About Kirk Hiner

I had high hopes when starting Shadow Labyrinth that the game would be as bizarre as presented in its announcement trailer. I’m happy to say it is. But I’m unhappy to say it also gets caught in what should have been avoidable traps of the 2D action/platformer genre.
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What lies beyond the horizon? We’ll find out January 15, 2026, when The Legend of Heroes: Trails Beyond the Horizon is released for Nintendo Switch and Switch 2. Or, you know, you could just watch the trailer beyond the jump.
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The most rewarding question I can ask myself during a review period is, “What have I been missing?” I asked myself this early and repeatedly while playing No Sleep for Kaname Date – From AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES.
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Heading off on a trip, Dracula tasks his kids with protecting pumpkins from an endless onslaught of insects in Flora & Fang: Guardians of the Vampire Garden. It’s a difficult ’80s arcade throwback, but that’s par for the course at Flynn’s Arcade.
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When Nintendo unveiled the mouse controls for Switch 2, Nobunaga’s Ambition: Awakening Complete Edition is the type of game that popped into my mind. I took this review specifically to test out the Switch 2’s Joy-Con mouse functionality, and it makes a world of difference.
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The “myth-fueled bullet heaven” Achilles: Survivor will launching on PC and those other consoles this month, but that doesn’t mean Switch players won’t get their chance to tear through it. They’ll just have to wait until Q3 2025 to do so.
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Wannabe action hero Klaus Lee may not have stood a chance in the ’80s, but gamers can finally experience his platforming adventures (and his magnificent mustache) in Klaus Lee – Thunderballs.
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If you’ve been wondering where those Switch 2 game announcements have been, you just haven’t been looking into the dystopian future of 2089 Japan. That’s where we’ll be meeting D3Publisher’s Full Metal Schoolgirl.
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As long as everything looks like a rave is about to break out, Disney will slap their name on anything Tron related and return their attention to the next Pixar flop. That being the case, I have to say TRON: Catalyst is one of the franchise’s better game entries in a long time.
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HITMAN World of Assassination – Signature Edition is a hard game to get into—not because it’s not fun, but because of prohibitive Internet requirements, excessive legalese, and numerous bugs. But when you’re able to execute a mission without interference, it’s wonderfully entertaining.
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It’s not often we get press releases as “outrageous” as today’s announcement that Klaus Lee – Thunderballs will be arriving on Nintendo Switch next week. So, when one comes in, we kind of have to share it.
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Flynn Lives! Maybe. We’ll learn more about that in October. In the meantime, Big Fan (a Devolver Digital publishing label), and developer Bithell Games have announced that the isometric action game TRON: Catalyst is now available on Nintendo Switch.
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Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess is exactly the type of game I was hoping we’d see on the Nintendo Switch 2. It’s big, beautiful, and surprising…at least for a while.
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The initial joy of the Nintendo Switch 2 release is beyond us, but that doesn’t mean we have nothing to look forward to. A clear example is RAIDOU Remastered: The Mystery of The Soulless Army, which is being released in Switch and Switch 2 versions on June 19th.
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It’s official; the Nintendo Switch 2 is popular. In just four days since its June 5th launch, the system sold more than 3.5 million units worldwide according to internal Nintendo sales data, making it the fastest-selling Nintendo game system ever.
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I love when entertainment catches me off guard. Books, movies, video games—one of the best things they can do is offer something new and unpredictable. That’s exactly what’s offered by 1f y0u’re a gh0st ca11 me here!
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Looking for something to fill that fancy new Switch 2 of yours? Looking for something to buy instead of that fancy new Switch 2? Spike Chunsoft has you covered either way when No Sleep For Kaname Date – From AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES releases on July 25th, with preorders available now
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Once I was able to work past my standard JRPG inclinations and not fret too much over the efficiencies of my villages, I really, really had a great time with Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma. If this is the direction of future entries, I’ll have my short sword and terra tiller ready.
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