Reviews

This review was written by PN contributor, Jennifer Gould.

This puzzle game has you connecting numbers of the same color to create pictures. The pictures start off small, but get …
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I have never really been good at baseball. I spent most of my youth sitting on the bench. When I was actually playing I spent that time in right field …
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The King of Fighters is a fighting game series that ran annually from 1994 until 2003 (with a few other random titles since then). The King of Fighters 2000 marks …
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Boost Beast is a match-three puzzle game with a defensive twist from the developers at Arc System Works Co. In an effort to rid the world of deadly zombies, you …
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Implosion is Rayark’s first game to make it to a main console, and the studio is off to a good start. The high-angle camera feels indicative of a mobile title, …
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forma.8 has finally made its way onto the Nintendo Switch after being released way back in February for the Wii U and various other systems. This is a direct port …
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Rocket Fist is a unique game that’s a little like Bomberman crossed with billiards. You control a spherical robot whose sole purpose is to roll around single-screen rooms, collecting rockets …
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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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