Clever Cleaving & Dungeon Creeping

Agent 47 comes to the Vita and PS4 in a cross-buy/cross-save re-release of what was previously a mobile-only title: Hitman: Go. Let's have a closer look.

Originally released on the PS3 in the west in March of 2014, the Plus version of one of the most well regarded Atelier games came to the Vita last month.

With a little help from real emerging artists, BigFest makes a game out of the organizational chaos of promoting a music festival.

Norn9: Var Commons is an otome game from Aksys and Idea Factory that features a sci-fi tale and a large cast of characters whose stories are, by definition of the genre, interconnected. Previously released in Japan, it makes its way to the Vita this week in the US.

Otome games are essentially visual novels targeting a female demographic. Typically, in addition to a main plot, an important and persistent goal is fostering a romantic relationship between the protagonist and one or more of the other characters. Code:Realize ~Guardian of Rebirth~ is such a game, and it's available now on the Vita.

Many characters from multiple Dengeki Bunko light novels clash in a flashy new 2D fighter from Sega in Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax.

Indifferent to the temptations of aberration and bombast, Element4l's Spartan aesthetic plays nicely with its devotion to pure platforming. It also buries Element4l's identity beneath waves of difficulty and a few inventive tricks. 

Mech action in a futuristic Tokyo comes exclusively to the Vita via Arc System Works' Damascus Gear: Operation Tokyo.

Nippon Ichi Software's Vita exclusive, hotL#NiQ: The Firefly Diary, was released in Japan last year, but it's coming stateside next week. Is it worth checking out? Probably -- depends a little bit on your pain threshold -- let's take a closer look.

In a genre with many outstanding experiences, one of the very best returns in a highly anticipated and very welcomed Remastered Edition.

Tales of Hearts R is a re-make of Tales of Hearts, released in 2008 for the DS in Japan only. In March of 2013, R was released for the Vita and later for iOS, but once again only in Japan. Now, after much petitioning, western players can enjoy the eleventh Tales adventure, exclusively on the Vita. Was it worth the wait?