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One genre that’s lacking in depth and variety on the Switch has definitely been fighters...
I’ve continued to be impressed with the strides the FMV game genre has made since its more humble CD-based beginnings...
The Darius series has been one of the consistently challenging and impressive arcade classics that has evolved while retaining its core charms over the years...
When bringing back any game from the past for another look the prospects will always tend to be dicey, at best...
Simulations can be a tricky business on consoles since they typically feature more complex controls better suited to the PC, but the ones that get it right are sometimes a real treat...
While I genuinely tend to love games that are weird and funky physics games, at times, can be a blast there are times when those unusual charms just aren't enough...
With visual novel-type titles that limit your interactivity and the ability to greatly alter the outcome of the story I think people are always going to have differences of opinion...
As always the folks at Lightwood Games have managed to find a different way to stimulate word puzzle fans' brains while keeping within the confines of their minimalist but consistently functional framework...
There are many games I'm nostalgic for from the early days of arcades and then others that I acknowledge but, for whatever reason, never really appealed to me much...
While it was a very early arcade-style game, and thus had a relatively simple premise, Lunar Lander at the time was pretty challenging and interesting...
Mobsters fighting an alien invasion? Sure, OK...
Building on the core gameplay of the first Terra Lander, the sequel tries to up the ante by adding some new elements...
Casual games that have come over from the mobile space are always a bit of a mixed bag...
If you like your older-school arcade shooting challenging, a bit on the cute side, and with an undeniable weird streak this refresh may catch your eye...
This is a title I find quite difficult to describe in traditional terms since I've played few games like it...
This is one of those titles where I feel a bit torn on where I land with it...
The quality and ease-of-use of a game's controls is one of those things you tend to take for granted...
As much as I've tended to see people bemoan the "kiddie" nature of Nintendo systems over the years, it can actually be a challenge to find games on Switch that are easy to recommend for green, younger gamers who may not have their coordination together yet...
With a preponderance of twin-stick shooters out there, even ones that are budget-friendly, breaking in with a hit is a tough ask on the Switch eShop...
This retro adventure is a bit of an oddity, on the one hand seemingly wanting to evoke a feeling of of the likes of the classics Prince of Persia and company but on the other trying to produce a more complex combat system to spice things up...