Reviews

With the Nintendo Switch came a brand new era for third-party AAA developer studios and publishers. Unlike the Wii U, the Nintendo Switch has gained massive support from publishers like …
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Have you ever wanted to run your own restaurant? Feel like running a Starbucks, or Chipotle like? All of that can be done in Cook, Serve, Delicious! 2!!

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Vaporum’s tagline is “Steampunk Dungeon Crawler,” which is quite honest for exactly what the game is. This game takes a grid-styled dungeon crawler, throws in mechanical enemies, and forces …
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On its surface, Way of the Passive Fist screams arcade style beat-em-up. But like many games inspired by a time gone by, it’s unkind to judge things on a surface …
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Daedalic Entertainment has been championing point-and-click adventures for quite some time, and they’ve now brought 2016’s Silence: The Whispered World 2 to the Nintendo Switch as, simply, Silence. Adventure fans will be delighted, although perhaps for not as long as they’d like.
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Feather is one of the more curious Nintendo Switch releases I’ve played in recent memory. It’s billed as “A serene game about the joy of flight.” But make no mistake, …
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Fans of co-op gaming may want to consider adding Pitfall Planet to their Nintendo Switch digital library. This puzzle platformer is designed to be played entirely as a duo. Although …
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The concept behind Overwhelm is one that is simple and not unfamiliar. You, an explorer, are trapped in a labyrinthine dungeon, low on ammunition in a place where power-ups …
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Unravel Two is a puzzle platformer that manages to leave a strong impression. ColdWood Interactive has crafted an adventure with an alluring, though vague, story, and wrapped it in true-life …
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Lyrica for Nintendo Switch comes together quite well in presentation and gameplay, but its focus on Chinese poetry and literature is going to limit its audience. Whether you fit into that will largely depend upon what you ultimately want out of a rhythm game.
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Don’t let Cuphead’s presentation lull you into thinking this game is going to be a typical Nintendo-esque platformer. Cuphead may look like a run-of-the-mill platforming game, or at least that’s …
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The conceptual idea of The Friends of Ringo Ishikawa is a masterpiece, but the actual game doesn’t do it justice. The Friends of Ringo Ishikawa has you play as a yakuza-delinquent, …
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The title of this game pretty much says it all; in Ape Out you are an ape and you reeeeeealy want to get out. Does this maze runner with a heavy smash-the-bad-guys element and jazzy soundtrack hold up on the Switch?
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Metagal is an action platformer developed by RetroRevolution for the Nintendo Switch. It’s also a blatant Mega Man clone. And that’s not necessarily a bad thing.

Metagal is a short …
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Stop me if you’ve heard this one. A penguin wants to fly. So naturally it boards a rocket and flies into space. But! Wouldn’t you know it, there’s an …
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Gaming, like any art form, means different things to different people. Some play to escape, others to push their limits. Yet there’s a growing contingency who play to relax.

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Sure, you love brawling games, with their frenetic gameplay, dizzying speed, and best of all, the fun of crushing your friends and loved ones with imaginary violence. But what if …
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Windscape is an action/adventure game set in a rural fantasy world where you’re the heroine.

When we hear a game is “retro” in play and design, it’s easy to …
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