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70.7 average score
71 median score
44.0% of games recommended

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May 15, 2020

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...

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7.5 / 10.0 - Ion Fury
May 14, 2020

Titles that don’t just tap heavily into nostalgia but fully embrace it are always a risky proposition...

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7.2 / 10.0 - Star Horizon
May 14, 2020

Ever since the days of the classic Wing Commander series I've been a huge fan of space dogfighting mixed with a bit of operatic drama...

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7 / 10.0 - Kholat
May 14, 2020

Among the genres that are the toughest to evaluate in gaming and may be the most divisive are those that are "walking simulators" at their core...

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May 14, 2020

Remasters of games that are getting pretty old, especially when they're from the earlier days of 3D adventures, are tough to evaluate...

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6.7 / 10.0 - Cooking Simulator
May 14, 2020

While I've played quite a number of cooking games over the years ranging from the likes of Cooking Mama to mobile games to Overcooked I can't say I've played anything quite like Cooking Simulator...

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May 14, 2020

Given the general lack of racers on the Switch with every release of a title in the genre there are sure to be people who are curious about it...

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May 13, 2020

Getting right down to it there’s just something about the Super Mega Baseball series that taps into what love and nostalgia I have for baseball as a sport, particularly in video game form...

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8.5 / 10.0 - Huntdown
May 12, 2020

As a fan of old school shooters and beat-em-ups of all persuasions perhaps it was inevitable I’d be a Huntdown fan...

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8.5 / 10.0 - Jet Lancer
May 12, 2020

With so many high-quality shooters of all types and styles it takes some effort to put something new on the table, particularly something that stands apart from the rest with its own style...

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May 12, 2020

OK, so perhaps I'm a bit of a broken record, but if you're a fan of Picross but wish it would throw a greater degree of challenge at you this is really the series you should be checking out...

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8 / 10.0 - Fury Unleashed
May 8, 2020

With a comic book-inspired look, a pretty wide array of over-the-top weapons, and challenges aplenty Fury Unleashed is a roguelike platform shooter with plenty of personality...

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7.3 / 10.0 - Gravity Rider Zero
May 8, 2020

The Trials series has always stood out to me as a smart and creative alternate take on a racing game, moving the focus on turns and managing speed more to technique and managing your angles of attack...

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6.7 / 10.0 - Megabytes Punch
May 8, 2020

Since there are quite a lot of local multiplayer titles on the Switch in all honesty from my perspective the majority of them have begun to blend together into a blob of generic play and mediocrity...

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6.7 / 10.0 - Reed 2
May 8, 2020

New iterations of existing games, especially when they come out with shorter proximity to one another, can be weird sometimes...

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6.7 / 10.0 - STONE
May 8, 2020

When I run into games like Stone I'm never quite sure what to think...

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6.2 / 10.0 - SuperMash
May 8, 2020

Featured in one of the Indie World Directs, Supermash seemed like one of those titles that could go either way...

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May 7, 2020

If there was a major genre on Switch to argue may be the worst represented, whether AAA titles or indies, it could be sports...

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8.5 / 10.0 - Void Bastards
May 7, 2020

While I’ve seen a few titles try to step up to the plate to establish a solid roguelike FPS to date nobody has really nailed the entire formula...

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7.9 / 10.0 - Fledgling Heroes
May 7, 2020

There's no doubt a good reason for people to debate whether games like Fledgling Heroes "need" to be on Switch...

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