PowerUp!'s Reviews
Comfortably earns its place as one of the Nintendo Switch 2’s best action games
The core minigame design is as sharp as ever, the multiplayer additions are genuinely transformative for group play, and the soundtrack is as sticky as anything the series has produced.
When everything clicks it becomes extraordinarily difficult to put down
Star Fox serves as a welcome reminder that elegance never goes out of style
The Drifter is a stunning achievement in narrative game design.
It’s an easy recommendation for anyone who enjoys games that demand persistence, precision and just a little bit of stubbornness
The Switch 2 Edition comfortably earns its place as the definitive way to experience Shulk’s adventure.
Crushed in Time is an interesting and entertaining puzzle game with a unique control scheme and puzzle mechanics. While not all of the puzzles are winners, the vast majority are, even when they're so difficult you think you'll never solve them.
Bluey's Quest for The Gold Pen is a perfect game for families. It'll keep mums, dads and kids happy while telling an original Bluey story that's every bit as good as the episodes.
007 First Light doesn’t merely earn its licence to kill. It earns its licence to stand alongside Naughty Dog with its kennel full of best action-adventure games of this modern generation.
Yoshi and the Mysterious Book is effortlessly charming, deceptively deep and incredibly playable for the whole family.
TT Games didn’t just rebuild Batman here. Along with their last stellar showing, LEGO Skywalker Saga, they’ve slapped down a duplo-sized brick in a larger plan to rebuild my faith in the entire LEGO games formula.
Japan could have collapsed beneath impossible expectations, but instead it delivers the strongest, most atmospheric and most cohesive Horizon yet.
Directive 8020 is the strongest release for Supermassive Games since Until Dawn, and it proves there's still plenty of gas in the tank for these types of games. I can say with confidence that Directive 8020 is a must-play/watch for 2026.
MachineGames already unearthed one of the greatest Indiana Jones games ever made. Nintendo Switch 2 simply lets you take that treasure with you in your satchel / manpurse.
This is a game more interested in emotional honesty than traditional challenge, and while that approach occasionally leaves certain gameplay ideas feeling undercooked, the overall experience lingered in my thinkin’ machine long after the credits roll.
Despite its flaws, there is something undeniably likeable about People of Note.
Vampire Crawlers is a confident little mutation of a formula that did not need fixing, but clearly had room to evolve.
Invincible Vs lands its best punch by selling you the fantasy of overwhelming power, then quietly teaching you how to shred your opponents to tinsel properly.
Kiln is a smart idea that occasionally feels like it is waiting for the right audience to unlock it fully.