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For me, Atomicrops is a story of early frustration, followed by a slow warming up, which eventually became a pretty deep and addictive love...
While I’m a relatively recent fan of the Shantae series, having just been introduced to it in the collection release on Switch a while ago, I’m definitely getting into the groove and enjoying what feels like its consistency...
Games that were made for the mobile/tablet space coming over to Switch can often be a dicey proposition...
I don't doubt that coming up with new ways to make competitive fighters/brawlers have a personality all their own and not be accused of being an also-ran clone of an existing property can be difficult, especially if you're aiming for a more mainstream appeal...
As someone who played a ton of the original Missile Command in the arcades and at home (originally on the Atari 5200 and more recently on my MAME cabinet with a trackball controller) I was actually quite excited to see this classic get an upgrade of sorts...
There's nothing wrong with a straightforward budget title that sets its sights on a goal and gets there, even if it may not feel terribly flashy or ambitious...
While admittedly getting the experience right has always tended to be a challenge I'm actually a big fan of destruction derby-style racing...
Bless the indie devs that are determined to just completely go off in left field and do something unique...
In the event your days as a teenager in high school weren’t traumatic enough, and you’re looking to recapture some of the unpredictability and excitement of that time (albeit in a monster-fied form) you may find Monster Prom to your liking...
If you're looking for airborne thrills on the Switch the list is a pretty short one, so for fans of aerial domination should be excited for the arrival of Red Wings on the system...
One quality I admire most of this title is that right from the start it leads with a pretty messed up sense of humor...
Taking a more casual game base of a hidden object title and trying to elevate it to another level takes some guts, and that’s obviously the goal for the people behind Myths of Orion...
With certain types of word-based puzzles presentation isn't particularly a major concern, it's really just about an accessible and unencumbered experience...
When it comes to local multiplayer games I absolutely respect an approach that shoots for simplicity...
Much like the previous title from this game's developer, Friends of Ringo Ishikawa, Arrest of a Stone Buddha may be better defined as a gaming experiment than a traditional game...
With the astounding success of the Overcooked series it was inevitable that a bunch of other teams would take on culinary local co-op, and one result of those efforts is Cannibal Cuisine...
Over the years there have been a variety of takes on the game of mini golf, ranging from pretty great to lacking...
I’ll admit that when I first started playing this title it was a struggle since there’s a distinct lack of explanation to much of what you need to do...
Throwback-style games are always a mixed bag for me...
Working as a throwback to games from a much earlier era that were the first to dabble in a cinematic adventure experience The Eternal Castle will probably feel quite familiar to fans of the likes of Out of this World or even earlier fare like Prince of Persia...