It's not for everyone, but by goodness it is great that things like Labyrinth City: Pierre the Maze Detective are being made.
This charming jaunt was a delightful, verdant explosion of summer, underpinned with a sound ecological message.
Navegante is clearly a talented studio, and have it in them to come up with something really special, but Greak Memories of Azur sadly falls short.
Swords & Souls: Neverseen has a constant stream of humour, looks fantastic and is a breezy ten hours or so of thoroughly entertaining action.
The comic book aspect and way that the whole thing is framed is spectacular, sadly the gameplay and longevity, less so.
Fracked is the most stylish and exhilarating VR experience of 2021 – and may even be the best implemented shooter I have experienced on the Sony headset.
Curious Expedition 2 is a seriously odd, fiendishly difficult, yet somehow weirdly charming experience that sucks you in against your better judgement.
RiMS Racing is an absolutely unique combo of engineer simulation and road race action and a breath of fresh air in the bike sim marketplace.
If you fancied art of rally Switch and cannot enjoy it on a PC, you should wait a wee while to see what happens in terms of patch.
It isn't all about graphics when you get to play two charming slices of off-the-wall Japanese lunacy like in NIS Classics.
Short, undemanding and nicely constructed, Inked: A Tale of Love is a couple of hours well worth exploring.
Sonic Colors Ultimate has very little to make it an essential purchase, unless of course you are a huge fan of the original and want a sugary nostalgia rush.
With a bit more thought and consideration towards the controls, combat and structure, and less reliance on fart and poo gags, Rustler could have been a riot.
Madden receives a kicking each year regardless of what changes EA and Tiburon make. But it seems the developer listened a bit to the voices of dissent as what I am feeling here is a much crisper and user-friendly game than the buggy mess of last year. I will be playing this one throughout the season and very much looking forward to seeing how that pans out. Sadly, I cannot say the same for the Jets. But there is always next year.
Despite being a decent racer, RiMS Racing struggles on Nintendo Switch due to the limitations of the device.
Given its simplicity and natural charm, it is really hard to dislike Super Arcade Football, and the longer you play, the more compulsive it becomes.
Not only a blast of die-cast nostalgia, but a brilliant arcade racer to boot with superb customisation options.
A fantastic effort that was well and truly worth the wait, and deserves the full attention of action platform fans young and old.
Despite all the flaws, I still ploughed through Actraiser Renaissance, because, well, I love Actraiser, which is about the best that can be said for it.
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania is an excellent time with bags of replay value, potential in its online leaderboards and competitive play, and works a treat in local co-op thanks to the fun, if sometimes superficial minigames.