Nintendo eShop Choice – September 2022
Excuse me, when is October? Well, we think it’s time to look back to September for our monthly dose of eShop Selects!
It’s autumn now (or fall, depending on which term you prefer to use for crispleaf season). The nights are coming. The temperature drops. And the holiday season is fast approaching – we know we are Sorry. But that means there are plenty of video games ahead of us, and you need to know which ones are the best you can get from the online store.
What games will make you smile and keep you cute and cozy when the cold comes? Read more…
Honorable Mentions:
If you haven’t been living under the covers for the past month, then you know September has been packed – this is one of our biggest eShop Selects! So, if you don’t agree with our top three, then here’s a healthy dose of great games on the eShop for you:
Publisher: live wire / Developer: Treasure
Well… there were a lot of 9/10s, right? How about another? Sega Saturn classic Treasure game Radiant Silvergun surprised us during the Nintendo Direct by releasing the same day it was announced! We kind of knew this would happen thanks to the Tokyo Game Show presentation schedule, but it’s actually here – after a bit of confusion on the North American online store.
And thank god, because this game is still holding on almost 25 years later. It’s brash, beautiful, brilliant, bold, blessed, and arguably one of the best shooters of all time. And while often incredibly difficult, Story Mode offers a more satisfying introduction to a genre-defying classic.
We are amazed, basically. Find out everything we love about the Radiant Silvergun in our review.
Publisher: finji / Developer: Team TUNIC
We knew it It was eventually coming to the Switch is nice The Legend of Zelda fox game!? And Tunica does not disappoint. Having received critical acclaim on Xbox and PC earlier in the year, Tunic really feels at home on the Nintendo console.
Don’t let cuteness fool you, as there are plenty of Dark Souls-esque battles to sink your teeth into. On top of that, the game is also a love letter to old video game manuals. The in-game guide we reviewed earlier takes you back to your childhood when you sat in front of the NES and SNES and jotted down solutions. It’s superbly charming.
Check out our Tunic 8/10 review for more fantastic fox fun.
Publisher: Devolver Digital / Developer: Terrible toy box
Guybrush Ulysses Threepwood returned to us on Speak Like a Pirate Day and we have never been happier. “Return to Monkey Island” is just a throwback to one of the best point-and-click series ever made, with Ron Gilbert and Dave Grossman back to show us how it’s done, and then some others.
It’s a refreshing nostalgic journey, celebrating and showcasing everything that came before it, carefully crafted with all the wit we’ve come to know and love. It’s also completely intuitive on the Switch. There is hardly a grain of sand in place, and it sparkles like a treasure that we have kept next to us all this time. There’s no need to walk the plank with this one.
Haven’t checked out Guybrush’s rapturous return yet? Our 9/10 review should convince you to set sail.
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How do we decide that our online store chooses the top three: As we get closer to the end of each month, Nintendo Life staff members vote on their favorite games from a list of games handpicked by the editors. To be included in this list, these games must be released digitally only on the Nintendo Switch eShop in that particular month and must be verified on Nintendo Life; we choose suitable games based on their ratings in reviews.
Employees are then asked to vote for the three games they think deserve to be ranked first on this list; the first choice gets 3 points, the second choice gets 2 points, and the third choice gets 1 point. Those votes are then counted to make a list of the top three, with the overall winner receiving that month’s top prize.
