There are plenty of video games that belong to a coherent universe. I’ll often progress through these series or franchises in chronological order, writing reviews about the individual parts. To gain a sense of the series as a whole, I have collected many of these series here. Hopefully, this should make the individual parts of the series easy to find, identify the strong parts of the series, and give a sense of the series as a whole.

Pokémon [3.85 stars]

  1. Pokémon Platinum Version (2009) [4.5 stars]
  2. Pokémon White Version (2011) [3.5 stars]
  3. Pokémon White Version 2 (2012) [4 stars]
  4. Pokémon X (2013) [4 stars]
  5. Pokémon Sun (2016) [4 stars]
  6. Pokémon Ultra Moon (2017) [3.5 stars]
  7. Let’s Go Pikachu (2018) [3.5 stars]
  8. Pokémon Sword (2019) [4 stars]

Mario Kart [3.75 stars]

  1. Mario Kart 7 (2011) [3.5 stars]
  2. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (2017) [4 stars]

Shantae [3.25 stars]

  1. Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse (2014) [3.5 stars]
  2. Shantae: Half-Genie Hero (2017) [3 stars]

Mega Man [3.25 stars]

  1. Mega Man ZX (2006) [3.5 stars]
  2. Mega Man Star Force: Pegasus (2007) [3 stars]

The Legend of Zelda [3.72 stars]

  1. Link’s Awakening DX (1998) [4 stars]
  2. Oracle of Seasons (2001) [3 stars]
  3. Oracle of Ages (2001) [3.5 stars]
  4. The Minish Cap (2005) [4 stars]
  5. Phantom Hourglass (2007) [3 stars]
  6. Spirit Tracks (2009) [2 stars]
  7. A Link Between Worlds (2013) [5 stars]
  8. Breath of the Wild (2017) [4.5 stars]
  9. Link’s Awakening (2019) [4.5 stars]

Super Smash Brothers [3.75 stars]

  1. Super Smash Bros. for 3DS (2014) [3.5 stars]
  2. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018) [4 stars]

Tetris [3.75 stars]

  1. Tetris Effect (2018) [4 stars]
  2. Tetris 99 (2019) [3.5 stars]

LEGO [4.14 stars]

  1. LEGO Star Wars — The Complete Saga (2007) [4.5 stars]
  2. LEGO Indiana Jones — The Original Adventures (2008) [3.5 stars]
  3. LEGO Batman — The Videogame (2008) [4 stars]
  4. LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean (2011) [4 stars]
  5. LEGO The Lord of the Rings (2012) [5 stars]
  6. LEGO Marvel Super Heroes (2013) [4.5 stars]
  7. The LEGO Movie Videogame (2014) [3.5 stars]