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Review Zombie Army 4: Dead War - A Sweet Switch Port For This Schlockiest Of Shooters
Dead good
Rebellion has got a pretty great track record when it comes to porting its schlocky range of shooters over to Nintendo Switch, with both Zombie Army Trilogy and Sniper Elite 4 the most recent examples of how this developer manages to successfully squeeze a whole lot of slo-mo headshots, shambling zombie hordes and co-operative carnage onto...
Guide Kirby And The Forgotten Land Guide - Walkthrough, Tips And Hints
It's time to paint the town pink!
Hello and welcome to Nintendo Life's Kirby and the Forgotten Land full walkthrough guide! Here we'll be taking you by the squishy pink hand and helping you through each and every level of each and every world in HAL Laboratory's superlative 3D platformer. We'll show you how to get your hands on every Waddle Dee
Guide LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Cheat Codes - Character And Vehicle Unlock Codes Full List
Every available unlock code for bonus characters and ships
TT Games' highly anticipated Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga has arrived on multiple platforms, including Nintendo Switch. We absolutely loved the game and were very impressed with the performance of its Switch port, calling it "a great big celebration of everything Star Wars that's made...
Review Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga - A Triumphant Return To A Galaxy Far, Far Away
Better Call Maul
More Star Wars? Really? We wouldn’t blame you in the slightest if your reaction to more Star Wars, whether it be of the film, TV series or video game variety, was somewhat apathetic at this stage given the sheer amount of it we’ve had thrown at us in recent years. Indeed, as we sat down to boot up this latest Lego Star Wars...
News 'Samurai Bringer' Slices Its Way To Switch In April
May fortune be with you!
Update [Thu 31st Mar, 2022 16:35 BST]: As revealed in the NGPX 2022 Showcase, Samurai Bringer will be bringing samurai to Switch on 21st April. Check out the original trailer for the roguelite ARPG and more details below... Original Story [Mon 24th Jan, 2022 10:00 GMT]: Japanese publisher PLAYISM and developer...
Guide Kirby And The Forgotten Land Natural Plains - All Missions And Collectibles
All missions completed and collectibles located in Natural Plains
Welcome to Nintendo Life's Kirby and the Forgotten Land walkthrough guide! In these guides we'll take you through every world and show you where to find every last Waddle Dee, figurine and other collectible, plus how to defeat every boss in the game. Let's kick things off in Natural...
Guide Kirby And The Forgotten Land: All Copy Ability Blueprint Locations And Evolutions List
Gear up!
Kirby and the Forgotten Land contains a total of 12 upgradeable copy abilities for you to use in combat against your enemies. Each of these copy abilities can be upgraded multiple times at Waddle Dee's Weapon Shop in Waddle Dee Town and, in order to upgrade each one through its various iterations, you're going to need coins collected...
Guide Kirby And The Forgotten Land Waddle Dee Locations - Where To Find Every Hidden Waddle Dee
All hidden Waddle Dee locations
Kirby and the Forgotten Land on Switch takes everyone's favourite sentient pink ball and puts him in a gorgeous 3D world with hundreds of secrets to find and collectibles to... collect. One of the secrets you'll be searching for throughout your journey through the titular Forgotten Land is the location of the many...
Review Kirby And The Forgotten Land - A Breezy Delight With Mario-Level Invention
Once more, with mouthfeeling
Well. It's finally here. In celebration of 30 whole years (!) of 2D and 2.5D adventures — with a little 3D sprinkled in for good measure — Kirby's first proper fully three dimensional mainline escapade has now arrived and, as long as you know exactly what to expect from the little pink puffball, it's an absolute...
For Norzelia!
Welcome to Nintendo Life's Triangle Strategy guide! Square Enix has served up a fantastic tactical RPG that's packed full of strategically engaging battles against some very clever enemies and so we're here with some handy hints and tips to help you come out on top and lead Serenoa Wollfort and his band of warriors to victory. The...
Review Triangle Strategy - Square Enix Plots A Total Tactical Triumph
Royal Rumble
When we previewed Triangle Strategy's opening hours just a few weeks ago we came away suitably impressed by its slick mix of choice-driven narrative, detailed world-building and satisfyingly strategic combat action. It's a setup that immediately engaged us, introducing a strong cast of characters, embroiling us in some fascinating Game...
Hands On Kirby And The Forgotten Land: More 'Super Mario 3D World' Than 'Mario Odyssey'
Or should that be 'Super Kirby 3D World'?
It's closing in on six months since we got our first look at Kirby's upcoming 3D adventure, Kirby and the Forgotten Land, and the reaction to the initial Nintendo Direct teaser back in September last year was certainly a positive one. Here's a game that gives the impression it isn't resting on the series'...
Review Chocobo GP - A Surprising Mario Kart 8 Alternative For Final Fantasy Fans
Tweet Racer
Square Enix first boosted onto the kart racing scene all the way back in 1999 with the Final Fantasy-themed Chocobo Racing on the original PlayStation. A rather average effort all things told, the game featured a few unique ideas of its own — such as a selection of special moves to choose from pre-race and a cute pop-up book style...
Review Dynasty Warriors 9: Empires - A Disappointing, Dialled-Back Downgrade
Under Siege
Koei Tecmo's Dynasty Warriors series has followed much the same rhythm of releases since way back in the early noughties, with each mainline entry in the franchise since 2003's Dynasty Warriors 4 followed by both an Xtreme and Empires spin-off, the latter of which adds a little bit of strategic tinkering to the usual Musou mix. It's...
Hands On Triangle Strategy Delivers Deep Turn-Based Combat To Match Its Incredible Art
For Norzelia!
As we've already reported, a brand new demo for Square Enix's upcoming tactical RPG, Triangle Strategy, dropped onto the Switch eShop during the latest Nintendo Direct and it's a pretty generous offering, giving players a chance to dig into the game's
News Ad-Riddled 'Unpacking' Clone Doing Big Business On Mobile Devices
Pack it in
Update: Unpacking Master has also now been removed from the Google Play store, meaning it's no longer available there or on iOS, great news for Witch Beam and good work everyone who got in there and lodged a complaint! Indie developer Witch Beam's Unpacking was one of the surprise gaming hits of 2021, at once a relaxing zen-like...
News 'Swords & Bones' Looks To Resurrect The Spirit Of Classic 16-Bit Adventures On Switch
Monsters and skeletons and traps, oh my!
RedDeer.Games has announced its upcoming retro effort, Swords & Bones, will make its way onto Nintendo Switch - although no firm release date has been set as of yet. The game, which is very obviously inspired by '80s and '90s classics such as Ghosts 'n Goblins, sees you battle demon hordes across some...
News Cotton Fantasy Delayed Until Spring On Switch
Light-hearted shooter's release date pushed back in West
ININ Games has announced a delay to the release of its upcoming shoot 'em up, Cotton Fantasy. The game, which landed in Japan on December 23rd of last year as Cotton Rock 'n' Roll, was expected to arrive in the West in the early part of 2022 for Switch gamers, but will now not see a release...
Review Windjammers 2 - Sweaty, Strategic, And Better Than The Near Perfect Original
We hope you like jammin' too
Update: We've now managed to play some Windjammers 2's online since the game went live yesterday and, we're pleased to say, it all seems to be working fine and dandy on Nintendo Switch, with a solid connection maintained during matches which we were able to jump into instantly. Good news, as this one really is all about...
News Retro-Styled Shooter 'Thunder Striker' Blasts Onto Switch This Week
A blast from the past
Gotcha Gotcha Games is bringing its retro-styled vertical shooter, Thunder Striker, to Switch on 20th January and it looks like some absolutely sweet 8-bit Game Boy-esque action if these screenshots are anything to go by. Described as "The fourth installment in the fictional "GAME BUDDY" portable game series", the game —...
News Prominent Gaming YouTubers' Likenesses Sold As NFTs Without Consent
"Demonstrates everything I've said about how disrespectful and exploitative this market is"
Update: It seems that your favourite Nintendo-focused website has also found its way onto the OpenSea market place in the form of a MarbleCard — a somewhat less obnoxious and troubling form of image theft, but nonetheless unauthorised and unapproved...
News Insect Battle Sim 'Attack On Beetle' Crawls Onto Switch Today
Buzzing
Montarosu Entertainment has announced that its "insect swarm battle simulation game", Attack on Beetle, will launch on Switch on 17th January, A.K.A today! The game, which originally released on mobile platforms last year, sees you fight to become the king of nature with sixteen different species of insect to choose from as you take part in...
Random These Pokémon Sword & Shield Game Boy Color Animations Look Amazing
Artist's nostalgic blasts are a viral hit
Ever wondered what more recent entries in the Pokémon franchise would look like if they'd released back in the 1990s on the good old Game Boy Color? Well, wonder no more, as talented pixel artist Sindorman has tweeted out a couple of fantastic recreations of some early moments from 2019's Pokémon Sword...
News Bravely Default Mobile Spin Off Releases In Japan This Month
Mobile-only game commemorates 10th anniversary of the franchise
Square Enix has announced the Japanese release date for its upcoming single player Bravely Default spin-off, Bravely Default Brilliant Lights, with the mobile-only RPG hitting Android and IOS devices on January 27th. Bravely Default Brilliant Lights is set to take place across three...
