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Teeto is a fun little adventure and a great callback to the '90s. Its world is interesting, charmingly weird, and you can even play the whole thing with a friend. The missing map makes hunting down Vionites more frustrating than it should be, especially with the high progression requirements, and performance on Switch 2 is just a little inconsistent as well. Still, it's an enjoyable platformer that gets most of the important fundamentals right.

As far as experiments go, Splatoon Raiders is certainly successful at bringing something new and different to the table. It's a game that revels in its freedom from competitive play, offering new perspectives and concepts that recontextualise classic Splatoon gameplay into something that feels both familiar and fresh. While it does wear thin towards the end of its runtime, it never fully runs out of gas, offering a presentational leap for Nintendo that bodes well for the future of the Switch 2.

Moonlight Peaks is an excellent farming life sim that I highly recommend to fans of the genre who enjoy the creepy-cute style. You’ll have a relaxing and comfortable time growing your farm and your relationships, while developing your magical knowledge and abilities in a world that invites you in and allows you to play the way you like best. I had the time of my life playing this game, and the environments, characters, and activities kept me coming back constantly. There’s no doubt I will continue to play this game for a long time to come.

Rhythm Paradise Groove is a welcome earworm, bringing some much needed goofiness along with some fun music too. While the simple menus feel bare, there is plenty on offer here. There’s easily hours of minigame challenges for you to perfect your score, on top of a surprisingly-involved side adventure.

Ultimately, eFootball Kick-Off! feels like a dip of the toes to see how things are received at a time where football fever is at an all-time high. The gameplay is enjoyable, controls are responsive, and local multiplayer is a lot of fun. A proper career mode, team and player creation suites, and consistent licensing of teams would take this game a long way to becoming the best football franchise on Nintendo Switch. As it sits, it is a fun, modest package that succeeds because of its gameplay rather than its content.

Although more experienced players may wish it lasted longer or offered greater depth, Catto's Post Office does succeed at what it sets out to do; provide a cute, relaxing adventure with plenty of heart. For families and younger gamers in particular, it's an enjoyable and memorable little experience.

Star Fox is the blueprint for how Nintendo need to do remakes going forward. This is Star Fox for those who’ve been there from the start, and those starting here for the first time. Star Fox 64 is iconic, but this is now the definitive way to experience it.

The Drifter is an enjoyable point and click adventure with an unmistakably Aussie feel. Mick’s sci-fi conspiracy romp will keep you engaged for a good eight to ten hours, which can fly by in a good way. This Switch 2 Edition comes with the benefit of mouse controls, giving players two really good ways to play this game. Point and Click Adventure fans should consider this a must-have, and anyone looking for an interesting sci-fi story should check it out too.

The Adventures of Elliot: The Millenium Tales is not just an attempt to recreate the classic feel of Super Nintendo’s best action-adventure titles, it is a confident attempt to modernise and reinterpret it. A memorable world, flexible combat system, rewarding exploration and an endearing cast, it stands as one of the best, most engaging HD-2D classic by Square Enix to date. Some minor issues with depth perception and an overstuffed combat system stop it from being an all-time classic, but they do little to diminish what is otherwise an incredibly enjoyable adventure.

Bluey's Quest for the Gold Pen is a solid game, and thankfully they added voice acting outside of cutscenes in a patch, which means it's really only some of the more difficult puzzles that might lock it off for all age ranges, although co-operative play still would have been nice.