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Spy Chameleon is simple and easy to recommend to players. What it does, it does well, and the price point is spot on. There isn’t much to the game, but there is plenty to keep me coming back. Earning better times is fun, and competing with friends is a blast. This is the perfect solution to one of those “I have no idea what to play tonight” moods. Snag it for $5 and thank me later.

Thunder Blade is well done arcade port with lots of options that help to modernize the experience. Like most other old arcade games, personal interest is really what drives the game’s value. For players who either remember the arcade original or simply enjoy the style, it’s definitely worth checking out.

Badlands offers local co-op, multiplayer, and a ton of levels to keep players going, yet it feels like a game made for quick access, and I found myself getting rather bored after 30 minutes of play. On a mobile system this game feels right at home with in its casual play time, but I can’t help but feel a little alienated with it on consoles.

After a bit of research I learned of a work around, and there have been a handful of patches released already since the game’s launch, so I would not be surprised if the issue is ironed out before this review goes live. Outside of that, there isn’t really much to say. While I would have much rather have seen the more accessible and modern, “Xrd” to see release on steam, AC+R serves as a great example of the series in its classic form and notorious depth.

Xbox One owners looking for something to fill that Mario Kart void will find plenty to enjoy with Beach Buggy Racing. While it doesn’t reinvent the wheel, it definitely handles what it sets out to do admirably. Just know what you are getting into before taking the plunge. The lack of online and frustrating AI will test player’s patience, but underneath it all is a solid kart racer that is best enjoyed with friends in the silky smooth split screen mode.

Duck Game is simple in name and fun in style. While the multiplayer aspect is fun, as is playing with friends or online strangers, the real absurdness comes from the crazy challenges in single player mode. It doesn’t show its true colors in single player challenge mode right away, but if you stick with it, you’re bound to see some of the funny missions at hand. Sometimes silly, sometimes crazy, fun alone or with friends, duck game is tasty.

The humor works, and even when the controls and element mapping can be a little too complex for its own good, it can be looked past when you have a few people with you trying to make it along. Magicka 2 takes some getting used to and even after getting used to it, it can still be unwieldy at times. Playing co-op is the way to go, and can even be rather fun that way. Just keep in mind, it can get frustrating and downright mean playing solo.

Perhaps it’s harsh for me to expect the same kind of quality or improvements over Demon Gaze given that Operation Abyss is a remake of earlier titles but given the simple fact that I’m playing this after thoroughly enjoying DG, I feel that I must. When it’s all said and done, Operation Abyss isn’t a bad game but it certainly doesn’t live up to the high standards set by Demon Gaze.

I could spend pages raving about how good The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is. Rarely do I hand out this score, and I think that speaks volumes about this game. This is easily one of the best games of 2015, but beyond that it is the best fantasy RPG I have played to date, alongside being the best open-world game since Rockstar’s phenomenal Red Dead Redemption.

The idea of getting faster times in getting coins by yourself can only take you so far and without friends, the game is simply too short, and too limited to offer anyone playing longer then an hour or so. If you’re looking for fun game to play with others, this might provide it in small doses. Yet in a game that wants players to save every coin, you might want to do that before deciding if you want to spend yours.