Platformer

No Straight Roads for the Nintendo Switch is a rhythm game. Kind of. And it has a story about a band trying to bring rock’n’roll back in an electronic music world. Its an odd game and sometimes odd games are the best games. Is that true for No Straight Roads or does this game miss the beat? In No Straight Roads, you join a rock’n’roll band thats trying to survive in an electronic music world. The world literally is run…

Evan’s Remains is a puzzle platformer game released June 11, developed by Matias Schmied and published by Whitehorn Digital.  I’ll do my best to avoid any spoilers for you as I talk about it. Let me start by saying that I enjoy both puzzle games and platformers.  Obviously this game was going to catch my eye.  The overall graphics are nicely done.  The puzzle levels are clear and readable.  The characters are recognizable for who they are even with slight…

No Straight Roads for the Nintendo Switch is a rhythm game. Well, sort of. This is not your father’s rhythm game. Best of all? No Straight Roads wants to keep rock alive! Take that electronic music! No Straight Roads is a rhythm game. I mean, I guess it is. There are rhythm elements to the game. If you attack or dodge things right, you’ll do better. But after its tutorial, No Straight Roads doesn’t force you into a focused rhythm…

Usually we don’t talk about anything Netflix or tv related here on GamesReviewscom. We are all about games! As it happens though, High Score on Netflix is all about games too. Let us tell you about it and why you should be watching it. High Score is a documentary on Netflix about…video games! Surprise! I mean, really, what else did you think it would be about? So what makes High Score so interesting that we had to write about it?…

Nintendo had an Indie World Showcase video today. Check it out below and then please come back here for some thoughts on the Showcase! Wow! That was a really good Indie World Showcase. A lot of cool games were shown and some of them are coming out today! Spiritfarer and A Short Hike especially grabbed my attention and I will be getting those for my Switch later today for sure. I was also impressed by Hades, Hypnospace Outlaw (demo later…

Tomorrow, there will be a brand new Indie World Showcase for games coming to the Nintendo Switch! We have the details below. Nintendo announced on twitter today that there would be an Indie World Showcase tomorrow, August 18th. According to Nintendo, “The next #IndieWorld Showcase is headed your way! Tune in on Tuesday, Aug. 18 at 9 a.m. PT for roughly 20 minutes of information on indie games coming to #NintendoSwitch.” 20 minutes! That could be a lot of indie…

I’m back! At least for now. And I want to finally talk about Bloodstained Curse of the Moon 2. I haven’t been playing it much lately but I really love this game. Let’s talk about Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2 for the Nintendo Switch! I miss Castlevania. I wouldn’t say Castlevania is one of my top ten favorite games of all time, theres a lot of games I love, but it is somewhere on the list of games I…

Azure Striker Gunvolt: Striker Pack includes two side-scrolling action games (Azure Striker Gunvolt 1 & 2) that appear comparable to the Mega Man platformer series. However, with Mega Man as such an established franchise, is there a need to add another series of pixelated run and gun games to your library? We'll take a look at how these games stack up and give you our best advice - take a read and let's see how Azure Striker Gunvolt: Striker Pack measures up!

Paper Mario: The Origami King is the latest entry in the long running RPG series. It is also the first of its kind to come to the Nintendo Switch. Is Paper Mario The Origami King a fun game or is it as paper thin as its hero? Time to find out once and for all. Welcome to our review of Paper Mario: The Origami King!

What do you get when you create a game with one part Mega Man, one part Castlevania, and one part Shovel Knight? You might get Panzar Paladin for the Nintendo Switch. But does Panzar Paladin live up to those games or should you hop into your mech and download a different game? Panzar Paladin is a 2D action/platformer in the vain of Mega Man, Castlevania, and Shovel Knight. In fact, it does borrow some mechanics from each of those games.…