Nintendo Switch Reviews – Phenixx Gaming

Uncle Chop’s Rocket Shop (Switch) Review

Alexx Aplin — Thu, 05 Dec 2024 16:00:28 +0000

From the moment I saw the first press release about Uncle Chop’s Rocket Shop I was intrigued. The concept of a mechanic-style game mixed with (from my perspective) Keep Calm and Nobody Explodes style technical puzzles along with Papers, Please style time-management and storytelling, just sounded like a blast. Now I can tell you that the developers of Uncle Chop’s Rocket Shop have a really great…

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Yakuza Kiwami (Nintendo Switch) Review

Taylor Bauer — Mon, 18 Nov 2024 18:00:01 +0000

While it may not be a next-gen game exactly, I was surprised to see the announcement of Yakuza Kiwami coming to the Nintendo Switch. As the console sits comfortably in its twilight years, the addition of a beloved game in a franchise experiencing a historic run of success and growth in its fandom is a welcome addition. Although the gameplay might harken back to the early days of the series…

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Super Mario Party Jamboree (Switch) Review

Taylor Bauer — Fri, 01 Nov 2024 15:00:45 +0000

Nintendo’s long history means there are certain series central to the company’s history that I haven’t played from the start. Mario Party, however, is a series I’ve played and loved for years. Okay, and sometimes I’ve hated it. It’s not just the cutthroat gameplay that has left a sour taste in my mouth, but Nintendo’s lack of capitalizing on the best video game board game in some of its past…

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Garden Witch Life (Nintendo Switch) Review

Taylor Bauer — Tue, 22 Oct 2024 17:00:24 +0000

Garden Witch Life is a new game from SOEDESCO that starts with a relatable premise. What if your plan in life fell apart? What if things didn’t go the way you had hoped? That’s the human experience boiled down to a single existential question. Things often don’t go as we plan, but in Garden Witch Life, a world of anthropomorphic creatures and magic gives your character the chance to pave a new…

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Gimmick! 2 (Nintendo Switch) Review

Taylor Bauer — Fri, 04 Oct 2024 15:00:20 +0000

I love a good sequel, especially when it’s completely out of nowhere. There’s a fun trend happening in game development where studios today are bringing back characters and titles from decades ago and breathing into them new life. That’s where we find the Gothenburg studio Bitwave Games taking a 1992 cult classic and reintroducing an adorable mascot to the masses. Gimmick! 2 is not only a…

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Keylocker (Nintendo Switch) Review

Alexx Aplin — Tue, 24 Sep 2024 17:00:49 +0000

I have a love-hate relationship with action commands. I love games like Paper Mario and the Mario & Luigi series, but sometimes those timed action commands are an accessibility issue. I went into Moonana’s Keylocker with an open mind after playing Virgo Versus the Zodiac. However, I came out of it with a very conflicted set of feelings. Keylocker is set in a cyberpunk world where music is banned.

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Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse (Nintendo Switch) Review

Taylor Bauer — Tue, 10 Sep 2024 13:00:25 +0000

Telltale Games acquired Sam & Max, a silly little duo of a noir dog and insane bunny rabbit, in 2004. Before this, LucasArts had adapted the game from a late-80s comic book series. While the characters central to the series weren’t household names, their point-and-click adventures have made them cult favorites. Developer Skunkape Games has gone on to remaster and rerelease three of the games…

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The Star Named EOS (Nintendo Switch) Review

Taylor Bauer — Fri, 09 Aug 2024 17:00:35 +0000

A video game’s ability to use a real-world medium for creativity and artistry as a key gameplay mechanic can be tricky to pull off. That said, photography has proved to be one such medium that translates well to a video game. In The Star Named EOS, players are tasked with utilizing photos to explore the past. With a story and art style that are very appealing, fans of cozy yet challenging puzzle…

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Darkest Dungeon 2 (Nintendo Switch) Review

Taylor Bauer — Thu, 01 Aug 2024 15:00:39 +0000

Style wins out in a lot of cases when it comes to video games. Fun gameplay is essential, but for games that really carve out their own world and encapsulate the player in a unique experience, other shortcomings are easier to overlook. That’s the case with Darkest Dungeon 2, the follow-up to Red Hook Studios’ popular Rogue-lite that embraces the dark and asks players to give into eerie theming and…

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Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition (Switch) Review

Taylor Bauer — Wed, 31 Jul 2024 15:00:06 +0000

Nintendo’s 2024 releases have been a real blast from the past. From Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door to Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD, we’re getting the full nostalgia treatment for the late lifecycle Nintendo Switch. I’m fine with that, especially when old experiences are repackaged and presented in a new way like with Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition. If you’re a fan of the retro titles from…

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