Marvel Cosmic Invasion is a genre throwback to the beat’em up games of yesteryear. With a robust team of characters from the mainstream to the deepest of cuts, and 16 action-packed missions, this is a fantastic game from top to bottom.

Crossworlds highlights the Sonic series more so than just being a catch-all mascot racer for the whole publishing line, and highlights the creativity of the world around its notable platformer, with a solid racer that, while its gimmick isn’t terribly impressive, the customization and gameplay around its racing is nonetheless engaging. 

While this remaster could have rebuilt some environments to feel like dated, there is still a charming approach to preserving the 3DS visuals, even if it usually conflicts with what I prefer for a remaster of an older game. Still, Monster Hunter Stories is a vivid and colorful world to explore, and the addition of voice acting, really provides the game with an added boost of personality

Despite a somewhat inconsistent story in its execution, Monster Hunter Stories 2 is an engaging adventure with a ton of Monsties to tame, adventures to be had, and a combat system that is just as thrilling as its real-time sibling. Stories is certainly a beast of its own with a fun cast of characters and its own take on the Monster Hunter formula.

Total Chaos is a very inconsistent experience that I like far more than I don't, one encounter aside. The atmosphere is incredibly well done with some interesting enemy designs and a fairly engaging combat system that reminded me of Condemned: Criminal Origins.

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment tells the story of Zelda being transported back in time during the early events of Tears of the Kingdom. While we saw glimpses of this story during that adventure, Age of Imprisonment tells the full story across a fantastic campaign.

There is a solid shooter here that feels like the perfect marriage of something like Contra meets Smash Bros. With a robust multiplayer suite, a fun campaign, and some decent customization to your soldier, Strike Force Heroes is fun, while it lasts.

While it was somewhat commonplace back then to overlook so many of the original’s issues, it is downright impossible now with the wealth of titles releasing every day. Sacred 2 deserved a much better effort, and this is frankly one of the most disappointing remasters in recent history. 

SpongeBob and Patrick are back after their adventures in The Cosmic Shake. While the previous adventure’s mechanics and feel are present, Titans of the Tide has a better story, a better camera, and a big focus on the ghostly platforming hijinks of its dynamic duo. It’s more of the same, but that isn’t always a bad thing.

Neon Inferno, despite its throwaway title, is a throwback to some of the best games of all time. It simply feels great to control, and while two-player can get a bit hectic, given the size of the sprites, it still is a fantastic hour and change to experience, even if the rating economy can hold back some of the additional weaponry you can bring into combat.

ARC Raiders is a PvPvE Extraction shooter where Humanity has been driven underground by robotic threats. And while those threats are smart, agile, and cunning, the biggest threat to Humanity just might be itself.

Based upon the Netflix films, Chickenhare and his pals attempted to track down a jeweled feather and its gemstones from the grip of Spiking Beard, a pirate hedgehog. While the console and PC ports are visually more appealing, the Switch version is absolutely painful.

Obsidian is back with another installment of The Outer Worlds. As rifts begin to appear in the Arcadia Star System, you’ll work against or with different factions to save the galaxy. With deeper gameplay and progression systems, The Outer Worlds 2 is a step above its predecessor, but its companions are just downright boring.