Welcome to a new feature here on the Switch Effect. We’re calling this one a monthly roundshmup and, in case you hadn’t worked it out already, it’s a round-up of all the news, announcements and releases concerning shmups coming to Nintendo Switch. So, without further ado, let’s see what November had in store: Super Mega [&he
[Review] Dark Souls Remastered – Nintendo Switch
Dark Souls Remastered Reviewed by Kieran Developer: From Software Publisher: Bandai Namco Category: Souls Release Date: 10.19.2018 Before embarking on a vocal journey through the quite brilliantly named land of Lordran, home of the Lords, let me tell you a little story. It was the summer of 2010 and after seemingly having a fair amount of [
[Review] Fall of Light – Nintendo Switch
Fall of Light Reviewed by Kieran Developer: RuneHeads Publisher: Digerati Category: Action, Adventure Release Date: 08.30.2018 Hello darkness my old friend Do you ever play a game and find yourself thinking, what if? What if the dungeons had been better, the AI was up to scratch, the music didn’t make my earholes bleed. Fall of Light is one
[Review] Sigl: A Fart for Melusina – Nintendo Switch
Sigl – A fart for Melusina Reviewed by Kieran Developer: Sometimes You Publisher: Sometimes You Category: Action, Adventure, Platformer Release Date: 09.07.2018 Full of hot air When I initially started reviewing video games, not for one second did I believe that I would be writing a review with the word fart in the games title. For this reas
[Review] Cosmic Star Heroine – Nintendo Switch
Cosmic Star Heroine Reviewed by Kieran Developer: Zeboyd Games Publisher: Limited Run Games Category: JRPG, Aventure Release Date: 08.14.2018 Golden Brown On a personal level, there are 3 things I really like in this world: JRPGs, Sci-Fi and fried chicken. 2 of those things are present in this game and blended to great effect. The recent release [
[Review] Guns, Gore and Cannoli 2 – Nintendo Switch
Guns, Gore and Cannoli 2 Reviewed by Kieran Developer: Crazy Monkey Studios Publisher: Crazy Monkey Studios Category: Platformer, Arcade Release Date: 08.02.2018 Leave the gun, take the cannoli When I was a younger man, I had a real fondness for Gangster movies. Goodfellas, The Godfather Trilogy, Donnie Brasco and The Departed to name but a few. I
[Review] Overcooked 2 – Nintendo Switch
Overcooked 2 Reviewed by Kieran Developer: Ghost Town Games Publisher: Team 17 Digital Ltd Category: Strategy, Party, Communication, Simulation Release Date: 08.07.2018 Don’t get (over)cooked, stay off the hook. Overcooked 2 for Nintendo Switch is a strange beast. The original game laid its foundations with a solid local co-op experience an
[Review] Megaton Rainfall – Nintendo Switch
Megaton Rainfall Reviewed by Kieran Developer: Pentadimensional Games Publisher: Pentadimensional Games Category: First Person, Action, Simulation Release Date: 08.09.2018 Make it Rain This might just be the best ever Superman simulation game that DC never licensed. If you are like me, you have probably dreamed of what it would be like to be the m
[Review] Guts and Glory – Nintendo Switch
Guts and Glory Reviewed by Kieran Developer: HakJak Publisher: tinyBuild Games Category: Puzzle, Arcade, Action, Simulation Release Date: 07.19.2018 Guts over Fears Guts and Glory is a violent physics game that launched back in 2016 in beta with a full launch happening in 2017. Much like many other titles, it is finally time to make it’s Nin