Revisiting 3D World, and more Nintendo news

REVIEW Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury: Inventive, expanded and unmissable — 3D World remains "an utterly essential Mario game that will blow your socks off. But on Switch, that’s only part of the story" as new addition Bowser's Fury adds "hours of additional challenges". Chris Carter at Destructoid enjoyed the 'breezy' gameplay of the new Fury add-on, but explains that he would "still wholly recommend this version of 3D World even without Bowser’s Fury". Cam Shea, writing for IGN, wasn't so convinced by this package, saying this isn't an essential buy, and may not be "the moustachioed must-play" you were hoping for.

Andy Robinson // VGC

▶ Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury — Digital Foundry Tech Review — The usual excellent tech analysis from DF, comparing this new port to the Wii U original.

Digital Foundry // YouTube

3D World is the closest to a Super Mario Bros. 2 sequel we'll ever get 

Jon Irwin // Nintendo Life

REVIEW Persona 5 Strikers — This hack and slash meets RPG (out later this month) 's "does the seemingly impossible in mashing up two very different genres and striking a balance that works". Overall it's described as "a fantastic game, from top to bottom" that "almost makes up for the absence of Persona 5 on the Switch".

Oliver Brandt // Vooks

REVIEW Little Nightmares II — Seeing a lot of high-praise for this creepy platformer. The author describes it as an 'astonishing' experience, adding it's the "most original platformer" they've played in years.

Sean Martin // Pocket Tactics

Four more titles will be added to the Switch Online collection this month — Three SNES titles and one NES title are being added on the 17th. All pretty obscure, which some folks aren't happy about — I'm ok with it, but do think that any new additions should be a mix of forgotten titles and more mainstream releases.

Nintendo of America // Twitter

▶ Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time - Announcement trailer — The latest Crash game is coming over to the Switch next month.

Nintendo // YouTube

Nintendo discusses Switch plans as console enters "middle of its lifecycle" 

James Batchelor // gamesindustry

REVIEW UnderMine— Described as a satisfying and "worthy addition to the Switch’s stable of rogue-ish titles".

Jordan Rudek // Nintendo World Report

REVIEW Heaven’s Vault — An "admirably bold" quasi-sci-fi adventure about archaeology.

Jay Rooney // Level Up Media

REVIEW Half Past Fate: Romantic Distancing

Ollie Reynolds // Nintendo Life

▶ Doom Eternal Switch: The making of an 'impossible' port — Yup, Eternal on Switch is something of a technological miracle. This hour-long interview (with folks from both Panic Button and id Software) dives into how such 'impossible ports' are made a reality.

Digital Foundry // YouTube

PREVIEW Bravely Default II

Chelsea Beardsmore // Switch Player

Brain Age: This Switch game isn't available in the US, and that's so sad — The fact this came out over a year ago now and still hasn't seen a release Stateside is a bit weird to me. The DS version was a global megahit.

Abram Buehner // CBR

What Breath of the Wild 2 could learn from Immortals: Fenyx Rising 

Phil Myth // Big Daddy Gaming

Was Wargroove the Advance Wars successor we all hoped for?

Ben Shelley // Super Jump

Monday, February 15

• Brutal Rage — Arcade side-scrolling beat'em up. (Feb 16 in U.S.)

Tuesday, February 16

• #DRIVE — Endless driving game inspired by action movies of the 70s.

Wednesday, February 17

• Dynos & Ghosts — Take on ghosts in this arcade action game. (EU release.)
• King of Seas — Role playing pirate action in a procedural world. (Feb 18 in U.S.)
• Void Gore — Shoot'em up in the depths of hell.

Thursday, February 18

• Anodyne 2: Return to Dust — Action adventure mixing 2D and 3D gameplay.
• Astrologaster — A narrative-based comedy all about astrological readings.
• 📦 Azur Lane: Crosswave — Historical ships take sail in this 3D action shooter. (Feb 16 in U.S.)
• Black Jack World Tour — Play 21.
• Cathedral — Something of a challenging retro style action adventure.
• Crazy Oce — A series of 2D puzzle rooms to solve.
• Glam — An 'acrobatic' action platformer with a co-op mode too.
• My little IceCream Booth — Budget frozen pudding shop tycoon game. (EU release.)
• Rodent Warriors — 2D Roguelike RPG about rodents. (EU release.)
• Speed Limit — A genre-switching fast paced arcade action game. 

Friday, February 19

• #1 Crosswords — Yup, crosswords. (Already available in U.S.)
• Boom Blaster — Oldschool run 'n gun game with big bosses.
• Doom & Destiny Advanced — Adventure RPG featuring 'nerdy anti-heroes'.
• Fallen Legion Revenants — JRPG with tactical battles and a branching story.
• Offroad Mini Racing — Basic isometric racer. (Feb 20 in U.S.)
• Puss — A wild looking 'avoid 'em up' in which you play as a cat.
• 🎮 Thomas Was Alone — Award-winning platformer about friendship.