HIGH Castlevania III is the greatest NES game ever made. Fight me.
LOW Trying to get excited for sub-par Game Boy games on a 4KTV.
WTF Why did it take 25 years to re-release Castlevania: Bloodlines?
HIGH Zooming around an arena with a fully-powered robot.
LOW Without the speed boost, it can feel like a slog through mud.
WTF The drone-like helo attack.
HIGH A chance to play a memorable arcade game I never finished.
LOW The gameplay does not age well.
WTF For something that’s essentially a retro release, this package is way too thin.
HIGH Quirky humor with a silly tone.
LOW Multiplayer feels tacked on.
WTF Why does bread pudding explode?
HIGH Off-the-wall humor and super quirky gameplay.
LOW It’s been way too long since the last Nathan Fouts game.
WTF No hesitation in eating those green puke balls, eh?
HIGH Chicken strike!
LOW Those damned homing speed-salamanders.
WTF How can you have a goth witch? She’s already a witch!
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HIGH Addicting gameplay, and it’s quick to pick up.
LOW Far too short for its own good.
WTF More ’80s references than gameplay.
HIGH Great Music and menus.
LOW Annoying visuals and lousy controls.
WTF $30?
HIGH Damn, that boss theme thumps so hard.
LOW Kinda wish the Switch had 4K support to take full advantage of my TV.
WTF There’s some pretty funny Engrish in here.
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