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Another old-school survival horror game, for better or worse. If you love fixed camera angles, pre-rendered backgrounds, limited saves, and constant tension, you can safely add half a point to the final rating. Technically, it's a step up from the previous installment, with excellent, detailed locations, atmospheric and crystal-clear sound, and responsive controls. Animations and poly-models aren't top-notch, but you can't have everything.

Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo is a metroidvania with art direction reminiscent of 1990s handheld games and a huge map packed with puzzles, secrets, and backtracking. The system of upgrading via contracts is original and introduces significant strategic choices, while yoyo tricks offer a variety of approaches to exploration and combat. The level design is precise and the badges allow you to deeply customize your play style. A brilliant game, with attention to detail and full of nerdy humor, it doesn't revolutionize the genre, but enhances its features.

Despelote is an emotional leap into childhood, among soccer balls, dreams and nostalgia. As little Julián, we relive the excitement of 2001 in Quito as Ecuador, in the midst of an economic crisis, dreams of World Cup qualification. The game blends deliberately retro digital photography, hand drawings, and ambient sound design to render a touching and well-directed autobiographical tale. Part of the gameplay includes Tino Tini's Soccer 99, a purposefully crude demake of Kick Off that perfectly reflects the nostalgic and messy tone of childhood. It lasts a bare couple of hours, but will stay with you much longer.

A multi-discipline sports title starring the Looney Tunes is a good idea... in theory. Unfortunately with only nine characters, four disciplines and two modes Wacky World of Sports translates it into a game poor in both content and depth

Astor: Blade of the Monolith is an action game with a nice combat system, but unfortunately it tends to repeat game situations a little too often during the approximately 15 hours needed to reach the end credits.

Sangue, violenza, stile da vendere e azione travolgente, c’è tutto questo e molto altro nella sorpresa MULLET MAD JACK. Ecco un boomer shooter che, obbligandoci a vivere un secondo alla volta, omaggia gli anni d’oro degli anime con contagiosa passione, la stessa che zampilla dai piccoli dettagli difficili da scorgere data la folle velocità del gameplay. Non sarà perfetto e può causare qualche svarione, ma se vi stuzzicano gli FPS roguelite e siete cresciuti con Kenshiro e compagnia bella sicuramente lo apprezzerete. In un panorama affollato come quello degli FPS old school non è facile distinguersi, eppure Jack ci riesce grazie a una personalità e un’acconciatura fuori dal comune. 

Dicefolk is a valid alternative in the search for a good roguelike with mechanics linked to dice management that are interesting, but very unbalanced and managed by luck.

Le splendide animazioni di Greak: Memories of Azur non hanno mai tentennato sulla console new-gen di Sony e in ogni situazione il frame rate non ha mai conosciuto attimi di crisi… ma ci saremmo stupiti del contrario.