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Review: World to the West (Switch)

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Hey look, it’s Zelda on Switch! Sort of.

Matthew H. Mason 21 January 2018 Reviews

Review: Super Mario Odyssey (Switch)

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Super Mario Odyssey has been released to universal acclaim, and it’s not hard to see why. Since Super […]

ivgacademy 7 January 2018 Reviews

Review: SteamWorld Heist: Ultimate Edition (Switch)

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The follow-up to SteamWorld Dig gets a fancy new Switch edition with all DLC included. But how does it compare to its illustrious forebear?

Matthew H. Mason 4 January 2018 Reviews

Review: Teslagrad (Switch)

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A Metroidvania all about magnets and creepy towers, with some surprisingly dark storylines.

Matthew H. Mason 4 December 2017 Reviews

Review: Rive: Ultimate Edition (Switch)

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Rive is Two Tribes’ swansong, as the company has sadly decided to cease game development. But is this Switch shoot ’em up a fitting finale?

ivgacademy 30 November 2017 Reviews

Review: VVVVVV (Switch)

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VVVVVV – from the creator of indie classics like Super Hexagon and Tiny Heist – finally makes it to Switch. And it’s as wonderful as ever.

Matthew H. Mason 17 November 2017 Reviews

Review: Ittle Dew 2+ (Switch)

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If you’re after a Zelda-style game that’s all about the puzzles rather than the combat, Ittle Dew 2+ might be the Nintendo Switch title you’ve been waiting for.

Matthew H. Mason 14 November 2017 Reviews

Spiffing Reads: Cockroaches in a PS4 and… wait, cockroaches in a PS4?

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This week: cockroaches in a frickin’ PS4, Knight Terror, a troll-baiting Mario list, games we need on Switch and goodbye to Miiverse. AND COCKROACHES.

Lewis Packwood 10 November 2017 Spiffing Reads

Review: Perception (Switch)

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Perception is a rare example of narrative horror on Nintendo Switch, with the unique twist that you ‘see’ the world through the eyes (or rather, ears) of a blind person.

Matthew H. Mason 6 November 2017 Reviews

Spiffing Reads: Visceral Games, RiME and THAT trailer for The Last of Us Part 2

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This week: the press reacts to the closure of Visceral Games, Reddit reveals the designers behind Switch games, RiME gets praised and Sony gets told off.

Lewis Packwood 3 November 2017 Spiffing Reads

Review: Wheels of Aurelia (Switch)

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Something a bit different for the Nintendo Switch – a 1970s road trip along the Italian coast with fascinating conversations and multiple endings. And jazz fusion!

Matthew H. Mason 2 November 2017 Reviews

Review: The Count Lucanor (Switch)

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Just in time for Halloween comes The Count Lucanor, a strange and creepy little gem released onto Switch’s eShop.

ivgacademy 26 October 2017 Reviews

Review: Unbox: Newbie’s Adventure (Switch)

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With a deluge of independent games pouring into the Nintendo Switch eShop at a rapid rate, a quick […]

Matthew H. Mason 22 October 2017 Reviews

Review: 88 Heroes – 98 Heroes Edition (Switch)

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When the best are busy, are these 88 heroes enough to keep YOU busy?

Adventure Rules 20 October 2017 Reviews

Review: Inversus Deluxe (Switch)

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The Switch eShop has been filling up with ports of indie games released on other platforms, and Inversus Deluxe makes […]

ivgacademy 19 October 2017 Reviews

Review: Wulverblade (Switch)

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Double Dragon, but with Romans. Wulverblade is a beautifully drawn old-school beat ’em up for Nintendo Switch.

Matthew H. Mason 17 October 2017 Reviews

Review: Yono and the Celestial Elephants (Switch)

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The Nintendo Switch eShop is rapidly filling up with quality indie games, and Yono and the Celestial Elephants is certainly […]

ivgacademy 11 October 2017 Reviews

Spiffing Reads: Nintendo Switch, EVE Online and the curative powers of Zelda

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This week, we start Spiffing Reads with yet another crazy tale from the fascinating space world of EVE […]

Lewis Packwood 6 October 2017 Spiffing Reads

Fancy collector’s edition of Retro City Rampage DX coming to Nintendo Switch

Beloved indie game Retro City Rampage is getting a fancy retail edition for its Switch launch, published by […]

Lewis Packwood 5 October 2017 News

5 memorable bits from E3 2017

As Lucius mentioned, I sort of already went over the games I was happiest to see at this […]

ivgacademy 16 June 2017 E3, E3 2017

My E3 cheers and boos so far

Well, the first day of Nintendo Christmas has come and gone, and as usual there were some disappointments, […]

ivgacademy 14 June 2017 E3, E3 2017

E3 2017: 5 new and exciting things from the Nintendo Spotlight

At a svelte 30 minutes, Nintendo’s E3 presentation was far shorter than its rivals – but it packed […]

Lewis Packwood 14 June 2017 E3, E3 2017

Spiffing Reads: Nintendo Switch, Invisible Warcraft Bunnies and the Worst Game Ever

This week on Spiffing Reads, we kick off with a couple of interesting opinion pieces on the Nintendo […]

Lewis Packwood 28 January 2017 Spiffing Reads

The Nintendo Switch Presentation – A Bit of a Disappointment

I didn’t get up at 4am this morning to watch the Nintendo Switch Presentation – I’m not a […]

Lewis Packwood 14 January 2017 Opinions

A wish list for Nintendo Switch

We’re only days away from the Nintendo Switch press conference, and I’m very excited to find out more […]

Lewis Packwood 12 January 2017 Opinions

10 GameCube Games I’d Love To See On Nintendo Switch

Eurogamer recently reported the rumour that the Nintendo Switch will have support for GameCube games on the Virtual […]

Lewis Packwood 9 January 2017 Opinions

Spiffing Reads: Black Mirror, VR Harassment and Antisocial Karen

This week on Spiffing Reads, we start off with more analysis of the Nintendo Switch reveal trailer – […]

Lewis Packwood 28 October 2016 Spiffing Reads

Spiffing Reads: Nintendo Switch, Tetris and Tomb Raider

It’s been a quiet week on the blog thanks to some crazy work schedules, but as always we’ve […]

Lewis Packwood 22 October 2016 Spiffing Reads

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