About Kirk Hiner

I don’t have much history with the Super Bomberman series, and I was barely into my demo time before realizing that was my mistake. Super Bomberman R 2 is bursting with joyful chaos…
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This isn’t so much a review of Pikmin 4; it’s an appreciation. A celebration. Reviews have been out for a month now, so this is more about us joining the victory party than helping you determine whether to give Pikmin 4 a try (you absolutely should, by the way).
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Samba de Amigo: Party Central for Nintendo Switch will be kicking off the festivities on August 29th. If you’re already in the mood to party, however, a demo is now available to hold you over…provided it’s a party in the U.S.A.
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I played Might & Magic – Clash of Heroes on iOS a decade ago, but didn’t finish it. That was my mistake, but it’s now been corrected thanks to the Definitive Version for Nintendo Switch, of which I loved every minute. Well, nearly every minute. The majority of minutes, anyway.
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With a lesser game, I might’ve eventually given up on it. But there are enough rewards in Cross Tails to push you through. It certainly helps that the intricate party preparation and tricky battles of this tactical JRPG are rewarding to overcome.
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Garlic is billed as “A platformer spoofing your favorite genre classics.” I’m not sure I have any genre favorite classics, as I’m not an NES-era platformer kind of guy. But I enjoyed Garlic nonetheless. Care to find out why?
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Do any of the characters in Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy need an introduction? If you’d like a refresher, Frozenbyte has provided a video meet-and-greet for Pontius the Knight, “…Protector of the Realm and also the biggest pie lover the land has ever seen!”
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The new visuals in Atelier Marie Remake: The Alchemist of Salburg are engaging, and the cute, 3D approach to the characters is an effective match for the game’s tone and theme. As much as I love the more modern visuals of the Ryza games, I felt instantly at home here in Salburg.
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If you want to learn how AEW: Fight Forever stacks up against previous professional wrestling video games, return to Metacritic and click again. If, like me, you’re just an AEW fan who wants to know how fun it can be to become All Elite, let’s talk.
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The Guardian of Light and the Temple of Osiris are not traditional Tomb Raider games, but both feature Lara Croft in puzzle adventures that will remind you (and hopefully a couple multiplayer friends) of what was so special about the original Tomb Raiders.
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ATLUS recently announced that Persona 5 Tactica will be hitting the Switch on November 17, 2023. And today at Anime Expo 2023, they debuted a character trailer for some of the game’s combatants, including someone we haven’t met previously.
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Do you like your platformers hot, tasty, and simmered in retro sauce? If so, you’ll happy to know Ratalaika Games and Sylph have announced that Garlic will be released for Nintendo Switch and other platforms on July 7th.
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Bloober Team knows how to scare us, as evidenced by games such as Layers of Fear and Observer. Now, Switch players can descend into the award-winning psychological horror of The Medium…or rise into it, considering the Switch release is cloud version only.
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The Legend of Heroes: Trails Into Reverie is perhaps the longest denouement in the history of gaming. This entry in the series attempts to tie up two somewhat separate story arcs, and whether it all works depends upon what you want from a JRPG.
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In over six years of the Switch, Nintendo fans haven’t yet been able to play a Tomb Raider game. That’s technically still the case, but as of today, Lara Croft has entered the Switch library via the Lara Croft Collection.
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The first Grinch-centered video game in sixteen years, The Grinch: Christmas Adventures is a colorful, side-scrolling platformer that will allow fans to experience an all new adventure inspired by the classic children’s book, How The Grinch Stole Christmas.
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Outright Games has announced that Baby Shark: Sing & Swim Party—a rhythmic adventure game developed in collaboration with The Pinkfong Company—will be coming to Nintendo Switch and other platforms on September 15th, 2023.
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SEGA has announced a collaboration with Pitbull, with a selection of his songs becoming available as free, day one downloads in the forthcoming Samba de Amigo: Party Central.
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