IGN

• 3DS
• 7 / 10
• États-Unis

Pokemon Battle Trozei doesn’t use Pokemon as window dressing alone. The standard match-three gameplay is layered with strategy that uses to the main series’ established rock-paper-scissor combat system, but the UI’s lack of information leaves those without an encyclopedic knowledge of Pokemon games at a disadvantage. While filling out the Pokedex isn’t as rewarding thanks to that same general lack of expected info, the task is made much more fun when done with friends in the local-only multiplayer.

• 3DS
• 7.8 / 10
• États-Unis

This unique crossover is a powerful draw for fans of either series, but it doesn’t make the most of its potential. It sacrifices some of both series’ challenge, and the alternate-universe story feels like a missed opportunity where there could have been more meaningful interaction between the worlds of Wright and Layton. The witty dialogue writing, however, is as charming and enjoyable as ever.

• PC
• PS3
• VITA
• 8.7 / 10
• États-Unis

Luftrausers is a carefully engineered game with finely polished mechanics under its simple graphics. Each round is a breathless rush, every death painless enough to make restarting from scratch absolutely no hardship. Don't expect great depth or long-term thrills, but the action while it lasts is a master of both second-by-second action, and the structures that effortlessly stretch it out into a good few hours without it overstaying its welcome.

• PS4
• 8.7 / 10
• États-Unis

• PS
• PC
• SAT
• 5 / 10
• États-Unis

• PS4
• XONE
• 7.8 / 10
• États-Unis

The core ideas behind MOBAs make for satisfying, team-focused gameplay, so it’s excellent that Ronimo brought them to consoles in an intelligent way. Awesomenauts Assemble! is fast, simple to learn, and great way to game with friends.

• PS3
• X360
• PC
• 5.6 / 10
• États-Unis

If a computer generated an elevator pitch for a game based on random, stereotypical gamer interests, it might spit out a jumble like Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z. And while that could totally still be awesome, this experience is so mired in frustration that even a few well-timed jokes can’t save the day. Gaiden games have always been challenging, but they’ve also always been fair. Yaiba is not. Instead, it’s unbalanced and arbitrarily punitive, and after the first few hours, it’s not worth putting up with anymore.

• PS3
• X360
• PS4
• XONE
• 8 / 10
• États-Unis

Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes is a short but challenging game, and those willing to cast aside conventional expectations will find a lot more here than first glance might suggest. While I’m unconvinced that Kojima is quite ready to tackle more controversial narrative material, for the most part Ground Zeroes represents a new, more sophisticated era for Metal Gear. A Big Boss/Snake adventure has never looked or played better, and in it lies incredible promise for its enormous big brother.

• PSP
• 3DS
• 5 / 10
• États-Unis

One Piece: Romance Dawn is an attempt to fit a vast amount of story into a concise RPG, but the result is flimsy and underdeveloped. The turn-based battle is fun in a very average way, and the rest of the experience tempted me to put down my 3DS and just watch the One Piece anime instead. It’s not a complete disaster by any means, but it doesn’t make a lot of sense to play a condensed version when the source material is readily available.

• PC
• IOS
• ANDROID
• 9 / 10
• États-Unis

It’s always a good sign when a game’s only major downside is that there just isn’t enough of it. The elegant simplicity of Hearthstone’s rules, its impressive attention to detail and personality, and the true viability of playing completely for free make it easy to fall under its spell and get blissfully lost in the depths of its strategic possibilities. But, paradoxically, the way the store works and the lack of a trading economy means it’s easy to feel disappointed when you do spend money. Hearthstone’s an amazing collectible card game today, and if Blizzard can deliver a steady stream of fresh content, I’m down to log at least another 1,000 matches in the months and years to come.

• 3DS
• 7.9 / 10
• États-Unis

• 3DS
• 7.8 / 10
• États-Unis

Steel Diver: Sub Wars is better and more focused than its precursor. The slow, calculated multiplayer matches afford plenty of opportunity for strategic fun, though the single-player mode is more a tutorial than a substantial component. While the premium content is substantial, offering many more submarines and the addition of customizable crews, free players aren’t at an insurmountable disadvantage.

• PC
• PS3
• X360
• 9 / 10
• États-Unis

Dark Souls II is a smart, massive, and incredibly rewarding sequel. It’s crammed with deep systems, tense encounters, and enough clever multiplayer and New Game Plus elements to make me want to restart the second I saw the end credits. Not all of the tweaks and additions worked out for the best, but with such great enemies and levels to fight and explore, Dark Souls II made 60 hours of pain and agony so much fun they flew by in a heartbeat

• PC
• XONE
• X360
• 8.9 / 10
• États-Unis

Titanfall represents a potent fusion of established and modern design ideas, creating a tense and rewarding balance of power and moment-to-moment unpredictability. MOBA-like minions mix with traditional on-foot deathmatch, jetpack-powered locomotion, and giant-robot combat – each role playing its own part in the battle and coming with its own tactics and strategies – while the well-designed maps make the ideal weapons and loadout completely situational and dynamic. Though Titanfall is somewhat regrettably a barebones game in terms of modes and customization features available at launch, its intense action is almost as exciting to watch a friend play as it is to pick up the controller yourself. It’s surprisingly lacking many accoutrements we’ve come to expect in a multiplayer shooter, but it nevertheless unites its elements in a cohesive, approachable way. Titanfall earns a seat at the table with the genre’s entrenched powerhouses.

• PS3
• VITA
• 9.3 / 10
• États-Unis

Final Fantasy X is a brilliant game that every JRPG fan should have played by now, and whether you’re experiencing it for the first time or returning for another playthrough, Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster is outstanding. With enhanced art and music, tons of extra in-game content, cross-save compatibility, and bundling two huge games for the price of one, it’s a lot of bang for your buck. There’s so much to see and do, and being rewarded with new Trophies for going the extra mile with challenges and exploration feels great.

• PS4
• 3 / 10
• États-Unis

With just two modes, generic levels, a grating aesthetic, and an interface that damages the play experience, Basement Crawl would lack anything to keep us around even if it functioned soundly. But considering its severe online problems that effectively ruin half of this barebones affair, even desperate Bomberman die-hards itching for a modern fix should leave this rubbish hidden well out of sight.

• PC
• PS3
• X360
• XONE
• PS4
• SWITCH
• 9 / 10
• États-Unis

The Stick of Truth makes one thing abundantly clear: I never want to play another South Park video game made without Trey Parker and Matt Stone's direct, intimate involvement. With a controller in your hand, you are almost literally – gloriously – playing a 14-hour episode of South Park. There’s much, much more here for series fans than the uninitiated, but it’s a light but good quality role-playing game in its own right. It is, in a way, Season 18 all by itself. It is funny, shocking, self-effacing, and pretty much everything I could ask for from a South Park game -- even if it’s mostly a one-and-done experience.

• PS3
• 5.8 / 10
• États-Unis

The Witch and the Hundred Knight has a concept that I dig: an action RPG layered high with the extra nuances the folks at NIS are known for. Sadly, very few of this puzzle’s many pieces are terribly well crafted, and they never truly fit together. There’s some fleeting enjoyment to be had in combat, but without any enjoyable characters, interesting skills, or effective RPG systems, the fun fades well before the credits roll.