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Kickstarter Project of the Week: Monochrome RPG

For this week’s Switch Kickstarter Project of the Week, we will be looking at DVNC Tech’sMonochrome RPG. The game is slated to release in September 2021 on PC/Mac, iOS, Android and Xbox, as well as potential ports to PlayStation and Nintendo Switch. Here’s the overview: >

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Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut - Switch Review

Shantae: Risky’s Revenge Director’s Cut is the definitive edition of the 2010 DsiWare hit that revived WayForward’s Shantae franchise from deep obscurity. The original game was a cult hit that came too little too late, releasing on the GameBoy Color in 2002 (nearly a year after the

2D Platformer

Electronic Super Joy 2 - Switch Review (Quick)

Truth be told, I haven’t experienced the franchise’s debut, Electronic Super Joy, but the sequel is fun in its own right, if not a little tedious. At its core, it’s a platformer that is very clearly inspired by Super Meat Boy (which spawned its own spiritual successor,

News

Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase October 2020 Recap

Out of nowhere (which has been Nintendo’s MO recently), a Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase dropped. This is said to be the last one for the year but my word, it was a doozy. Here’s the full recap, courtesy of Nintendo Australia: > During the last Nintendo Direct

Clea

Clea - Switch Review

In a mysterious mansion where Clea and her younger brother must avoid the other-worldly Chaos Servants that have escaped from their parents’ laboratory, Clea‘s survival horror motif takes on a new approach involving the player to use their surroundings and relying on sound as much as sight. The creaky

Cornfox and Bros

Oceanhorn 2: Knights of the Lost Realm - Switch Review

Oceanhorn 2: Knights of the Lost Realm is the long awaited sequel to Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas. The second instalment was first released on Apple Arcade over a year ago and I, for one, have been eagerly awaiting its release on the Switch as the original was such a

Clea

SpoOoOoky Horror Game Clea Launches on Switch this Week

Right before Halloween, PR Hound have announced that Clea, a survival horror game from Australian developer InvertMouse and publisher Sekai Games, will be coming to Nintendo Switch on October 30 (THAT’S ONLY THREE DAYS AWAY!). Here’s the announcement: > Publisher, Sekai Games, and developer, InvertMouse, are excited to

Nindies

Röki - Switch Review (Quick)

Röki isn’t just an indie adventure into Scandinavian folklore, it’s an enchanted modern fairy tale brought to life by sublime artwork and a melodic score that you’d be hard-pressed to beat. From the moment you open it up, there’s a surreal feeling of bliss through the

Carto

Carto - Switch Review

After Carto is flung from her granny’s aircraft during a vicious storm, she finds herself with naught but her wit and a unique ability that allows her to alter the world like pieces in a multi-fitting jigsaw puzzle. Along the way, Carto will travel from one mysterious land to

Competition

Competition: TAURONOS

Courtesy of 16 Bit Nights, we are happy to announce that we are holding a competition to giveaway three digital copies ofTAURONOS on Nintendo Switch. The codes will be European copies but lucky for us Switch owners, the console is region free. To enter, be sure to participate in the

Devolver Digital

Disc Room - Switch Review

From the creators of various Devolver Digital titles such as Mini [https://switchaboo.com/2018/08/11/minit-quick-review/]t [https://switchaboo.com/2018/08/11/minit-quick-review/], Exit the Gungeon [https://switchaboo.com/2020/03/23/exit-the-gungeon-switch-review/] and Sludge Life comes a collaborative effort about rooms with discs… sharp discs. Disc

DoubleShake

Kickstarter Project of the Week: DoubleShake

For this week’s Switch Kickstarter Project of the Week, we will be looking at Rightstick Studio’sDoubleShake. The game is slated to release in June 2021 on PC/Linux (via Steam and itch.io) and Nintendo Switch. Here’s the overview: > DoubleShakeis our love letter to our favorite

Fighting

Kirby Fighters 2 - Switch Review

While most Kirby games have an emphasis on platforming with combat mixed in, Kirby Fighters 2 is a nice change of pace: nothing but combat. While the Kirby series has fallen to the wayside in recent years, this later entry breathes some new life into Nintendo’s sentient pink blob.

3D Platformer

Pumpkin Jack - Switch Review

The most dastardly rogue of them all, Jack, has been revived by the Devil himself to rid the world of the magician that’s destined to save humankind. Pumpkin Jack is a 3D platformer in a similar vein to Jak and Daxter but with a linear structure and an aesthetic

Fire Emblem

Famicom Fire Emblem Entry Coming to Switch; Translated to English for the First Time Ever

On the 30th anniversary of the original Fire Emblem Entry on Famicom, Nintendo will be re-releasing the game on the Nintendo Switch and for the first time ever, it will be fully localised for English audiences. This entry will be released as Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of

9 Monkeys of Shaolin

9 Monkeys of Shaolin - Switch Review

When Wei Cheng’s village burns down in front of his very eyes, he seeks revenge by joining a monastery and learning the fighting skills to avenge his family and friends. In 9 Monkeys of Shaolin, take out bands of enemies in classic beat ’em up fashion set in a

Indie

Supermarket Shriek – Switch Review

Take the charm of Rabbids, splice it with the chaos of Super Monkey Ball, and top it off with the level structure of Super Mario 64 – the result? Supermarket Shriek; a mishmash of all the greatest hits that doesn’t disappoint. Gameplay Controls-wise, the closest scheme to this shopping cart

2D

Double Pug Switch - Switch Review

A pug named Otis, a cat named Whiskers and a Professor who makes portal fluids are the characters at play in this hardcore platformer made by aPriori Digital. Double Pug Switch has you run through the distorted dimensions as you try and return everyone back to normal and safety; a

FRACTER

FRACTER - Switch Review

FRACTER is a puzzle game developed by the team over at 4L Games. To be more exact, it’s an isometric puzzler set in a dark, captivating and almost ethereal setting. The aim of the game is to guide the protagonist through a number of puzzle-laden levels, while also avoiding

2D Platformer

Kickstarter Project of the Week: Eagle Knight Paradox

For this week’s Switch Kickstarter Project of the Week, we will be looking at Playstorm Studio’sEagle knight Paradox. The game is slated to release in October 2021 on PC (via Steam), Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, and Xbox One. Here’s the overview: > Eagle knight Paradox is an

Bloom Digital

Later Daters: Part Two Launches on Switch Later this Month

If you’ve been eagerly awaiting the second part to Bloom Digital’s senior dating sim game Later Daters, then that wait is almost over! We’ve been excited to get back into the virtual old folks’ dating world since our review of part one [https://switchaboo.com/2020/04/

Kart Racer

Nickelodeon Kart Racers 2: Grand Prix - Switch Review

Kart racing games are notorious for being an easy cash grab genre, where a license holder gets a rush job done and that is it. And this is a very accurate statement of the first instalment, however Nickelodeon Kart Racers 2 is such a huge improvement that it is actually

Indie

Space Crew - Switch Review

The year, 2152; the captain and their crew are on a routine mission to deliver precious cargo to a neighbouring planet when suddenly, enemies approach! Pew Pew , man the turrets! The oxygen tank has been hit, get the engineer on it! Fire in the brig; cadet, grab the extinguisher. We

2D

Juiced! - Switch Review (Quick)

Tiko is a short bug-eyed prune… thing that is on a mission to put a stop to the evil wizard’s plans by recovering the Eternal Crystals. In this nostalgia-filled adventure, Juiced! focusses on what made the retro platformers of the 8/16 bit eras so monumental by perfecting its

Indie

Kickstarter Project of the Week: Nippon Marathon 2

For this week’s Switch Kickstarter Project of the Week, we will be looking at Onion Soup’sNippon Marathon 2. The game is slated to release April 2022 on PC (via Steam), Nintendo Switch and EXA-ARCADIA. Here’s the overview: > Nippon Marathon 2 is the ultimate “Bakage”(Japanese for