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Overall, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 is a worthy successor that offers a successful mix of intense battles, impressive graphics and a captivating story. The atmosphere of the Warhammer world is masterfully captured, and the action-packed encounters provide thrills and adrenaline. Despite minor flaws, such as the repetitive design and unreliable AI, the game manages to excite both old fans and newcomers alike. With its successful gameplay, extensive content and cooperative approach, Space Marine 2 is a must for anyone who wants to immerse themselves in the brutal world of Warhammer 40K. Especially with two friends, the game is incredibly fun and will keep Warhammer fans glued to their consoles for more than one playthrough.

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The Casting of Frank Stone is a game that skillfully showcases both its strengths and weaknesses. The story, which revolves around the mysterious serial killer Frank Stone, creates a lot of suspense through different time levels and a dense atmosphere. The cinematic staging, which alternates between dark, oppressive locations and surreal dream sequences, is particularly impressive. Supermassive Games manages to perfectly capture the creepy atmosphere of a classic slasher film. Unfortunately, the title character Frank Stone himself remains rather pale. Despite his central place in the story, we learn very little about his background and motives. As a result, he remains rather one-dimensional as an antagonist, which takes away some of the story's depth. Anyone hoping for psychological insights may therefore be disappointed. In terms of gameplay, The Casting of Frank Stone offers some interesting approaches, but they quickly become repetitive. The mechanics around stopping Frank with the camera or repairing generators are strongly reminiscent of Dead by Daylight and are a nice homage, but lose their appeal as the game progresses. In many moments, the gameplay feels more like a chore than a way to build up the suspense. Graphically, the game scores with impressive lighting and strong cinematic camera work that perfectly captures the creepy atmosphere. Unfortunately, however, this immersion is severely impaired by technical shortcomings. Performance problems such as frame rate drops and long loading times are common throughout the game and significantly disrupt the flow of the game. This is particularly annoying in a game that relies so heavily on its atmosphere. All in all, The Casting of Frank Stone remains an interesting, albeit flawed, horror experience. Those who can get involved with the story and the surreal atmosphere will experience exciting moments, but will also have to put up with technical problems. With a patch, however, the game could become a much more rounded experience.

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Funko Fusion will immediately strike a chord with many fans and reaches a large audience through its variable selection of franchises. It clearly draws on the formula of the Lego Travelers Tales games (parts of the development team were already involved in these games), but unfortunately still lacks the finesse and maturity shown in the original. All the building blocks and tools for a good game are there, but disappointingly, there is a lot to criticize, especially when playing for longer. Even after the release, we found a few game-breaking bugs, some of which have already been eliminated by patches. These range from bosses not spawning, minions spawning infinitely and misplaced assets that made level progress impossible. The fact that there is no save function within the levels and that you always had to start again from the beginning after restarting led to slight frustration, also because the collected collectibles also had to be collected/acquired again. We are definitely waiting for the patches (the first of which have already been delivered based on player feedback). Funko Fusion has a lot of potential and virtually endless expansion possibilities thanks to the franchises already represented by Funko, but it still needs to be reworked for a lot of fun. Addendum: Larger patches with a long changelog have already been delivered, so an improvement is definitely possible.

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EA Sports FC 25 turns the right screws with refreshed career modes, improved youth development and stronger women's football, though it lacks the innovation needed for a top score.

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Astro Bot is a superb family platformer with incredible haptics, brilliant level design and plenty of charm, only occasionally frustrating because our little hero can't take much damage.

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The Good, the Bad and the Evil delivers exactly what Dungeons 4 fans want, with more missions, more humor and fresh mechanics like the Wild West setting and train building.

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NBA 2K25 is a first-class sports game with atmospheric presentation, tight controls, a strong lineup of men's and women's modes and a more compact, accessible new City.

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Farewell North is a beautiful, melancholic and emotional journey through a remarkably large Scottish-inspired world, even if it doesn't quite reach the level of genre greats like Journey.

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That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime ISEKAI Chronicles fails to capture the anime's magic, with half-baked town building, repetitive combat and a shallow story that only die-hard fans will enjoy.

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Tiebreak offers fun, tight gameplay and an impressive roster of licensed players, but dated animations, lifeless presentation and other rough edges keep it from realizing its potential.

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Cat Quest III takes the series to pirate seas with charming design and smart new ideas, making it the highlight of the series and so good that the credits roll far too soon.

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Visions of Mana is a colorful, emotional JRPG with a fresh twist on its class system and plenty of quality-of-life features, a worthy continuation of the Mana series despite limited exploration.

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Monster Jam Showdown is a fun arcade racer with an authentic license and great truck handling that creates a real 'just one more round' effect, despite only three different environments.

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Madden NFL 25 surpasses its predecessor with more immersive career modes and more realistic presentation, though compared to College Football 25 it lacks a certain soul.

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Anger Foot is a fast, brutal and incredibly satisfying kick-in-your-face shooter with addictive gameplay, stylish presentation and a perfectly tuned soundtrack.

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Super Woden GP II impresses with a huge selection of cars and tracks and nostalgic isometric racing, edging out Circuit Superstars thanks to its larger scope.

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Star Wars: Bounty Hunter remains a solid action adventure with great atmosphere and cool jetpack gameplay on Switch, though its age shows in clunky movement, empty levels and sparse checkpoints.

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Lovestruck delivers a varied new neighborhood and a romance system that adds real depth and dynamics to relationships, even if some of its humor goes a bit too far.

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Nobody Wants to Die is an impressive debut with a captivating dystopian noir world and story, delivering a polished, almost flawless package that earns our top score.

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College Football 25 is a fresh, accessible alternative to Madden with authentic college atmosphere and a creative Road to Glory, even if its careers still feel a bit menu-driven.

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