Reviews

Truth be told, because I was firmly on the side of Baldur’s Gate in great gaming debate of the late ’90s, I’ve never played a Diablo game. Now that I’ve played Diablo II on the Switch, I…well, I won’t say I was on the wrong team, but I can freely admit that bypassing Diablo was a mistake.
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Death’s Gambit: Afterlife is a fun 2D side scroller. It is a remake of the original Death’s Gambit. Afterlife brings the elements of old-school SNES and Genesis platformers while also …
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HIX: Puzzle Islands is a surprising game. It sets out to create a puzzle experience that’s fun, addictive, and tricky enough for adults but easy enough for kids. It’s a …
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Respected but not readily available until now, Gleylancer moves from the Mega Drive and Wii Virtual Console to the Nintendo Switch eShop. It might be the best shooter you’ve yet …
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The first ten minutes of No More Heroes 3 are very bizarre. It starts with Travis Touchdown reminiscing about a game called Deathman that he used to play as a …
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Don’t Touch This Button! is one of those games where my initial impressions after watching the trailer matched how I felt after playing the game. The trailer gave the impression …
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The second instalment in an already promising series, One-Eyed Lee and the Dinner Party is a point-and-click supernatural mystery. Set in a post-apocalyptic fantastical world, the game balances a nuanced …
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Ultra Age is a hack-and-slash game akin to the Devil May Cry franchise. Ultra Age is set in a very, very distant future in the year 3174. The ecosystem of …
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 Where’s Samantha? is a physics-based puzzle platformer for the Nintendo Switch. It follows the adventures of George, a scrap of fabric who travels through a cloth world to find his …
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I can’t resist a good cinematic platformer, and A Juggler’s Tale is one such game. What keeps it from greatness are its ease and cost relative to the amount of …
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For the last few years, the NBA 2K series has had a bit of a rough up and down. The highlights continue to be that the NBA 2K series is …
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G-Darius was originally released in 1997 for the Japanese arcades and then later ported to the PS1 and again for the PS2. G-Darius HD is the fourth installment of the …
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I’m conflicted by WarioWare: Get It Together! This is somewhat by design, as the game is all about conflicts. Urgent, ridiculous, three-second conflicts. And whereas its traditional microgame formula is largely intact, a couple of development decisions can lessen their impact if you’re unwilling to adapt.
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Hoa is a puzzle platformer that initially escaped my notice. But I was happy to accept a later review key offer, as the launch trailer impressed me greatly. As Strong …
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Ever since Overcooked, I’ve noticed a ton more co-op games on the market; some blatant Overcooked clones with a change of setting, and others trying something a bit different. KeyWe …
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Rush Rally Origins is a fun, albeit simple game that came out in August. In some ways, Rush Rally wasn’t much different from the standard racing game you’d get in …
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We may already be a few days into October, but don’t sleep on the 23 reviews the PN crew published in September. There’s something for everyone, but let us know …
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A game that pits you against the most powerful angels of heaven, Monster Train First Class is a roguelike deckbuilder that tasks you with protecting the beating heart of hell. …
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