Andrea Fontanesi


53 games reviewed
74.1 average score
78 median score
45.3% of games recommended
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6.8 / 10.0 - Struggling
Aug 29, 2020

Like its repulsive protagonist, Struggling is a two-faced herm. It has a stomach-turning glance, yet irresistible. Alternate questionable design choices with fragments of good entertainment. It is a poison (in single) and a panacea (in pairs). You may hate it, if patience is not your forte; or worship him, if you are a person of spirit. One thing is certain: you have hardly had - and will have - to deal with a video game as absurd as Struggling.

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Jan 31, 2020

Sorry that a series like Patapon, still unique in the rhythm game genre, is struggling to find peace among the pixels of its new editions for PlayStation 4.

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Oct 29, 2019

Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD is a job of remastering well done, as we would like to see more often applied also to titles of greater appeal.

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Oct 4, 2019

Two years after the birth of Yooka and Laylee, Playtonic returns to work on the exploits of the funny animal duo making Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair , a platform title "à la Rare" that , compared to its predecessor, it leaves the cards unexpectedly positive.

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8.8 / 10.0 - Super Mario Maker 2
Jun 26, 2019

As it stands , Super Mario Maker 2 represents today, despite some weaknesses, the most complete episode of the series: fanciful for the most passive platform devourers, indispensable for every creative of the Mushroom Kingdom that aims to be defined as such.

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6.7 / 10.0 - Fade to Silence
May 2, 2019

It demonstrates qualities that could appeal to lovers of the tough and intransigent challenge

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Mar 28, 2019

Despite this and other minor imperfections, Yoshi's Crafted World remains a virtuous representative of its genre segment, as well as a convincing start to the season for Nintendo Switch 2019.

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Nov 13, 2018

It should not be denied that the diptych can be a very good entry point for novices, a modern bridge that allows it to move from Pokémon GO to a "more videogame" experience without getting lost in the network of technicalities proposed by the recent RPG episodes

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8.6 / 10.0 - The Messenger
Sep 3, 2018

How difficult it is to make all this coexist in a single product, yet The Messenger succeeds, moreover with a maniacal attention to detail and an overall harmony

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6.5 / 10.0 - Inked
May 2, 2018

The value of Inked lies above all in the ability to stage a small story of love and suffering by means of a very personal style and excellent visual impact. The Journey of the Hero - and, in parallel, of its creator - is a magnificent oriental painting in motion to which the refinement of a few touches of digital ink is enough to shape a truly enchanting glance.

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Aug 6, 2017

A good scripting and some humour aren't enough.

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Jul 6, 2017

Kirby's Blowout Blast is an action-puzzle game which is perfectly suited for young gamers. The Nintendo 3DS game contains 20 new stages and new boss fights but it does not last long

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9.2 / 10.0 - Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Apr 24, 2017

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is the natural evolution of arcade racing par excellence of the praiseworthy and unfortunate library of the old and dear Nintendo WiiU. A real definitive edition, aesthetically at the top of the form, stunning from the point of view of content, and in short almost a moral obligation for those who had never had the opportunity to get their hands on the title and the respective add-ons in due course.

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8 / 10.0 - Snake Pass
Apr 4, 2017

The puzzle-platform game made by Sumo Digital is funny and original, with a strategic and challenging gameplay.

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8.5 / 10.0 - Hollow Knight
Mar 18, 2017

Hollow Night is set in a mysterious, dark and dangerous world, in which the player has to try to survive. A passionate love letter to the genre of 'metroidvania'

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8.2 / 10.0 - Candle
Jan 19, 2017

Candle is a really sophisticated puzzle-adventure game, with lots of riddles and a stunning art design.

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The 3DS version of Dragon Quest VIII is realized very carefully, with new added features able to refresh the gameplay experience.

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Dec 12, 2016

The restless Rad and foul-mouthed Dusty debut on PC with the first episode of a new series. Their adventure is a classic run'n'gun, like the ones we used to play in the '90s. It puts on the plate six levels and an awful boss-fight, mixing platforming and shooting in a very trivial way.

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6.6 / 10.0 - Rad Rodgers
Dec 12, 2016

The restless Rad and foul-mouthed Dusty debut on PC with the first episode of a new series. Their adventure is a classic run'n'gun, like the ones we used to play in the '90s. It puts on the plate six levels and an awful boss-fight, mixing platforming and shooting in a very trivial way.

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8 / 10.0 - Toki Tori 2+
Nov 29, 2016

Several years after its first release Toki Tori 2 + is still a great puzzle game. This new version for PlayStation 4 can be a nice opportunity to rediscover a game that surely deserved more consideration.

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