Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for February 12th, 2024. Wow, we’re almost halfway through the month already. This is going to be a pretty big week for new releases, but you wouldn’t really know it by looking at today. Indeed, this is a very quiet day in general. I don’t even have any reviews ready for you. So what we’re doing is going through the handful of new releases, then heading over to the new and expiring sales lists, then heading home for a little piece of cake. You have to provide your own cake. Anyway, let’s get to work.
This is a multiplayer focused party brawler for up to four players locally. It features a lot of cow puns, so be ready for that. I mean, look at that title. Just the start, friends. Anyway, battle each other, grab lots of loot, and try to be the last pirate standing. Be careful, though: if all of the players fall at the same time, that’s the end of the line. Could be a thing to freshen up your gaming parties.
A 2D arena shooter where you battle bots in hundreds of pre-built matches against up to forty CPU opponents. There are eight different levels to play on. My frank opinion here is that this game looks like a mess, but sometimes there’s fun to be had in such things. I haven’t had a chance to play it yet, so I really can’t say whether this is decent or not.
This is a fairly basic solitaire game in the fashion of many mobile card games, but I suppose if you want some decent art to serve as the backdrop for your fun then this will give you that much. I’m not going to relegate it to the bin, but there are a lot of games like this already on the Switch and chances are good you own one or two of them. Do you need one more? That’s a question I’ll leave to you to answer.
You don’t see a lot of visual novel style games aimed at kids, but that’s more or less what this is. You don’t get to make any choices that influence the story, but you do get to choose the order in which things happen. The art is nice, too. I’m not sure a kid is going to sit still and do this much reading, and I don’t know how much an adult will get out of this, but hey, a space was there and someone has tried to fill it.
Throne of Egypt ($4.99)
Project Roll ($0.99)
(North American eShop, US Prices)
A tiny list to get us going this week, but it’s something. Katana Kata is a neat game, and you can’t go wrong with Crashlands or Levelhead. Over in the outbox, the latest Square Enix sale is wrapping up. Check and see if there’s anything in there you want, as it might be a few months before we see another one like this.
Select New Sales
Katana Kata ($4.49 from $14.99 until 2/19)
Paw Patrol World ($29.99 from $39.99 until 2/19)
Titan Chaser ($1.99 from $4.99 until 2/19)
Jumanji: Wild Adventures ($27.99 from $39.99 until 2/19)
Jumanji The Curse Returns ($3.79 from $18.99 until 2/19)
Transformers Earthspark Expedition ($27.99 from $39.99 until 2/19)
Rainbow High: Runway Rush ($23.99 from $39.99 until 2/19)
Clue ($7.99 from $19.99 until 2/22)
Clue: Classic Edition ($5.99 from $29.99 until 2/22)
Mech Armada ($4.99 from $19.99 until 2/23)
Re.Surs ($5.99 from $7.99 until 2/26)
The Library of Babel ($7.59 from $18.99 until 2/26)
My Lovely Wife ($5.99 from $14.99 until 2/26)
Ultimate General Gettysburg ($11.24 from $14.99 until 2/26)
A Fox and His Robot ($29.99 from $59.99 until 3/1)
The Oregon Trail ($19.99 from $29.99 until 3/1)
Prisonela DX ($3.99 from $4.99 until 3/1)
Levelhead ($4.99 from $19.99 until 3/1)
Crashlands ($4.99 from $14.99 until 3/1)
Moon Lander ($1.99 from $9.99 until 3/1)
Modern Combat Blackout ($1.99 from $7.99 until 3/3)
2021 Moon Escape ($1.99 from $4.99 until 3/3)
The Forest Quartet ($3.49 from $9.99 until 3/3)
Sales Ending Tomorrow, February 13th
Actraiser Renaissance ($14.99 from $29.99 until 2/13)
Balan Wonderworld ($5.99 from $39.99 until 2/13)
Bus Driving Simulator 22 ($2.99 form $27.99 until 2/13)
Chocobo GP ($24.99 from $49.99 until 2/13)
Chocobo’s Mystery Dungeon ($15.99 from $39.99 until 2/13)
Collection of Mana ($19.99 from $39.99 until 2/13)
Collection of SaGa FFL ($9.99 from $19.99 until 2/13)
Crash Drive 3 ($1.99 from $19.99 until 2/13)
Crisis Core Final Fantasy VII ($29.99 from $49.99 until 2/13)
Crisis Core Final Fantasy VII Deluxe ($41.99 from $69.99 until 2/13)
Cultist Simulator ($3.99 from $19.99 until 2/13)
Dragon Quest ($3.24 from $4.99 until 2/13)
Dragon Quest II ($4.21 from $6.49 until 2/13)
Dragon Quest III ($8.11 from $12.49 until 2/13)
Dragon Quest Monsters: TDP ($47.99 from $59.99 until 2/13)
Dragon Quest Monsters: TDP Deluxe ($68.79 from $85.99 until 2/13)
Dragon Quest Treasures ($35.99 from $59.99 until 2/13)
Dragon Quest Treasures Deluxe ($38.99 from $64.99 until 2/13)
Dungeon Encounters ($11.99 from $29.99 until 2/13)
Dungeon of the Endless ($3.99 from $19.99 until 2/13)
Fear Effect Sedna ($1.99 from $19.99 until 2/13)
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles ($11.99 from $29.99 until 2/13)
Final Fantasy IX ($8.39 from $20.99 until 2/13)
Final Fantasy VII ($6.39 from $15.99 until 2/13)
Final Fantasy VIII ($7.99 from $19.99 until 2/13)
Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD ($19.99 from $49.99 until 2/13)
Final Fantasy XII TZA ($19.99 from $49.99 until 2/13)
Final Fantasy XV Pocket Edition ($11.99 from $29.99 until 2/13)
Harvestella ($29.99 from $59.99 until 2/13)
I Am Setsuna ($15.99 from $39.99 until 2/13)
Infinity Strash: Dragon Quest ($40.19 from $59.99 until 2/13)
Infinity Strash: Dragon Quest Deluxe ($43.54 from $64.99 until 2/13)
Kingdom Hearts 1.5+2.5 Cloud Vers. ($15.99 from $39.99 until 2/13)
Kingdom Hearts 2.8 FC Cloud Vers. ($19.99 from $49.99 until 2/13)
Kingdom Hearts III Cloud Vers. ($19.99 from $49.99 until 2/13)
Kingdom Hearts Integrum Cloud Vers. ($35.99 from $89.99 until 2/13)
Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory ($23.99 from $59.99 until 2/13)
Legend of Mana ($14.99 from $29.99 until 2/13)
LEGO Builder’s Journey ($4.99 from $19.99 until 2/13)
Life is Strange: True Colors ($17.99 from $59.99 until 2/13)
Life is Strange: True Colors Deluxe ($20.99 from $69.99 until 2/13)
Lost Sphear ($14.99 from $49.99 until 2/13)
Monster Prom XXL ($4.95 from $15.99 until 2/13)
NEO: The World Ends With You ($23.99 from $59.99 until 2/13)
Oninaki ($19.99 from $49.99 until 2/13)
Pix the Cat ($1.99 from $9.99 until 2/13)
Romancing SaGa 2 ($7.49 from $24.99 until 2/13)
Romancing SaGa 3 ($8.69 from $28.99 until 2/13)
Romancing SaGa: Minstrel Song ($17.49 from $24.99 until 2/13)
SaGa Frontier ($12.49 from $24.99 until 2/13)
SaGa Scarlet Grace Ambitions ($8.99 from $29.99 until 2/13)
Spelunker Party ($5.99 from $29.99 until 2/13)
Tactics Ogre Reborn ($24.99 from $49.99 until 2/13)
The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story ($19.99 from $49.99 until 2/13)
The DioField Chronicle ($23.99 from $59.99 until 2/13)
The DioField Chronicle Deluxe ($29.99 from $74.99 until 2/13)
Theatrhythm Final Bar Line ($24.99 from $49.99 until 2/13)
Theatrhythm Final Bar Line Deluxe ($39.99 from $79.99 until 2/13)
Theatrhythm Final Bar Line Premium ($49.99 from $99.99 until 2/13)
Trials of Mana ($24.99 from $49.99 until 2/13)
Various Daylife ($14.49 from $28.99 until 2/13)
Wingspan ($9.99 from $19.99 until 2/13)
World of Final Fantasy Maxima ($15.99 from $39.99 until 2/13)
That’s all for today, friends. We’ll be back tomorrow with some reviews in hand, plus whatever new releases, sales, and news items we can scrounge up. This was a weird weekend, and I don’t feel rested at all. I did play through Blaster Master on the NES in its entirety yesterday though, so that’s something. I hope you all have a marvelous Monday, and as always, thanks for reading!
New Releases
Bullion – The Curse of the Cut-Throat Cattle ($24.99)
This is a multiplayer focused party brawler for up to four players locally. It features a lot of cow puns, so be ready for that. I mean, look at that title. Just the start, friends. Anyway, battle each other, grab lots of loot, and try to be the last pirate standing. Be careful, though: if all of the players fall at the same time, that’s the end of the line. Could be a thing to freshen up your gaming parties.
Tenement ($9.99)
A 2D arena shooter where you battle bots in hundreds of pre-built matches against up to forty CPU opponents. There are eight different levels to play on. My frank opinion here is that this game looks like a mess, but sometimes there’s fun to be had in such things. I haven’t had a chance to play it yet, so I really can’t say whether this is decent or not.
Dreamland Solitaire ($5.99)
This is a fairly basic solitaire game in the fashion of many mobile card games, but I suppose if you want some decent art to serve as the backdrop for your fun then this will give you that much. I’m not going to relegate it to the bin, but there are a lot of games like this already on the Switch and chances are good you own one or two of them. Do you need one more? That’s a question I’ll leave to you to answer.
Monster Legacy: New Horizons ($4.90)
You don’t see a lot of visual novel style games aimed at kids, but that’s more or less what this is. You don’t get to make any choices that influence the story, but you do get to choose the order in which things happen. The art is nice, too. I’m not sure a kid is going to sit still and do this much reading, and I don’t know how much an adult will get out of this, but hey, a space was there and someone has tried to fill it.
The Bin Bunch
Throne of Egypt ($4.99)
Project Roll ($0.99)
Sales
(North American eShop, US Prices)
A tiny list to get us going this week, but it’s something. Katana Kata is a neat game, and you can’t go wrong with Crashlands or Levelhead. Over in the outbox, the latest Square Enix sale is wrapping up. Check and see if there’s anything in there you want, as it might be a few months before we see another one like this.
Select New Sales
Katana Kata ($4.49 from $14.99 until 2/19)
Paw Patrol World ($29.99 from $39.99 until 2/19)
Titan Chaser ($1.99 from $4.99 until 2/19)
Jumanji: Wild Adventures ($27.99 from $39.99 until 2/19)
Jumanji The Curse Returns ($3.79 from $18.99 until 2/19)
Transformers Earthspark Expedition ($27.99 from $39.99 until 2/19)
Rainbow High: Runway Rush ($23.99 from $39.99 until 2/19)
Clue ($7.99 from $19.99 until 2/22)
Clue: Classic Edition ($5.99 from $29.99 until 2/22)
Mech Armada ($4.99 from $19.99 until 2/23)
Re.Surs ($5.99 from $7.99 until 2/26)
The Library of Babel ($7.59 from $18.99 until 2/26)
My Lovely Wife ($5.99 from $14.99 until 2/26)
Ultimate General Gettysburg ($11.24 from $14.99 until 2/26)
A Fox and His Robot ($29.99 from $59.99 until 3/1)
The Oregon Trail ($19.99 from $29.99 until 3/1)
Prisonela DX ($3.99 from $4.99 until 3/1)
Levelhead ($4.99 from $19.99 until 3/1)
Crashlands ($4.99 from $14.99 until 3/1)
Moon Lander ($1.99 from $9.99 until 3/1)
Modern Combat Blackout ($1.99 from $7.99 until 3/3)
2021 Moon Escape ($1.99 from $4.99 until 3/3)
The Forest Quartet ($3.49 from $9.99 until 3/3)
Sales Ending Tomorrow, February 13th
Actraiser Renaissance ($14.99 from $29.99 until 2/13)
Balan Wonderworld ($5.99 from $39.99 until 2/13)
Bus Driving Simulator 22 ($2.99 form $27.99 until 2/13)
Chocobo GP ($24.99 from $49.99 until 2/13)
Chocobo’s Mystery Dungeon ($15.99 from $39.99 until 2/13)
Collection of Mana ($19.99 from $39.99 until 2/13)
Collection of SaGa FFL ($9.99 from $19.99 until 2/13)
Crash Drive 3 ($1.99 from $19.99 until 2/13)
Crisis Core Final Fantasy VII ($29.99 from $49.99 until 2/13)
Crisis Core Final Fantasy VII Deluxe ($41.99 from $69.99 until 2/13)
Cultist Simulator ($3.99 from $19.99 until 2/13)
Dragon Quest ($3.24 from $4.99 until 2/13)
Dragon Quest II ($4.21 from $6.49 until 2/13)
Dragon Quest III ($8.11 from $12.49 until 2/13)
Dragon Quest Monsters: TDP ($47.99 from $59.99 until 2/13)
Dragon Quest Monsters: TDP Deluxe ($68.79 from $85.99 until 2/13)
Dragon Quest Treasures ($35.99 from $59.99 until 2/13)
Dragon Quest Treasures Deluxe ($38.99 from $64.99 until 2/13)
Dungeon Encounters ($11.99 from $29.99 until 2/13)
Dungeon of the Endless ($3.99 from $19.99 until 2/13)
Fear Effect Sedna ($1.99 from $19.99 until 2/13)
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles ($11.99 from $29.99 until 2/13)
Final Fantasy IX ($8.39 from $20.99 until 2/13)
Final Fantasy VII ($6.39 from $15.99 until 2/13)
Final Fantasy VIII ($7.99 from $19.99 until 2/13)
Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD ($19.99 from $49.99 until 2/13)
Final Fantasy XII TZA ($19.99 from $49.99 until 2/13)
Final Fantasy XV Pocket Edition ($11.99 from $29.99 until 2/13)
Harvestella ($29.99 from $59.99 until 2/13)
I Am Setsuna ($15.99 from $39.99 until 2/13)
Infinity Strash: Dragon Quest ($40.19 from $59.99 until 2/13)
Infinity Strash: Dragon Quest Deluxe ($43.54 from $64.99 until 2/13)
Kingdom Hearts 1.5+2.5 Cloud Vers. ($15.99 from $39.99 until 2/13)
Kingdom Hearts 2.8 FC Cloud Vers. ($19.99 from $49.99 until 2/13)
Kingdom Hearts III Cloud Vers. ($19.99 from $49.99 until 2/13)
Kingdom Hearts Integrum Cloud Vers. ($35.99 from $89.99 until 2/13)
Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory ($23.99 from $59.99 until 2/13)
Legend of Mana ($14.99 from $29.99 until 2/13)
LEGO Builder’s Journey ($4.99 from $19.99 until 2/13)
Life is Strange: True Colors ($17.99 from $59.99 until 2/13)
Life is Strange: True Colors Deluxe ($20.99 from $69.99 until 2/13)
Lost Sphear ($14.99 from $49.99 until 2/13)
Monster Prom XXL ($4.95 from $15.99 until 2/13)
NEO: The World Ends With You ($23.99 from $59.99 until 2/13)
Oninaki ($19.99 from $49.99 until 2/13)
Pix the Cat ($1.99 from $9.99 until 2/13)
Romancing SaGa 2 ($7.49 from $24.99 until 2/13)
Romancing SaGa 3 ($8.69 from $28.99 until 2/13)
Romancing SaGa: Minstrel Song ($17.49 from $24.99 until 2/13)
SaGa Frontier ($12.49 from $24.99 until 2/13)
SaGa Scarlet Grace Ambitions ($8.99 from $29.99 until 2/13)
Spelunker Party ($5.99 from $29.99 until 2/13)
Tactics Ogre Reborn ($24.99 from $49.99 until 2/13)
The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story ($19.99 from $49.99 until 2/13)
The DioField Chronicle ($23.99 from $59.99 until 2/13)
The DioField Chronicle Deluxe ($29.99 from $74.99 until 2/13)
Theatrhythm Final Bar Line ($24.99 from $49.99 until 2/13)
Theatrhythm Final Bar Line Deluxe ($39.99 from $79.99 until 2/13)
Theatrhythm Final Bar Line Premium ($49.99 from $99.99 until 2/13)
Trials of Mana ($24.99 from $49.99 until 2/13)
Various Daylife ($14.49 from $28.99 until 2/13)
Wingspan ($9.99 from $19.99 until 2/13)
World of Final Fantasy Maxima ($15.99 from $39.99 until 2/13)
That’s all for today, friends. We’ll be back tomorrow with some reviews in hand, plus whatever new releases, sales, and news items we can scrounge up. This was a weird weekend, and I don’t feel rested at all. I did play through Blaster Master on the NES in its entirety yesterday though, so that’s something. I hope you all have a marvelous Monday, and as always, thanks for reading!