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Earth Defense Force 2017 Portable features the same flaws and polish issues that marred the original, but also has the same addictive combat that leaves you yearning for more. The lack of split-screen co-op may seem like a downer, but the new options for local and online cooperative play for up to four players is a great alternative.

Joe Danger Touch should become the textbook example of how you adapt a console title for a mobile device. It isn't a lazy port. It's been lovingly crafted for its new platform, which it evidently understands. The controls have been sensitively adjusted to work with for a touchscreen, while the levels are finely constructed. Furthermore, it looks absolutely stunning and represents great value. Joe Danger Touch is essential.

Kentucky Road Zero is short, but as a first episode it does exactly what it should – leave you wanting more.

It’s rife with bugs and other tech issues, and the large amount of guns has turned it into a place where meaningful player interactions rarely occur. It needs a lot of work to become something that feels like a proper release, and is in dire need of the slew of promised features to make it more than rarely entertaining.

Kinect Party is a great game that’s really fun to play. It doesn’t require much more than your attention and the permission to let your guard down. Once you buy in and let the grins come, you’ll be surprised at the trade off that occurs, you playing Kinect Party, and it playing you.

The functional karaoke mechanics and effective GamePad integration make Sing Party a passable option for those gamers looking for a little musical accompaniment to their parties. But a weak tracklist festers underneath Sing Party's accessible, bland exterior. And without an adequate progression system to encourage repeat play, Sing Party misses its leap for gaming greatness.

It’s an iteration of the formula that made classic Mega Man shine – and it’s a good game – but it’s not what the most hardcore Mega Man fans clamoring for some love want. They want something fleshed-out and official. Instead, Capcom gave them something picked out of the fan community because the company wasn’t ready to deliver a product of its own.

TTT isn’t that good. Blowing up stuff is fun, but you’ll end up fighting the controls and the game becomes a grind if you play it any real length of time. If my eight- year-old son would rather play something else, you probably will too.

I really wanted to love Miner Wars. Outer space and sandboxy exploration are the sorts of things that make me go all starry eyed, but the game only served to yank my expectations back down to Earth. Somewhere inside Miner Wars 2081 is an incredibly ambitious, frighteningly absorbing space game. As is, however, Keen Software's long-in-the-making opus feels like a half-complete realization of that vision. Maybe it'll eventually evolve into something truly special, but for now, it's hardly out of this world.

For every positive Full Frontal Assault musters up, there seems to be a negative lurking somewhere nearby. The exploration is a blast, but the shooting is a bust. Gradually upgrading defenses feels rewarding, but grinding for bolts proves tedious and stressful. In the end, the positives and negative battle to an uneasy stalemate that results in an experience that's simply middling.