Nintendo Switch

For a game whose press code arrived unsolicited in my spam folder, Mini Motor Racing X is better than I expected. This “high-octane racing action” will keep me busy for …
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The premise of Puddle Knights is simple. The bishops and ladies of the lands need to stay looking presentable as they travel across a terrain plagued with muddy puddles. Luckily, …
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Set in a magical shadow puppet world, Projection: First Light integrates a simple core concept into every facet of the game. It is built into the aesthetic, the story and …
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Nashville, TN – October 12, 2020 – The rumors were true — most of the major Super Mario 3D titles are headed to the Switch! It’s part of Nintendo’s 35th …
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A port of an older release, The Last Days is dated, but does it still hold up in age? Not particularly. This doesn’t make it an automatic dismissal, but you …
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Her Majesty’s Ship has a promising premise. You are the captain of a Ship of the Line, aspiring to become an Admiral. Sadly, those aspirations are dashed against the rocks of an unfriendly shore of design in the middle of a squall of bad user interface.
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Quell is the third entry in the puzzler series for the Nintendo Switch. Yet it was the first one I ever played, back on the Nintendo 3DS. It’s dropped the …
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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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WeakWood Throne is an action RPG published by Drageus Games. When I first took a look at the trailer, I thought it would be charming and maybe even a little …
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Midnight returns to its golf-like origins in Birthday of Midnight. While 36 Fragments of Midnight was a decent little game that tried something different with platforming, I prefer the physics-based …
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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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Nintendo consoles have always been host to some stellar multiplayer titles: the Mario Kart series, Super Smash Bros, Mario Party, Mario Sports games…the list goes on. The Switch has been …
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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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Strategy games are part of a unique genre that requires methodical thinking and patience. While most of these games have a lot of the same tropes, Othercide adds the element …
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Moon is an RPG that broke the mold. Releasing in Japan in 1997 on the PlayStation, after 23 years, it has finally made its way to the west. Moon is …
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You might imagine that a 2D side-scrolling platformer that allows you 1,000 lives to complete the game would be fairly easy, all things considered. Prinny 1•2: Exploded and Reloaded exists …
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