Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for February 1st, 2023. It’s a slower day today, at least at the time of writing. Now that I’ve said that Nintendo will probably announce a Direct or something. At any rate, there are a few new games to check out today including the rather nifty PowerWash Simulator, and we’ve got summaries of all of them as usual. After that, it’s the usual lists of new and outgoing sales. And that’s where I’ll leave it, because tomorrow is going to be bonkers. Let’s get to it!
New Releases
PowerWash Simulator ($24.99)
The joy of cleaning comes to the Switch in this port of last year’s surprise hit. Use your powerwasher to clean up the neighborhood and other locations, blasting the dirt off everything. You can even clean up Lara Croft’s mansion via the free DLC and can look forward to giving Midgar a shine with some upcoming Final Fantasy VII-themed DLC. And hey, is that a mention of Legacy of Kain I see in those copyright notices? Clean everything, friends. Clean it all. Our pal Mikhail is working on a review for this one.
Puzzle Bobble 2X/Bust-A-Move 2 Arcade Edition & Puzzle Bobble 3/Bust-A-Move 3 S-Tribute ($14.99)
Well, that title is a mouthful and a half. As you might guess from the S-Tribute tag, this is a collection of two SEGA Saturn games running through the Zebra Engine emulator. You get both Bust-A-Move 2 and Bust-A-Move 3 in both their English and Japanese forms, if I am understanding things correctly. On the one hand, there’s probably a little more lag here than in the Arcade Archives releases, but on the other hand you’ll get some extras that were added in for the home versions. At least the price is nice relative to previous S-Tribute releases.
Albacete Warrior ($9.99)
This is a platforming beat-em-up where you play as a Spanish Ninja who uses his chicken friend to… sigh… cockslap the enemies. Because it’s a rooster, you see. The game feels like it was made just to use that joke, so enjoy it. The last boss appears to be a certain notorious president, which is a reference that isn’t as amusing as the many games that use it appear to think it is. It’s janky as heck and I’m not sure if the good parts outweigh the bad parts, but it’s certainly unique.
Gunscape ($14.99)
This game aims to pay homage to first-person shooter classics while also providing players with tools to build their own levels and such. It has support for local and online multiplayer for up to four players, and you can also share your created maps with others online. As long as you enjoy the core mechanics, you could in theory have endless fun here. But that’s a big qualifier, and at least for me one that the game can’t quite manage. It’s not terrible or anything, but it’s not really good enough for me to stick with its creation elements. Maybe you’ll feel differently, though.
Sales
(North American eShop, US Prices)
Dadish 3 rules if you like platforming, and is well-worth two bucks. Dying Light for twenty bucks is pretty nice. The big new sale is Wargroove at its absolute lowest price yet. The outbox is really big today, with sales from Capcom and others winding down. Have a look through both lists and see what strikes your fancy.
Select New Games on Sale
Wargroove ($7.99 from $19.99 until 2/7)
Wargroove Double Trouble Bundle ($7.99 from $19.99 until 2/7)
Rolling Car ($1.99 from $7.99 until 2/7)
Inukari Deluxe Edition ($1.99 from $7.99 until 2/7)
Dying Light: Definitive ($19.99 from $49.99 until 2/17)
Call of Juarez Gunslinger ($7.99 from $19.99 until 2/17)
Dadish 3 ($1.99 from $9.99 until 2/21)
Warp Shift ($1.99 from $9.99 until 2/21)
Sales Ending Tomorrow, Thursday, February 2nd
Ace Attorney Turnabout Collection ($34.99 from $59.99 until 2/2)
AngerForce: Reloaded ($6.99 from $9.99 until 2/2)
Astebreed ($3.99 from $19.99 until 2/2)
Bright Memory IG Edition ($15.99 from $19.99 until 2/2)
Capcom Arcade Stadium 1+2+3 DLC ($19.99 from $39.99 until 2/2)
Capcom Beat ‘Em Up Bundle ($9.99 from $19.99 until 2/2)
Clustertruck ($3.74 from $14.99 until 2/2)
Community Inc ($3.74 from $14.99 until 2/2)
Cozy Grove ($8.90 from $14.99 until 2/2)
Croixleur Sigma ($5.99 from $19.99 until 2/2)
DEEEER Simulator: Average Deer Game ($11.99 from $19.99 until 2/2)
Devil May Cry ($9.99 from $19.99 until 2/2)
Dragon’s Dogma Dark Arisen ($9.99 from $29.99 until 2/2)
Freshly Frosted ($7.19 from $9.99 until 2/2)
Gas Station Simulator ($13.99 from $19.99 until 2/2)
Ghosts n Goblins Resurrection ($14.99 from $29.99 until 2/2)
Gnosia ($17.49 from $24.99 until 2/2)
Graveyard Keeper ($9.99 from $19.99 until 2/2)
Graveyard Keeper UC Edition ($19.99 from $39.99 until 2/2)
Hakinowa Explorer Plus ($5.99 from $11.99 until 2/2)
Hello Neighbor ($9.99 from $39.99 until 2/2)
ibb & obb ($1.99 from $14.99 until 2/2)
Idol Manager ($19.99 from $24.99 until 2/2)
Justice Sucks ($15.99 from $19.99 until 2/2)
Kero Blaster ($2.99 from $9.99 until 2/2)
Kill It With Fire ($3.74 from $14.99 until 2/2)
Kuukiyomi 3 ($2.49 from $4.99 until 2/2)
Legal Dungeon ($5.99 from $9.99 until 2/2)
LiEat ($5.99 from $9.99 until 2/2)
Mad Father ($5.99 from $9.99 until 2/2)
Maze Blaze ($1.99 from $9.99 until 2/2)
Mega Man 11 ($9.99 from $29.99 until 2/2)
Mega Man Legacy Collection ($7.99 from $14.99 until 2/2)
Mega Man Legacy Collection 2 ($7.99 from $19.99 until 2/2)
Mega Man X Legacy Collection ($7.99 from $19.99 until 2/2)
Mega Man X Legacy Collection 2 ($7.99 from $19.99 until 2/2)
Mega Man Zero/ZX Collection ($14.99 from $29.99 until 2/2)
Mighty Goose ($9.99 from $19.99 until 2/2)
Monster Hunter Generation Ult. ($11.99 from $39.99 until 2/2)
Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak DLC ($29.99 from $39.99 until 2/2)
Monster Hunter Stories 2 ($19.99 from $59.99 until 2/2)
Monster Hunter Stories 2 Deluxe ($24.49 from $69.99 until 2/2)
Mr Shifty ($3.74 from $14.99 until 2/2)
My Downtown ($7.99 from $19.99 until 2/2)
Noel the Mortal Fate ($12.49 from $24.99 until 2/2)
Once Upon a Jester ($11.99 from $14.99 until 2/2)
One Way Heroics Plus ($8.99 from $14.99 until 2/2)
Onimusha Warlords ($7.99 from $19.99 until 2/2)
Orangeblood ($7.99 from $19.99 until 2/2)
Party Hard ($3.74 from $14.99 until 2/2)
Party Hard 2 ($9.99 from $19.99 until 2/2)
Phantom Trigger ($3.74 from $14.99 until 2/2)
Potato Flowers in Full Bloom ($14.38 from $17.99 until 2/2)
Punch Club ($3.74 from $14.99 until 2/2)
Queen’s Garden Sakura Season ($7.99 from $19.99 until 2/2)
Record of Lodoss War: DiWL ($17.49 from $24.99 until 2/2)
Replica ($2.49 from $4.99 until 2/2)
Resident Evil ($9.99 from $19.99 until 2/2)
Resident Evil 0 ($9.99 from $19.99 until 2/2)
Resident Evil 4 ($9.99 from $19.99 until 2/2)
Resident Evil 5 ($9.99 from $19.99 until 2/2)
Resident Evil 6 ($9.99 from $19.99 until 2/2)
Resident Evil Revelations ($7.99 from $19.99 until 2/2)
Resident Evil Revelations 2 ($7.99 from $19.99 until 2/2)
Roundguard ($6.38 from $19.99 until 2/2)
Sail Forth ($17.39 from $19.99 until 2/2)
Secrets of Magic 4: Potion Master ($7.99 from $19.99 until 2/2)
Secrets of Magic 5: BtS ($7.99 from $19.99 until 2/2)
Sherlock Holmes: Devil’s Daughter ($11.99 from $29.99 until 2/2)
Shinsekai Into the Depths ($9.99 from $19.99 until 2/2)
SpeedRunners (43.74 from $14.99 until 2/2)
SpiderHeck ($11.99 from $14.99 until 2/2)
Strange Telephone ($4.99 from $9.99 until 2/2)
Street Fighter 30th Anniversary ($11.99 from $29.99 until 2/2)
Streets of Rogue ($9.99 from $19.99 until 2/2)
Strikey Sisters ($2.99 from $9.99 until 2/2)
Tasomachi Behind the Twilight ($13.99 from $19.99 until 2/2)
The Final Station ($4.99 from $19.99 until 2/2)
The Good Life ($27.99 from $39.99 until 2/2)
The Lost Labyrinth ($7.99 from $19.99 until 2/2)
The Sealed Ampoule ($11.99 from $19.99 until 2/2)
Tinykin ($19.99 from $24.99 until 2/2)
TorqueL PM Edition ($1.99 from $4.99 until 2/2)
Totally Reliable Deliv. Service ($7.49 from $14.99 until 2/2)
Trash Sailors ($9.99 from $19.99 until 2/2)
Undungeon ($9.99 from $19.99 until 2/2)
Vertical Strike Endless Challenge ($1.99 from $4.99 until 2/2)
YumeNikki Dream Diary ($7.99 from $19.99 until 2/2)
That’s all for today, friends. We’ll be back tomorrow with a ton of new release summaries, with at least sixteen games on the schedule so far. How many will be dubious? We’ll know soon, pals. We’ll know soon. There will also be some sales, because there are always sales. And if the big news we know is coming happens to happen in the next twenty-four hours, you can expect that too. I hope you all have a wonderful Wednesday, and as always, thanks for reading!
