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Overall then, Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker is a diamond of a game and a welcome addition to the ever growing titles available for the Nintendo Switch. The puzzles are fun and challenging as well as diverse and creative. If you’re a fan of puzzle/platformer games, then Captain Toad on Switch...
Youropa is a unique puzzle game in how its puzzles are approached, and how it wants the player to approach them. There are collectibles dotted around in every level, and given the final ability you get, going through the game again to find them all would be a different experience....
Tempest 4000 then, is a great game. But if you want it, you’re going to have to part with more cash than you probably expected to. Whether its worth the asking price is up to you to decide, but I can assert with certainty that it’s an absolute joy to...
Don’t get me wrong – LEGO The Incredibles is fun. It’s just as entertaining as any other LEGO game. But that’s the problem. It doesn’t stand out in any way. Minus a few small tweaks and improvements in technical fidelity, we’ve essentially been playing the same LEGO game since 2005’s...
In any case, Danger Zone 2 is hugely enjoyable. The only thought on my mind as I finished up getting all of its platinum awards was that I wanted more. I loved completing its new Run Up challenges, checking traffic, performing jumps and boosting like a maniac. And I loved...
Thankfully though, Holy Potatoes! A Weapon Shop?!’s charm and sense of humour helps give the game more longevity than its gameplay loop alone. Its witty dialogue and groan-worthy character puns will keep you chortling along even after you’ve got a little bored of going through the same menus. It might...
The Lion’s Song is certainly a unique story from start to finish. Those that enjoy a relaxing point-and-click are sure find this one to their liking. It requires a bit of patience in those cumbersome moments in the middle, but it’s well worth it for the beautiful art style, harrowing...
Despite this, The Spectrum Retreat is still worth investigating. It weaves a compelling tale, and while it’s not technically a horror game, the long, identical corridors and lack of other inhabitants mirrors The Shining’s unsettling sense of isolation. It’ll keep you guessing right up until the end, no matter how...
There’s nothing wrong with Pocket Rumble that can’t be easily fixed with a patch though, and as the game is still in Early Access on PC, I’m sure there will be some tweaks to come. Even though the CPU is a challenge without resorting to cheap tactics, Pocket Rumble is...
For someone like me who lost interest in the Shining series long ago, Shining Resonance Refrain is an absolute delight. Although it doesn’t resemble anything like the strategy RPGs and dungeon crawlers I first fell in love with back in the 90s, Shining Resonance Refrain is a charmingly sweet JRPG...
It’s a shame that the standard tournament and free play modes don’t offer a little bit more, but Adventure Mode certainly grows on you. It looks great, it’s bright, it’s colourful – it’s Mario. The challenges on offer are difficult but fun, and they’ll keep you going back until you...
While Red Faction Guerrilla‘s performance and visuals have been finely polished in this re-Mars-ter, its gameplay is still a little rough around the edges. Gunplay isn’t that much fun, for instance; I found myself hitting enemies with my trusty sledgehammer where possible. Making your way through rubble after toppling a...
