Side-scrolling games are classic, and few systems can compare to the massive roster of titles that the Nintendo Switch has within the genre!
Platform: Switch
Release Date: October 20, 2023
Nintendo
If we were to tell you that Super Mario Bros. Wonder is “another 2D Mario game,” you would likely have a good inclination about what to expect. However, that statement would also be a lie because this title will be incredibly different from past 2D games in the genre.
Mario and his friends head to the Flower Kingdom to join Prince Florian for some fun when Bowser shows up to wreck things as usual. But when he touches the Wonder Flower, everything goes haywire, and as a result, Mario and crew have to go through the Flower Kingdom and rid it of Bowser’s influence!
And that’s only the start of the craziness you’ll go through.
We’ll start with a Nintendo title featuring a character that everyone is familiar with. It’s Kirby! Yes, the adorable pink puffball is a staple in the Nintendo lineup, and he has multiple Switch games. Kirby Star Allies was released in 2018 and was a big hit with gamers!
The main hook of the title is that Kirby needs help from “allies,” who happen to be some of his greatest enemies! Waddle Dees, Meta Knight, and King Dedede are the main ones, but you can make friends with others too! That way, your friends can jump in and have some great co-op action with you!
Beat’em up titles were at one time a focal point of the gaming world. They were simple to make, fun to play through, and you had a lot of options on how to construct them.
Super Punch Patrol is an example of a modern take on the genre, and with a unique art style all its own. You play Anders Punch. Yeah, that’s his real name, a police chief who is
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