More than 30 new games will be added to the Switch eShop this week, so let’s once more dive into Nintendo’s newest digital offerings.
Available to download next Tuesday, November 13, is SNK 40th Anniversary Collection. Now known for its huge stable of fighting games, this compilation goes further back into SNK’s legacy and plucks out a few gems such as Crystalis and the Ikari Warriors trilogy.
Other games of interest in this week’s eShop update include Crashlands, an adventure game about an intergalactic delivery driver who took a wrong turn; Road Redemption, a racing game about post-apocalyptic motorcycle gangs; and Valiant Hearts: The Great War, Ubisoft’s side-scrolling story of “friendship, love, sacrifice, and tragedy” centered on World War I. All three games are now available to download.
You can learn more about the rest of this week’s additions to the Nintendo eShop (including Astebreed, Forgotten Anne, Syberia 1 & 2, and more) after the break.
Nintendo Download: An Anniversary Bash, a Delivery Crash and a Bonus to Smash [Press Release]
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SNK 40th Anniversary Collection – 2018 marks the 40th anniversary of the game studio SNK. To celebrate this milestone, a variety of classic arcade games from SNK’s golden age are coming back together in one anthology on the Nintendo Switch system. SNK 40th Anniversary Collection is packed full of retro games and a treasure trove of features. – Available November 13
Crashlands – You play as Flux Dabes, a galactic delivery truck driver whose latest shipment gets interrupted by a megalomaniacal alien named Hewgodooko who tears her ship to pieces looking for useful tech. Crashlanded on Woanope, you must fight, tame, craft, quest, bossfight and adventure your way to domination of all the things so that you and JuiceBox, your trusty sidekick/supervisor/robotic cargo palette, can send a message to the Bureau of Shipping and get those packages delivered.
Pleasure Goal: 5 On 5 Mini Soccer – Pleasure Goal: 5 On 5 Mini Soccer is a soccer game released by SNK in 1996. Face off with various teams from around the world, make it through the prelims, get to the finals, and go for the gold in the SAURUS CUP! A fast paced experience unique to Futsal! Use the trick play button to perform jaw-dropping plays and defeat your opponents!
Astebreed – Climb into the cockpit of an otherworldly war machine and fly into battle against a horrifying alien race bent on eradicating humanity to preserve their own civilization. Everything is riding on you! The game features vertical-scrolling, side-scrolling, and rail-shooter perspectives all seamlessly integrated alongside each other in brilliantly laid out 2.5D visuals.
Battlezone: Gold Edition – Blast through a thrilling rogue-lite campaign for 1-4 players where different environments, enemies and mission types are blended together. No two playthroughs will be the same! Unleash destructive weapons and awesome special equipment, from laser-guided missiles and artillery to EMPs and shield boosts.
Chalk Dash Carnival – Guide the stick figures running about the blackboard to the finish line! You can scrawl chalk lines directly onto the screen by using the touch controls! Don’t go falling into holes or getting skewered by spikes! – Available November 14
Collidalot – Jet-powered hover cars meet full-speed destruction derby chaos! Strap into the torn leather seat of an apocalyptic jet car and grind for your life!
Elemental Knights R – Make your own characters and start on a magnificent adventure with a beautiful fantasy world! You can dress up and adventure as you wish with your favorite Cosplay and skills! Even one person can play freely! There are also full-fledged features to customize the character freely with many classes and growing functions! It is an online role-playing game that you can adventure with players all over the world via the Internet (MMORPG)!
Forgotton Anne – Imagine a place where all that is lost and forgotten goes; old toys, letters, socks. The Forgotten Lands is a magical world inhabited by Forgotlings; living mislaid objects longing to be remembered. Forgotton Anne is a seamless cinematic adventure with meaningful storytelling and light puzzle platforming. You are Anne, the enforcer who keeps order in the Forgotten Lands, as she sets out to squash a rebellion that might prevent her master, Bonku, and herself from returning to the human world…
Johnny Turbo’s Arcade: Break Thru – Use your machine-gun equipped armored car to break-thru enemy lines.
Johnny Turbo’s Arcade: Night Slashers – Monsters, mutants and zombies threaten to transform the world into a Kingdom for the Dead. Conquer the creatures of the night and save the humans!
MechaNika – Meet Nika, a brilliant girl that doesn’t fit the world she lives in. Perhaps it’s the chocolate shake with a shot of cognac she carries in her backpack which makes her different. Or maybe it’s the fact that at 7 years old her favourite things are the transfer of energy, magnetic fields and electrical engineering. But anyway… It doesn’t matter if her parents don’t listen to her. It doesn’t matter if her teacher ignores her. It doesn’t matter if her classmates are dorks. Nothing matters anymore because she has a plan to solve everything. A really… odd plan.
Mercenaries Wings: The False Phoenix – Mercenaries Wings: The False Phoenix, blends turn-based strategy, old-school aesthetics and a tale of war, betrayal and magical forces!
My Riding Stables: Life with Horses – Make your dreams come true on the stud farm near the old mill: renovate your own riding school, look after your horses and tend the cute little foals. As well as wonderful hacks, working in the stables and caring for the horses, you’ll have plenty of other exciting things to do! – Available November 13
Noir Chronicles: City of Crime – Step into the shoes of Alfred Fox, a private eye with a knack for getting into trouble, and confront the danger looming over your old flame, Barbara Le Purr. Using your own intuition and wide investigation techniques you will follow the intrigue and face many, sometimes deadly, consequences.
Operation Pig – You are Special Agent Wood and you have worked in the most dangerous missions. You have saved your country hundreds of times. You have been decorated for your courage on several occasions, and over the years, you have become the most feared agent. But now you must be ready for what will be the most dangerous mission that you have faced. The president needs you for a last job that has been called: OPERATION PIG.
Palm Reading Premium – Palm Reading Premium is the most luxury and professional palmistry and chirology software out there. – Available November 14
Picture Painting Puzzle 1000! – According to numbers at the side of the grid to fill in or left blank cells to reveal hidden picture.
Project Highrise: Architect’s Edition – Your job as the architect and developer is to build world-famous skyscrapers that will be the envy of the entire city, masterpieces of art and engineering. But a skyscraper is more than just steel and glass, it’s an intricate ecosystem, full of people that live and work in the building. They become a complex machine that needs your steady hand to keep it running smoothly and efficiently. – Available November 13
Rage in Peace – Rage in Peace is a side-scrolling adventure game that tells the story of Timmy Malinu, an emotionally numb 27 years old actuary who only has one dream that sets him apart from most people: to die asleep in his pajamas, in the warmth of home, in peace, and with no drama.
Road Redemption – Road Redemption is an action racing game where you lead your motorcycle gang on an epic journey of pursuit, blood, and speed.
Roarr! Jurassic Edition – When the aliens arrived, they didn’t come in peace. The invasion was immediate and so overwhelming that humans didn’t stand a chance. One thing it wasn’t though, was quiet. A terrible rumble from upstairs woke Rex up from his slumber. For millennia he was hibernating in his cosy cave but the incessant crescendo of the alien invasion was too much to sleep through. It was time for Rex to go upstairs and give his new neighbours a piece of his mind!
Saboteur! – Saboteur! is classic retro game hit made by Clive Townsend in 1985 for the ZX Spectrum 8-bit computer.
Shadow of the Loot Box – Shadow of Loot Box is a first-person shooter about micropayments, loot boxes, cut content and everything we “love” in modern video games.
Sky Force Anniversary – The legendary shoot-’em-up is here to celebrate its 10-year anniversary in super-destructive style. Harnessing the intensity of classic arcade games combined with modern visuals, Sky Force Anniversary offers a stunning scrolling shooter experience with an incredible new social gameplay element.
Solitaire – The card game that everyone loves. Rediscover the classic card game, finally in a digital version that everyone can play! Arrange the cards from Ace to King in the three most popular game modes and spend an enjoyable moment indulging in your favourite pastime. A classic brain-teaser in which you will need all your concentration to earn as many points as possible. Only those making the fewest moves will have their names inscribed at the top of the international rankings.
Syberia 1 & 2 – In Syberia, join Kate Walker on an extraordinary journey that takes her all the way from Western Europe to the far reaches of Eastern Russia. You will come across a host of endearing characters and incredible locations as you search for traces of Hans Voralberg, the genius inventor of the automatons. It is a search that will take you to the legendary island of Syberia, in the far North of the continent, where the last living mammoths reside, hidden from modern eyes…
Continue the adventure in Syberia 2! After roaming Europe from West to East in search of Hans, Kate Walker sets out on another long journey, this time across the Great North. She will soon be faced with the dangers of the wild, religious fanaticism, and poachers seeking to lay their hands on the precious ivory of the Mammoths…
The Bug Butcher – The Bug Butcher is an action-packed 2D side scrolling shoot’em up game where peril comes from above. So in a nutshell, pest control with machine guns in space.
The Walking Vegetables: Radical Edition – The world is under attack from vegetables, turned evil by dastardly aliens! You must answer the call and take up arms to defend the planet. Buy weapons, develop your skills and roam from city to city to take out waves of evil veggie monsters. Beware epic bosses waiting in each city to mash you up!
Timber Tennis: Versus – Take part in the annual Timber Tennis world championships – use your special skills, watch out for super shots, and collect prizes to beat all the rivals and reach the grand final!
Townsmen – Develop your tiny village to a grand medieval empire with a thriving economy and happy villagers! Find spots for mining ore, harvest the crops of your farms and collect coins as taxes from your folk. Build jousting fields, taverns, marketplaces and beautify your city with impressive statues, magnificent monuments and lush gardens. But there are also dangers lurking close by. Bandits are in the area, looking to plunder and pillage your peaceful town. Build barracks, guard towers and recruit brave soldiers to protect your citizens from harm. You rule the whole empire from your castle and make sure your inhabitants have fun and stay happy!
Valiant Hearts: The Great War – A story of friendship, love, sacrifice, and tragedy centered on World War I, Valiant Hearts: The Great War is a heartfelt adventure through history that tells the story of five separate strangers and a broken love in a world torn apart, brought together by the horrors of war and a faithful canine companion.
Varion – Varion is a 3D arcade-action top-down “brawler”, featuring couch multiplayer battles for 1 to 4 players. Set in a futuristic universe, it allows the players to control robots fighting in a infinite amount of booby-trapped, procedurally generated arenas during restless, fast-paced battles.
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Breakout Defense 2 – Breakout Defense is a breakout game where you will face off against the computer opponent through 20 exciting levels. Do your best to defend your own blocks while at the same time aiming to destroy the blocks of the computer opponent.
