Reviews

ORD. is a simple story-based game for the Nintendo Switch. With a black-and-white aesthetic and only three words per page, it’s quite possibly the simplest game you’ve ever played. It’s …
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Puzzle games aren’t for everyone, but very few games tap into that feeling of immediate elation the same way a good puzzler does. There’s something incredibly satisfying about starting a …
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For the third time, the Pure Nintendo team topped 50 reviews in a month! We had 14 different staff members and contributors pitching in during October. Which of these 51 …
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Dustoff Z for the Nintendo Switch is a spiritual sequel to 2018’s Dustoff Heli Rescue II. I enjoyed that game, despite a few flaws, and was excited to see what …
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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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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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Regina & Mac is a retro-inspired adventure platformer that’s made its way to the Nintendo Switch after releasing on various other devices, including the Wii U. This is great news …
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Even the Ocean is a perfect combination of a platformer and a visual novel. The story is compelling, and more relevant to the current environmental crisis than I had anticipated. …
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Team Pure Nintendo published 31 reviews in 31 days during August. Some of these games were great, others were poor, and several were middle of the road. Have you played …
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Ultra Foodmess is a competitive, local multiplayer game for up to four. It’s incredibly simple, but can be just as frustrating as any multiplayer game when you’re losing. I’ve often …
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Gerrrms is a multiplayer brawler for the Nintendo Switch developed and published by Bugbomb. It’s cute and easy to learn, but it’s just a drop in the ocean of so …
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Goosebumps is nothing short of an iconic franchise, having managed to take a genre intended for mature audiences and aim it towards children. R. L. Stine’s spooky books are the …
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The PN crew published 47 reviews during July. That’s our highest total since November 2019! We covered a variety of games, with scores ranging from as low as 3 to …
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The original Duke Nukem 3D released in 1996 to much acclaim. In 2016, it was re-released on the current consoles to celebrate its 20th anniversary. Now, four years later, it …
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Project Warlock is a first-person shooter from Buckshot Software. It sports a retro look that will immediately bring to mind the original Doom game of the ‘90s. To put it …
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‘Biped’, by definition, means using two legs to walk — a concept not unique in games, obviously, but this game is a physics-based puzzle game in which walking is half …
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The Pure Nintendo team published 41 reviews during June, a double-digit jump from last month! We had our usual blend of high profile and budget titles. Even a couple of …
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