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Games that are expressly made for tablets and are suited to casual players are always tough to review fairly for a dedicated console like the Switch...
Imagine taking to the roads in a war zone, moving between bases and the front lines, supporting the troops while trying to avoid any real action yourself...
If you're ever wondered what kind of game you'd get if you put a zombie survival adventure in a blender with a healthy serving of soap opera-ish tropes and perhaps a sexy cheesecake calendar and hit puree you'd likely end up with something resembling Red Colony...
Just because a game comes to Switch with the distinct feeling of a mobile-friendly title doesn't necessarily doom it to mediocrity...
With its very colorful and generally cheery environments and all sorts of elements to poke at Down in Bermuda has its appeal...
I’m always a fan of titles that try out new combinations of genre styles, so when I heard about a rhythm-based beat-em-up roguelike I was immediately intrigued...
Converting classic family games from the physical space to the digital tends to lead to mixed results...
Since the Switch works very much like a tablet when in handheld mode it's not a surprise that a great number of tower defense games (ranging from great to meh) have come to the platform...
There's no doubt that in order to make an impression in a very crowded Switch eShop it takes being daring and making your own rules...
If you're a fan of puzzle adventures with a distinctive look and some unique and unusual puzzles to work out, Iris Fall may be an appealing package...
Heavily text-based games are actually pretty well-represented on Switch, though in general I’ll say I’m not typically a fan...
If you're a big fan of getting your butt kicked by a title you may enjoy Charge Kid... though be warned that the challenge isn't always the kind you may appreciate...
Card-based strategy titles have been coming to the Switch in a pretty steady stream but I don't think there have been any quite like Wingspan...
There's something about managing to hit the market when the timing is right, managing to capture the energy of current events...
In terms of an elevator pitch description The Hong Kong Massacre would best be described as a mix of the brief levels and one-hit-and-you're-dead brutality of Hotline Miami and the slowdown-enabled ballet of bullets and diving around of the earlier Max Payne games...
If you're a fan of twin-stick shooting the Switch has got you covered...
With very little going on mechanically Kolumno is a pretty basic game, with your only goal on each stage being to successfully get a ball to drop into a hole...
When it comes to traditional platformers from top to bottom the Switch tends to have you covered...
Fans of one of the OG teeth-gnashing platforming challenges from the early indie days have been waiting for a number of years to see Meat Boy make his triumphant (and brutally tough) return, and with the arrival of Forever… there’ll be mixed reactions?!?
Fans of fighting games who also happen to have fond memories of playing their favorite series in handheld form may get a kick out of this one...