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ACA NEOGEO SPIN MASTER Switch NSP Free Download Known as Miracle Adventure in Japan, Spin Master brings some side-scrolling arcade action to the Nintendo Switch. When a mysterious doctor acquires your part of a torn treasure map, kidnapping your girlfriend in the process, you set off on a rescue mission with the potential for profit. The game reminds me of an E-rated version of Metal Slug, except Spin Master released several years before SNK’s series. Right from the start I knew I was in for a playful adventure, as the characters are reminiscent to those found in Data East’s earlier title (and one I underappreciated as a kid) Dashin’ Desperadoes. The playfulness also extends to the weapon variety. ROMSLAB.COM BEST SWITCH GAMES

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While I really enjoy the default yo-yo ala Mike Jones of Star Tropics, you can also acquire bombs, boxing gloves, ninja stars, and more. Seeing how these deploy against the comical enemies in standard, power, and super attacks, gives Spin Master additional personality. There are five stages with multiple scenes in each. My favorite is stage three, that starts you on top of the Great Wall of China before sending you careening down a river. The stages are short though. While a few let you pick between left or right, top or bottom paths, within a scene, there are not true alternate routes like some other Neo Geo titles to extend replayability.

The usual ACA features are present.

I’ve found Caravan Mode leaves more of an impact in this game, and I’ve worked my way into the top 20 on the leaderboards trying to improve my score in five-minute stretches. Spin Master still looks great in my opinion; I can only imagine what a head turner this was in 1993. The characters are a good size, everything is smooth, even with the game’s fast pace, there’s plenty of destructible objects, good color, details, etc. The music is nice, but tends to get overpowered by all the action sound effects. This game leans more easy than hard, especially by Neo Geo standards. Having a health bar really helps. Playing co-op – good fun – is another aid. But with ACA features, you can adjust settings to provide more of a challenge if desired. Kingdom Two Crowns Switch NSP

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Short but sweet, Spin Master is among the best ACA NEOGEO titles that Hamster has brought to the Switch yet. The game begins at Madrid Airport (curiously renamed America Airport in the Japanese version) and your adventure will see you travel to places including Egypt, China and Greece. The range of locations leads to you running through (amongst other places) the desert, a jungle and an underground cavern. There’s some variety in level design too. Some simply see you run through whilst others require hopping across gaps to avoid the dangers below. Other times you’ll be moving vertically through a stage rather than left to right, with a late level in the game seeing you take a stone elevator ride, avoiding attacks and hazards en route to a showdown.

Data East also threw in a couple of levels to give our heroes’ feet a rest,

Requiring them to take a trip down a river and ride a speedy minecart. Dr. De Playne’s gang is mainly made up of hooded goons. Some are armed with throwing knives and bombs and on the river stage they paddle up to you before trying to brain you with their oar. There are other foes (with their own methods of attack) including mummies, tribe members, birds and ill-tempered fish. Levels have hazards, too, including quicksand, crumbling platforms, spikes and flames. Every few levels there is a fun boss battle and you’ll be faced with serpents, a dragon and a Boglin-like creature who can morph into a weight to try and crush you. Kingdoms of Amalur Re-Reckoning Switch NSP

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Accompanying the on screen action is some adventurous music that, whilst not particularly memorable, works well and adds to the experience. Sound effects include a number of effective noises such as bangs, grunts and splashes and there’s some speech thrown in too. Johnny and Tom begin the game armed with surprisingly deadly yo-yos, but will soon find other weapons such as shuriken, fire and boxing gloves which provide different ways to fight off your attackers. Holding the attack button down will charge up a wider ranging move and you have a limited number of special attacks that are useful for clearing screens of bad guys should you suddenly find yourself surrounded. Though requiring more than one hit, it’s also possible to jump on the heads of enemies Mario-style, and it’s very satisfying to bounce off a series of bonces to rack up those points.

With varied levels and attackers to deal

A few offensive options of your own available, the game remains fun throughout. It’s unfortunate then that it is over so soon. There are five stages in the game, each having a number of “scenes” (only 1 for the first stage, 2-3 for the others). In total there are twelve levels in the game and it can be cleared in about half an hour. The game is not overly difficult but it can be tricky when you have bad guys and creatures attacking from all directions; quick reflexes are required to see you through but the challenge always seems fair. Of course that challenge is removed when you can add another credit at the tap of the button, re-spawning exactly where you fell. If you rush through the game, making liberal use of continues, you can actually beat it in under fifteen minutes. King’s Bounty 2 Switch NSP

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Perhaps a speedrun mode could be another addition to these ACA releases? Players seeking a challenge can always limit themselves with how many continues they use, and in the options menu you can also up the difficulty from the default 4 to 8. There is also the standard ACA one-credit Hi Score mode. That particular challenge is not available to play with a friend (standard play supports two players) but you can see how your score compares with players from around the globe, and the five minute Caravan mode offers another scoreboard for you to try and move up.

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