ZAU DO YOU DO? The best thing we can say about Tales of Kenzera: ZAU is that it’s a decent gateway game into the Metroidvania genre. The Switch is so chock full of incredible titles at this ...
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PRAISE BE TO HD. El Shaddai is an artistic endeavour in the same vein as Rez or Thatgamecompany’s Journey , taking action genre norms and weaving them into an avant-garde, visual tour de fo...
https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/switch-eshop/el-shaddai-ascension-of-the-metatron-hd-remaster
MY LIBRARY'S IN RUINS. Library of Ruina is less than the sum of its parts. While this visual novel's dialog sets up a well-established, deep world with interesting characters, its talky repeti...
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SLICE 'N' DICE THE FRAME RATE. Many games can get away with slightly sketchy performance if the gameplay experience is a bit more laidback and relaxed (or ‘cinematic’, if you like). Others,...
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JUNCTION SYSTEM. The SAGA titles are part of a series that started life as Final Fantasy Legend , named to capitalise on Square’s blossoming juggernaut. Despite being separate creative endeav...
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NOT QUITE A COWABLUNDER. Can you ever truly have too much of a good thing? If you’re a TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES fan, this question must have sprung to mind at least once in recent years. ...
DOES THIS PORT COME UP SHORT? Listen, if you're of a certain vintage, one of the standout summer holiday movies of your youth will undoubtedly have been Disney's excellent HONEY, I SHRUNK THE K...
MINOR TURBULENCE. Atari has had a very interesting few years, publishing a critically acclaimed 50th-anniversary collection in the form of a playable documentary, the ‘Recharged ’ series of...
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THE WAIT IS OVER. The PS1 played host to a staggering number of memorable and influential RPGs, one of which was Konami’s Suikoden . After that strong debut came a handful of sequels that eve...
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IT'LL GROW ON YOU. Kudzu came to this reviewer during a significant birthday celebration. The day was filled with echoes of our past. There was the music on the radio – uncanny remixes of ea...
SLAPPINESS IS THE TRUTH. Certain problems cannot be solved through careful discussion or compromise. Sometimes it isn’t enough to give a verbal beatdown to your rival – you must throw hands...
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OUT OF THIS WORLD. The cinematic platformer: although some great examples have emerged over the decades, the genre perhaps under-celebrated, with its fans especially under-served for a long str...
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"ONE MUST HAVE GOOD MEMORY TO KEEP THE PROMISES ONE MAKES". Following a mysterious 'walking sim' path similar to those trodden by The Stanley Parable and What Remains of Edith Finch , Slovenia...
WATERED DOWN. Love or hate fishing minigames, there’s no denying they’re a staple of the cosy set . But Moonglow Bay aims to blow that hook-and-line mechanic into a full game. This fishing...
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HOMERUN OR DINGER? San Diego Studio returns for a third season of baseball action on Nintendo Switch and it's another fairly solid job all round for 2024, giving fans yet another feature-comple...
https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/nintendo-switch/mlb-the-show-24
BLOOMIN' LOVELY. When cosy and wholesome games first stepped onto the scene, they were counter-culture — created in response and in resistance to an industry that churned out violence, confli...
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HE BETTER WATCH OUT. Back in 2014, a team of new developers calling themselves GalaxyTrail released Freedom Planet —a retro style platformer that captured the hearts of many classic-era SONIC...
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STRAIGHT AND NARROW. The surprising phenomenon of indies casting Hollywood talent continues with Open Roads , a three-hour narrative adventure. But then this is the latest release from Annapurn...
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RETRO CHARM APLENTY BUT NO PURRING. As one of the earliest animated characters dating back to the silent film era, Felix the Cat ’s popularity has waxed and waned over the decades. His charm,...
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BACK TO THE FUTURE. This review originally went live in 2014, and we're updating and republishing it to celebrate the game's arrival in Switch's Game Boy Advance library via Nintendo Switch Onl...
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I CAN DODGE BULLETS? It’s difficult to experience Otxo and not compare it to the top-down shooter Hotline Miami . With its minimal, pixel art visuals, simplistic yet effective core gameplay,...
ALL DRILLER, NO FILLER. Way back in the ancient days when the Game Boy Advance was Nintendo’s main handheld, Game Freak (yes, the Pokémon people) released a creative little platformer called...
https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/switch-eshop/pepper-grinder
PLAYING THIS MADE US SADDLEFRONT. Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection should have been a slam dunk. Take two of the most beloved Star Wars games ever made and their DLC, touch them up a ...
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GRAB A SHOVEL. South Park’s history with video games has been a mixed bag for the most part and the latest instalment, South Park: Snow Day! , had a lot to live up to following the critical s...
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NOT SO HORRID HENRY. Set in the 15th century and taking place in the tumultuous land of Bohemia, Kingdom Come Deliverance follows the exploits of nice-but-dim blacksmith’s son Henry. Struggl...
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