Heidi Kemps
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl offers a smashing competitive experience… but that's about all the substance it has.
There isn't much new in this best-of compilation, but when the core package is this well-made and feature-packed, that's easy to overlook.
Tales of Arise is a lengthy, beautiful RPG adventure, but has messy combat and uneven pacing on occasion.
The story of Scarlet Nexus might be a mess, but fun action and great character moments make it worth your time.
Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown delivers a deep, satisfying fighting game experience--provided you're okay with barebones single-player and inconsistent online play.
Miitopia's great character creation is wasted on a shallow, repetitive RPG experience.
Gnosia mixes social deduction gameplay with great characters and a visual novel presentation for a memorable experience.
Cyber Shadow's swift, skillful gameplay and memorable boss fights are dragged down somewhat by some frustrating platforming.
The fluffy pastel-candy aesthetic and charming setting of Calico is soured by simplistic gameplay.
Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 is a charming puzzle mix that doesn't improve much on the original.
This rice is anything but bland.
Genshin Impact offers a very well-made action-RPG as a free-to-play service--though it's not without a few caveats.
13 Sentinels stumbles a bit when it comes to combat, but the story it tells is absolutely superb.
Moon's surreal world, fascinating characters, and subversive story make for a cult classic well worth thoroughly exploring on Switch.
Panzer Paladin's heavily old-school-flavored action is a blast from the past from beginning to end.
The short but sweet live-action story of Death Come True gets you wound up in its mystery--but it's over far too soon.
This revamp of a GameCube-era classic is a worthy outing that delivers colorful, creative puzzle action.
Streets of Rage 4 expertly revives a beloved beat-'em-up franchise with great music, visuals, and most importantly, solid gameplay.
Sakura Wars' unique world, fun character interactions, and high-stakes melodrama help it overcome mediocre action sequences.
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot's emphasis on making the world and character interactions of Dragon Ball as important as the fights makes for a solid action-RPG experience.