Review

Released earlier this year, Pokémon Pokopia has seemingly taken over everyone’s lives. Within five months of pouring hours and hours into this adorable simulation title, Nintendo released the first part …
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Onimusha: Way of the Sword is an action-adventure game developed and published by Capcom for the Nintendo Switch 2. Earlier this year, I was so impressed by the excellent Resident …
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Duskfade is a third-person action-adventure title for the Nintendo Switch 2. It features a pair of unlikely heroes on a mission to save the world from eternal darkness. The result …
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An intriguing-looking title, I still suspected Pure Nintendo would likely skip Big Walk because of its strictly online, co-op-only nature. Thankfully, the team received multiple press codes for coverage. And …
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Denshattack! is an indie arcade-action game for the Nintendo Switch 2. It combines a vibrant anime style with fast-paced skating action in a unique post-apocalyptic setting. With trains. My review …
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Ground Zero Hero is a bullet-hell action roguelike in the vein of Vampire Survivors. It features hordes of enemies, mutant powers, and upgradeable abilities set in a cartoony, humorous world. …
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Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure is a late-90s PlayStation RPG. How does it fare nearly 30 years later on the Nintendo Switch 2? The results are a bit mixed, but the …
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From its title alone, KEMCO’s Isekai Villain promises a unique twist on the typical JRPG structure. It evokes the isekai tale of an ordinary person plunged into a fantasy world, …
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Infused with a retro futurism reminiscent of ‘80s sci-fi comic books, Junkster challenges you to escort a plucky little robot affectionately titled UM-13 home after his spaceship crash lands on …
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Call of the Elder Gods is an adventure puzzle game developed by Out of the Blue Games and published by Kawlee. This title is a sequel to Call of the …
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If you’ve been living under a rock (or perhaps below the sea), you may have missed Dave the Diver when it was released in 2023. If that’s the case, you …
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L’Emperur represents a time before the merger that formed Koei-Tecmo. We NES kids knew these companies individually. Tecmo made some of my favorite 8-bit sports games (Tecmo Bowl/Super Bowl, Tecmo …
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On the lookout for gaming excitement this summer? There’s a strong chance Star Fox on the Nintendo Switch 2 (based on the N64 top-10 bestseller) is just what you’re searching …
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Although Pure Nintendo received no press code for The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales, we’re publishing a review all the same. The lengthy eShop demo impressed enough that a …
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Coffee Talk Tokyo is a cozy visual novel title developed by Toge Productions and Chorus Worldwide, and published by Chorus Worldwide. This game is the third installment of this barista …
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Mina the Hollower is the latest outing from Yacht Club Games. If you’re not familiar with that name, you’ll likely recognise the title of their hugely popular game: Shovel Knight. …
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Kudos to Constance for resisting the temptation to explicitly call itself a “Metroidvania”. This is an action-adventure title—more often than not—and a great one. It does have a few eccentricities …
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Quartet is a retro-inspired JRPG from indie developers Something Classic Games LLC. It features four separate stories that converge as you work together to stop a war over the control …
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