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Top 6 best Switch games of April 2020

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Top 6 best Switch games of April 2020

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April 2020, eh? It was much like March 2020 for many of us, but with a soupçon of stir-craziness stirred into the mix.

Thank goodness for the Nintendo Switch, then. The Mundy household has been kept social and competitive with online Mario Kart tournaments and Splatoon 2 bouts. It's been kept fit by Ring Fit Adventure,  and it's been kept calm by wandering through Hyrule's lush meadows and forests (I finally got around to buying the Breath of the Wild DLC).

But enough with the old. What's been new in April? Not as much as there was in March, if we're being honest. But there was still plenty of good stuff on the Nintendo eShop.

Here are our top Switch game picks for March 2020. Have you been playing anything different? Let us all know in the comments below.

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1
Streets of Rage 4

Sega's Streets of Rage series is held in extremely high regard be beat-'em-up fans and crusty old gamers in their 30s or 40s. As one of the latter, I reckon Streets of Rage 2 for the Sega Mega Drive is the finest brawler ever made.

Or at least, it was until Streets of Rage 4 came along. This intriguing fan-led franchise resurrection proves remarkably successful at nailing what made the original trilogy so special, and even (whisper it) improves on the formula.

2
Trials of Mana

Final Fantasy VII Remake wasn't the only lavish Square Enix JRPG remake to cause a stir in April. Trials of Mana made much less of a splash, because far fewer people have played the '90s original. But this is a solid, colourful action RPG with a meaty combat system.

If you've enjoyed the recent Dragon Quest games, there's every chance you'll take to this nostalgic-yet-fresh adventure.

3
Moving Out

Like Overcooked? Then Moving Out could be right up your alley. The focus here is on shuffling furniture around rather than flipping burgers, but the principle is the same: chaotically casual couch co-op.

There's a welcome rambunctiousness to Moving Out's moving system - if you're tip-toeing around with people's furniture here, you're doing something wrong.

4
In Other Waters

If you're at all like me, then you got to the end of Capcom's wonderful Shinsekai and wondered why more games aren't set underwater. In Other Waters provides another blissful slice of marine exploration, but it's no side-scrolling Metroidvania.

Instead you're an AI helping a puny human to explore the oceans from a stylishly topographical viewpoint. Scan for life, set waypoints, and operate the high-tech suit that keeps your vulnerable master alive.

5
Gunbrick: Reloaded

Regular readers with sterling memories might remember that in 2015 we were rather partial to a certain Nitrome platformer called Gunbrick. In Gunbrick: Reloaded, we get a fully fleshed out, subtly honed version for Switch.

This isn't your average platform-puzzler. You control a curious square vehicle that uses its whopping great cannon to both attack and move, which means you have to think really hard about your positioning and orientation.

6
Cat Girl Without Salad: Amuse-Bouche

WayForward is on a roll at the moment. Following hot on the heels of the quirky co-op shooter Vitamin Connection comes this improbably named gem.

It's another delightful twist on the side-scrolling shooter, this time with elements of the RPG and puzzler genres sprinkled across the top like so much confetti.

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Jon Mundy
Jon Mundy
Jon is a consummate expert in adventure, action, and sports games. Which is just as well, as in real life he's timid, lazy, and unfit. It's amazing how these things even themselves out.