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SNK vs Capcom: The Match of the Millennium Review

22Mar

By Gareth TruemanNo Comments

SNK vs Capcom: The Match of the Millennium Review

Developed by SNK and Capcom comes SNK vs Capcom: The Match of the Millennium. Originally released back in 1999 for the Neo Geo Pocket and now available on the Nintendo Switch. Let's see if it holds faithful to the original or does it suffer the same fate as many titles that we have seen come from this franchise in the past. SNK vs Capcom: The Match of the Millennium - Some Things Should Stay In The Past Being a huge fan of retro games and classic handheld games I had high expectations going into SNK vs Capcom but just maybe it just fell into another cash grab because it just wasn't what I was expecting from two giant franchises. So let us dig into this SNK vs Capcom: The Match of the Millennium review and as usual, if you enjoy this then check out my previous review here. Gameplay ...

Sir Lovelot Review – A Cheap Date With A Whole Lotta Love To Give!

16Mar

By Martin Hosking1 Comment

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Sir Lovelot Review – A Cheap Date With A Whole Lotta Love To Give!

Welcome to my latest review. For this review, I played through a game on the Nintendo Switch named Sir Lovelot. This game was published by Sometimes You and developed by pixel.lu and is available on Windows, Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, and Xbox One. Sir Lovelot is on a quest to find the love of his life, although this takes him many attempts to find his one true Princess. Join him in his journey in this tough, humorous, and very fun platformer. Sir Lovelot - A Cheap Date With A Whole Lotta Love To Give! Will Sir Lovelot last to tell the tale of his princess? Or will he dwindle away in the shadows like a mere peasant? Read on to find out more. Check out my previous article here. Gameplay So I got stuck right into Sir Lovelot. And my god am I glad I did. This is such a fun game to play. W...

Hellpoint Review – A Demon Souls B-Movie

9Mar

By Gareth TruemanNo Comments

Switch Reviews

Hellpoint Review – A Demon Souls B-Movie

Developed by Cradle Game and developed by Tiny Build. Hellpoint is an action role-playing game released on July 30th for the Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Playstation 4, and PC. It's a game that has been labelled the next Demon Souls but is it really as good. So let us dive into this Hellpoint review and see if it comes even close to Demon Souls. Hellpoint - Is it as good as Demon Souls? Being a fan of the whole Demon Souls, Bloodborne way fighting I just had to play this. I seen some gameplay of Hellpoint and straight away thought that this was the game for me. As usual, if you enjoyed this review then why not check out my previous review here. Also, why not see what the rest of the Thumb Culture team are up to on our social media. Gameplay Going to say straight off the bat that Help...

Castle Kong Review – It’s on like Castle Kong!

5Mar

By JasonNo Comments

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Castle Kong Review – It’s on like Castle Kong!

Castle Kong by devs Drowning Monkeys, in a nutshell, is a homage to the legendary classic Donkey Kong and features 22 levels set across 4 stages of platform leaping action. Initially released on PC back in 2019 the game has just been launched for the Nintendo Switch and I have been lucky enough to obtain a copy. Castle Kong - You have no power here checkpoints! Come join me as I take a trip back in time to when games were unforgiving and skill was required in order to progress! While you are here check out my last review here! Gameplay Donkey Kong was originally released in 1981 by Nintendo and went on to be one of the most challenging games of its era. Enter 2021 and here we have a new game to test hardcore gamers across the world! Castle Kong has a simple story behind it. Y...

3Mar

By PaulNo Comments

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Wind Peaks Review Hide And Peak!

Developed and Published by Actoon Studio, Wind Peaks is a hidden object game releasing onto Switch on 3rd March 2021. It originally released on Steam in July 2020. The game loosely tells the story of a group of Scouts who find a treasure map and go in search of the hidden bounty. Wind Peaks Switch Review - Hide and Peak! We've not seen many hidden object games recently. Have you spotted any in the wild? What's your favourite? Let us know in the comments! Gameplay Across the 15 levels in Wind Peaks, you will be tasked with searching for and uncovering a list of items. This is done by navigating around the level from a top-down perspective, locating the items and clicking on them with your cursor. You can zoom in and out of the map to give yourself a better view or navigate quicker....

Super Mario World 3D – Bowser’s Fury – Review

23Feb

By Gareth TruemanNo Comments

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Super Mario World 3D – Bowser’s Fury – Review

Developed by Nintendo comes Super Mario World 3D and Bowser's Fury. Super Mario World 3D was first released on the Wii U in 2013 but it gets a revival of some sort for the Nintendo Switch. Along with it comes Bowser's Fury. It's a whole new adventure for Mario so let's get started with this Super Mario World 3D - Bowser's Fury review. Super Mario World 3D - Bowser's Fury Review - Good Old Mario's Back As I'm a huge Mario fan going into this game I realized I had never played it before. I guess it just went completely over my head but am I glad I did because it has all the fun and laughs you would expect from a Mario game. So let's start this and as always if you enjoyed this then check out my latest review here and you can also catch up on the rest of the Thumb Culture team on soci...

Dry Drowning Review – Dive Into This Neo-Noir Thriller

22Feb

By Mike1 Comment

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Dry Drowning Review – Dive Into This Neo-Noir Thriller

Dry Drowning is a noir psychological thriller video game delivered as an interactive visual novel. I was glad the drowning is metaphorical, alluding to surviving in this dystopian metropolis. This the debut title for developers Studio V in partnership with publishers VLG & Badland Publishing. Dry Drowning puts you into the (gum) shoes of Mordred Foley, a disgraced police officer turned private detective. A case turned sour and left Hera as his only remaining friend and support. The city of Nova Polemos I found is in a dystopian future which has devolved following an extreme political party being elected. Said party seeking to remove "unwanted" people including Mordred's partner Hera. It is set in the year 2066 so is a not-so-distant version of a possible future. The political...

Rise: Race The Future Review – Drifting Wet Fun On Four Wheels!

16Feb

By Jason1 Comment

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Rise: Race The Future Review – Drifting Wet Fun On Four Wheels!

Rise: Race The Future is a car racing game developed and published by French portable game wizards VD dev. Set in the near future whereby your car can race not only on roads but also on water, how would it fair on the Nintendo Switch? Rise: Race The Future - Slip sliding away! How do you find the game? Do you agree with my review? Leave a comment down below and while you're here check out my last review! Gameplay I have played many a driving game in my gaming life, some nice and easy, others really tricky. For me, the thrill of racing is being made to feel that you have worked hard for that win. When I was given Rise: Race The Future to review (referred to herein as Rise) I really did not know what to expect, only one way to find out really! Essentially, Rise is a rally game ...

Mario 64 3D All Stars Review – That Damn Camera

8Feb

By Martin Hosking1 Comment

Retrogaming Corner, Switch Reviews

Mario 64 3D All Stars Review – That Damn Camera

Mario 64 is a Nintendo 64 game brought to us by Nintendo in 1997. This game is the forefather to many Mario games to follow, as well as bringing in new features to games that we'd never seen in platform games before. Mario 64 - That Damn Camera! What will I think of Mario 64? Is it really an all-star? Or should Nintendo have let the light die down? As always, if you enjoy this article, please check out my previous here. Gameplay Mario 64's main story is about Mario trying to save the Princess from Bowser. This is an age-old story that time won't forget as it seems to be the recurring theme for Mario games. During Mario 64 you must find hidden stars that will allow you to open doors to progress further in the castle. Once inside rooms, you need to jump into paintings. This allows Mario ...

Ghostanoid Review – Another Brick In The Wall?

20Jan

By Martin HoskingNo Comments

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Ghostanoid Review – Another Brick In The Wall?

So here we are, a new brick breaker. This one is Ghostanoid from developers Qplaze (Real Blockcraft, Galaxy Warfighter) and publishers JoyBits (Doodle God, Commando). The game will release on Nintendo Switch on January 21st 2021. Still weird typing 2021 instead of 2020. Ghostanoid - Another Brick In The Wall? Let's take a look and see what I think of Ghostanoid. Will it be a smash hit for the Switch? Or just another brick in the wall? Gameplay Ghostanoid has gameplay akin to the classic brick breaker Arkanoid. There's a certain trick to getting through the levels as quick as possible and that's to hit the ghosts by bouncing balls into them as you can see on the levels as below. Each level has slightly more blocks (or furniture in the case of this game) that you have to break bef...