Reviews

Infinite – Beyond the Mind is an action platformer from Blowfish Studios. This happens to be one of my favorite genres. There’s something about dodging enemies while nailing that tricky …
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The Eternal Castle [REMASTERED] is a curious title. Despite claims, it’s not a remake of an original game from 1987. That’s only an odd bit of marketing. Instead, it aims …
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If there is a way to describe Oddworld accurately, it’s most certainly both strange (in a good way, natch) and never afraid to show its dark humor chops. Those elements …
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Fledgling Heroes isn’t a port of an old mobile game, but it sure feels like one. While it has some things working in its favor, I haven’t found the overall …
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ZHED is a brain-teaser puzzle game from Ground Control Studios. This puzzle game is just the puzzles – no more, no less. There are no timers, move counters or any …
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Streets of Rage was a popular series, starting on the Genesis in the 90s brawler heyday. Fast forward to 2020, and SEGA fans finally get Streets of Rage 4!

It’s …
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Kevin Smith started his career as an indie film darling in the ‘90s, but his name stretches across all media now, including television and podcasting. Jay and Silent Bob: Mall …
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Spirit of the North is the type of adventure game in which you could get lost. In parts, that’s by design, but in other parts, it’s by accident. This creates a somewhat disjointed experience. But who knows? Maybe that’s just the way it is for a fox.
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President Orama’s been kidnapped by ninjas. The cops are shut down by a corrupt mayor. Who do you call?

Treachery in Beatdown City is a unique …
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Factotum 90 is a game that was released in March for the Nintendo Switch (and various other systems before that). But what some of you might not remember is that …
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QUEEN OF FIGHTERS

I was a bit taken by surprise when I learned that the Neo Geo Pocket Color game, SNK GALS’ FIGHTERS, was coming to the Nintendo …
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At PAX West 2019, I had the chance to preview Later Daters at the Indie MEGABOOTH, and the art style immediately grabbed me. When I heard Later Daters was coming …
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The name may be decidedly generic, but Guard Duty succeeds where it matters most, in gameplay. Namely, in how it respects the best traditions of the point-and-click graphic adventure genre.

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Blind Men is a visual novel following Keegan, the self-proclaimed Dr. Cyclops. If you hadn’t guessed it yet, Keegan lost one of his eyes. He lost it in the same …
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When the night falls down around you, and your airplane falls down with it, you know you’re in deep. In Broken Lines, you start at “deep.” So, now that we’re on the ground again, let’s get going—and we’ll talk through some things along the way.
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The Pure Nintendo team published 36 reviews during the shorter month of April, but which were your favorites? Leave a comment and let us know.

Alder’s Blood

Archaica: The …
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Brotherhood United is a side-scrolling beat ‘em up for the Nintendo Switch. This is not a new genre by any means, with plenty of similar games out there already. This …
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Miles & Kilo was originally released for mobile devices in 2017. It hit the Switch in 2018, and now can be played in glorious 3D! And you know what? I’m fine with that. It helps that the 3D implementation adds to the game’s retro charm, and Miles & Kilo is all about the retro charm.
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