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“We needed a bounty hunter. We got a legend.”

After the initial outrage and subsequent mixed reception of Metroid Prime: Federation Force, it’s nice to see a core Metroid …
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A genre that seems to be enjoying its fair share of releases lately is that of the retro-styled platformer. League of Evil falls squarely into this category, combining old-school looks …
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Annihilation is a simple top down, arcade style shooter from TreeFall Studios. The main concept is protecting your base from endless spawns of enemies and trying to obtain a high score, …
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Elminage Original is a first-person dungeon crawler/RPG, from publisher Ninja Games Japan and developer Starfish. Elminage Original was originally released in 2012 on other consoles to mixed reviews. Now It …
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Troll and I is a game I’ve been struggling with for a while now. I’ve decided it’s time for the struggle to end. I’m going to present my impressions on …
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The Monster Hunter series is back on the Nintendo 3DS family of systems, this time with a fresh take on the series’ formula.  Monster Hunter games are not my …
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Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star is another in the Musou genre, a game in which you play a one-man army to take on thousands of foes, only to cast them aside …
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It’s time for WAR! Take a trip back to 1886 in Ironcast for the Nintendo Switch. Ironcast is a beautiful turn-based, combat strategy game inspired by the steampunk genre and …
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Magical Drop 2 is a puzzle game that was originally developed by Data East and released in 1996 into the arcades. It now joins the army of NEOGEO ports on …
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Slime-san is an interesting and somewhat deceptive little title. It certainly looks different, with its retro-inspired graphics and simple yet odd color palette. But once you start playing, it becomes …
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Note – This review of Phantom Trigger is based on a playthrough of the Steam version.

Phantom Trigger is published by tinyBuild Games, who previously released Mr. Shifty on the Nintendo Switch. Phantom …
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I kept trying to come up with different intros for this review. I had a lot of trouble trying to describe Flip Wars in a way that would sound exciting …
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The ACA NEOGEO series by Hamster Co. is now up to around 30 games released for the Nintendo Switch since March 3rd, 2017.  That’s a pretty consistent release schedule …
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I’m publishing this review on the night before Mario + Rabbids Kingdom battle releases to the general public, yet the game has already developed a colorful history. Rumors and skepticism, …
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Siding with the Genesis over the SNES back in the early 90s, I’m well acquainted with the blue blur at his 2D best. In fact, titles like Sonic the Hedgehog …
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I’ve never been what you’d call a soccer simulation enthusiast. I’ve got great memories of Fifa on the 3DO (kudos if you remember that one) but it’s an exception. Give …
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Retro City Rampage was first released in 2012, hitting multiple platforms since then including WiiWare and 3DS. Now it’s the Switch’s turn to host this colorful and crazy adventure that …
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So far there have been quite a few puzzle titles released for the Nintendo Switch. Puzzle Adventure Blockle is another one you can add to the list, but this one …
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