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Review: Macbat 64: Journey of a Nice Chap (Nintendo Switch)
7.5
3 years ago

Review: Macbat 64: Journey of a Nice Chap (Nintendo Switch)

As the title indicates, Macbat 64: Journey of a Nice Chap is for players who enthusiastically gobbled up N64 3D platformers in the ’90s. With so many developers going for …
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Review: Cavemen Tales (Nintendo Switch)
6
3 years ago

Review: Cavemen Tales (Nintendo Switch)

Cavemen Tales could be a construction and management simulation to win over those who might otherwise overlook the genre. Does that opening line sound familiar? If you’ve read my review …
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Review: MO: Astray (Nintendo Switch)
8.5
3 years ago

Review: MO: Astray (Nintendo Switch)

For a game that I had few expectations for, MO: Astray has been a pleasant surprise. Don’t let the screenshots fool you. It may look like an indie attempt at …
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Pure Nintendo Review Recap – September, 2020
3 years ago

Pure Nintendo Review Recap – September, 2020

September saw 34 reviews published by the PN crew. A pair of 9.5’s were the top scorers, but we had a few low ones also. Which of these games have …
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Review: Hamster Bob (Nintendo Switch)
8
3 years ago

Review: Hamster Bob (Nintendo Switch)

Hamster Bob is an educational game for the Nintendo Switch. It’s essentially a virtual coloring book, with thirty pages of activities. Will this be enough to entertain the kids during …
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Review: Super Punch Patrol (Nintendo Switch)
7
3 years ago

Review: Super Punch Patrol (Nintendo Switch)

One of the major things you’ll come to realize when playing present-day incarnations of 16-bit inspired arcade beat ‘em ups is that if you’ve played one, then you’ve essentially played …
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Review: Over the Alps (Nintendo Switch)
7
3 years ago

Review: Over the Alps (Nintendo Switch)

Over the Alps is like a good book in the form of a game. While I did find the story a little hard to follow at first, as I got farther in, everything started to come together.
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Review: Tamiku (Nintendo Switch)
6
3 years ago

Review: Tamiku (Nintendo Switch)

Ratalaika Games is a small but dedicated indie developer that specializes in charming arcade-style games. Tamiku is one of their latest games in their repertoire and is at the very …
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Review: Phoenotopia: Awakening (Nintendo Switch)
6.5
3 years ago

Review: Phoenotopia: Awakening (Nintendo Switch)

An adventure in the mold of Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, Phoenotopia: Awakening emulates what made the title work while jettisoning some of its missteps. Unfortunately, it introduces new …
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Review: Immortal Realms: Vampire Wars (Nintendo Switch)
6.5
4 years ago

Review: Immortal Realms: Vampire Wars (Nintendo Switch)

In Immortal Realms: Vampire Wars, you get the chance to prove you can defeat all your enemies and survive for all time—or you can get creamed. Either way, we get to have some fun, right?
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Review: Kwaidan: Azuma Manor Story (Nintendo Switch)
5.5
4 years ago

Review: Kwaidan: Azuma Manor Story (Nintendo Switch)

The premise of the action/adventure game Kwaidan: Azuma Manor Story involves the classic hero-coming-of-age stuff, so we are off to a good start. Unfortunately, the journey is a bit clunky and fraught with issues from its dated gameplay.
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Review: Golf Zero (Nintendo Switch)
4
4 years ago

Review: Golf Zero (Nintendo Switch)

Golf Zero is unique to a certain degree, but this alone isn’t enough to make me recommend it.

The principal thing in this title is to sink at least one …
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Review: Deadly Days (Nintendo Switch)
9
4 years ago

Review: Deadly Days (Nintendo Switch)

Deadly Days is a rogue-lite zombie apocalypse game that originally released in 2017, and came to the Nintendo Switch in 2020. The game has a straightforward premise: zombies, rogue-lite combat, …
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Review: Spellbreak (Nintendo Switch)
9.5
4 years ago

Review: Spellbreak (Nintendo Switch)

Spellbreak is the battle royale experience I’ve been waiting for. This game has the graphics of Fortnite crossed with the graphics and exploration of Breath of the Wild. While there …
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Review: Manifold Garden (Nintendo Switch)
7
4 years ago

Review: Manifold Garden (Nintendo Switch)

Manifold Garden is a calming, puzzle adventure game all about manipulating gravity and exploring a bizarre world of improbable architecture. But what some find relaxing, others could find boring.


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Review: Paradise Killer (Nintendo Switch)
7
4 years ago

Review: Paradise Killer (Nintendo Switch)

Paradise Killer is one of the oddest games I’ve ever played. It’s as if Phoenix Wright was thrust into a Shin Megami Tensei game and forced to solve a demonic crime. Unfortunately, the overall bizarreness can’t keep things interesting during the game’s slower moments.
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Review: Super Mario 3D All-Stars (Nintendo Switch)
9.5
4 years ago

Review: Super Mario 3D All-Stars (Nintendo Switch)

When I saw the Super Mario Bros. 35th Anniversary Direct for the first time, I was bouncing on the edge of my seat during the Super Mario 3D All-Stars reveal. …
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Review: RPG Maker MV (Nintendo Switch)
3
4 years ago

Review: RPG Maker MV (Nintendo Switch)

I remember the first RPG Maker way back on the PS1 as a cool way for players to do their own thing. Today’s newest installment, MV, tries to expand on …
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