Paulo Roberto Montanaro


308 games reviewed
74.2 average score
75 median score
46.1% of games recommended
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75 / 100 - Madden NFL 25
Sep 8, 2024

With no major news other than a slight visual and physics upgrade, Madden NFL 25 remains a great sports game. Even without direct competition from other productions for the sport, it delivers a complete experience of this American football for fans, and only for them.

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Tiebreak: The Official Game of the ATP and WTA is, in essence, an acceptable game that appropriates old mechanics with some interesting touches. But everything else, such as a simplistic career mode, a broken online system, serious technical problems and a terrible AI prevent the game, even with respectful licensing, from being minimally profitable.

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Sep 4, 2024

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 is brutal and bloodthirsty like its predecessor. It has solid mechanics, even if not very inventive and quite repetitive, and is full of clichés on all sides. However, it's the typical action game that works for its simplicity and for going straight to the point: slaughter some aliens without too many questions.

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Aug 30, 2024

Monster Jam Showdown is, without a doubt, a robust product full of great qualities when transposing this universe to the world of games. However, the lack of diversity of content and especially its identity crisis between realistic elements and pure jokes prevent it from being as entertaining as it could be, applying a self-boycott to itself.

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70 / 100 - Phantom Spark
Aug 15, 2024

Phantom Spark is a great racing game for taking times that seek to get closer to perfection, using precise controls and well-designed layouts to challenge the most dedicated players. However, with few game modes, uninspired multiplayer and artistic minimalism, it does little for those looking for something other than constant repetition in search of the impossible thousandth.

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80 / 100 - Eden Genesis
Aug 5, 2024

For those who like to be challenged to improve more and more and have that fixation on the cyberpunk theme, Eden Genesis has everything to please a lot. Fast, provocative and demanding, it can be too harsh with those who expect just another conventional platform game, but very rewarding for those who embark on its proposal.

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Some small level design slips, instability between air and ground movements, and the harsh interface of Frontier Hunter: Erza's Wheel of Fortune do not eclipse this beautiful 2.5D sidescroller metroidvania. The title cares little about an almost forgettable story, but its gameplay shows a sum between speed and skill that is extremely satisfying and fun.

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Jul 23, 2024

Asphalt Legends Unite will possibly be underestimated for its mobile tradition and free-to-play monetization format. But those who give it a chance will find a visually well-polished game with mechanics that shine in their objective simplicity, as well as an old-school style that has been missing in the mainstream market.

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70 / 100 - Bloodhound
Jul 19, 2024

Mindful of its disdain for storytelling, Bloodhound is everything fans of a good boomer shooter might hope for, but it doesn't go much further than that. With some controversial strings and design choices, the game doesn't seem to have reached its maximum, which doesn't override the solidity of its extremely objective mechanics.

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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Sweep the Board! It may even seem like a product dedicated to fans of the celebrated Oni hunter franchise, but it ends up being a poorly balanced copy of other games in the genre, without much to offer other than lukewarm fun for lazy family afternoons.

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Jul 8, 2024

Gigantosaurus: Dino Sports brings the franchise to a new genre, taking advantage of the aesthetic solidity inherited from other productions and relying on mechanics that are simple to learn and easy to engage with. Light and fun, it is an interesting recommendation for families with large and small children.

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70 / 100 - Neosprint
Jun 27, 2024

NeoSprint is honest and, at the same time, quite complete for what one expects from a reimagining of a classic Atari property. Without reinventing the wheel or proposing something really new, it's fun, light and totally wrapped in nostalgia for less complicated times.

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Jun 19, 2024

Tour de France 2024 continues to evolve everything that previous versions presented, and it knows well that investing in the race management system is what makes it different from other sports simulators. Too bad this is exactly what takes the fun out of the game for anyone who isn't an ardent fan of the sport in the real world.

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Jun 17, 2024

MEGATON MUSASHI W: WIRED is an ordinary game in most of its aspects, be it aesthetic, narrative, or gameplay mechanics, but the sum of all these with highly addictive loot and customization systems makes this set a surprisingly fun experience.

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Jun 8, 2024

Destiny 2: The Final Form is essentially the promised and deserved conclusion to a saga that began so many years ago. It mixes a very well-tied (even predictable) narrative, wonderful setting and the usual excellent gameplay with some important additions. It's the best thing about the franchise.

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85 / 100 - Nuclear Blaze
Jun 7, 2024

Improving on what was already great, the PlayStation 5 version of Nuclear Blaze uses the 120 fps and adaptive triggers as nice additions to enhance the experience, amplify the sense of immersion, and highlight exemplary aesthetic and gameplay work.

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75 / 100 - Phantom Fury
May 29, 2024

Phantom Fury satisfactorily fulfills what it promises to be. With fluidity in gameplay, constant action and a plot that serves as the basis for continuous progression, the game overcomes a dubious level design to deliver one of the best boomer shooters today.

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90 / 100 - F1 24
May 28, 2024

If punctual revisions and the exchange of some modes and features for others is insufficient to overcome the feeling of a mere protocol update, EA Sports F1 24 is definitely as good as its predecessor, refining visuals and mechanics to become even more current, accessible and precise.

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60 / 100 - Rocket Rumble
May 23, 2024

Rocket Rumble is based on a promising system that unites racing and combat, with great references and a different theme. However, it stumbles on the uninspired art style, an unbalanced interface, and especially the lack of content to renew interest.

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May 19, 2024

Fast and objective, Musashi vs Cthulhu doesn't bring any contextualization that justifies the meeting of these two worlds. But it compensates for its narrative disinterest with an addictive, sharp and very precise gameplay in search of that extra point in the world rankings or the personal satisfaction of having gone a little further.

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