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I adore this game. It's much better if you think of it as a single screen arcade game instead of a roguelike. The animation and effects are shockingly good for such a simple game, but the hook really comes from how frantic combat is. Weapons and grenades are distributed randomly but you can manage your ammo as you get better. When youre scooping up a new gun, dropping a remote c4, and dodging a boss while shooting minions, it all comes together. The game is pure arcade fun and working through all the difficulty levels gives a lot of replay value. Great warm up game, but with hidden depth.

STOP! Whatever I say here will pale in comparison to Action Button's comprehensive review of this game. I used to hate pac man. I did not put any respect on the name. Then Tim Rogers wizened me up. Made me understand why this game is so special. People think Tetris is the perfect game. Maybe so, but pac man is standing right next to it. Anyone can be sat in front of this game and understand what to do and how to do it. Theres no need to overthink it. The brilliance of this game comes from the ghost behavior. A combination of traits, randomness, and patterns can trick you into thinking the ghost have sophisticated AI, but remember what year this came out. The combination of randomness and programmed patterns creates an unpredictable and cunning AI. At one point the ghosts will all seem to coordinate and block every escape route. But then in the next life a ghost may turn at the last second before killing you. Beating level 22 in this game is harders than any soulslike.

If you ever needed proof Cubed3 is a contrarian rag that shouldn't exist. This game is so effing fun. When you first start you'll be crashing a ton and not making the checkpoints, but once you get used to the tight controls and flow of the game, theres not many other games like it (Super Hang On). The music combined with the scenery and whipped cream smooth 60fps is a visual audio treat. As you dodge through traffic and discover deeper and deeper courses you begin to understand why this game is so beloved. I did not grow up with this game. I have know nostalgia for it. I just know an excellent game when I see one. The fact this came out in 1986 is nothing short of astonishing.

Everything I said about Like Dreamer applies here. The games are barely different, just more of one of the best shmups on switch. Game should be a 10 but doesn't have online leaderboards. DO NOT LET THE SCREENSHOTS FOOL YOU! This game takes an ugly picture but is one of the best shmups on switch. Every choice this game makes outside leaderboards is the correct **** have to beat each level individually before unlocking the full length game. I actually like this approach. The base difficulty is a fair challenge and lets you acclimate to the game. Once you're actually playing you'll realize you're in a cute em up. The enemy variety is the best of any shmup. Every level has multiple new enemy types with different attacks and behaviors. The music is so fun and catchy. Like a dreamy chiptune theme with heart pumping boss music.Custom loadouts are great. Choosing between weaker homing shots, mid spread, or powerful focused shots. Your secondary shots and super are customizable too so whichever way you enjoy your shmup, it's here.While it doesn't have the insanely intricate scoring system of a Battle Garegga, theres still tons of room to improve high scores.3 increasing difficulties, extra modes and routes offer a ton of content. And a small but amazing this they do is the game starts beeping when a boss is about to die so you never have to break concentration to look at their health bar. Seriously overlooked shmup. This is the hidden gem you're looking for.

Game should be a 10 but doesn't have online leaderboards. DO NOT LET THE SCREENSHOTS FOOL YOU! This game takes an ugly picture but is one of the best shmups on switch. Every choice this game makes outside leaderboards is the correct **** have to beat each level individually before unlocking the full length game. I actually like this approach. The base difficulty is a fair challenge and lets you acclimate to the game. Once you're actually playing you'll realize you're in a cute em up. The enemy variety is the best of any shmup. Every level has multiple new enemy types with different attacks and behaviors. The music is so fun and catchy. Like a dreamy chiptune theme with heart pumping boss music.Custom loadouts are great. Choosing between weaker homing shots, mid spread, or powerful focused shots. Your secondary shots and super are customizable too so whichever way you enjoy your shmup, it's here.While it doesn't have the insanely intricate scoring system of a Battle Garegga, theres still tons of room to improve high scores.3 increasing difficulties, extra modes and routes offer a ton of content. And a small but amazing this they do is the game starts beeping when a boss is about to die so you never have to break concentration to look at their health bar. Seriously overlooked shmup. This is the hidden gem you're looking for.

This is my new favorite fighting game. While I'm certain there is no online community for it on Switch, that doesn't stop it from being one of the best looking and best feeling fighting games I've ever played. Pocket Bravery is a straightforward 4 button-fighter on the surface. What makes the game is how good it feels to play. Comparing it to Third Strike may seem blasphemous but the speed and flow of combat and less reliance on massive combos is the closest analogue I'm aware of. The first thing you'll notice is the distinct artstyle and buttery smooth animation. The amazing animation is what initially drew me to the game. The characters move so fluidly and it's a real pleasure to watch. Each character has a very distinct look and playstyle. I love Hadassa. A command grab and a grapple super is like cat nip to me. There are the usual modes like story, arcade, and survival. There's tons of stuff to unlock including new characters and the boss character. There's a comprehensive tutorial if you've never touched a fighting game as well as a combo mode to practice combos with. I just really love playing this game. The CPU is brutal even on normal difficulty and it took me a dozen tries to even beat the game on normal. The CPU is well aware of anti-airs and frame advantage so don't assume you can cheese them. Even on normal they are adept at blocking everything and will try to lock you into simple low frame combos that will frustrate people new to fighting games.

Annalynn is an inventive yet approachable indie arcade game. The best way to describe it is the perfect hybrid of Pac-Man and Donkey Kong Jr. Instead of a single screen you platform around an enclosed stage collecting gold coins and dodging snakes. The rubies act as power pellets to turn the tables on the snakes. Defeating all the snakes in one go and repeating the feat lets you unlock additional bonus points and content. The only thing this game lacks is online leaderboards which I feel is necessary to for replayability.

Donut Dodo is an excellent single screen platformer arcade game. Like a good arcade game the concept is instantly understandable: you have to collect every donut on screen while platforming and dodging enemies and hazards. The hook is you get an increasing score multiplier if you collect the donuts in order. With online leaderboards and catchy chiptune music, this game offers a pleasant, highly replayable experience.

Tamiku is a single screen platformer where you have to pop every balloon on screen to proceed. The gameplay is simple but hectic as you dodge roving enemies and environmental hazards. If you like Anna Lynn, Donut Dodo, or Halloween 1985 you'll enjoy this game. An online leaderboard would go a long ways towards replayability and touching any button on the gameover screen cuts your score in half and continues the game which means you have to slowly watch the countdown every time you want to log your score. Other than those gripes, if you love aracde games you'll have fun with this one.

I love single screen platformers. I love Tamiku, Donut Dodo, and Anna Lynn. If you love any of those games you'll love Halloween 1985. The gameplay is very, very similar to Donut Dodo with a few twists. You have to collect pumpkin tokens/donuts to complete a level. Collecting them in order grants you a huge score bonus. You'll have to platform, climb ladders, and avoid enemies and environmental hazards as you collect tokens. Where the game differs is you can choose what order you want to play the levels, and you can activate traps to defeat the "Dodo" enemy of each level for massive bonus points, and each level the "Dodo" has unique characteristics.

This is a counterfeit version of Clover Pit, the massively popular indie game on steam. The publisher only puts out counterfeit versions of popular games. The developers of Clover Pit are not earning any money from this. Clover Pit is available on Steam, Playstation, and Xbox. This is not the game you're looking for. DO NOT BUY.

This game is fantastic. I love cute em ups and this might be one of the best. If you're a shmupper, its a horizontal shmup that plays like a vertical shmup. Art style is delightful, music is catchy chiptunes, story and characters are adorable, and did I mention it's extremely difficult like all cute em ups? Very well tuned enemy and bullet patterns. Each level throws something unique at you. Just a fantastic first outing from Chunderfins.

This game ****. Before vampire survivors hit switch I was looking for any game to hit that survivors itch. This ain't it. It's lazy, short, and the power ups are boring. There's no reason anyone should play this. Just get void scrappers or brotato, they're infinitely better

This is a great little beat em up. It's a single screen beat em up, and most enemies go flying with one punch. If you punch or kick them out of the air you get big points. Most stages have a mini boss with unique abilities. Combined with the power ups, it's quite a fun little game.

Game just isn't that fun. Feels like a quite difficult atari 5200 game. The controls feel intentionally stiff, and the core gameplay is not that engaging. If you like atari games, you'll get something out of this.

Decent little platformers in the vain of celeste, super meat boy, and slime san. The hook is how the penguin controls. Manipulating your belly slide, wall jumps, and mid air dash are key to beating levels, but it feels unwieldly at first.

I adore this game. I saw it in the shop and just knew I was going to like it. Basically youre this little dude running down increasingly challenging obstacle courses under a time limit. It's a simple concept done very well. There are a few secrets like finishing a level with your skateboard or kicking the same can multiple times for massive points (jumping on cans stops the timer). A ton of fun though some levels require absolute precision to beat the timer.

As others have said, it's lode runner meets bomberman. The early levels are easy but then it gets quite challenging. It's possible to trap yourself. If you like old school arcade games youll enjoy this. I don't think it can convince anyone else to get into arcade games.

A pretty forgettable single screen arcade game. You're tasked with painting every inch of each platform while dodging enemies. It really needed one more gameplay element to push its playability, but there's still fun to find here if you love old school arcade games.

If you are one of these people looking for hidden gems in the arcade archives, you found it. This game is absolutely brilliant. You have 5 columns of cards above the board, and you pick one card at a time to fall in place in any column. You try to make as many poker hands as possible vertical, horizontal, and diagonal. The stronger the hand the more points it worth. Each level tasks you with a higher score to clear it. This game is brilliant, so simple but so addictive. This game should be in the conversation with puyopuyo and bejeweled. You can dump 30 hours into this game and still accumulate skill.

Not the best not the worst. I wouldn't even rank it higher than arcade archives pinball. There are 3 other tables you can warp to but it still ends your run if you lose the ball at those tables which really limits how much you can score on any given ball. Impossible to recommend this over demon's tilt.

Definitely an old and interesting shoot em up. It's one of those very old ones where youre walking across a field and fighting monsters as opposed to being a vehicle shooting other vehicles. The game is quite hard but the treasure, power ups, and enemy variety keep the game interesting, as does the ability to choose your starting class. Worth playing just to see the scope of shmups.

This game is fine. You're objective is to bump everything off the playing field. There's definitely a weight to the gameplay as different objects slide less when bumped into and enemies can bump you off the stage as well. The power ups keep it interesting and anyone who loves old arcade games will find something to like here.

I'm not keyed into every block dropping game and its origins but basically you have a few types of jewels and when you connect them they disappear. Some of the jewels are much larger than the others even among their own type. There's nothing really interesting going on here. You're much better off playing tetris, puyo puyo, magical drop, or tekipaki.

I actually don't like this game as much as VS. Tennis. After the first round your opponent is quite brutal. This game makes it much easier to control the ball than VS. Tennis. Bear in mind I'm ranked top 20 in the world in VS. Tennis and I find the AI in this game to be quite challenging.

A solid retro shmup. A hybrid of gradius and and r-type. The graphics are charming and the music is solid. With multiple difficulty settings you can sink some time into this, but there are much better shmups on switch.

Not great. There are way better arcade games than this in the arcade archives. It's a little like dig dug except you have a flamethrower. The game just feels off and unpolished. If you love old arcade games youll get fun out of it, but there are just better games.

Arcade Archives GUTTANG GOTTONG as its known on the eshop is a very old arcade game. Basically you shuffle pieces of train tracks to make the train hit all its stops without crashing. The gameplay is frantic, and it takes a long time to even grasp the game as it's extremely frustrating. It's definitely a puzzle game, and I would recommend Time Tunnel over this any day of the week.

Pretty mediocre arcade game. You must understand this game came out in 1982. Theres not a ton to it, the only hook is gathering multiples of the same fruit for score bonuses. When you pick up the energy pellet you can knock out foes a la pac man. I guarantee you'll have to play without sound as the music is quite obnoxious. There's fun to be had but its definitely one of the weaker arcade archives titles.

I really enjoy this game. The trick is to set dribble to turbo in the button settings. It's a one sided, offense only basketball game where you have to overcome your point deficit. When you do you move onto a harder time with the chance to earn bigger points based on time remaining on the clock. It's just fun pick up and play gameplay. have pass and shoot buttons, timing your shot and being open is the key to scoring baskets. There's plenty of room to ascend the skill ceiling.

It's literally upside down Dr. Mario. Has no effect on gameplay. It's identical to dr mario. The music is charming, as are the retro graphics, and you have various starting settings like in dr mario. It's dr mario, either you love it or you hate it.

A pretty basic single screen platformer. The precision requirements are a bit unfair as you'll frequently miss easy jumps you swore you should have made. It takes a moment to understand how to make the ladder drop and which mice you can actually catch. If you like Donkey Kong you'll probably enjoy this.

This game is hard. Plays like double dragon 2 which is no bad thing. The problem is there are great beat em ups out there now like shredder's revenge and streets of rage 4. There is a game here, and if you find the graphics charming and enjoy beat em ups as a genre you won't be disappointed.

It's okay. Just another arkanoid game that doesn't innovate. The only reason to buy this game is if you love the gameboy aesthetic and yearn for a simpler time. There's not much to say because there's not much to the game. The power ups are nice but it doesn't hold a candle to Strikey Sisters.

Not good. Just not engaging at all. I love the premise of a dice based baseball game, but this isn't it. There's a board game called bottom of the 9th that does this so much better. Like the art is nice, but not really worth your money.

This is arguably the worst fighting game ever made. Every decision is the wrong decision. Hit boxes, damage, presentation, characters, this is just awful. This is worse than Pit Fighter. It takes you like a solid 5 minutes to beat a fighter and then you're just tossed into another boring fight.

Can't find a single bad review that isn't in Russian or doesn't have woke or sjw in the text. Strange, huh? Remember when they made a superhero gay, then they told gay people to write their own stories, then gay people did, so these vice signalers review bombed games they never even played? Almost like people have never heard of a point and click adventure game. Gone Home is a bite sized, atmospheric, point and click adventure game about coming home and exploring the house your family moved into while you were in Europe. Much of the story is told brilliantly through the environment as your character has been away for a year so you must piece together what your family has been up to since you left. The story mainly focuses on your younger sister but you also learn what your mom and dad have been going through. Anyone who wants to make immersive 3D games should be forced to play this game and learn how to show, not tell, when it comes to conveying information in a game. We don't need walls of texts inside 3 layers of menus to learn about the lore of menus, seeing three boxes of your dad's unsold novels, or your sister's rough drafts for her fantasy novels tells us so much about the characters and their struggles. I can see if the game is too slow for some or if you don't feel you have enough agency as a player, but it's a point and click walking simulator, what did you expect going in?

Quite the unique game. There is skill to this, though it might seem totally random. Each horse plays quite differently. Good technique can get you far. Online leaderboards are a great incentive to keep going. The game can be frustrating, but going on a winning streak is quite satisfying. Not like any other game you've played.

Love this game. Plays like the second level of Super C. Just really satisfying combat. Choosing your route and starting character creates tons of replayability. Well worth pouring time into with a friend.

9 if you're a Mina main. As good or arguably better than 2. There is a ton of depth to this slow and deliberate fighting game. Characters are so interesting and play very different. And easy game to poor dozens of hours into.

A solid and unique fighter. Based more on timing and psychology than crazy combos, SS2 comes froms a completely different angle. Fighters are interesting, combat is tense, and there is always room to mount a comeback. A must play for fighting game fans.

I love arcade games, but this ****. Just no energy to it. Strategy feels limited. I've played and enjoyed other volleyball games, even weird stuff like horse racing, but this is simply not fun and one of SNK's rare misses. Avoid.

A classic arcade experience. Not as good as 1 or X, but still must play. Wildly entertaining, gorgeous animation, fun weapons and vehicles, just everything you want from a sit and play experience. 3 buttons, 2 friends, jump in and play. The arcade rarely gets better than this.

One of the best arcade games ever made. Takes everything great about Contra and amplifies it. The animation is crazy lush, settings are unique, and sound effects are iconic. The music will get stuck in your head. Weapons are each unique as well as vehicles you can pilot. Gameplay frantic but winnable, a must play arcade experience, even better with two people.

Arguably better than blazing star with more power ups and a much more interesting setting. The controls are confusing at first. It helps to assign separate buttons for charged and rapid shot. Once you master the controls, the game becomes much more satisfying, still, they are a needless hurdle to a solid shmup.

Very interesting game that should have been on wii. You attack and block from different angles while auto walking. A good variety of enemies, and collecting gold allows you to shop and power up. Not a lot of depth but a pleasant arcade experience.

Massively overrated shmup. When you talk to people in the shmup community, they alweays point to blazing star as the best neogeo shmup. Honestly the game is a bit boring and as described elsewhere, a bit self driving. You have many ships to choose from but they don't feel largely different. Taking hits weakens your shot to the point you can't continue anyway.

Too many moving parts. Building a ship should be fun but is needlessly complicated. Trying to pick up gold, power ups and parts while dodging bullets is a mess. There are better shmups/

A solid shmup that is incredibly difficult. Gameplay is crisp, scoring is interesting, enemy patterns keep you engaged, and you have many ships to choose from. Considering the price of many other shmups on switch, this is a good place to start. Plus, you have an online leaderboard.

Very basic side scroller. The gimmick is you can enter an upside down world to progress. Not bad, just extremely basic. A meat and potatoes game, but nothing that makes it fun or stand out.