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While there's no question that the traditional mascot platformers for the most part went the way of the dinosaur quite some time ago, I'll gladly admit that every once in a while it's great to take one for a spin when well-executed...
Pairing a grieving robot who starts out in search of revenge for the loss of his father but may instead find enlightenment with a pretty traditional point-and-click adventure makes for a bit of an odd mix but that’s what you get in Ultreia...
Ah, the classic box pushing puzzler, a flavor I've become quite familiar with over the years but, and not always for good reasons...
With a preponderance of puzzlers populating the eShop, people who are passionate about their pastime may be perplexed when perusing the pile of potential titles to pick up...
This is a tough one for me, as I don't like to review games for what they aren't, but while there's so much on Devastator's side when it comes to the look and general feel of its twin-stick shooting somehow it doesn't quite seem to live up to its potential...
I’ve been impressed so far this year that story-driven games on the Switch have continued to show up in force, but most of all that we’ve had a few that have been so touching without the need for any dialogue at all...
The Switch has undoubtedly been blessed with a wide variety of retro shooters since release, pretty well representing all eras, tastes, and styles...
If you're a fan of platformers, whether more casual, challenging, or somewhere up the middle the Switch has you covered...
When you’re dealing with budget games it can be difficult to set a fair bar for what to expect when you put them up against more polished, but also more expensive, fare...
Though I wouldn’t say that it was among my favorite arcade games back in the day, there’s no question that the original Tempest is an absolute classic...
There's no doubt that quirky locales, characters, and stories help to make games better, something particularly true in the classical sort of adventure genre...
Full-Motion Video games are very much back on the scene, and while there's no question that the quality of the production value and general game designs have improved since they originally cropped up decades ago there's no getting around their pretty hit-or-miss nature...
Ah, roguelikes... I generally can't get enough of them...
Platformers are well-represented on the Switch without a doubt, so if you're going to bring one to the Switch you'd better make the most of it...
OK, so if you've heard of the craze that is sweeping (or, when considering how quickly things come and go, at this point perhaps "had swept") the Facebook set called Wordle... here's a version you can play on Switch, you just won't have to wait a day for a new one...
This is a bit of an unusual tactical RPG that excels in some areas but makes some strange decisions in others...
This is actually a really difficult one to review, as going in the stated purpose of The Ramp is to make more of a skateboarding "toy" than a game, and for someone who is geared to evaluate games that's a bit tough to wrap your head around when it comes to trying to score it...
Well damn, who knew that within a two week span I’d play two very different titles on Switch that have the beat-em-up genre deep within their DNA but are so completely different and are also both fantastic for their own reasons...
With colorful and stylish anime characters, a few dollops of funky personalities, and a host of modes to try to give you as much bang for your buck as possible, Phantom Breaker: Omnia deserves some credit for throwing as much into the package as it can...
It’s great that this far into the Switch’s lifespan there are enough RPGs that even genre fans don’t necessarily have to be upset that every title coming in the space isn’t something they’d dig...