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Cute, colorful, and surprisingly challenging at times, Hoggy 2 is a budget-friendly puzzle platformer with very basic controls and a bit of charm as well...
As someone who has watched some anime over time, but has hardly kept up over the years, Kill la Kill is something new to me so walking into the world of this game is definitely a bit mind-boggling...
At long last a high-quality and very broadly accessible baseball title is available on the Switch...
While I’m pretty enthusiastic, overall, about this new fighting game the first thing I’d say is that with its controls I’d consider it to absolutely be an acquired taste...
It can be a bit of a challenge to rate games that have simply been around for a while when they arrive on Switch...
If you've never heard of or played any of the Mighty Switch Force titles before, and enjoy a solid puzzle platformer, you may be in luck with this one...
If you're on the look out for a title with a wholesome story, cute looks, a great soundtrack, and a mix of puzzle platforming and rhythm game elements you've really lucked out with Songbird Symphony since it manages to check all of those boxes...
OK, so going the retro route to make modern games that capture the look and essence of playing games on platforms like the Gameboy is a thing...
Among the genres that have become quite well represented on the Switch arcade-style shooters are most definitely holding their own...
Factory construction and automation games have been "a thing" and pretty popular in the PC space for quite some time now...
Since there's a general lack of racing games on Switch, in particular those that aren't cart racers of some kind, it's always good to see another option available...
While the beat-em-up was an arcade and early console staple in more recent years it hasn't had much representation...
While its budget price and cute pixel art looks may call to you I'd say it is worth taking the time to check out Mochi Mochi Boy a bit before you consider picking it up...
The definite stand-out title of the week is Etherborn, a gorgeous, challenging, and somewhat mind-bending 3D environmental puzzler...
Delivering gameplay somewhere between an endless runner and a space flight simulator, Lost Orbit: Terminal Velocity is a pretty unique, and at times challenging, experience...
Who doesn't love a decent action-RPG dungeon crawler where you can explore, kill, loot, and work out puzzles? Quest Hunter has most of those elements present, and it's great that you can party up with others for sure, but its main problem is that from top to bottom the experience just feels so vanilla...
This is a title I've had my eye on since it initially hit early access on PC where I struggled to find the fun and had put it down in the hopes that on final release it would all come together...
Without a doubt 3D platforming has a tendency to be a train wreck when implemented poorly...
As a huge fan of the classic arcade run n' gun shooters I hold Contra in very high regard, so it's always a thrill when someone manages to put out a title that can give it a run for its money...
With an abundance of puzzle games of all styles and flavors it is undoubtedly hard to make yourself stand out...