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Red Faction: Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered – Nintendo Switch | Review

By Dan Goad
| 1st July 2019
| Review, Switch
| 0

It’s almost a year to the day since we reviewed Red Faction: Guerilla Re-Mars-tered (that name makes me groan every time) on PS4, and this week it comes to Switch. When they were originally released the Red Faction games set a new bar for destructible environments, but does Guerilla still…read more >

Another Sight – Nintendo Switch | Review

By Dan Goad
| 27th June 2019
| Review, Switch
| 0

There aren’t many video game studios in Italy, so it was interesting for me to see what this game from Lunar Great Wall Studios was like. Based in Milan, the studio only opened its doors in 2016, and Another Sight is its first game. Released originally for PC in 2018,…read more >

The Relevance of E3 – An Annual Question

By Dan Goad
| 18th June 2019
| Opinion
| 0

Every year we have the same conversation, so now the dust has settled it seems entirely appropriate to have it again. Is E3 still relevant? Our general consensus on last week’s E3 podcast was that a few standout moments aside, E3 was fairly unexciting. Many of the big announcements were…read more >

Warlocks 2: God Slayers – Nintendo Switch | Review

By Dan Goad
| 11th June 2019
| Review, Switch
| 0

Warlocks 2: God Slayers is a new pixel art brawler RPG from Frozen District. The previous game in the series, Warlocks vs Shadows, was never ported to a Nintendo console, appearing instead on PS$, Xbox and PC. The sequel arrives on Switch first, with a Steam release due in July…read more >

Red Siren: Space Defense – Nintendo Switch | Review

By Dan Goad
| 9th June 2019
| Review, Switch
| 0

Red Siren: Space Defense is a 2018 mobile game that has recently been ported to Switch. Mobile ports have had mixed fortunes on Nintendo’s console, so it will be interesting to see how this one fares. In a wartorn future, players take control of a battleship from Red Siren combat…read more >

Hell is Other Demons – Nintendo Switch | Review

By Dan Goad
| 29th May 2019
| Review, Switch
| 0

Nostalgia is a powerful tool, and Swedish indie studio Cuddle Monster Games are aiming to harness that with their first game, Hell is Other Demons. With a retro 8-bit style and Bulletstorm gameplay, it fits in well with the Switch’s library of NES and other retro titles. What is clear…read more >