The experience that it offers is so different that I'm fine taking the plunge on it. Add to that the fun challenges in the Trial of the Sword and this pack immediately heads back in the right direction. [Issue #29, p. 18]

The hype is real: Sonic Mania is the best Sonic the Hedgehog game since the Genesis days. [Issue #29, p. 17]

That's not something to double-dip for if you already own Disgaea 5 on PS4, but if you don't, get the entire base game on the go here! [Issue #28 – July/August 2017, p. 76]

A worthy 25th anniversary release for an iconic series. [Issue #28 – July/August 2017, p. 75]

While I don't think that Ultra Street Fighter II will set anyone's world on fire, I got some enjoyment out of it. [Issue #28 – July/August 2017, p. 73]

It offers a huge amount of pick-up-and-play puzzle action and online play options, and it's a great addition to the growing Nintendo Switch library. [Issue #28 – July/August 2017, p. 72]

Fire Emblem Echoes is the most refreshing installment in the series to date and another vital addition to the 3DS library. [Issue #28 – July/August 2017, p. 71]

If ARMS is where Nintendo is beginning their first-party efforts for the all-new Switch generation, then I can't wait to see how this system's entire game library is going to look years from now! [Issue #28 – July/August 2017, p. 67]

This, at last, is a game worthy of the "Mighty" moniker. [Issue #28 – July/August 2017, p. 24]

Drancia Saga is a little too barebones to get too excited about. [Issue #28 – July/August 2017, p. 24]

Cave Story, I now know, is considered a classic for good reason! [Issue #28 – July/August 2017, p. 23]

If you're looking for a traditional top-down action/puzzler to play in short bursts, Kamiko won't disappoint. [Issue #28 – July/August 2017, p. 22]

Play with no goal but enjoying the moment – and prepare to die, again and again and again. [Issue #28 – July/August 2017, p. 22]

For what Graceful Explosion Machine aspires to be – that is, a stylish high score-focused shoot-'em-up – it excels in spades. [Issue #28 – July/August 2017, p. 21]

Mr. Shifty could have been a new classic. As it stands, it's a fun little action game with plenty of sequel potential. [Issue #28 – July/August 2017, p. 21]

This may be the most beautiful hand-drawn 2D game I've ever played, and I'd frequently stop while playing just to marvel at the mastery of how each scene was reworked. [Issue #28 – July/August 2017, p. 20]

In the context of being a free extra attached to Planet Robobot, I thought Team Kirby Clash was great. Like this? Not so much. [Issue #28 – July/August 2017, p. 19]

If you were hoping for the second coming of NBA Jam, or at least something you and your friends can enjoy, you won't it find here. [Issue #28 – July/August 2017, p. 19]

If this is indeed Qbby's final quest, then it's been a fine finale. [Issue #28 – July/August 2017, p. 18]

It's still Minecraft, and after all these years it's held up, especially when you can pop your Switch out of the dock and bring it wherever you want. [Issue #28 – July/August 2017, p. 17]

Mario Sports Superstars is not the ultimate collection of athletic adaptations some were hoping for. [Issue #27 – May/June 2017, p. 71]

Trio of Towns needed something more substantial than just "furmiliars" to make it worthy of being the series' 20th anniversary title. [Issue #27 – May/June 2017, p. 70]

The final chapter of the Isaac series has arrived, and what a wacky, bare-buns ride it's been. [Issue #27 – May/June 2017, p. 69]

A good port of a good game. Had it been given more time for extra bug testing, it might have been great! [Issue #27 – May/June 2017, p. 69]

Super Bomberman R is far from a bad game, but it clearly needed more time in the oven. [Issue #27 – May/June 2017, p. 68]

This is one party game that, like balloons and other party favors, will only be dusted off for gatherings and then quickly put back into storage. [Issue #27 – May/June 2017, p. 66]

A charming design that puts an inventive twist on puzzle platformers. If you can stomach some moments of frustration, Snake Pass is certainly worth a look. [Issue #27 – May/June 2017, p. 25]

Blaster Master Zero is the definitive version of a flawed classic, vaporizing all the sludge that slowed its predecessor down. [Issue #27 – May/June 2017, p. 24]