And now is simply a great time to be fleshing out a Nintendo Switch collection. In a bid to drum up business, prices are plummeting on Switch games left, right and centre, with rival online retailers attempting to stay competitive price-wise and beat Amazon’s own deals.
We simply love the fastest selling console of all time here at T3 and, as such, play all the very best Switch games available, from the Switch’s strong opening year lineup, which included The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Super Mario Odyssey , both scoring perfect 10s across the board, right up to today’s latest offerings like the superb Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and rebooted retro classic Onimusha: Warlords.
Elsewhere, the Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 04: VR Kit takes Labo’s cardboard-based capers to new levels of immersion. A mixture of over 60 virtual reality mini-games, along with some VR experiences in major titles like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, make this a very fun new addition to the Switch arsenal of accessories.
The Nintendo Switch console itself, as well as Nintendo Switch console and games bundles, are also seeing decent price drops right now, too, so be sure to check out the best Nintendo Switch deals going if you’re currently in the market for a new console, controller or accessory pack.
In fact, it’s not just the Nintendo Switch console and Switch games that are currently being discounted, but many legacy systems and titles, too. As such, if you’re a general fan of the Big N then it may be worth your while taking a look at the best Nintendo 3DS deals and best Nintendo 2DS XL deals available right now while the market is in the grip of the new year sales season.
With all that said, these are the best Switch games to play today.
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A predictable yet fun co-op brawler
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If the over-abundance of Marvel properties on-screen for Avengers: Endgame wasn’t enough to sate your desire for superhero team ups, then the arcade brawling action of Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order is sure to satisfy your comic book gluttony. Despite more than a decade passing since the previous entry in the series – and development duties passing to Japanese studio Team Ninja – MUA3 follows the pick up and play nature of the series with very little deviation.
DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS 2
The Dragon Quest spin-off finally steps out of Minecraft’s shadow
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The original Dragon Quest Builders had quite the task on its hands, namely having to balance the RPG questing of the mainline DQ series with the resource management and creativity of a building game. The end result was pretty great, but the sequel improves on it in almost every single way. The main improvement being the inclusion of co-operative multiplayer with up three other players either locally or online.
This new iteration isn’t just all about the higher player count, but a greater diversity of regions and areas to explore. Along with unique quests, these locales will also possess special crafting items, so exploring far and wide now feels more rewarding. You can also swim this time around, and fly, should you wish to travel a little faster.
Harvesting also has more of a focus this time around, with the need to look after crops and use the resulting yields to support the hamlets, towns and cities you’ll build along the way. Whether you’re a DQ nut or simply looking for a good alternative to Minecraft, Dragon Quest Builders 2 offers a fine balance of the two.
RED FACTION: GUERRILLA RE-MARS-TERED
Destroy everything in this open-world martian shooter
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This version doesn’t struggle, either. You can choose to run the game in Performance or Quality modes, placing emphasis on a more stable framerate or enhanced detail, with the former enabling for some truly awe-inspiring moments of destruction as you collapse entire structure’s with nothing more than a sledgehammer and a bag of remote explosives. It’s your usual third-person shooter in an open-world, but all those demolition opportunities really help more mundane mission designs.
SUPER MARIO MAKER 2
Mario-branded level designing finally comes to Switch
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Much like the first game, you can design your own 2D and 2.5D levels using themes, characters, obstacles and more from the entire Super Mario back catalogue. There’s a 100 level-long campaign to get you started, as well as the option to create levels in co-op. You can also share your creations online, and test yourself on those made by other users.
CRASH TEAM RACING – NITRO FUELED
Crash Bandicoot is back on track
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You wait years for a kart racer to come along and challenge Mario Kart 8 Deluxe for the crown, then two drop within a month of each other. First it was Sumo Digital’s Team Sonic Racing, now it’s the turn of Crash Team Racing – Nitro Fueled. Activision is on a ‘let’s remake lots of PS1 classics drive’ at the moment, and this latest offering brings one of the console’s best racers hurtling into a new generation.
With all your favourite tracks, characters and karts remade for modern consoles (including many from the oft-forgotten PS2-era sequel, Crash Nitro Kart) this is the biggest Crash Bandicoot racer yet. And with plans to support the game over the next few months with themed ‘seasons’ (including one based around fellow colourful mascot, Spyro the Dragon), Switch players will have plenty to keep them power-sliding in 2019 and beyond.
WORLD END SYNDROME
A visual novel with real heart
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If you’re a seasoned handheld gamer, you’ll likely have come across the Japanese visual novel. And while there’s been plenty of forgettable ones, we’ve also been treated to some of the best slow-burning stories to come from the East. World End Syndrome certainly ticks plenty of typical boxes (a high school student moving to a new school, strange goings on and romantic interests trying their luck along the way), but it balances those tropes by crafting a story that mixes folklore fantasy and murder mystery.
More importantly, it manages to do all this while exploring the affects of grief and how we process tragedy. The English translation can sometimes be a little clunky in places, but for the most for this lengthy narrative has a lot to offer in terms of navigating the pitfalls of modern teenage life and a fantastical mystery unfolding around you.
REALM ROYALE
Fortnite finally has some competition on Switch
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Fortnite continues to hold sway over the battle royale genre – yes, it’s a genre now – including on the good ship Nintendo Switch. However, it’s getting some stiff competition from Realm Royale, a BR game from the studio that brought you Paladins and SMITE. You’ll still air drop into a large and colourful map and shoot other players in third-person until only one remains, but RR brings a few new features that really help set it apart.
Rather than hunting for new weapons in chests, you can recycle anything you find and don’t want and use those resources to build anything from weapons to armour and potions at forges scattered around the map. You’ll need to defend it while you’re items are being made, making every attempt a mini battle in itself. And, should you get ‘knocked’, you’ll turn into a fat little chicken, enabling you to escape. If you do, you’ll turn back into gun-toting self in 10 seconds!
CRICKET 19
A new, fully licensed tie-in to The Ashes
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The AI is much improved on the previous Ashes game, with bowlers reacting to your behaviour at the crease and fielders making far more realistic catches. The batting physics can sometimes be a little hard to predict, but overall striking the ball is satisfying, especially when you add a well-earned boundary to your total. The Career mode enables you to gradually improve your player with a perk system, while the Scenarios mode offers potentially endless challenges from across the community.
TEAM SONIC RACING
A fun and safe alternative to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
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The transforming vehicle shtick has been dropped in favour of a tighter racing model and an emphasis on team play. Racers now compete in squads, and forming up with your allies will provide extra benefits such as extra boost and weapons to take down your competitors. You can play solo (and team up with the AI) or elect to go online and enjoy a full suite of competitive modes. There’s also support for four-player splitscreen multiplayer.
SNIPER ELITE V2 REMASTERED
Take down the Reich, one headshot at a time
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This time, it’s the turn of Sniper Elite V2 Remastered, which has been given an overall aesthetic touch-up to bring it in line with the visual demands of modern hardware.
Some of those improvements have been lost on Switch – there is some instances of dynamic lighting, but a lot of it has been scaled back in favour of a solid framerate – but the inclusion of motion controls, which use the Joy-Cons to help you line up a trick headshot, are a really great addition.
You can fight through the campaign to take down the Nazi V2 rocket program, work together with a friend (online or local) in co-op or work your way through a raft of multiplayer modes. All DLC is also included so it’s a chunky little package.
FINAL FANTASY XII: THE ZODIAC AGE
A true JRPG classic finally shines on Switch
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At this stage, the Final Fantasy has produced so many incredible entries it’s almost comical. Alongside the likes of FFVII, FFVIII and FFIX comes the brilliant Final Fantasy XII. Originally released on PS2 back in 2006, The Zodiac Age is a remastered version that includes all manner of extra improvements including enhanced performance and brand new tracks on an already stellar soundtrack.
Every texture and skin has been retouched for high definition, so you’re getting the very best looking version of this PS2 classic. Mechanically, the tempo of battle has been tweaked to make it a little faster, there’s a new high speed mode for those who want quick and timely battles and a very hand auto-save function. It’s another vast and engrossing RPG experience, right there on your Switch.
MORTAL KOMBAT 11
Unleash fatalities, anytime, anywhere
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With performance held together so well, there are some sacrifices to the visuals so you’ll really notice the blurring and jagged edges applied to make the game run so well in handheld mode and docked mode. Still, this version boasts all the same modes and features, including the slick online netcode and support for character customisation.
NINTENDO LABO TY-CON 04: VR KIT
Labo’s most creative cardboard caper is here
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While Nintendo Labo has struggled to catch the public’s imagination like the Switch itself, it’s nevertheless one of the most creative projects to ever come out of the Big N If you need any more proof, then you need to try the Toy-Con 04: VR Kit. With your Joy-Cons and the screen of your console, you can experience of 60 mini-games in the Toy-Con Garage, or take the time to build your very own immersive virtual reality experiences.
A number of existing Nintendo Switch games will now support the use of VR on Switch, including none other than The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. You’ll still control Link with the Joy-Cons, but now you look around Hyrule with an interactive field of view that makes spotting sneaky enemies and potential missable treasures far easier.
The brilliantly haunting Viking epic finally arrives on Nintendo Switch
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Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice is brilliant pairing of tight, focused gameplay mechanics with a philosophically deep story and fantastically realised haunting tone.
You play as Celtic warrior Senua, who must dive into the depths of Helheim (Viking hell) in order to fight for the soul of her dead lover. However, while there definitely is combat in the game, it is not a repetitive slasher, with bursts of action punctuating exploration and story.
The game has a real edge thanks to its psychological elements, with the player increasingly drawn into the workings of Senua’s mind as she fights against her grief and mental barriers, and it hits hard in evoking psychosis.
A genuinely unique game, that now can be enjoyed on the go thanks to a rock solid port onto Nintendo Switch.
SUPER DRAGON BALL HEROES WORLD MISSION
A card-battling fighting game with a Dragon Ball twist
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Think of World Mission like a more nuanced fighting game where you’ll need to draw cards in order to play certain characters and pull of key signature moves. Like most CCGs, this game is all about building multiple decks of cards to take into battle and learning how best to use them.
DARKSIDERS: WARMASTERED EDITION
War brings the post-apocalyptic fight to Nintendo Switch
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With Darksiders 3 having made a splash on other consoles, Nintendo Switch owners are finally getting in on the cartoonish post-apocalyptic action with a port of Darksiders: Warmastered Edition. You’re getting the full version of the original game, complete with all the visual and performance updates made to the remaster that dropped a couple of years ago.
This version is a significant upgrade on the port that graced Wii U, which suffered from considerable issues. Add in the support for HD Rumble, and that ever attractive ability to play it on the move, and you’ve got an action-platformer with bags of combat and a silly story that’s impossible to dislike.
YOSHI’S CRAFTED WORLD
Handmade hilarity with the green dino
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While Mario has been taking 3D platforming to new heights with Super Mario Odyssey, his trusty dino pal Yoshi has quietly been keeping the 2.5D dream alive with a string of brilliant little adventures. Yoshi’s Crafted World is the latest, and the first to appear on Nintendo Switch, with its diorama-like levels that open out and close to reveal new paths, secrets and more. It’s like exploring a whole world made of Nintendo Labo!
You can move between platforms in both the background and the foreground, and fire eggs (and enemies) at obstructions to reveal secret pathways. It’s very much in keeping with the homemade aesthetic of 2017’s Yoshi’s Woolly World and with support for both solo play and two-player co-op, you’re left with a quaint little platformer that’s bursting with charm.
UNRAVEL TWO
A beguiling co-op puzzle platformer
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Yarny, the colourfu mascot from Coldwood Interactive who captured our hearts in the original Unravel in 2016, is back and he’s brought some friends so now you can enjoy its mixture of platforming, puzzles and stealth by yourself or with a friend. You’ll still use your own yarn to swing across gaps and pull switches, as well as being utilised for more team-based solutions.
With more and more Microsoft-backed games coming to Nintendo Switch, Unravel Two marks a significant change in the new content heading to Nintendo’s hardware. Fully optimised for a handheld console, Unravel Two still looks and plays like a charm even when you’re playing away from home in handheld or tabletop mode.
RICO
Kick doors, kill men
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Nintendo Switch’s success over the last two years has seen a huge uptake in the number of shooters on the platform, and now it’s got another in the form of the brilliant RICO. You can play solo, in local splitscreen co-op or online as you enter an endless series of procedurally generated rooms. Your job is simple: kick down doors, initiate some bullet time and shoot everyone inside the room.
You can breach rooms together in co-op, or simply unleash bullet-driven justice on your own. As you level up you’ll unlock new weapons, skill traits and even gain access to new weapon skins by completing daily challenges. Each run only lasts a certain amount of time, and if you die, that part of the operation is lost, so you’ll need to be as tactical as you are gung-ho.
THE LEGO MOVIE 2 – THE VIDEOGAME
LEGO Worlds lives again (kind of)
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As you’re a Master Builder, you can now scan almost anything you see and save it as a blueprint, you’ll then smash items like normal, only now you’re not trying to fill a stud metre but collect coloured blocks to use as crafting resources. You can then travel to new worlds and build entire cities using all your eclectic designs. It’s still the same combat model and silly LEGO aesthetic, but it’s a step in the right direction for the series.
DRAGONS: DAWN OF NEW RIDERS
Diablo for kids… on Switch!
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With Diablo III: Eternal Collection now out on Nintendo Switch, players have access to one of the best dungeon crawlers ever made. However, some Switch owners might be a tad young for this ‘mature’ game so something like Dragons: Dawn of New Riders is a perfect alternative. This top-down RPG is set in the How to Train Your Dragon universe and sees you heading out on an adventure with your very own flying companion.
Your new dragon can spit fire, ice and electricity, enabling you to combine them together for combos when in combat, and for solving myriad puzzles along the way. You can unlock and upgrade new weapons as you go, as well as looting chests in a series of open-ended dungeons. You can even fly your dragon between each island! If your kids were fans of Skylanders, then they’ll love this little hidden gem
TRIALS RISING
The two-wheeled platforming gem returns
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It’s been almost five years since Trials Fusion brought the world of motorbike planning kicking and screaming into a colourful – and extra challenging – futuristic setting, and now the latest entry in the series is ready to hark back to its roots. Trials Rising (which brings the series to Nintendo Switch for the very first time) maintains the same 2.5D platforming setup, where you’ll need to be mindful of the physics of your bike as you attempt to clear courses without sending your rider flying.
There are hundreds of new courses to choose from in this latest iteration, and a brand new Tandem mode. This is a local co-op mode that requires one player to look after the balance and positioning of the bike, while the other deals with the power. Knowing when to hit the throttle and when to move from two wheels to one is tough enough on your own – now you’ve got to do it together!
TETRIS 99
Tetris meets… Battle Royale?
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Ever wondered what it’s like for 99 people to compete in the same game of Tetris simultaneously? Well, wonder no more because developer ARIKA has teamed up with Nintendo to create a Switch-exclusive puzzle game that takes that timeless game and infuses it with the risk/reward of a Battle Royale title.
In order to become the last player standing, you’ll need to complete your own game of Tetris while dealing with hard-to-slot Garbage Blocks sent by your opponents. You can also send the same back at them, and the more people you know out, the more badges you’ll collect and the higher your score. If you survive, that is…
CITY OF BRASS
Arabian nightmares on Nintendo Switch
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Nintendo Switch has a lot of roguelike games to its name, but how many can say they were made by some of the talented people behind the first two BioShock games? Only City of Brass can make that claim, and you can practically smell the pedigree on every corner of its procedurally-generated streets.
You play a thief entering the titular city in search of treasure. You’ll find plenty, but you’ll also encounter traps and monsters aplenty. You’ll need to use your whip, your sword and make the most of the various genii scattered throughout who will imbue you with special powers. For a price at least. However, should you die, you’ll lose all your cash to tread carefully…
TRAVIS STRIKES AGAIN: NO MORE HEROES
Tarantino-style action on Nintendo Switch
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There’s really nothing on Nintendo Switch quite like Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes. But then again, when you consider it comes from the mind of legendary Japanese developer Suda51, that’s hardly surprise. Featuring the return of foul-mouthed anti-hero Travis Touchdown, Travis Strikes Again is a hack ‘n’ slash action-adventure crammed to the rafters with peppy dialogue and over-the-top violence.
There’s lots of genres that have been woven into the game, in true unusual Suda51 style, and you can even pass a Joy-Con to a friend and unleash hell together with some intense co-op brawling.
WARFRAME
Destiny-style action on Nintendo Switch
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It’s impossible to create a list of the best games on Nintendo Switch and not include one of its most impressive ports. Originally designed for PC and other consoles, Warframe is a free-to-play online shooter that mixes third-person gunfights and melee to create something that plays like a cross between Destiny and Gears of War.
There is a PvP area if you want to fight other players one-on-one, but the real meat here is the focus on co-operative PvE missions. From stealing data from a base controlled by androids to fighting off waves of ravenous foes, Warframe keeps the action coming. There’s a Destiny-esque social space, sandbox areas to explore, lots of customisation options and so much more. And it runs like a dream on Switch. Impossibly so, even. A must play addition on the eShop.
ONIMUSHA: WARLORDS
A PS2 classic gets a new lease of life
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It’s been over a quarter of a century since the Onimusha series slashed its way onto PS2. Part Resident Evil, part Bushido Blade, it mixed melee sword combat and survival horror to create something entirely new and exciting that helped define Sony’s second console while never reaching the same superstardom as Resi.
NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. U DELUXE
An underrated Wii U gem gets a much-needed Switch update
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The latest Wii U game to be rescued from platform obscurity and given a new lease of life is New Super Mario Bros. U, combining the original game with the Year of Luigi-themed New Super Luigi U campaign and some extra content for good measure. This 2.5D scrolling platformer takes the classic setup of the original Mario games and adds in the creativity and ingenuity of modern Nintendo design.
With a handful of extra character to play with, support for four-play multiplayer and 164 courses to traverse it’s a meaty little package if you love a bit of platforming fun on Switch.
FITNESS BOXING
Nintendo is back on the workout wagon
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ntendo hedged its bets on the future of fitness-based gaming in the form of Wii Fitness – the Wii Trainer even got a place in Super Smash Bros. – but while that future failed to materialise, that hasn’t stopped the Big N from going at it again with Fitness Boxing.
Using the gyro controls in the Joy-Cons, Fitness Boxing takes the movement based scoring of Just Dance and turns it into a punch-based workout system. You can do boxing focused routines, or throw jabs to some toe-tapping tunes. You can play solo or co-cooperatively with another user via local multiplayer.
SUPER SMASH BROS. ULTIMATE
Nintendo Switch’s next must-have game
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Nintendo Switch has cemented itself as a unique yet robust platform, an it’s just added another system-selling, must-have title to its gargantuan library: the fighting mayhem of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
With over 70 characters to choose from, new and classic stages from across Nintendo’s many games and franchises and another tweaked systems to keep even the most dedicated of pros happy, this is a fighting game worthy of the acclaim it’s already received.
You can even use your old GameCube controllers (with an adaptor, of course), which just shows how Nintendo has listened to the series’ fans and made a brawler that’s just as fun for beginners as it is for seasoned eSports masters.
If it’s competitive multiplayer you’re after, look no further. This insane fighting game pits kaleidoscope-coloured, springy-armed combatants against each other in up to 4-player battles.
There are 15 fighters with dozens of interchangeable arms. Mix and match to suit your play-style and take three pairs into battle. Use standard controls, or for an immersive fighting experience, grip one Joy-Con in each hand with your thumbs on the triggers. Tilt together to move, tilt in to block, and get punching.
LEGO MARVEL SUPERHEROES 2
A glorious frenzy of button mashing LEGO destruction
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No console gaming experience is complete without a button-mashing romp through a destructible LEGO world, and LEGO Marvel Superheroes 2 is the best on the market at the moment.
And don’t let the fact that it’s a sequel put you off. This game stands a full head and shoulders higher than its predecessor (which is also awesome). The story is new. The level design is clever. And it’s got buckets of that classic tongue-in-cheek LEGO humour. Bash your way through hours of gameplay solo or with a friend.
DOOM
Heavy metal-filled daemon slaying of the finest calibre
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Resolution and texture fidelity is slightly down in comparison, however, it makes literally no difference to the gameplay and superb art style, which combine to produce an exhilarating, monster-filled adrenaline rush like nothing else on the system.
Plus, the fact that you can go portable with the Switch, slaying daemons while on the go, makes this edition of DOOM unique.
XENOBLADE CHRONICLES 2
The famous JRPG franchise returns with a massive open world
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After the underrated Xenoblade Chronicles X on Wii U, the series returns once more on Switch with a similar yet refined take on the long-running JRPG universe. This time out the player is put in the shoes of protagonist Rex, who along with his compatriots Tora and Mia, proceed on a mission to discover Elysium, a paradise for humanity.
Numerous obstacles and enemies lie in their way though, with players needing to master a auto-attack, special attack ‘Arts’ combat system that leans on well-timed attacks and combos to prosper. The series’ excellent voice acting and story telling make Xenoblade Chronicles 2 an epic adventure.
NBA 2K19
The best basketball game just got better
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When NBA 2K18 arrived on Switch it proved (after some much-needed most-release TLC) that sports sims CAN work on Switch if optimised in the right way. One year on, Visual Concepts has brought the world of pro ballers back to Nintendo’s hybrid hardware and it riffs and improves on its predecessor in almost all the right ways.
NBA2K19’s MyCareer is the best narrative-driven experience it’s been in years, the Neighborhood is even bigger and VC now flows at a slightly fairer rate. Of course, microtransactions still loom large, but this is still a fine port of a great modern sports sim.
RAYMAN LEGENDS: DEFINITIVE EDITION
One of the best modern platformers
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Enter platform paradise. Rayman Legends offers some of the best platform gaming available today. True, the Switch edition doesn’t really offer anything new compared to the versions on other consoles, but it’s still a must-buy.
It gorgeous to look at. The controls are precise and responsive. And, at the end of each stage, there’s a rhythm level that kicks the experience up a notch with music that syncs up with your jumps. Platform on the go and slide your Joy-Cons out to share the experience with a friend in local multiplayer.
SPLATOON 2
Ink-splattering chaos for the whole family
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This is a family friendly shooter is still, refreshingly, completely blood-free. And this time, it’s got jetpacks. If you’re looking for a party game and you’re all Mario Kart-ed out, this is it.
THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM
Become the legendary Dragonborn on your commute to work
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“There’s a moment in Super Mario Odyssey where the game distils everything it is, and everything it stands for, into a blow-out celebration. All at once the past, present and future of this grand old video game series smashes together in a freewheeling, spectacular and experimental set piece that shows that Nintendo, after years of having the handbrake on, is now absolutely flying creatively.
The fact that Super Mario Odyssey manages to be so experimental while also drawing in the best parts of every Mario game to date, becoming a incredibly playable and joyous love letter to gaming’s most celebrated series in the process, is without doubt like a legendary Homeric odyssey – truly epic.”
Enough said.
ULTRA STREET FIGHTER II: THE FINAL CHALLENGERS
The definitive edition of this truly legendary versus fighter
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ts) to its excellent selection of game modes including a slick multiplayer suite, and onto its plethora of fun.
THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD
Objectively reviewed, the best Zelda game ever made
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“From the most objective perspective we could muster here at T3 Towers – and trust us, when you’ve played titles such as The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past during your formative years, that is an incredibly hard thing to do – we feel it is quite evident that The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is, by quite a distance, the best The Legend of Zelda game ever made. And, what’s more, for those people for who Breath of the Wild will be their first foray into the wonderful world of Hyrule, Zelda and Link, it is going to absolutely blow their minds.”
Simply put, a must buy.
L.A. NOIRE
A thrilling detect-’em-up that smartly uses the Nintendo Switch
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If you’re a fan of detective stories then L.A. Noire is definitely worth your time, as the game tasks you with solving a number of crimes in the Homicide, Vice and Arson divisions of the LAPD.
How you tackle each case though is completely up to you, with various options and outcomes possible. Interrogating witnesses or potential suspects plays a major part in the game, and determining who is telling the truth and who is lying critical to getting the job done properly.
Naturally, for a Rockstar game, there is also plenty of firefights. This enhanced Switch version of the game is not only full fat and truly portable, but comes stacked with all of the game’s previously released DLC.
JUST DANCE 2018
The world’s biggest dance game moonwalks onto Nintendo Switch
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Need to warm up your dancing feet for an impending party or wedding? Well look no further than Just Dance 2018, which moonwalks onto Switch with official licenses (Disney anyone?), as well as all the hottest tracks and artists, including such notables as Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj.
The game isn’t just for seasoned dancers either, with a top Kids Mode delivering children-friendly choreographies and a dance playground.
MARIO KART 8 DELUXE
The most polished and playable Mario Kart ever
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Mario and his chums handle just as well as ever, while the presentation and polish applied to the mixture of classic and new racing circuits is first rate. With a massive selection of racing tiers too, from 50cc up to 200cc, with mirror modes thrown in as well to boot, the game is super approachable no matter your age or skill.
POKKÉN TOURNAMENT DX
Portable Pokemon battles
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Don’t underestimate this Wii U classic. It’s had an upgrade for the Switch. Decidueye brings the total playable Pokemon to 21 and Litten and Popplio have been drafted in as support. The new ‘team battle’ mode lets you assemble a three-Pokemon team and the ‘group match’ feature helps you find opponents of a similar skill.
Master the single player Ferrum League, get stuck in to ranked online battles, or grab a sofa and share your Joy-Cons for a local match with your mates.
MARIO AND RABBIDS KINGDOM BATTLE
Chaotic turn-based strategy
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This game takes familiar faces, mixes in some Rabbid-flavoured chaos and wraps it all up in XCOM-style gameplay that’ll have even hardened gamers hooked.
Balance weapons, tactics, special abilities and status effects. Earn coins and skill orbs to upgrade your kit and build an unbeatable team.
BAYONETTA 2
The ultimate action-adventure
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The new version runs smoother than the Wii U original, rarely drops a frame in TV or handheld modes, and comes with all the Nintendo-themed costumes for ass-kicking witch heroine Bayonetta you could possibly hope for.
NINTENDO LABO: TOY-CON 01 – VARIETY KIT
A curious cardboard creation
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There really is nothing out there quite like Nintendo Labo. And as unusual as it might be, that’s exactly what makes it so special. It’s Nintendo to a tee, right down to the way it can bring the whole family together.
The Variety Kit includes five different creations which come with a set of flat pack-style cardboard sheets. By following the on-screen instructions on your Switch, you can build everything from a set of motorbike handlebars to a working piano.
The games themselves are fun for a while, but the real fun comes with the Toy Con Garage, a built in design suite that enables you to build your own creations with an easy-to-understand take on programming.
STARDEW VALLEY
Chill out on the farm
REASONS TO BUY
In this charming little indie, you play a character who has left the hustle and bustle of city life behind to take on the running of the titular family farm.
You can grow all manner of produce, sell it in the local village and get to know its inhabitants (including the ability to date said fellow villagers). One of the most sedate yet engaging titles you can play, whether on your TV or in handheld mode.
There’s also a new multiplayer mode that’s come to all versions of the game – including Nintendo Switch – adding in the ability to link up with friends and tend some farmland together.
CELESTE
A twitch-platforming masterpiece
REASONS TO BUY
As you ascend the titular mountain, you’ll take heroine Madeline on a transformative pixel art journey that’s not to missed.
PALADINS: CHAMPIONS OF THE REALM
Who needs Overwatch?
REASONS TO BUY
A good 18 months into its life cycle and Nintendo Switch has another genre ticked off – the hero shooter. Overwatch continues to be one of the biggest shooters on the planet, and Paladins: Champions of the Realm has proven itself a worthy rival.
Pick a a Champion, customise their loadout and compete in a team to defend objectives in a full team shooter experience. You can play for free, invest in the Starter Pack or buy the Season Pass to earn exclusive rewards and skins while you play. A must-play FPS on Switch.
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