FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014 Champions Edition. Packing favourites like Super Mario Bros 3, Dr Mario, Metroid, Zelda II, Punch-Out!! and Kirby's Adventure, NES Remix 2 introduces the basics of each game by breaking them down into quickfire challenges that you play one after the other, for example by running through a requisite number of enemies with the invincibility star in Super Mario 3, or clearing a stage in Wario's Woods. Of course the challenges quickly escalate, and soon you're attempting feats of two-button gameplay you would have never before thought possible. The most fun comes in the unlockable remix stages which switch things up in a number of ways, including by having elements of one game invade another (defeat Whispy Woods as Kirby while Mario-style Boos come in from the side), by changing the perspective of the original game (by casting some parts in shadow or flipping the game screen upside down), or by splicing the rules and worlds of multiple games together (play through a Super Mario level as Samus from Metroid, bombing and rolling rather than jumping and crouching). The format speaks both to older players who know the games and to the Angry Birds generation who want to play a few minutes at a time and refine their performance to get the best score. These dusty old designs really do have so much left to give, and with the addition of a replay system that saves your best times and records videos that others can view, plus an entire playable version of the original Super Mario Bros (renamed Super Luigi Bros here and starring Mario's oft-maligned younger brother), there's a huge amount of retro goodness in NES Remix 2 considering the comparatively low price of admission. FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014 Champions Edition

PS3, Xbox 360 | Retail and download | $79.95 In what some might call a cynical move, EA has released World Cup (essentially a repackaging of the most recent FIFA with all the teams and stadiums that feature in the actual World Cup) as a full-price retail game available only on the last generation of game hardware. With no option for people who already own FIFA 14 to just get the additional World Cup content, and no option for those with a PS4 or Xbox One to enjoy the game on their shiny new machines, the target market of this game is clear: people who are pumped for the World Cup and people who were always going to buy a new FIFA game no matter the cost. For what it's worth, the new additions (besides the tweaks to team rosters and available venues, which are exactly as you'd expect) do capture the feel and excitement of the World Cup, even if they are mostly for show. The menus and game presentation have benefited from a splash of colour and all the same branding you'll see on the televised event, and the career modes now focus on pulling your nation's team through qualification and on to the tournament proper. To their credit the developers have also made several small tweaks to the gameplay since FIFA 14 in direct response to fan requests, but whether or not those tweaks and the World Cup branding are enough to justify a fresh $80 purchase (no, it isn't any cheaper if you buy it digitally from your console's store), boils down to personal preference. Octodad: Dadliest Catch

PS4 | Download only | $20.10 Part romantic sitcom, part physics-based adventure game but mostly physical comedy simulator, Octodad: Dadliest Catch has been out on PC for a little while but really feels most comfortable here on a home console. You play a bumbling octopus who has somehow managed to masquerade as a human effectively enough to blend in to American suburbia. Not even your wife or children (!) know of your secret invertebratism, and at the core of the game is your need to control four of your limbs (one each poking out from the holes in your pressed blue suit) to undertake ordinary human tasks while not appearing suspicious to real humans. Obviously the game never takes itself very seriously, and while the narrative deals with the trouble Octodad's secretive nature causes for his marriage, it charmingly skims over the obviousness of his cephalopod nature. The experience runs the gamut from pure hilarity as you try to manoeuvre your flailing jelly-like limbs up an escalator going the wrong way to genuine tenderness as Octodad protects his bafflingly oblivious children. The challenges and tasks you'll face are surprisingly varied and always delightful, and while attempting to cut firewood or walk carefully between fragile objects is always a frustratingly doomed affair, the absurdist glee that results is more than worth it. Hitman Go

iOS | $6.49 Hitman Go is an original mobile design for iPhone and iPad, based on the hugely popular series of assassination simulators but with the look and feel and mechanics of a tabletop board game. If you're fan of Hitman or tabletop games that sentence probably terrified you, but thankfully (and surprisingly) Hitman Go is actually a lot of fun. The aesthetic is a stunning mix of Hitman and minimalist board game design, with Agent 47 and all other characters appearing as plastic pieces. Each piece moves along set grids or tracks on their turn, and you need to make sure you come in contact with other pieces from behind in order to assassinate them. This results in the need to observe other pieces, learn and predict their movements and plan your own accordingly. Later levels introduce modular board pieces that expand and complicate the playing area, as well as new mechanics such as distraction devices you can use to turn other pieces' movements in your favour. Overall this is a surprisingly well-realised reduction of the Hitman formula, and a mobile experience well worth seeking out for stealth fans. Trials Fusion

PS4, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PC | Download only | $28.95 A blend of platforming, puzzle-solving and racing, Trials has grown over its lifetime from a basic browser game to a full-fledged heavy-hitting franchise. While the various locales have only become wilder and bring with them a touch of futurism for this latest entry (think riding from the tops of skyscrapers to jump over onto the back of a giant futuristic zeppelin), the core gameplay remains the same. The amount of fine control you need to develop over your bike is incredible, to the point that failing to land your back wheel before your front on most jumps past the first few levels will end in tragedy, and the ability to end a steep climb with a front wheel stand is a required skill. It's all about the physics here, as everything you do has your bike react in a heavy and believable way. Fusion introduces the ability to perform tricks, and there are levels littered with obstacles and huge jumps to show off this addition, but really the meat of the design remains being faced with a seemingly impossible challenge and working to surmount it while failing many, many times. The ability of the Xbox One and PS4 to instantly record and upload gameplay clips really shines here, as you can easily jump in and see how others have tackled each challenge. If you must have a physical copy you can also grab Trials Fusion from your local retailer, but only in its "Deluxe Edition" form which comes at full retail price (around $60) and gives you access to a full year of downloadable content. Frankly, since you'll need to be connected to the internet to enjoy that added value anyway, you might as well grab the half-priced digital version and wait to see whether the DLC's worth your money. Twitter: @weeklyrift