Nintendo Switch Reviews – Phenixx Gaming

Donkey Kong Country Returns HD Review

Taylor Bauer — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 16:00:46 +0000

Donkey Kong Country Returns was first released for the Nintendo Wii in 2010, three years before it would appear again on the 3DS utilizing the handheld console’s 3D technology. At the time, it was nice to have the game as a handheld experience. Sadly, the already underpowered Wii had trouble fully supporting the tougher areas of the game. The 3DS, processing the game into 3D on much less…

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Star Wars: Episode I: Jedi Power Battles (Nintendo Switch) Review

Taylor Bauer — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 16:00:27 +0000

I hadn’t seen much of the original Star Wars trilogy when I was younger. I knew that the coolest thing in the world was Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, and I loved my PlayStation. That was really about as simple as my interests lay. It’s no wonder I thought Star Wars: Episode I: Jedi Power Battles was a masterpiece. Now, I have gone back and played the original game again in past years…

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Ys Memoire: The Oath in Felghana (Nintendo Switch) Review

Taylor Bauer — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 18:00:44 +0000

For Western gamers in the 90s and 2000s whose JRPG exposure was limited to the likes of Final Fantasy or Pokemon, the Ys series is like a treasure trove waiting to be discovered. Not getting into the Ys games myself until around 2018, I’m constantly astonished at how these wonderfully crafted games flew under my radar for so long. Ys Memoire: The Oath in Felghana is the latest example of that.

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Fitness Boxing 3: Your Personal Trainer (Switch) Review

Taylor Bauer — Fri, 17 Jan 2025 18:00:13 +0000

As we return to normal life following the winter holidays, many of us make resolutions. One of the most popular New Year’s goals is to improve oneself, many of which relate directly or indirectly to physical wellness. The hassle of getting proper cardio during a busy day can make motivation a hard commodity, but Fitness Boxing 3: Your Personal Trainer addresses that inconvenience quite effectively.

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Uncle Chop’s Rocket Shop (Switch) Review

Alexx Aplin — Thu, 05 Dec 2024 16:00:28 +0000

From the moment I saw the first press release about Uncle Chop’s Rocket Shop I was intrigued. The concept of a mechanic-style game mixed with (from my perspective) Keep Calm and Nobody Explodes style technical puzzles along with Papers, Please style time-management and storytelling, just sounded like a blast. Now I can tell you that the developers of Uncle Chop’s Rocket Shop have a really great…

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Yakuza Kiwami (Nintendo Switch) Review

Taylor Bauer — Mon, 18 Nov 2024 18:00:01 +0000

While it may not be a next-gen game exactly, I was surprised to see the announcement of Yakuza Kiwami coming to the Nintendo Switch. As the console sits comfortably in its twilight years, the addition of a beloved game in a franchise experiencing a historic run of success and growth in its fandom is a welcome addition. Although the gameplay might harken back to the early days of the series…

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Super Mario Party Jamboree (Switch) Review

Taylor Bauer — Fri, 01 Nov 2024 15:00:45 +0000

Nintendo’s long history means there are certain series central to the company’s history that I haven’t played from the start. Mario Party, however, is a series I’ve played and loved for years. Okay, and sometimes I’ve hated it. It’s not just the cutthroat gameplay that has left a sour taste in my mouth, but Nintendo’s lack of capitalizing on the best video game board game in some of its past…

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Garden Witch Life (Nintendo Switch) Review

Taylor Bauer — Tue, 22 Oct 2024 17:00:24 +0000

Garden Witch Life is a new game from SOEDESCO that starts with a relatable premise. What if your plan in life fell apart? What if things didn’t go the way you had hoped? That’s the human experience boiled down to a single existential question. Things often don’t go as we plan, but in Garden Witch Life, a world of anthropomorphic creatures and magic gives your character the chance to pave a new…

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Gimmick! 2 (Nintendo Switch) Review

Taylor Bauer — Fri, 04 Oct 2024 15:00:20 +0000

I love a good sequel, especially when it’s completely out of nowhere. There’s a fun trend happening in game development where studios today are bringing back characters and titles from decades ago and breathing into them new life. That’s where we find the Gothenburg studio Bitwave Games taking a 1992 cult classic and reintroducing an adorable mascot to the masses. Gimmick! 2 is not only a…

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Keylocker (Nintendo Switch) Review

Alexx Aplin — Tue, 24 Sep 2024 17:00:49 +0000

I have a love-hate relationship with action commands. I love games like Paper Mario and the Mario & Luigi series, but sometimes those timed action commands are an accessibility issue. I went into Moonana’s Keylocker with an open mind after playing Virgo Versus the Zodiac. However, I came out of it with a very conflicted set of feelings. Keylocker is set in a cyberpunk world where music is banned.

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