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Vector graphics don’t lend themselves to all types of gameplay; arcade action is pretty much your only option. That makes these visuals a perfect fit for Ellipsis, but are they (and some puzzle elements) enough to keep this throwback interesting?
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The direct sequel to 2015’s Ori and the Blind Forest, Ori and the Will of the Wisp is three times the size of its predecessor. A stunningly beautiful fantasy world, …
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Samurai Shodown has always been one of the best, if not the best weapon-based fighting series. Most people know the series from the arcade or home console iterations, but the …
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Unrailed! lets you become a virtual John Henry. It’s a multiplayer arcade game about laying track in the wild west, building a rail line a few blocks at a time. It’s also about the futility (and fun) of trying to do so.
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I grew up watching Nickelodeon shows like Spongebob Squarepants, The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, and Rugrats. I even played some of the games like Spongebob Squarepants: Lights, Camera, …
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If you’re looking for a realistic basketball experience on the Nintendo Switch, you pretty much only have one choice. That choice being the NBA 2K series, which first started on …
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Much like most people (I think), my knowledge of tanks is quite limited. By ‘limited’, I mean I watched Fury about four years ago, and that’s the basis of 100% …
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You are warned at the beginning of Embracelet that “you can’t fail or make any wrong choices, but your actions might affect how people feel about you”. This focus on …
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If ever a wrestling game accurately reflected the current state of the WWE, it’s WWE 2K Battlegrounds. So much talent, so much waste. In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if WWE creative got their hands in this game, forcing 2K to make some dubious decisions.
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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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Another character from Microsoft’s IP joins the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate roster, Steve and Alex from Minecraft. Minecraft is such a popular game around the world so this seems like …
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The weekened is here at last! What will you be playing? Perhaps you’ll find time to compete against the world in Super Mario Bros. 35? Or save the world in …
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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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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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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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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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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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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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