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XenoRaptorNintendo Switch Developed By: Peter Cleary, Stage Clear StudiosPublished By: DigeratiCategory: Action, Arcade, Twin Stick ShooterRelease Date: 12.25.19 Get those thumbs ready; we’ve got another fast-paced twin stick shooter incoming! XenoRaptor for the Nintendo Switch comes to us courtesy of…
Continue readingWarhammer 40,000: Space WolfNintendo Switch Developed By: HerocraftPublished By: HerocraftCategory: Strategy, Card Game, Turn-BasedRelease Date: 01.23.20 Even though I’ve never played the Warhammer 40,000 tabletop game, I’ve always really liked the series’ overall visual aesthetic and deep lore. I’m a…
Continue readingTick Tock : A Tale for Two Nintendo Switch Developed By : Other Tales Interactive Published By : Other Tales Interactive Category : Adventure, Puzzle, Multiplayer Release : Dec 05, 2019 Multiplayer games are a heavy boom in the market…
Continue readingThoth Nintendo Switch Developed By : Carlsen Games Published By : Carlsen Games Category : Action, Arcade, Twin-Stick Release : Jan 09, 2020 Released simultaneously with his other project 140, Jeppe Carlsen’s Thoth for the Nintendo Switch takes the visually…
Continue reading140 Nintendo Switch Developed By : Carlsen Games Published By : Carlsen Games Category : Music, Platformer Release Date : Jan 09, 2020 When is a game name not a name? When it’s a number! As for the significance of…
Continue readingA return to the purity and simplicity of the arcade halcyon days? Or a barebones dinosaur unsuited to modern sensibilities?
Continue readingMonster Jam Steel TitansNintendo Switch Developed By: Rainbow StudiosPublished By: THQ NordicCategory: Racing, Simulation, SportsRelease Date: 11.26.19 It is an inescapable fact that monster trucks are awesome. I have not really followed them outside of playing with some Bigfoot toys…
Continue readingStory of a Gladiator Nintendo Switch Developed By : Brain Seal Entertainment Published By : Brain Seal Entertainment Category : Arcade, Fighting, Beat-em-up Release : Nov 27, 2019 While some games rely on a sense of grandeur, popping off spiffy…
Continue readingDeveloped and Published By: FrogamesCategory: Turn-based StrategyRelease Date: 12.20.2019 Even in a race with ever more powerful systems from Microsoft and Sony, Nintendo’s hybrid console continues to sell. There’s the Nintendo brand, known for a reliable quality product for the…
Continue readingMust Dash AmigosNintendo Switch Developed By: MINIBEAST Published By: MINIBEASTCategory: Arcade, Multiplayer, Party, RacingRelease Date: 12.05.19 Must Dash Amigos for the Nintendo Switch is the first release from UK-based developer MINIBEAST. The game, whose art design is heavily influenced by…
Continue readingSpace Pioneer – Nintendo SwitchDeveloped By: Vivid GamesPublished By: QubicGamesCategory: Isometric Arcade ShooterRelease Date: December 6, 2019 One of the biggest talking points of the last decade has been loot boxes in gaming. Gaming has been at a crossroads for…
Continue readingDecay of Logos Nintendo Switch Developed By : Amplify Creations Published By : Rising Star Games Category : Action, Adventure Release Date : Nov 28, 2019 A Switch release having launch issues is nothing new. Developers often underestimate how much…
Continue readingDead End JobNintendo Switch Developed By : Ant WorkshopPublished By : Headup GamesCategory : Action, Twin-Stick, ArcadeRelease Date : Dec 13, 2019 The concept of a dead-end job is one that most of us are familiar with. Whether you joke…
Continue readingRoundup of all the news and releases from the world of shmups on Nintendo Switch in the month of December.
Continue readingBlack Future ’88Nintendo Switch Developed By : SuperScarySnakesPublished By : Good Shepherd EntertainmentCategory : Platformer, Twin-Stick, RoguelikeRelease Date : Nov 21, 2019 As a gamer who got their start back in the glory 8-bit days, it’s been pretty fantastic getting…
Continue readingStay Cool, Kobayashi-san!: A River City Ransom Story – Nintendo SwitchDeveloped By: Arc System WorksPublished By: Arc System WorksCategory: 2D Side Scrolling Beat ’em upRelease Date: November 7, 2019 2D Side scrolling beat ‘em ups were once a very popular…
Continue readingTactical Mind 2Nintendo Switch Developed By: Drageus Games Published By: Drageus GamesCategory: Board Game, Strategy, PuzzleRelease Date: 11.15.19 While I’m well-versed in the ways of video games, I haven’t had much experience in games of the board variety. I mean,…
Continue readingChildren of MortaNintendo Switch Developed By: Dead MagePublished By: 11 bit studiosCategory: Action, Role-Playing, RogueliteRelease Date: 11.20.19 Is there ever a bad time for a roguelite dungeon crawling action-RPG? I don’t think so, but I am partial to any game…
Continue readingGear Club Unlimited 2 Porsche Edition Reviewed by Shaun (@reviewsbyhughes) Developer: Eden GamesPublisher: MicroidsCategory: Racing, SimulationOriginal Release Date: 04.12.2018Porsche Edition Release Date: 22.11.2019 Here at The Switch Effect, we first reviewed Gear Club Unlimited 2 on release and had this to say about…
Continue readingBouncy Bob 2Nintendo Switch Developed By: Mad GamesmithPublished By: Ultimate GamesCategory: Action, Arcade, MultiplayerRelease Date: 11.20.19 It’s fun to have the occasional game day with friends to relax and unwind. There are new party games coming out every week trying…
Continue readingShipsNintendo Switch Developed By : Ultimate GamesPublished By : Ultimate GamesCategory : Simulation, Strategy, LifestyleRelease Date : Nov 05, 2019 It was just a couple of weeks ago that I was reviewing another simulation style game. I said it then…
Continue readingPokemon: SwordNintendo Switch Developed by: Game FreakPublished by: NintendoCategory: Adventure, RPG Release Date: Nov 15, 2019 Over the more than two decades that Pokémon has been gracing us with its presence, the series has seen a lot of changes. We’ve…
Continue readingNarcos: Rise of the Cartel Nintendo Switch Developed By : Kuju Entertainment Ltd. Published By : Curve Digital Category : Strategy Release Date : Nov 21, 2019 Narcos: Rise of the Cartels is based on a Netflix TV series that…
Continue readingZumba – Burn It Up! Nintendo Switch Developed By : Kuju Games Published By : 505 Games Category : Music, Dance, Fitness Release Date : Nov 19, 2019 Ever since gamers got the Wii in their homes, games have been…
Continue readingThe Mims Beginning Nintendo Switch Developed By : Squatting Penguins Published By : Ultimate Games Category : Simulation, Strategy Release Date : Nov 11, 2019 Who doesn’t like playing god once in a while? For the most part we do…
Continue readingMars Power Industries – Nintendo SwitchDeveloped By: 7A GamesPublished By: SonkaCategory: PuzzleRelease Date: November 15, 2019 2019 has been another solid year of puzzle games for the Nintendo Switch. Nintendo itself set the standard when it surprise dropped an unexpected…
Continue readingBlindy Nintendo Switch Developed By : Radoslaw Felich Published By : Ultimate Games Category : Platformer Release Date : Nov 08, 2019 Precision platformers like Super Meat Boy and Celeste manage to balance frustration and fun, offering up tough challenges…
Continue readingWRC 8 FIA World Rally ChampionshipNintendo Switch Developed By : KylotonnPublished By : BigBen InteractiveCategory : Racing, Simulation, SportsRelease Date : Nov 19, 2019 In all the years that I have gamed, I’ve never shied away from the fact that…
Continue readingConstruction Simulator 2 US Nintendo Switch Developed By : weltenbauer Software Entwicklung Published By : Astragon Category : Simulation Release Date : Nov 6, 2019 We all remember those moments in our childhood where we played with our toys, sometimes…
Continue readingRocket WarsNintendo Switch Developed By: Rooftop PandaPublished By: Rooftop PandaCategory: Action, Arcade, MultiplayerRelease Date: 11.14.19 Is it multiplayer arena arcade shooter time again already? It must be, because I’ve got Rocket Wars for the Nintendo Switch on the docket, and…
Continue readingSimulacra Developed By: Kaigan Games Published By: Wales Interactive Category: FMV Horror Sim Release Date: 12.03.2019 Simulacra is a lost phone, simulation title with FMV horror aspects. As you have discovered a random phone and begin to search through to…
Continue readingThe ParkNintendo Switch Developed By : FuncomPublished By : FuncomCategory : Adventure, HorrorRelease Date : Oct 22, 2019 Horror games are always a fun and interesting area for me as a player. I’m very picky about the ones I enjoy,…
Continue readingSydney Hunter and the Curse of the MayanNintendo Switch Developed By: CollectorVision GamesPublished By: CollectorVision GamesCategory: Action, Adventure, PlatformerRelease Date: 09.12.19 Indiana Jones, Metroidvania, and the NES. Have I got your attention? Good, because those are the three primary ingredients…
Continue readingOne Person StoryNintendo Switch Developed By : LampogoloviiPublished By : Drageus GamesCategory : Arcade, Puzzle, StoryRelease Date : Nov 8, 2019 Puzzle games are wide-spread in how you can be tasked to play them. Some can be extremely intricate with…
Continue readingBee Simulator Developed By: VARSAV Game Studios Published By: BigBen Interactive Category: Simulation Release Date: 11.12.2019 Bee Simulator is an educational, adventure-sim that has you taking flight as a newly birthed bee that is learning the basics of the environment…
Continue readingDeveloped By : rebel rabbitPublished By : indienovaCategory : Arcade, RhythmRelease Date : October 31 2019 64.0 is a (very) fast-paced rhythm game, all about shooting square-shaped enemies whose color matches the one in the background and not shooting other squares…
Continue readingAtelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout – Nintendo Switch Developed by: GustPublished by: Koei Tecmo AmericaCategory: JRPGRelease Date: 29th of October 2019 Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout (which I’ll just call Atelier Ryza for the…
Continue readingSpirit Roots – Nintendo SwitchDeveloped By: Fireart GamesPublished By: Drageus Games S.A.Category: 2D PlatformerRelease Date: November 01, 2019 The 2D platformer has evolved a lot over the years. Since the quintessential Super Mario Bros provided the blueprint for 2D platformers…
Continue readingKiller Queen Black Developed By: Liquid Bit and BumbleBear Games Published By: Liquid Bit and Nighthawk Interactive Category: Multiplayer Arcade / Action-Platformer Release Date: 10.11.2019 Killer Queen Black is a high-flying multiplayer arcade port with action-platformer gameplay and real-time strategy…
Continue readingRitual: Crown of Horns Nintendo Switch Developed By : Draw Distance Published By : Feardemic Category : Twin-Stick Shooter Release Date : Nov 07, 2019 Twin-Stick shooters aren’t exactly uncommon, especially when it comes to indie games. Aside from some…
Continue readingRoof Rage Developed and Published By: Early MelonCategory: Platform FighterRelease Date: 10.16.2019 What makes a great party game is accessibility. Party games keep things simple so anyone can pick up and play without too much of an explanation. Although not…
Continue readingPlanescape: Torment and Icewind Dale: Enhanced EditionsNintendo Switch Developed By: BeamdogPublished By: BeamdogCategory: Role-Playing, AdventureRelease Date: 10.15.19 Baldur’s Gate is one of the series that has had the most influence on my taste in games. Its blend of deep strategy…
Continue readingBaldur’s Gate and Baldur’s Gate II: Enhanced EditionsNintendo Switch Developed By: BeamdogPublished By: BeamdogCategory: Role-Playing, AdventureRelease Date: 10.15.19 It was 1998. Consoles and Japanese companies like Squaresoft had all but vanquished the western computer RPG as a major force in…
Continue readingDelta Squad Nintendo Switch Developed By : Eskema Games Published By : Ratalaika Games Category : Twin-Stick, Action, Arcade, Multiplayer Release Date : Nov 1, 2019 Twin-stick shooters seem to be a flood in the gaming market nowadays. It seems…
Continue readingDusk Diver Developed By: JFI Games Published By: PQube Category: Musou-Style Beat ‘Em UP Release Date: 10.29.2019 Dusk Diver is an action title of the musou-style, meaning it is a beat ‘em up with never-ending hordes coming at you in…
Continue readingDeep Space Rush Nintendo Switch Developed By : BUG Studio Published By : Ratalaika Games Category : Action, Arcade Release Date : Oct 25, 2019 It’s a wonder that space travel continues to be a thing in real life, when…
Continue readingGhost Parade Nintendo Switch Developed By : Lentera Studio Published By : Aksys Games Category : Platformer / Metroidvania Release Date : Oct 31, 2019 It’s not often that ghosts are counted as allies instead of enemies, so Ghost Parade’s…
Continue readingInto the Dead 2 Developed By: PikPok Published By: Versus Evil Category: Endless Runner Release Date: 10.25.2019 Into the Dead 2 is an action-packed endless runner that has you trying your best to survive as you sprint through hordes of…
Continue readingLet’s Sing Country Developed By: Voxler Games Published By: Koch Media Category: Karaoke / Party Release Date: 10.25.2019 Let’s Sing Country is a musical karaoke title where you will be singing along to America’s Top 40 country hits of the…
Continue readingDeveloped By : Stormind Games Published By : Darril Arts Category : Survival Horror Release Date : September 6 2019 Remothered: Tormented Fathers is a survival horror game by Italian studio Darril Arts. The story follows Rosemary Reed, a mysterious woman who, for unknown…
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