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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 readingOverride: Mech City Brawl – Super Charged Mega EditionNintendo Switch Developed By: The Balance IncPublished By: Modus GamesCategory: Action, FightingRelease Date: 10.15.19 You know how disappointed you are that Capcom never followed up Tech Romancer with a sequel? If you’ve…
Continue readingSuper Box Land DemakeNintendo Switch Developed By: lightUPPublished By: Ratalaika GamesCategory: Arcade, PuzzleRelease Date: 10.11.19 The best thing about the present game industry scene is the breadth of games available to gamers. Sometimes you feel like a triple-A spectacle from…
Continue readingDisgaea 4 Complete+Nintendo Switch Developed By: Nippin Ichi Software, IncPublished By: NIS AmericaCategory: Role-Playing, StrategyRelease Date: 10.29.19 Over its lifetime, the Disgaea series has consistently produced some of the most entertaining and challenging strategy RPGs available. NIS hasn’t released a…
Continue readingDestiny Connect: Tick-Tock TravelersNintendo Switch Developed By: SYUPROPublished By: NIS AmericaCategory: Role-PlayingRelease Date: 10.22.19 I remember playing a lot of RPGs when I was a kid; but I don’t remember a lot of them being very kid-friendly. In fact, if…
Continue readingThe Eyes of AraNintendo Switch Developed By: 100 Stones InteractivePublished By: 100 Stones InteractiveCategory: Adventure, PuzzleRelease Date: 10.15.19 I can still remember what a huge deal Myst was when it was released; everyone I knew was playing it. My friends,…
Continue readingThe Ninja Saviors: Return of the WarriorsNintendo Switch Developed By: NatsumeAtariPublished By: ININ GamesCategory: Action, Arcade, FightingRelease Date: 10.15.19 Video game history is a personal passion of mine; I love reading about the history of gaming and dreaming about all…
Continue readingCyber Protocol Nintendo Switch Developed By : RedDeerGames Published By : RedDeerGames Category : Arcade, Puzzle, Multiplayer Release Date : Sep 26, 2019 Cyberpunk is a genre that has been widely popular over the last half century. Whether it be…
Continue readingSpirit Hunter: NGNintendo Switch Developed By: Experience IncPublished By: Aksys GamesCategory: Adventure, Horror, Visual NovelRelease Date: 10.10.19 Spirit Hunter: NG for the Nintendo Switch is the second game in Experience Inc’s Spirit Hunter series; the first being Death Mark, released…
Continue readingBoreal BladeNintendo Switch Developed By: FrozenbytePublished By: FrozenbyteCategory: Action, FightingRelease Date: 08.28.19 Nothing says brutal melee combat quite like Vikings, so developer Frozenbyte knew what kind of game they wanted to make when they began development on Boreal Blade for…
Continue readingA Knight’s QuestNintendo Switch Developer: Sky 9Publisher: Curve DigitalGenre: Action, AdventureRelease Date: Fall 2019 Nintendo may be dragging their feet on that Breath of the Wild sequel, but don’t you worry, third-person action-RPG fans; Toronto-based developer Sky 9 is coming…
Continue readingPantsu Hunter: Back to the 90sNintendo Switch Developed By: Ascension DreamPublished By: Sometimes YouCategory: Adventure, Puzzle, Visual NovelRelease Date: 08.28.19 I’m pretty new to the idea of visual novels; before I started reviewing for this site, I really only played…
Continue readingDamascus Gear: Operation OsakaNintendo Switch Developed By: A+ GamesPublished By: Arc System WorksCategory: Action, Role-Playing, RogueliteRelease Date: 08.29.19 Damascus Gear: Operation Tokyo was one of the first games I reviewed here at the Switch Effect, making it the first review…
Continue readingDoughlings: InvasionNintendo Switch Developed By: Hero ConceptPublished By: Hero ConceptCategory: Action, ArcadeRelease Date: 08.08.19 Approximately forever ago (OK, less than a year, but still) I reviewed the first game from Turkish studio Hero Concept, Doughlings: Arcade. Now, slightly less than…
Continue readingFell Seal: Arbiter’s MarkNintendo Switch Developed By: 6 Eyes StudioPublished By: 1C EntertainmentCategory: Role-Playing, StrategyRelease Date: 08.14.19 The first strategy RPG I ever played was Final Fantasy Tactics for the PSX; it’s still my favorite Final Fantasy game to this…
Continue readingPawarumiNintendo Switch Developed By: Manufacture 43Published By: Manufacture 43Category: Action, ArcadeRelease Date: 07.24.19 Is it time for me to fall in love with a shmup that will never love me back again? It is? Great! Today’s heartbreaker is Pawarumi for…
Continue readingScrap Rush!!Nintendo Switch Developed By: ACQUIRE Published By: ACQUIRE Category: Arcade, Action Release Date: 06.20.19 There’s just something about a fun, colorful arcade game that makes me disregard my preferences for deep stories and complex game mechanics. Scrap Rush!! for…
Continue readingAttack of the Toy TanksNintendo Switch Developed By: Petite Games Published By: Ratalaika Games Category: Action, Arcade, Multiplayer Release Date: 06.28.19 Twin Stick Toy Story Attack of the Toy Tanks for the Nintendo Switch is a twin stick shooter from…
Continue readingRolling GunnerNintendo Switch Developed By: mebius. Published By: mebius. Category: Action, Arcade Release Date: 06.20.19 I have a complex relationship with shoot ‘em ups; I love them, but they seem to hate me. I especially love the idea of the…
Continue readingMainliningNintendo Switch Developed By: Rebelephant Published By: Merge Games Category: Adventure, Simulation Release Date: 06.20.19 Hacking in old movies always seemed so dang cool. Quick camera cuts of sexy young computer wizards typing furiously with their perfect hair and shouting…
Continue readingWar Tech FightersNintendo Switch Developed By: Drakkar DevPublished By: Blowfish StudiosCategory: Action, AdventureRelease Date: 06.27.19 My love of mechs and all games and media related to mechs is no secret to anyone who knows me. This is a love that…
Continue readingTimespinnerNintendo Switch Developed By: Lunar Ray Games Published By: Chucklefish Category: Action, Adventure, Role-Playing Release Date: 06.04.19 Writing intros for reviews can be kind of hard. I always want to come up with an original concept to introduce the game…
Continue readingBattle Worlds: Kronos Nintendo Switch Developed By: KING Art Published By: THQ Nordic Category: Strategy Release Date: 06.11.19 Generally I’m a pretty big fan of turn-based strategy games; I have some pretty fond memories of Advance Wars back in the…
Continue readingStrike Suit Zero: Director’s Cut Nintendo Switch Developed By: Born Ready Games Published By: Born Ready Games Category: Action, Arcade Release Date: 05.02.19 Strike Suit Zero took Kickstarter by storm a few years back; the campaign took in over $100K…
Continue readingGolem Gates – Nintendo Switch Developed By : Laser Guided GamesPublished By : DigeratiCategory : Strategy, MultiplayerRelease Date : May 31, 2019Reviewed by: Shaun Hughes Card-battler-cum-action-strategy With 100 cards, an extensive single-player campaign, challenge scenarios, and online and local co-op,…
Continue readingAlternate Jake Hunter: DAEDALUS The Awakening of Golden Jazz Nintendo Switch Developed By: Neilo Published By: Arc System Works Category: Adventure Release Date: 05.23.19 Possibly my favorite game for the Nintendo DS was Hotel Dusk: Room 215. Its blend of…
Continue readingLight Fingers Nintendo Switch Developed By: Numizmatic Published By: Numizmatic Category: Board Game, Strategy, Multiplayer, Platformer Release Date: 09.20.18 Who doesn’t love to kick back and relax after a hard day at work? Whether you’re a regular Joe working your…
Continue readingProject Nimbus: Complete Edition Nintendo Switch Developed By: GameTomo Published By: GameTomo Category: Action, Arcade Release Date: 05.16.19 One of my favorite things about Switch ports is that we almost always get the complete edition of the games being ported….
Continue readingBlazing Beaks Nintendo Switch Developed By: Applava Published By: QubicGames Category: Action, Multiplayer, Party, Twin Stick Shooter Release Date: 05.10.19 Why do these birds (and one platypus) have guns? I’ve played Blazing Beaks for the Nintendo Switch for several hours,…
Continue readingAggelos Nintendo Switch Developed By: Storybird Games Published By: PQube Category: Adventure, Action, Role-Playing, Platformer Release Date: 04.24.19 Some people think you have to subscribe to Nintendo Switch Online to play classic NES games on their Switch. Technically, they are…
Continue readingGiga Wrecker Alt Nintendo Switch Developed By: Game Freak Published By: Rising Star Games Category: Action, Platformer, Puzzle Release Date: 05.02.19 Upon seeing the announcement for Giga Wrecker Alt for the Nintendo Switch, my first thought was that if I…
Continue readingAmerican Fugitive – Nintendo Switch Developed By : Fallen Tree GamesPublished By : CurveDigitalCategory : Action, Adventure, RacingRelease Date : May 23, 2019 Tried and tested Grand Theft Auto is the greatest gaming series of all time. Period. Now, whilst…
Continue readingOur World Is Ended Nintendo Switch Developed By: Red EntertainmentPublished By: PQubeCategory: Visual NovelRelease Date: 04.18.19 I’ve only recently come to the visual novel genre. I’ve found it to be a bit of a mixed bag overall, but in general…
Continue readingVA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action Nintendo Switch Developed By: Sukeban Games Published By: Ysbryd Games Category: Adventure, Simulation, Visual Novel Release Date: 05.02.19 Sometimes a game comes out, and it’s an indie darling, and never is an unkind word written…
Continue readingWar Theatre Nintendo Switch Developed By: Arcade Distillery Published By: Arcade Distillery Category: Strategy, Multiplayer, Role-Playing Release Date: 04.04.19 When War Theatre for the Nintendo Switch came across the site’s review queue, I was interested based solely on the fact…
Continue readingMetagalNintendo Switch Developed By: RETRO Revolution Published By: Ratalaika Category: Arcade, Action, Platformer Release Date: 03.29.19 I love Mega Man. The record will show that the more Mega Man I get, the happier I am. I think I’ve got a…
Continue readingDungeons & Aliens Nintendo Switch Developed By: Kool2Play Published By: Arts Alliance Category: Arcade, Adventure Release Date: 03.15.19 The Switch has been getting a ton of mobile game ports since its launch a few years ago. While mobile gaming has…
Continue readingYet Another Zombie Defense HD Nintendo Switch Developed By: Awesome Games Studio Published By: Awesome Games Studio Category: Action, Strategy, Multiplayer Release Date: 04.5.19 Sometimes it’s best not to have pretensions about what you’re doing. The gang over at Polish…
Continue readingBard’s Gold Nintendo Switch Developed By: Pixel Lantern Published By: Pixel Lantern Category: Platformer, Arcade, Role-Playing, Action Release Date: 03.05.19 Another day, another Switch port of a blockbuster indie title. Today’s entry is Bard’s Gold from Pixel Lantern, a retro-styled,…
Continue readingThea: The AwakeningNintendo Switch Reviewed by: Shaun HughesDeveloped By: MuHa GamesPublished By: Monster CouchCategory: Strategy, Board Game, Role-Playing, Adventure Release Date: 01.02.2019 Understated beauty There is an understated beauty to reviewing that is rarely spoken about. In some cases, it is even a taboo subject….
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