Princess Farmer (PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, X/S, PC, Mobile)

When I first saw this game, I thought it was yet another typical match three puzzler.  I even tried to download it on my iPad first since that’s where these kinds of games usually go.  But for some reason it wouldn’t work on my iPad, either because my device is too old or it needed a patch or something.  But luckily the publishers of this game gave me a review code for the PS4 version, and I’m glad they did because I think this particular game works better on a console, that’s how different it is!  Anyway, in the game you are a regular bunny lady farmer, until one day Mother Gaia comes down and gives you the power to transform into the Princess Farmer (it’s a bit of a Sailor Moon parody, there’s even a Tuxedo Mask character).  Now you are strong enough to lift five vegetables above your head, and harvest them by matching three of the same kind, even if they are underground.  With your newfound strength, you must harvest vegetables around the land to solve the mysteries of the forest.

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emoji Kart Racer (PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, X/S)

Because of the widespread use of mobile phones and texting, we see and use those little yellow happy face emoji icons all the time.  They even made a movie about them, and when I saw it on Netflix I watched the first five minutes of it and then stopped!  And now there’s a kart racing game with those icons (available on all current consoles but reviewed on PS4 here).  Does it fare better than the movie?  Well, you’ll just have to read on to find out.

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Fury Fight: Gangster of City (Switch)

Fury Fight is a minimalist side scrolling beat ‘em up for Nintendo Switch.  Choose between four characters and tackle dozens of short stages beating up thugs on city streets.

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Big Bad Smash amiibo

Got another batch of amiibo figures based on Super Smash Bros. Ultimate characters.  This time it’s a couple of big bad tough guys: Sephiroth from Final Fantasy 7 and Kazuya Mishima from the Tekken series.  Let’s take a look at them!

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Pretty Girls Breakers! PLUS (PS4, PS5, Switch)

Unlock outfits for cute anime ladies to wear while you swing a beam sword at a ball to break blocks in Pretty Girls Breakers! PLUS.  Yeah it’s pretty much a BreakOut or Arkanoid clone.  The PLUS adds new levels and game modes, but otherwise it’s more of the same from what I reviewed last year.  It’s available on PlayStation systems and Switch, but reviewed on PS4 here.

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Trophy (Switch, Xbox One, X/S, PC)

Originally a homebrew 8-bit NES game, you can now download Trophy on Switch, current Xbox consoles, and PC (reviewed on Switch here).  In the game, two scientists travel to another planet and befriend sentient robots there.  One of the scientists returns to Earth to report the findings, while the other one stays on the other planet and turns evil and takes it over.  Now it’s up to the other scientist to return to the planet, fuse with his robot friend to become Trophy, and save the day!  Trophy is a 2-D sidescrolling run and gun platformer clearly inspired by classic Mega Man titles.

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Devolver Tumble Time (Mobile)

Devolver Digital has published many a game over the years, and now you can play a puzzle game starring several of their characters. It’s available free-to-play on mobile devices, but reviewed on iPad here.

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NEScape! (Switch, PC)

Escape Rooms have been a popular form of entertainment lately.  From what I understand, you and a group are ‘trapped’ in a room and must figure out puzzles in the room in a limited time to get out.  Some of my friends and family said I would like these, but I dunno.  Depends on how much they cost, I guess.  But what if Escape Rooms came out during the 8-bit NES days?  You know they’d make a game about it on the Nintendo!  And now they have with NEScape!  It’s a new, unlicensed game running on NES hardware.  Originally you could only buy it as a cartridge, but now you can also play it on the Switch and PCs as well (reviewed on Switch here).

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nOS: New Operating System (Switch)

nOS isn’t really a game, but it has a lot of basic operations that a tablet or computer would have, but now you can do those things on your Switch.  It has a calculator, picture gallery, a notepad, to do list, a simple paint program, and more.

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Super Mario Bros. Movie Toys in McDonald’s Happy Meals!

McDonald’s had Super Mario Bros. Movie toys in their Happy Meals in January, which is kind of weird since the actual movie doesn’t come out until April.  At any rate, I got a few of them, so let’s take a look!

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