Battle Princess Madelyn (PS4, Switch, Xbox One, PC)
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Posted on January 28th, 2019 by
Capcom’s Ghosts N Goblins series of 2-D platformers have gained quite a reputation for being super difficult and brutal, but they also have quite a following, too. Which is strange considering they haven’t made a new game in the series in ages. But if you’ve got an urge to play a Ghosts N Goblins style game, Battle Princess Madelyn may scratch that itch. It really almost looks like something Capcom would’ve made for the Super Nintendo back in the 16-bit days. Which is both an honor and a blessing, but also a curse as well. It’s available to download for nearly all current game consoles and PC, but reviewed on PS4 here.
Storm Boy: The Game (PS4, Switch, Xbox One, PC, Mobile)
Posted on January 21st, 2019 by
Back when I was in college, I took a Children’s Literature class as an elective. I had to read and learn about a lot of children’s books, and yet I’ve still never heard of Storm Boy. But after doing some research, apparently they even made a movie about it so I guess it just passed by me. And now there’s a game about it, too. Actually it’s more of an interactive story book, and it’s available to download on most current consoles, PCs, and mobile devices, but reviewed on PS4 here. Join Storm Boy as he takes care of and has adventures with a pelican named Mr. Percival on their seaside home.
Pinball FX3: Williams Pinball Volume 2 (PS4, Switch, Xbox One, PC)
Posted on January 16th, 2019 by
For many years, Zen Studios has been making original video pinball tables for their Pinball FX and Zen Pinball outlets. Now for the first time, they’re tackling real life classic pinball machines in video form from the Williams lineup. Volume 2 of this set includes three more tables. To play them, first you need to download the Pinball FX3 hub (available for most current consoles and PC, but reviewed on PS4 here). And then you can buy and download table sets.
Pipe Push Paradise (Switch, PS4, Xbox One, PC)
Posted on January 14th, 2019 by
In real life I work in the plumbing department at a major hardware store. Yeah, I guess you could say like Mario, but I really prefer Luigi. So if I work around pipes all day, why on earth would I play and review a game about plumbing, too? Is Pipe Push Paradise really that good? You’ll just have to read on to find out. It’s available to download on most current consoles and PC, but reviewed on Switch here.
Stardust Galaxy Warriors: Stellar Climax (Switch, PS4, Xbox One, PC)
Posted on January 7th, 2019 by
Stardust Galaxy Warriors: Stellar Climax (what a cool title) is a horizontally scrolling classic styled 2-D shooter for up to four players. Choose a flying mech and a gun and shoot anything that moves and avoid projectiles. And that’s all there is to it, really. It’s available to download on most current consoles and PC, but reviewed on Switch here.
The Games of the SNK 40th Anniversary Collection
Posted on January 4th, 2019 by
NIS America recently released a collection of some of SNK’s arcade hits on the Switch. While SNK is mostly known for their fighting games and NEO GEO, before then they made other arcade games, too, and that’s what this collection is all about. So no King of Fighters or other NEO GEO games. Mostly pre-90’s stuff here. But despite having a lot of army themed shooters, this is still a pretty good collection, so I thought I’d go over the games on it today.
Solar Flux (Switch, PC, Mobile)
Posted on January 2nd, 2019 by
Pilot a spaceship and collect plasma balls and fire them into a sun in this intergalactic action puzzler. Use your thrust, planetary orbits, gravity, and other space physics as you collect all the plasma, just watch out for solar flares and blazing heat! Solar Flux is available on PC and mobile devices, and is now a downloadable title for the Nintendo Switch, which is the version reviewed here.
Don-Ay Pet Land (iOS, Google Play)
Posted on December 31st, 2018 by
Rescue and adopt a stray animal in this free-to-play virtual pet simulation/continuous runner hybrid game. As you play, you’ll be able to help out a real-life pet rescue organization, too! Don-Ay Pet Land is available to download on mobile devices, but reviewed on iPad here.
Nintendo Labo Vehicle Kit Wrap-Up
Posted on December 28th, 2018 by
This week at GamerDad we’ve looked at the three main things you can build with the Nintendo Labo Vehicle Kit. So now I’ll wrap things up with links to all three articles so you can view them more conveniently, as well as some conclusions on the set as a whole.
Nintendo Labo Vehicle Kit: Airplane
Posted on December 26th, 2018 by
The last thing we’ll look at in the Nintendo Labo Vehicle Kit is the controller for the airplane, which is just a cardboard flight stick. There are also a bunch of little small odds and ends that you can build, too, which we’ll briefly go over as well. Prepare for take off!
