2018 Videogame Preview: Nintendo Switch

by Jason Dietz, Metacritic Features Editor – January 16, 2018

In the gallery above, find details on 20 of the most-anticipated games for the Nintendo Switch that are expected to be released during 2018. Our list includes only those games with confirmed release dates and games that seem more likely than not to come out this year. Visit our 2018 Preview section for previews for additional gaming platforms later this week (as well as film, TV, and music previews).

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77 Unruly Heroes

Release date: early 2018 tbd

The first game from new French game developer Magic Design Studios (which consists mainly of Ubisoft veterans) is a 2D action-adventure-platformer based on the oft-adapted Chinese legend known as "A Journey to the West" (also known as the "Monkey King" legend).

Choose from one of four playable characters, and compete with or against others in multiplayer. The gaming press seemed impressed by Heroes' hand-drawn art style (think Rayman Legends, which shares some design talent) when the game was demoed at Paris Games Week in November. It should be out in the near future for PS4, XB1, Switch, and PC.

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