Nintendo Labo Vehicle Kit: Submarine
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Posted on December 25th, 2018 by
The next thing you can build in the Nintendo Labo Vehicle Kit is a submarine controller. I’m not gonna lie, I’m not sure I can describe this one very well. I’m not sure if it works like a real submarine because I don’t pilot those very often (or at all, really). And I don’t play very many submarine games either. The only one I can think of is when Yoshi transforms into a sub in Yoshi’s Island, and you know THAT’S realistic! Anyway, so let’s take a look at the submarine controller you can build and what it does.
Nintendo Labo Vehicle Kit: Car
Posted on December 24th, 2018 by
Earlier this year, Nintendo released one of their most creative ideas in a long time for the Nintendo Switch. In fact, I read somewhere that TIME Magazine named it one of the best inventions of 2018! That was Nintendo Labo, and the sets came with sheets of foldable cardboard and a game that showed you how to build them into toys where you could attach Nintendo Switch controllers to them and play with them. A couple of months ago, they released a new set called the Vehicle Kit, which lets you build a steering wheel and gas pedal to drive a car, as well as controllers for a submarine and airplane flight stick. My brother Jeff and I FINALLY finished building them all, so this holiday week we’ll take a look at them, starting with the car.
Truck Simulation 19 (iOS, Android)
Posted on December 19th, 2018 by
Truck drivers play an important part in American business. They sacrifice a lot of creature comforts to get items we need from place to place. And now you can experience some of what they deal with in Truck Simulation 19, available to download for mobile devices (reviewed on iPad here).
Cookie Jam Blast (iOS, Google Play)
Posted on December 17th, 2018 by
Get ready for another sweet free-to-play match three puzzle game for mobile devices (reviewed on iPad here). If you’ve ever played Candy Crush, you know what to expect here. Except this one has more of a baked goods confectionery theme. Slide shaped colored cookies to match three or more to complete objectives before you run out of moves. If you do run out of moves, you’ll lose a heart and have to start the level over.
Sega Heroes (iOS, Google Play)
Posted on December 14th, 2018 by
An evil being is cloning an army of heroes and baddies from different Sega game universes, and now it’s up to the original heroes to stop them in this match three battle puzzler featuring characters from all sorts of Sega games. It’s available to download free-to-play on mobile devices, but reviewed on iPad here.
Somos (iOS, Android, PC)
Posted on December 12th, 2018 by
The idea behind Somos couldn’t be any simpler. You are a dot. Tap the left side of the screen to move your dot to the right, and tap the right side of the screen to move your dot to the left. You must do this to avoid obstacles and try to keep your dot from being hit. Sometimes you must tap on objects to clear them away from your dot’s side as well. And that’s all there really is to it. It’s available to download on mobile devices and PC free to start, but reviewed on iPad here.
Save Me, Mr. Tako (Switch, PC)
Posted on December 10th, 2018 by
With titles like Shovel Knight and The Messenger, 8-bit NES styled games are all the rage. But you don’t see too many retro revivals in the style of the old black and white Game Boy. Which is a little strange since that handheld produced a lot of classics like Super Mario Land, Tetris, Kirby, and even Pokémon! Heck, my number one favorite Zelda game: Link’s Awakening, was on the Game Boy. But now comes Save Me, Mr. Tako, which is styled just like a Game Boy game and could’ve been a real classic had it been released back then. You play as (mostly) an octopus named Tako (Tako is octopus in Japanese). The humans and octopuses are at war, but when Tako rescues a human girl, he must decide which side to stand for, and save the world in the process. The game plays like a 2-D platformer, similar to titles like Kirby or Starfy (but much harder). It’s available to download on Switch and PC, but reviewed on Switch here.
Starlink: Battle for Atlas (Switch, PS4, Xbox One)
Posted on December 7th, 2018 by
Skylanders, amiibo, and LEGO Dimensions pioneered the whole ‘toys to life’ game genre, but Ubisoft is taking it out of this world with Starlink: Battle for Atlas. Customize different spaceships with pilots, wings, and weapons, and then play as them in this sci-fi space battle action adventure game. It’s available for Switch, PS4, and Xbox One, but reviewed on Switch here. And I think the game is best optimized on the Switch, as you’ll see why if you keep reading!
Bunnymare: Circus Escape (iOS, Google Play)
Posted on November 28th, 2018 by
A troop of weird, bunny puppet things live at a circus, but a cruel ringmaster mistreats them when they don’t perform well and locks them up in a cage at night. One night, one of the bunnies finds a magic hat with a portal to some kind of happy candy farm. Now you must help the bunnies escape in this Lemmings-like action puzzler. It’s available free-to-play on mobile devices, but reviewed on iPad here.
Night Slashers (Switch, PS4, Xbox One)
Posted on November 26th, 2018 by
Back in the 90’s, side scrolling beat ‘em ups were a dime a dozen. Most of them had a modern day street gang theme, but some strayed from the norm with sci-fi or fantasy tropes. But I don’t remember too many horror themed beat ‘em ups. But here comes Night Slashers, which is just that. It’s from the now defunct Data East, but I don’t remember it in arcades back then. I would say it was Japan only, but there is English text. So I guess the arcades around me just didn’t carry it. Anyway, now you can download it on the Switch (and later other consoles).
