Gestalt: Steam & Cinder2024
Critic70/100
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Gestalt: Steam and Cinder is a rock-solid retro metroidvania that borrows some of the best aspects of its main inspirations.
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Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition2024
Critic70/100
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Nintendo World Championships is a fun introduction to competitive speedrunning with tons of nostalgia, even if its customization tools could be more robust.
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Luigi's Mansion 2 HD2024
Critic70/100
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Luigi's Mansion 2 HD isn't as essential as some other recent Switch remasters, but it's a charming look at how the ghostly adventure series found its footing.
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Endless Ocean: Luminous2024
Critic30/100
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The SCUBA simulator has relaxing chill vibes for a little while but quickly runs out of oxygen.
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Pepper Grinder2024
Critic80/100
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Pepper Grinder is a brief but frenzied platformer that finds myriad ways to build around its inventive central hook.
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Princess Peach: Showtime!2024
Critic70/100
Agreement—
Princess Peach Showtime is a breezy exploration of genres aimed at novice gamers.
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Contra: Operation Galuga2024
Critic60/100
Agreement—
Contra: Operation Galuga reimagines just enough to feel modern without losing the original game's identity.
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Penny's Big Breakaway2024
Critic70/100
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Penny's Big Breakaway is a loving homage that accurately captures what was both fun and awkward about the early days of 3D platformers.
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Mario vs. Donkey Kong2024
Critic70/100
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Mario Vs. Donkey Kong brings the puzzle-platformer spin-off back to its roots, with clever improvements and a beautifully toyetic facelift.
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Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown2024
Critic90/100
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Prince of Persia boldly reinvents itself as a metroidvania, and it feels like it has found its new home.
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WarioWare: Move It!2023
Critic60/100
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WarioWare: Move It maintains the series' zany sense of humor and experimentation, but it often asks more than the Joy-Con motion controls can handle.
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Super Mario Bros. Wonder2023
Critic90/100
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Super Mario Bros. Wonder single-handedly makes the case that 2D Mario shouldn't be relegated to second-tier status in the modern Mario canon.
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Detective Pikachu Returns2023
Critic60/100
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Detective Pikachu Returns is a charming adventure game for kids new to the mystery genre, but it's so gentle that adults may get Drowzee.
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Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew2023
Critic90/100
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Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew is a bountiful blend of stealth, strategy, and swashbuckling.
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Pikmin 42023
Critic70/100
Agreement—
Pikmin 4 is a pleasant, relaxing game that serves as a nice entry point for newcomers, with occasionally odd high-pressure segments.
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