Review

“I’ve got blisters on my fingers!”

Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival is the latest game in the 20-year music-rhythm series. While mainly known to Japanese players, there have been titles …
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Potion Permit is a role-playing adventure game developed by MassHive Media and published by PQube. It packs everything you need in a cozy title. Between foraging, curing residents of the …
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Imagine you wake up in a world where the sun has vanished. An unfamiliar, cold, dreary place with very few inhabitants or life. This is the world of …
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Murder on the Marine Express is another visual novel in an increasingly growing field on the Nintendo Switch. I’ve reviewed several titles in this genre, one that continues to intrigue …
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One of my favorite games will always be Hotline Miami. In my opinion, the high-octane, adrenaline-pumping pure chaos of gunning, punching, and stabbing down enemies coupled with ultra-smooth and satisfying …
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Dragon Ball video games of the past have been held very close to a familiar formula. Whether it be tied to the narrative of the series itself, or a straight-up …
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Plunder Panic is an arcade-style, free-for-all pirate fighting game. It features two pirate gangs competing in a capture-the-flag-style game to come out on top. The layout reminds me of the …
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A 3D platformer that prides itself on obscenity, Hell Pie stars a demon of bad taste on an epic adventure through the many layers of Hell.

You play as Nate, …
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Admittedly, I was skeptical when Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle was released. I didn’t think the crude humor of the Rabbids would pair well with the clean-cut image of Mario. …
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Gunslingers & Zombies, out now for the Nintendo Switch, places you in the boots of a group of wild west ranchers, fending off a zombie invasion. It kind of puts …
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The long-awaited third installment to one of Nintendo’s biggest family games, Splatoon 3 had a lot to live up to from the moment it launched. Luckily for this title, the …
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Board, card, and deck-builders are currently popular genres. And the Nintendo Switch is a perfect home for them. I love Slay the Spire, Monster Train, Voice of Cards, and Carcassonne, …
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Prinny Presents NIS Classics Volume 3 holds two games: La Pucelle: Ragnarok and Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure. These role-playing games are published by NIS America. Both are similar but have …
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A first-person shooter that prides itself on its complex yet beautifully fluid mechanics, Severed Steel moves at a rapid pace. It opens on a wordless cutscene that introduces your protagonist, …
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“Mom, can I have Animal Crossing?” “No, we have Animal Crossing at home.” Animal Crossing at home: Hokko Life. This meme was running through my head while I played Hokko …
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As if spiders aren’t scary enough, this game gives them guns and lightsabers! 

SipderHeck is an ultra-fast-paced brawler where you fight it out as a spider, against spiders, in physics-based …
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Sometimes it’s nice to know what you’re getting. After Wave: Downfall makes its identity clear in the opening sentence of its Nintendo product page. It’s “an arcade shooter where the …
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I’ve played a lot of different RPGs during my forty-plus years of gaming. I’m a massive fan of the genre and thought I’d seen it all. That was until I …
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