Reviews

There’s a bigger picture with the mystery of Shiba Island. A straightforward start – searching for a missing brother – soon turns into learning about the protagonist’s past on the …
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Nancy Reagan made it quite clear in my youth that I’m supposed to “Just say no.” I’m glad I succumbed to peer pressure, however, and gave Infini a try. This thematically bizarre and visually trippy game ended up winning me over as both a challenging puzzle platformer and as an inadvertent P.S.A. for my kids.
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The Otterman Empire is a party, action game from Tri-Heart Interactive. The gameplay is described as “havoc causing, party game mayhem”, which sounds a lot better than it actually is. …
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Dripping with mystery, The Great Perhaps is set long after civilisation as we know it has crumbled. You play as an astronaut named Kosmos, who wakes from a cryosleep only …
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I have to give the developers of Pokémon Cafe Mix credit. They could have just thrown together a quick Pokémon Match-3 game and added it to the heap of others …
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Burnout Paradise is considered by many as one of the best arcade racing games — let’s see how the remastered version has translated to the Nintendo Switch, and if that …
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Catherine: Full Body is the remake of 2011’s romantic simulation puzzle mashup, Catherine. You play as Vincent, who is introduced as being “earnest and kind”, even though the plot revolves …
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Ancestors Legacy is one of the latest real-time strategy games to hit the Nintendo Switch, filling the gap just a bit in this less-represented genre. I have spent plenty of …
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Keen: One Girl Army is a puzzle-action game for the Nintendo Switch. It involves tactical gameplay, zombies, robots, and a rollerskating ninja-type heroine – yeah, it kind of has it …
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Project Warlock is a first-person shooter from Buckshot Software. It sports a retro look that will immediately bring to mind the original Doom game of the ‘90s. To put it …
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It’s quite interesting that the development of the 16-bit run and gun shooter Ultracore is one which has striking similarities to even Star Fox 2’s own journey to existence. Both …
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Laraan lured me in with its promise of “cinematic storytelling”, but the final product has left me with mixed feelings. This sci-fi adventure has a lot working against it; it …
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Destrobots is a top-down shooter starring a funky array of little robots. The objective is to dodge and take out enemy robots with a set of melee and long-ranged moves. …
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There was a time when I’d tell people half-jokingly that the best thing about having kids is the excuse they provided for watching SpongeBob SquarePants. I now realize this isn’t true; one doesn’t need an excuse to watch SpongeBob. One also doesn’t need an excuse to play SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated.
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Sometimes, to innovate, you’ve got to take a step backward. 

In a post-Stardew Valley world, playing even stellar farming sims always leaves me at least a little cold. Concerned Ape’s …
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Miden Tower is a role-playing/adventure game from KEMCO. You play as Valen, who’s out for revenge with an unlikely group that includes a wall maiden. As far as RPGs go, …
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Centred on the troubles of a medieval kingdom on the brink of war, Yes, Your Grace places you on the throne of Davern. Playing as King Eryk, it is up …
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A “love letter to classic 8-bit run-and-gun action games and 80s cartoons”, Clash Force succeeds in capturing the spirit of those but comes up short in a few key areas.

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