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Having completely missed the original game on the Wii U, I’ll admit to starting Tadpole Treble Encore with some trepidation. But this is a very good rhythm game that fans of the genre will certainly want to play on the Switch if they skipped the initial release.
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Cube Life Island Survival was first released on the Wii U back in June of 2015; reviews were mostly negative due to its many bugs. 

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While January is always a slower month, 31 reviews in 31 days are nothing to sneeze at. Our output this past month is 25% higher than this same time last …
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John Wick Hex is an action strategy game based on the movie of the same name. The game was developed with help from the creative teams behind the films. All …
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When the Past Was Around is a puzzle game for the Nintendo Switch. It plays like an interactive story, using point-and-click mechanics to unravel a woman’s past. It’s full of …
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Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends and the Secret Fairy may lack the melodrama and heroics of most JRPGs, but it still offers a lengthy campaign full of compelling combat, exploration, and crafting.
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Capturing the magic of the 16-bit era is a tricky, often impossible alchemy, but it doesn’t stop countless devs from trying. In most cases, games pretending to be from the …
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As a competitive couch party game (no co-op), Unspottable isn’t bad. Unfortunately, it releases in a time when smart people aren’t inviting friends over for couch parties due to the …
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To put it briefly, Loot Hero DX has one simple hook: charge through hordes of medieval monsters until you reach the end. That’s pretty much the gist of it overall, …
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Rhythm Fighter is a bit of a hybrid of a few genres. Part 2D side-scrolling beat ‘em up, part roguelike, and lastly, maybe most surprisingly, part rhythm game. It’s certainly …
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A love letter to the earliest generation of gaming, Ping Redux is soaked in its hyper retro influences. Everything from the music, to the design style, to the gameplay itself …
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Ready for the weekend? The Nintendo eShop is ripe with fresh games ready for downloading. This week’s highlights includes the techno platformer Cyber Shadow and the assassination antics of HITMAN …
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One feature that’s sorely missing from the Nintendo Switch (and which will hopefully be addressed in the mythical Switch Pro) is wireless audio. Playing a portable system with wired headphones just seems so…DS, I guess. And it’s a problem EPOS is addressing now with their GTW 270 Hybrid wireless earbuds.
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It’s got to be hard to create new ‘old’ games. I’ve seen many games out there that claim to be classic but fall flat on that promise. There’s much more …
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Blacksmith of the Sand Kingdom looks promising but winds up being very bland. It’s tolerable at best, checking most of the right boxes but never moving beyond subpar territory.

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As the weekend approaches, it’s time to check out the latest offerings on the Nintendo eShop. This week’s highlight is Scott Pilgrim Vs The World, complete with all previously released …
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Iris.Fall is a short puzzle adventure. You can finish it in under five hours, and that’s just about right. Although the game is visually compelling throughout, the core gimmick wouldn’t be able to hold up much longer than that.
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As luck would have it, Isabelle’s friend, the Slayer from the DOOM franchise, has come to the Nintendo Switch. 

Earth has been overrun by demons who have wiped out more …
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