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Ciel Fledge: A Daughter Raising SimulatorNintendo Switch Developed By: Studio NamaapaPublished By: PqubeCategory: Role-Playing, Simulation, Lifestyle, StrategyRelease Date: 02.21.20 Parenting. I have no idea how to do it. Ciel Fledge: A Daughter Raising Simulator for the Nintendo Switch is all…
Continue readingBridge Constructor Ultimate EditionNintendo Switch Developed By: ClockStone Published By: Headup Games Category: Puzzle, Simulation, Strategy Release Date: 01.31.20 After two expansions and a surprise Portal tie-in, the Bridge Constructor series has come back to its roots for a compilation…
Continue readingTop RunNintendo Switch Developed By: Katata GamesPublished By: Fantastico StudioCategory: Action, Arcade, Endless Runner, PlatformerRelease Date: 02.12.20 I love it when a game just sneaks up, grabs your attention, and won’t let go. I sometimes feel like there’s an endless…
Continue readingCode ShifterNintendo Switch Developed By: Arc System Works, Land Ho!Published By: Arc System WorksCategory: Action, Fighting, Multiplayer, PlatformingRelease Date: 01.29.20 Who doesn’t love a good all-star jam video game? Certainly Land Ho! and Arc System Works understand the appeal, as…
Continue readingLangrisser I and IINintendo Switch Developed By: Masaya Games, Extreme CoPublished By: NIS AmericaCategory: Role-Playing, StrategyRelease Date: 03.10.20 Way back in the 16-bit era, young John didn’t partake much in the console strategy gaming scene. Strategy games were strictly PC…
Continue readingSpeedrunnersNintendo Switch Developed By: DoubleDutch GamesPublished By: tinyBuild GamesCategory: Multiplayer, Party, Platformer, RacingRelease Date: 01.23.20 Do you like Mario Kart but wish it was a 2D side-scrolling platformer instead of a 3D arcade racer? You’re in luck, thanks to Speedrunners…
Continue readingRobots Under Attack!Nintendo Switch Developed By: Dmytro DerybasPublished By: Dmytro DerybasCategory: Action, Arcade, PuzzleRelease Date: 01.14.20 Robots Under Attack! for the Nintendo Switch is the inaugural release from Ukrainian single-person indie developer Dmytro Derybas. It’s a bow-and-arrow based physics puzzler…
Continue readingMusic RacerNintendo Switch Developed By: AbstractArt, Light Road GamesPublished By: Sometimes YouCategory: Arcade, Music, Rhythm, RacingRelease Date: 01.29.20 I don’t often play racing games, but recently I’ve come across a few arcade racers that I really liked – Horizon Chase…
Continue readingBlacksad: Under the SkinNintendo Switch Developed By: Pendulo StudiosPublished By: MicroïdsCategory: Action, AdventureRelease Date: 12.10.19 I’m a big fan of the hard-boiled detective. I’ve read all the classics like Hammett and Chandler, and have a soft spot for anything following…
Continue readingTechnosphere ReloadNintendo Switch Developed By: Adaptive GamesPublished By: Ultimate GamesCategory: Adventure, PlatformerRelease Date: 01.10.20 Though I know it has its diehard fans, I never really found myself interested in Marble Madness. I know it was a big game for the…
Continue readingSkelittle: A Giant Party!Nintendo Switch Developed By: Bubble StudiosPublished By: Plug In DigitalCategory: Adventure, Multiplayer, Party, PlatformerRelease Date: 11.28.19 Call your friends and get that junk off your couch; the Skelittles are ready to party! Skelittle: A Giant Party! for…
Continue readingThe Adventures of Elena Temple: Definitive EditionNintendo Switch Developed By: GrimTalinPublished By: GrimTalinCategory: Action, Arcade, Platformer, PuzzleRelease Date: 12.24.19 The hardest part of retro gaming is often finding hardware that still works; old consoles don’t last forever, after all. Developer…
Continue readingXenoRaptorNintendo 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….
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