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Nintendo fans may recall the classic D&D action role-playing game, Baldur’s Date: Dark Alliance, originally released for the GameCube and GameBoy Advance. A remastered release is now coming to Nintendo Switch, and it’s doing so tomorrow, May 7th.
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As we welcome the weekend, it’s time to check out the latest offereings on the Nintendo eShop. This week’s highlight is Skate City, where you’ll hit the deck around the …
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Koopa Kast 107 – The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES)

A game that takes 400 days and counts down the seconds in real-time, The Longing requires patience. You play as a Shade, the servant of a magical underground king whose …
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With a title like Blast Brigade vs. the Evil Legion of Dr. Cread, you just know this new game from Allods Team Arcade is going to be all about action. More specifically, 2D platformer action all Metroidvania style with a heavy dose of inspiration from ’80s movies.
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With the Major League Baseball season back in full swing this year, it’s good to see baseball video games back in action as well. The R.B.I. Baseball series has steadily …
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The Pure Nintendo crew published 27 reviews during the month of April. Which of these games have you played?

Astro Aqua Kitty

Battle Brothers

Chained

Chess Knights – Viking …
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Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville is the newest title in the PVZ world. Finally getting a release on the Nintendo Switch, 2 years after its initial release on other …
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Astro Aqua Kitty is an action shooter for the Nintendo Switch. It involves cats in a submarine who shoot alien robots and solve puzzles to move through levels. Is it …
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Potion Party is a game where you run your own alchemy shop. The goal is to run the store smoothly, making potions for your customers quickly, hitting your daily quota. …
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The word “relaxing” comes up many times in the description page for Deiland: Pocket Planet Edition. While that does describe most of the music very well, the gameplay can be …
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Little Mouse’s Encyclopedia is a new edutainment release for the Nintendo Switch. There’s no gameplay, but it’s an interactive encyclopedia aimed at curious fact-seeking kids. That said, I can surely …
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A duck, gorilla, and hog walk into a bank… What’s the punchline? They get caught. That’s the premise of One Escape, developed by BUG-Studio and published by Ratalaika Games. This …
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As a grid-based, first-person, action/adventure RPG, Vaporum: Lockdown offers plenty of gameplay elements to keep you busy. But do they all come together well in this prequel to Vaporum? Let’s turn on some lights and try to find out.
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What do Jules Verne, Conan Doyle, and Time Burton have in common? Quite a few things, I’d imagine. But relevant to Nintendo Switch owners, they’ve all inspired Tandem: A Tale of Shadows, a puzzle platformer coming later this year from developer Monochrome and Publisher Hatinh Interactive.
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Many games from the golden era are still quite playable. Others, not so much. When it comes to classic titles, sometimes, you simply can’t go home again. 

The release …
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The opening of Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV is so convoluted that it seems to be warning players to not start here. Thankfully, once it decides to get going, this conclusion to the series rarely lets up.
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Following on from a game with a solid cult following but mixed reviews, Clea 2 is a horror game that focuses on skill and stealth over jump scares. It uses …
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