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The game of the day is Helvetii, which dives into northern European lore with fighters, half-beast creatures, and Druids. It’s a bit of roguelite with a splash of side-scroller, and the blend is actually rather pleasing.
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It’s time to take a look at an old Atari title from the Switch perspective. Akka Arrh started as a cabinet arcade game in the ‘80s, but it didn’t fair well at the time. Is the revamped version poised to fair better on the Nintendo Switch?
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The setting for Trenches is a battlefield in Europe in 1917. You are stuck behind enemy lines, and you need to get out. Your life and sanity depend on it.
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I have not played Toy Soldiers on any other platform, so I thought it might be like playing with the plastic, little, green army guys on a game board. I was wrong on that one; this is really a tower defense game with some extras. 
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Rumble Fish 2 game is very much ready to kick you so hard you land in next Tuesday. If you are good at this type of game, you will have some fun and face a good challenge. If you are not so good at this type of game…
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Swordship is touted as a “dodge-em-up”, which is like a shmup, only there are lots (and lots) of things you need to dodge. This time, everything is shooting at you, not the other way around. Shall we “dive” in?
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Some follow power, some follow honor, and some pursue vengeance. In Sifu, the name of the game is revenge. In the grand Kung Fu theater tradition, the student thinks they have surpassed their master and wants to be the new Number One in town.
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Our new friend Trifox just wants to unwind at home, but he’s horrified to learn some bad guys have stolen his remote. The cheek of some people!! We all know the lengths to which your average guy will go to find his remote, and Trifox is no exception.
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Since the nerd of the group got a signal de-scrambler, Vinny, Nick, and Tony should be able to watch some “interesting” programs. Too bad they’re all grounded. Sneaking around a bit to watch some TV with your friends sounds good—what could possibly go wrong?
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No Place for Bravery may not get a perfect score for originality, but a large portion of what it does is done well. Some things, however, didn’t leave me with the most positive impression.
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Blade Runner: Enhanced Edition—the remastered version of Westwood Studios’ original 1997 adventure game—arrived on the Switch back in June. This review is of a recently updated version that patched some reported bugs and issues. Sadly, it didn’t patch enough.
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Finally, we got to talk about a game where you’re a space-faring dragonfly creature that shoots energy bullets and eats obstacles. What else could it be but Yars’ Revenge, reborn as Yars: Recharged?
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Toy Soldiers has been out for PC since April 2012, and the Nintendo Switch is getting its HD upgrade in the near future. The developers are adding some finishing touches, but we have played through a preview version and can share the preliminaries.
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We have a new space adventure for you: Aniquilation. What is it? It’s a sci-fi, space adventure game with lots of twin-stick shooting of bad guys. The game has some interesting points and some disappointing aspects. Sadly…
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Welcome to the adventure puzzle game Lamplight City. We don’t know the population of this Victorian-era town with a steampunk vibe, but we do know some of the residents are definitely up to something.
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Don’t worry, participation in this particular riot is OK. Today, it’s a Samurai Riot. Specifically, it’s Samurai Riot Definitive Edition a mostly 2D, side-scrolling beat-‘em-up that’s built to scratch that arcade action itch.
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If you like a shmup for the joy of blowing things up, this one serves up a bit of what you want: lots of bullets, level-ups to lots more bullets, bombs, baddies, and bosses.
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With the Hybrid H3PRO Hybrid Wireless Closed Acoustic Gaming Headset, EPOS gives Switch gamers the ability to simultaneously hear the Nintendo Switch and the Nintendo Switch Online mobile app in one headset.
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