Reviews

Nidhogg 2 is a local multiplayer game where players fight to reach the opposite end of the screen to perform self-sacrifice to a giant, mythical worm called Nidhogg. This pious, …
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There’s a point about halfway through Pikuniku where you meet Ernie. Ernie is the son of the gigantic worm with whom you’ve joined forces to defeat an evil corporation that’s …
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Apocalipsis: Harry at the End of the World is a point-and-click adventure from Punch Drunk Games. It was released on PC last year and now makes its way to the …
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An immediately evocative game, The King’s Bird has been wonderfully crafted to be an experience that stays with you. In a pretty way.

The bold colours and silhouetted city make …
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Developers seem to like nonograms (AKA Picross). Searching the Switch’s eShop, I found at least seven titles that featured either nonograms, or variations on them, including Pic-a-Pix Deluxe, Piczle Lines DX, and …
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I’ve played a lot of difficult platformers throughout the years, and some have been my favorite games to come back to play. While going through Necrosphere Deluxe, I initially thought …
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Afterburner isn’t a jet flight sim, but more of a cousin to the classic arcade games like 1941 and Zaxxon, though in a 3D space, not a side-scroller. Does this game’s mobile heritage make a smooth transition to the Nintendo Switch?
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I know what you’re thinking: does the Switch really need another retro-inspired platformer? Blowfish Studios is betting on yes with its latest release, JackQuest: The Tale of the Sword. Let’s …
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In an age where there is no end of captivating fighting games, Super Hero Fight Club: Reloaded needs to have something special about it to stand out from the crowd.

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This is PN’s first monthly recap post as we transition from our old quarterly approach. January, a slower month, featured a mix of reviews. Some were Q4 2018 games, as we …
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A remake of the Nintendo DS hit, Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story + Bowser Jr’s Journey is a great new 3DS release with a very long name. For those …
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There aren’t many games quite like Screencheat Unplugged. It’s quirky, it’s colorful, and very unique. But after several play sessions, does it deliver a worthwhile multiplayer experience?

Screencheat Unplugged is …
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With gameplay quite reminiscent of the investigation parts from the Ace Attorney titles, NAIRI: Tower of Shirin offers a familiar feel that I tend to enjoy. What winds up bringing …
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Uncanny Valley is a retro-style horror survival game from developer Cowardly Creations. It was originally released in 2015 and recently ported to the Nintendo Switch. Does this game live up …
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Odium to the Core is a single-button, music-based, side-scrolling challenge with a dark art style. Odium is a dark snake-like creature and is on a mission to make it to …
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When I first downloaded this game I kept pronouncing the title as “Yiik”, but upon further inspection it’s actually YIIK, as in the roman numeral 2. This 3D “Postmodern RPG” …
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There are quite a few mobile games that have made their way onto the Switch, and Build a Bridge! is one of them. Bridge building games seem to be a …
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Wondershot is an action game “presented by the publishers of the best-selling Astro Bears Party”. That actually is a selling point for me, despite the average score I gave Astro …
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