Bluey’s Quest for the Gold Pen review for Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch
Posted on 2 days ago by Ellie Lutes in Reviews, Switch, Switch 2 | 0 comments
System: Switch 2 (reviewed) / Switch
Release date: May 28, 2026
Developer: Halfbrick Studios
Publisher: PM Studios
Capturing the hearts of kids and adults the world over, our favorite Blue Heeler and her family sit down at the table and embark on an adventure together. Bluey and Bingo start out doing a little artwork, but after Dad snarkily snatches the Gold Pen that Bluey needs to finish her drawing, the atmosphere changes and problem solving begins. Can Bluey and Bingo rise to the challenges that Dad sets in front of them, or will the drawing remain incomplete? This is what awaits us in Bluey’s Quest for the Gold Pen.
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Bubsy 4D review for Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch
Posted on 3 days ago by Richard Ford in Reviews, Switch, Switch 2 | 0 comments
System: Switch 2 / Switch (reviewed)
Release date: May 22, 2026
Developer: Fabraz
Publisher: Atari
I don’t need to talk about Bubsy’s standing in the wider gaming community; everyone knows about the bobcats much-maligned original releases during the big platformer mascot boom of the 90s. Still, perhaps in some capacity due to him being the target of many an online game reviewer’s ridicule, he has remained in the cultural zeitgeist. In the last decade, Bubsy has returned to the forefront with a few decent 2D platformers harkening back to his roots, and a collection last year of all his ‘greatest hits’ to get people up to speed ahead of the release of this new title, Bubsy 4D. By far and away, this is the most fun Bubsy title to date and indie developer Fabraz deserve massive credit for getting this bobcat into a place where I can say I thoroughly enjoyed my short but sweet experience with his latest title.
Tales of Arise: Beyond the Dawn Edition review for Nintendo Switch 2
Posted on 4 days ago by Ellie Lutes in Reviews, Switch 2 | 0 comments
System: Switch 2
Release date: May 22, 2026
Developer: Bandai Namco
Publisher: Bandai Namco
Two planets hurl together through the cosmos, entangled in a three hundred years’ long war with the planet Rena ruling over Dahna and its people. Dahna’s resources are mined and pillaged to benefit the ruling Renans, and the Dahnan people are subjugated and treated as work slaves. Two people born on different worlds decide to change fate and create a new path – and after doing so, the journey continues onward with the mysterious young Nazamil. Born of both Renan and Dahnan blood, Nazamil’s introduction leads the party down a new path of adventure and intrigues.
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle review for Nintendo Switch 2
Posted on 1 week ago by Nicholas Serpa in Reviews, Switch 2 | 0 comments
System: Switch 2
Release date: May 12, 2026
Developer: MachineGames
Publisher: Bethesda
As fun as it is to watch Harrison Ford hunt down ancient relics in the old Indiana Jones films, it’s really Indy’s video games that are the relics these days. It’s been a long time since we’ve had a good one, and after playing the incredibly middling Staff of Kings back in 2009, I feared we’d probably never get another. For many years, we didn’t, until in 2024 when Swedish studio MachineGames released a bold new type of Indiana Jones game: one that’s played almost entirely in first-person. Now, that experience has landed on the Nintendo Switch 2, promising a globetrotting immersive adventure that puts players in the archaeologist’s well-worn shoes – and, somehow, on a portable console to boot.
Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream review for Nintendo Switch
Posted on 1 month ago by Richard Ford in Reviews, Switch | 0 comments
System: Switch
Release date: April 16, 2026
Developer: Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo
Nintendo’s loveable avatar characters are back and wackier than ever in Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream, a sequel to the cult-followed 3DS sim, which in itself was a sequel to the Japan-exclusive DS title Tomodachi Collection. The charm of the Nintendo 3DS release came in adding Miis based on your friends, family, and celebrities into one building and seeing how they got on together, how their interactions went, and meddling with their affairs. This holds true in the new entry; you play God, and on a brand new island, you invite your Miis to come and live in a paradise of your own creation. As cool as it is to create and customize new residents, giving them new toys to fiddle with, finding out what foods they like and what clothes they prefer, and how creative you can get with building relationships between Miis, unfortunately, as is classic Nintendo, for how creative and innovative you can get with the game, the overall product is held back by the company’s antiquated approach to online sharing and interactivity.
Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection review for Nintendo Switch
Posted on 1 month ago by Ellie Lutes in Reviews, Switch | 0 comments
System: Switch
Release date: March 27, 2026
Developer: Capcom
Publisher: Capcom
With the arrival of the Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection on the Nintendo Switch, a long-dormant corner of the Mega Man universe finally gets its moment back in the spotlight. Originally released on Nintendo DS, the Mega Man Star Force trilogy carved out its own identity by blending real-time grid-based combat with a surprisingly heartfelt story about loneliness, connection, and the digital spaces we inhabit. This collection brings together all three core entries: Mega Man Star Force, Mega Man Star Force 2, and Mega Man Star Force 3 along with their multiple version variants, giving players the most complete way to experience the series to date – but how well does the franchise hold up in 2026? And does this collection do enough to modernize a series built originally for dual screens and stylus controls?
Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage review for Nintendo Switch 2
Posted on 2 months ago by Richard Ford in Reviews, Switch 2 | 0 comments
System: Switch 2
Release date: March 26, 2026
Developer: AM2 and RGG Studio
Publisher: SEGA
Virtua Fighter 5 is back …again! Originally released in Japanese arcades back in July 2006, Virtua Fighter 5 is the most recent title in the legacy SEGA series that helped shape modern 3D fighters. There have been several revisions for arcades and consoles over its 20-year history. Now in 2026, we have another version that is almost unrecognizable from its first home release on the PlayStation 3. Running in RGG’s Dragon Engine, in use since Yakuza 6, Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage has a whole new facelift, UI redesign, improved sound design, battle changes, new costumes, DLC and rollback netcode for online fighting at an optimal level. If Nintendo gamers want their first taste of the magic that made Virtua Fighter 5 a game so good they’ve been releasing it for two decades, the ultimate version of the martial arts masterpiece is here on Switch 2.
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Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly Remake review for Nintendo Switch 2
Posted on 2 months ago by Nicholas Serpa in Reviews, Switch 2 | 0 comments
System: Switch 2
Release date: March 12, 2026
Developer: Team Ninja
Publisher: Koei Tecmo
There’s that first moment, in every great horror game, when the player reaches that dark room… you know, the one that’s just a bit darker than the ones that came before. You have to enter the room, of course; it’s the only place left to go. You’re running low on resources, so in the back of your mind, you worry something is going to jump out at you and finish the job. Reluctantly, you press forward… and nothing happens. Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly Remake does this a lot. So, you breathe a sigh of relief, and enter the next room… and that’s when the exact thing you were dreading happens.
Pokemon Pokopia review for Nintendo Switch 2
Posted on 2 months ago by Ethan in Reviews, Switch 2 | 0 comments
System: Switch 2
Release date: March 5, 2026
Developer: Koei Tecmo
Publisher: Nintendo
As someone who loves Pokemon, Animal Crossing, and Minecraft, Pokemon Pokopia sneaked its way onto my radar when it first revealed in the September 2025 Nintendo Direct. On paper, this had a chance to be Nintendo’s lightning in a bottle – Pokemon, Animal Crossing, and Minecraft are some of the best-selling franchises of all time, and Pokopia promised to combine elements from all three to create the next big life simulator game. It’s strange, though – the game always looked charming and interesting on the surface, but I never found myself hyping up its release. I didn’t see a ton of hype online, either – most likely, none of us really knew what we were getting into. Pokemon fans are always hopeful that the latest game is a good one, and often times they find themselves disappointed with major releases like Sword, Shield, Scarlet, and Violet. I myself was cautiously optimistic going in… which is to say, I already have 50 hours, it’s completely consumed my life, I can’t imagine life without it, and this is the Switch 2 system seller Nintendo has been looking for.
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Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection review for Nintendo Switch 2
Posted on 2 months ago by Ellie Lutes in Reviews, Switch 2 | 0 comments
System: Switch
Release date: March 13, 2026
Developer: Capcom
Publisher: Capcom
For many years, Monster Hunter has been about slaying towering creatures and using their parts to slay even more massive behemoths. The Monster Hunter Stories series flips that idea on its head, instead letting players befriend, raise, and fight alongside those same creatures. Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection continues that tradition, offering a new perspective on the world and culture that makes the series’ universe so compelling – but is the world just as thrilling when the goal isn’t to slay monsters, but to bond with them?
