About Trevor Gould

Arcade Spirits is a visual novel with a very intriguing premise: “What if the 1983 video game marketing crash never happened?” Since I’m old enough to have many fond memories …
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With 31 reviews in 31 days, the PN crew covered a lot of releases. A mix of low and high scorers here, but which of these titles have you played? …
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The Nintendo Switch now plays host to realMyst Masterpiece Edition. Wondering if my PC was powerful enough to handle the game is now just a memory, one of several memories …
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A Pure Nintendo favorite (scoring 8 out of 10 in our review) Tricky Towers will soon be getting a physical version for Nintendo Switch owners to add to their collections.

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WHAT THE GOLF? aims for some good-natured ribbing towards traditional golf games. Does such mockery deliver a birdie, or is the comic effectiveness of this parody more of a bogey? …
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One of the more unique racers I’ve played, Lonely Mountains: Downhill delivers a surprisingly relaxing experience, while still offering optional intense challenges. This Kickstarter success has proved to be addictive …
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The Eternal Castle [REMASTERED] is a curious title. Despite claims, it’s not a remake of an original game from 1987. That’s only an odd bit of marketing. Instead, it aims …
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Fledgling Heroes isn’t a port of an old mobile game, but it sure feels like one. While it has some things working in its favor, I haven’t found the overall …
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QUEEN OF FIGHTERS

I was a bit taken by surprise when I learned that the Neo Geo Pocket Color game, SNK GALS’ FIGHTERS, was coming to the Nintendo …
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The name may be decidedly generic, but Guard Duty succeeds where it matters most, in gameplay. Namely, in how it respects the best traditions of the point-and-click graphic adventure genre.

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The Pure Nintendo team published 36 reviews during the shorter month of April, but which were your favorites? Leave a comment and let us know.

Alder’s Blood

Archaica: The …
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Mekorama looked promising at first, with a clear-cut inspiration from Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (a favorite of mine). But this mobile port, while by no means awful, hasn’t left the …
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Marking the debut of the franchise on the Nintendo Switch, Cooking Mama: Cookstar arrives with a lot of chatter. Disappearing from the eShop amidst overheating rumors, re-emerging overpriced direct from …
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The PN crew published 40 reviews this month, which marks one year since we were picked up by Metacritic!

Animal Crossing: New Horizons was the highlight for many of us, …
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Bub and Bob have returned, but they deserve better than Bubble Bobble 4 Friends. While this latest game is fun, it’s also very short. But you wouldn’t know it to …
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What you see is what you get with Epic Word Search Collection. If you like games like these, or past titles from Lightwood, you’ll probably like this one.

Epic Word …
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Drop the Zero and get with the hero?

There’s no question of value here, as Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection bundles six games. So, fans of the various series in …
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It’d be easy for this one to fly under the radar, but I had a blast playing Hidden Through Time. It’s like an animated Where’s Waldo book, starting you in …
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