Heroland (PS4, Switch, PC)
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Posted on February 3rd, 2020 by
There is a theme park on an island where tourists can go and pretend to be RPG heroes. It’s called Heroland, and visitors can explore dungeons, battle monsters in turn-based fashion, and nab treasure. But they need a tour guide to help them. That’s where you come in. Play as “Lucky” who has come to Heroland for a job as a tour guide. On his first day he breaks a priceless vase and will be working off debt for a long time. But is this island more than it seems? That’s what you’ll find out in Heroland, available for most consoles and PC, but reviewed on PS4 here.
Swag and Sorcery (Mobile, PC)
Posted on January 29th, 2020 by
A king needs your help to find a lost treasure, so you must recruit heroes and equip them with armor, weapons, and swag and send them out on adventures to get more stuff. All with neat 16-bit style pixel graphics and humor. Swag and Sorcery is available to download on mobile devices and PC, but reviewed on iPad here.
My Pizza Family (Mobile)
Posted on January 27th, 2020 by
Two young city dwelling siblings, Camilla and Alex, are making a video blog, or vlog. Their family is both Italian and Spanish, and they’re documenting the rise of their family’s pizza restaurant. It’s fallen on hard times, but is about to have a grand reopening. Their newfound success comes from the fact they grow some of their own ingredients, and the family encourages their neighbors to join in and make a community garden in a vacant lot. Pretty normal stuff so far, but here’s where it gets weird. The family gets advice from a group of talking pizza ingredients, like a tomato, dough ball, basil leaf, pepperoni slice, and more. My Pizza Family is an activity center for kids that focuses on family and community, as well as shape recognition and Spanish and Italian language learning, too! It’s available to download on mobile devices, but reviewed on iPad here.
Clumsy Rush (Switch)
Posted on January 22nd, 2020 by
Race as cartoony, fat, waddling hippos in Clumsy Rush, a comical two player racing game on Switch. Your goal is to make it to the end of a finish line wearing a crown. Controls couldn’t be simpler. Press the L button to move your left foot, and the R button to move your right. Press a button to bump into another player and knock the crown away from them. Sounds easy, right? But when your hippos waddle around like Jell-O, it’s harder than it seems!
Waku Waku Sweets (Switch)
Posted on January 20th, 2020 by
You are a young lady who wishes to be the town’s best pastry chef. The Pastry Fairy hears you and decides to help make your wish come true (I can’t make this stuff up folks). To do so, you must rise in the ranks of desserts and sweets making, winning cooking contests and making people happy. Waku Waku Sweets is a cooking game for all ages exclusively on Switch.
Fishing Star: World Tour (Switch)
Posted on January 15th, 2020 by
I’ve reviewed many fishing video games in my 20 plus year stint doing this, and I’ve found that the less realistic ones that are more cartoony and simple, are also the most fun! And that’s definitely the case with Fishing Star: World Tour. While it’s clearly aimed at kids, anyone can enjoy this simple yet fun fishing title exclusively on Switch.
Dead End Job (Switch, Xbox One, PC, Mobile)
Posted on January 13th, 2020 by
Hector Plasam is a ghost hunter, but when his partner turns into a ghost herself, he must earn enough money to bring her back with his ‘Dead End Job.’ It’s a rogue-like twin stick shooter with randomly generated levels and art style and humor that imitates 90s cartoons like Ren and Stimpy. It’s available to download on most current consoles, PC, and mobile, but reviewed on Switch here.
Shovel Knight Showdown (Switch, PS4, Xbox One, PC)
Posted on January 8th, 2020 by
The next new Shovel Knight game we’re going to look at is a multiplayer fighting side-game. It features characters and locations from the game and Smash Bros. style gameplay. It comes with Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove on the Switch, which we looked at last time, but it’s also a game you can download separately on all current consoles and PC, but reviewed on Switch here.
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove (Switch, PS4, Xbox One, PC)
Posted on January 6th, 2020 by
Yacht Club Games really made a name for themselves with Shovel Knight, one of the most successful indie games ever. It’s an 8-bit styled 2D action platformer starring a knight with an unusual weapon: a shovel! But it proves to be an effective way to defeat enemies, dig up treasure, and pogo bounce over obstacles. The game takes the best of the most memorable 8-bit classics, like Mega Man, Castlevania, DuckTales, and Super Mario Bros. 3. Shovel Knight has even appeared in other games, like an assist trophy in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate or even a playable fighter in Blade Strangers. To celebrate Shovel Knight’s success, this week is going to be Shovel Knight Week here at GamerDad.com! I’ve got three articles and reviews based on recent Shovel Knight releases! First up is Shovel Knight Treasure Trove, which takes all the DLC and side games from the Shovel Knight franchise and puts them all into one game! It’s available on all current consoles and PC, but reviewed on Switch here.
Tools Up! (PS4, Switch, Xbox One, PC)
Posted on January 1st, 2020 by
Tools Up! is a co-op couch multiplayer game where you must use teamwork to perform home renovations. Paint walls, carpet floors, and clean up before the strict time limit expires. It’s kind of like Overcooked, except with construction instead of cooking. It’s available to download on all current consoles and PC, but reviewed on PS4 here. Speaking of the review, I’ve got a treat for you today. The folks who played this game for this review all have experience with home renovation. First, there’s me. While I write game reviews on the side, my full time job is working as a sales associate at a major hardware store chain. I don’t do any D.I.Y. projects myself, but I certainly know my way around a hardware store. But my Player Two for this review was my stepfather Jamie, who used to do home renovation projects before he started driving a truck again. So with our combined experience, we should be able to ace this game, right? Well, you’ll just have to find out by reading this review!
