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As I've stated many times I'm a big fan of classic arcade shooting so when titles take that style of play and run with it, trying to add in some new spice, I'm always down to check it out...
As you'd expect on a Nintendo system, there are loads of side-scrolling platformers of all styles and levels of quality...
In order to liven up the classic tower defense-style strategy game, a number of developers have taken a crack at adding an active combat component to things...
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This minimalist, and quite challenging, platformer will absolutely make you a bit crazy if your goal isn't just to complete tough levels but also do so in an insanely limited amount of time...
Right out of the gate I'll admit I'm a bit lost in trying to summarize the Bustafellows experience, but regardless I won't deny it has style and attitude to burn...
With its minimalist art and color scheme, Apple Slash certainly does look distinctive...
Games that are effectively walking simulators that double as a sort of horror experience have somehow become quite a consistent thing in the Switch eShop and I'm never quite sure how to feel about them...
One of the subgenres I’ll say I’m most disappointed having seen ride off into the sunset in recent generations is combat racing...
What can I say, when you throw some cute pups into a game you’ve got my attention...
One of the surprise redux hits in this generation has been the return of the Blaster Master series with the Zero titles, which have managed to carefully respect the essence of the original game while fleshing elements that were less notable out further...
For me, Eldest Souls is a bit of a pleasant surprise...
OK, so I’ll admit it, games that do something weird to combine elements I know and love tend to catch me by surprise and can make me inflate my scoring to go with that feeling...
As someone who grew up in the original days of the Game & Watch devices there's absolutely a sense of warm nostalgia that comes with the sights and sounds they produce...
Having originally checked this out in Early Access on PC, and being impressed by many facets of the game from its look to its roguelike sensibilities, I was thrilled to see it arriving on Switch...
With the world of OS Omega being within the computer realm, somewhat reminding me of one of my all-time favorite movies, TRON, OS Omega had my interest on a core level...
There's no doubt that at this point taking things in new directions or presenting them in uncommon ways is one of the best ways to differentiate yourself in a crowded eShop...
First-person perspective absolutely brings you into the action, so when it's applied to genres that haven't usually been played that way the results can sometimes be exciting...
While they weren’t initially very well-represented on the Switch, in the past 2 years the Metroidvania genre has been thriving thanks to a wide variety of indie titles...
As a relative newcomer to the musou style of play, where you'll often feel like you wield almost god-like power slicing through entire squads of enemy fighters with repeated swipes of your sword, I'm by no means a ride or die proponent of it...