decent b-movie.

Everything went wrong with Jagged Alliance: Rage!

On the Run is an interesting mobile experience for Crash Bandicoot fans on mobile, but microtransactions are a bit obtrusive.

Transformers 3 feels like a ripped version of War for Cybertron.

Aaru's Awakening presents a messy control scheme that makes difficult even the easiest movement. This complete disaster is somehow balanced by the beautiful hand drawn levels and characters, but it's not enough to reward the game with a sufficiency.

Story premise and good puzzles aside, The Last Case of Benedict Fox is a wasted opportunity. With stiff controls, inaccurate hitboxes, slow inputs and many gameplay hiccups, it's a game that should have stayed in development longer.

The Starship Damrey is, in the end, more a missed opportunity than a terrible game: strange design choices, clumsy gameplay and a steep price tag don't do justice to the great atmosphere. Try it again, Level 5.

It's difficult to do worse than Pac-Man and the ghostly adventures on Wii U: there's a handful of much better platforms out there, both in 2D and 3D. Imprecise controls and a wacky camera are the main culprits, so that even for your kids or nephews this game is not good enough.

If on one hand we appreciate the care from Studio Trigger in narrating the story and the animated cutscenes, on the other we can't ignore the rough gameplay and its limits. The game has still a lot to gift to the fans of the show, but it's hard to suggest the game to anyone else.

You get 2 great classics and a new lame experience. If you love the saga, it's stil a great gift from the devs, but if you're not into it, you won't find much fun in this package.

Aqua Moto Racing Utopia wants to be the next Wave Race, but fails to deliver the experience in a few aspects.

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

Munch's Oddysee is the second chapter of the Oddworld saga on Nintendo Switch. However, it cannot offer an experience absent of disappointment and imperfections.

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is the latest game developed by Gameloft. The game has good graphics and the gameplay is simple and very fun. However, there are in-app purchases and a few bugs. Moreover, you need a constant internet connection to play.

Hunting Simulator is a humble game for one kind of gamer, and one only: the hunting enthusiast. For everyone else, this accurate simulation could be an awful experience.

With some scenario problems and a flat evolution of characters, Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness succeeds in being both fun and dynamic. A fun that, unfortunately, lasts less than other JRPGs do.

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.

Quotation forthcoming.

It's more than a simple tie in, as it courageously tries to build up on the movie plot, yet it doesn't come with an interesting gameplay, soon boring the player with lame mechanics.

Book of Memories is nowhere as spectacular and adrenalinic as it could have been considering Vita's power, and it's far from traditional Silent Hill games, but it may deserve a run if you're a fan of the new genre.

If you loved the movie (the new one), you'll probably be interested in this plain action title. Otherwise, there's much better whichever the platform you own.

It can be fun with friends, but it truly lacks content, and is not even remotely excellent, especially when compared to other Nintendo titles that were able to reimagine sports gaming in unexpected ways. Consider it only if you have kids, or if you are looking for an intuitive party game.

Front Mission Evolved is a standard product, without any particular ideas worthy of note. You can't find nor a very negative aspect of the game, neither any feature that differentiate it.

A game with a weak story and nothing really interesting apart from exploration and graphics, with only few engaging moments. It is somehow authentic but absolutely not the One Piece game fans were expecting.

The expectations for APB were high, maybe too high, and the finished product doesn't live up to the hype. The result is a simplistic shooter with an awesome character editor that can be fun for a while, but lacks content and variety to justify a monthly subscription. Maybe Realtime Worlds can still do something about that but, for now, what's there is just not enough.

A game with a good historic contestualization, but with poor audio and some gameplay issues.

Mars or Die! is fun and full of humor, but it has some problems with the design.

Spider-Man: Edge of Time shows some good ideas in terms of gameplay and storyline. Sadly, the combat-system is lame, there's a great lack of variety and the graphics are just decent.

Front Mission Evolved is a standard product, without any particular ideas worthy of note. You can't find nor a very negative aspect of the game, neither any feature that differentiate it.

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.

If you loved the movie (the new one), you'll probably be interested in this plain action title. Otherwise, there's much better whichever the platform you own.

The collaboration between Vin Diesel’s software house and Midway has given birth to something original and exciting, with fast paced action and Hollywood blockbuster’s style as the best elements in the game. Longevity, around 15 hours, is another strong point in the production, making of this game a must have for all the free roaming action game lovers, who will find in Wheelman the right dose of adrenaline and cinematic action.

Defenders of Ardania is an overall bad game. It's unable to deliver new features in the tower defense genre and has too many technical problems.

It's a game dedicated to fans of the anime and no one else. A shame for the repetitive missions, a flaw that even the fans will suffer.

Lost Planet 3 throws away all the good of its predecessors and turns into a mediocre, banal and repetitive shooter.

Pineview Drive really knows how to scare players, but the heavy backtracking is its most unbearable failure. A game with a great atmosphere and rather disappointing gameplay.

The game is a journey into a surreal world and it's characterized by an exciting story and a very well made soundtrack. The application has a high replayability even if the controls are somewhat imprecise.

Memoranda could be a lovely adventure, but it fails to propose an intriguing narrative and a fair challenge. Most of the time, it seems that the puzzles lie on a logic that does not fit entirely with what the game is showing, nor with what the characters are doing or saying. All in all it is a sufficient adventure, but it could have been much more.

Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris is not particularly memorable but is also an enjoyable action JRPG for every SAO fan.

God of Rock has a fairly interesting concept, plus cool visuals and character designs, but it still fails to deliver due to a messy gameplay style.

Blade Kitten has an apt look and offers good platforming, but it suffers from repetitiveness and a marked lack of originality that should always be present in a good platform game.

Ninja Gaiden 3 is a gigantic step back for the series. Team Ninja promised a full scale evolution, instead they delivered a mediocre and repetitive action game, with a simplified fighting system and a weak story, that is saved only by its spectacular scenes and its fun boss fights.