2D Platformer

A collection of 93 posts

Review

Metroid Dread - Switch Review

"A wonderful conclusion"

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Castle of Pixel Skulls - Switch Review

"Doesn’t have nearly enough meat on its bones to stand alongside the classics."

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Save Me Mr Tako: Definitive Edition - Switch Review

"You just can’t beat a bit of nostalgia and Save Me Mr Tako: Definitive Edition shows there’s life in the old dog yet."

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Ayo the Clown - Switch Review

"Ayo the Clown successfully tackles a niche that'll appeal to us Nintendo fans."

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Within the Blade - Switch Review

"Within the Blade may appeal to those looking for more ninja fixes."

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Super Magbot - Switch Review

"There is a lot to love about Super Magbot"

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Minute of Islands - Switch Review

"A strange land that tackles pollution and cultural preservation."

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FEZ - Switch Review

"Very much a game of its time."

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Sunblaze - Switch Review (Quick)

"A lovely escapade packed to the brim with hundreds of increasingly difficult levels."

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Astalon: Tears of the Earth - Switch Review

"Genuinely one of the best indie games I’ve played on the Switch."

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Nongunz: Doppelganger Edition - Switch Review

"A whole lot of trial and error."

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World Splitter - Switch Review

"I was hooked on World Splitter from the first level and I thoroughly believe any fan of puzzle games will feel the same."

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DARQ Complete Edition - Switch Review

"DARQ is the video game equivalent of reading Frankenstein on a rainy evening by candlelight."

Kickstarter

Kickstarter Project of the Week: Lone Fungus

For this week’s Switch Kickstarter Project of the Week, we will be looking at Basti's Lone Fungus. The game is slated to release in October 2021 on Windows PC (via Steam) but in regards to a Nintendo Switch port, Basti had this to say: > With this

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Cyber Shadow - Switch Review

"A wild ride if you're a glutton for punishment."

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Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin - Switch Review

The goddess of farming and cultivation is a spoilt one, so her life takes a drastic turn when she is temporarily exiled from the Capital with the task of seeing to a mountaintop with a group of ragtag humans from all ages and backgrounds. Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin takes

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YesterMorrow - Switch Review

After a peaceful village is attacked by dark forces, the world falls into a never-ending night. Years pass and an older Yui is thrusted back in time to that fateful day. YesterMorrow is a clever 2D puzzle platformer where Yui can travel back and forth in time, altering the world

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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,

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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

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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

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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

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Adventures of Chris - Switch Review

A fat, asthmatic, slow, timid kid thrown into a sidescroller where the coins are cookies, the health pickups are milkshakes, and the enemies are an assortment of Castlevania-esc horrors that range from Dracula-like vampires to gigantic spiders – The Adventures of Chris is a quirky experiment that, like Humans, falls flat.

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Projection: First Light - Switch Review

Enter the world of shadow puppeteering as a young girl named Greta who can manipulate light to travel to far off lands. In Projection: First Light, experience a variety of cultures and embrace their artistic approaches to the practise as the mischievous Greta chases a butterfly into a Shadow Theatre

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Projection: First Light - Switch Review

Enter the world of shadow puppeteering as a young girl named Greta who can manipulate light to travel to far off lands. In Projection: First Light, experience a variety of cultures and embrace their artistic approaches to the practise as the mischievous Greta chases a butterfly into a Shadow Theatre

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Shmubedi Boo - Switch Review

The small indie team of Dymtro Derybas are releasing Shmubedi Boo October 7th, a single screen platformer game much like Super Meat Boy and Celeste. It is a hardcore platformer where you might throw your controller or worse, your switch in frustration. Shmubedi Boo’s cute aesthetic is charming but