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As the indie scene on Nintendo Switch gets more and more crowded, it is important to know which titles are worth your time. If you enjoyed some of the other titles I compared Mechstermination Force to in the review, this new Switch exclusive is definitely worth checking out.","2024-12-02T11:31:42.47074-05:00","2024-12-29T20:20:33.816897-05:00",{"id":23,"logo":38,"name":39,"slug":40,"tags":41,"bluesky":42,"twitter":39,"youtube":43,"facebook":39,"mastodon":19,"muckrack":19,"claimed_at":19,"description":19,"website_url":44,"score_format":45,"average_score":46,"default_timezone":47,"last_review_date":19,"stats_updated_at":48,"headquarters_city":19,"news_editor_email":19,"platforms_covered":19,"claimed_by_user_id":19,"reviews_this_month":17,"active_authors_count":17,"headquarters_country":19,"reviews_editor_email":19,"editor_in_chief_email":49,"published_authors_count":17,"published_reviews_count":17},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FDualshockers-logo.jpg","DualShockers","dualshockers","[  \n  'corporate_owned',\n  'online_media',\n  'ingestion_pending'\n  ]","dualshockers.bsky.social","Dualshockers","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.dualshockers.com","10",76,"UTC","2025-07-04T09:28:49.429906"," editorial@dualshockers.com",{"id":51,"game_id":5,"outlet_id":52,"author":53,"original_score":60,"normalized_score":61,"review_url":62,"review_date":33,"summary":63,"created_at":64,"updated_at":64,"author_id":54,"last_edited_at":64,"outlet":65},80321,59,{"id":54,"bio":19,"name":55,"avg_score":56,"outlet_id":19,"created_at":57,"profile_id":19,"updated_at":58,"claim_token":19,"article_count":59,"claimed_by_user_id":19},6028,"Kinsey Danzis",80.25,"2025-02-12T05:51:51.882987-05:00","2025-02-12T06:04:34.909907-05:00",25,"7.4",74,"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamingnexus.com\u002FArticle\u002F5926\u002FMechstermination-Force\u002F","Mechstermination Force feels like it comes very close to having a manageable learning curve. 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First, I must destroy its vulnerable plate armor while dodging the lasers, energy balls, and rockets it throws my way. Then, when it hurls a punch at me, I need to jump on its fist and run up its arm to bash in the power core. I know its pattern, so I just need to survive until I can put my plan into action. The platforming is loose, but after several attempts, I finally destroy the power core on its head. However, my celebration soon turns to dismay; that was only its first form, and now the real test of my mettle begins.","2025-03-26T07:50:28.75588-04:00",{"id":185,"logo":199,"name":200,"slug":201,"tags":19,"bluesky":19,"twitter":202,"youtube":203,"facebook":204,"mastodon":19,"muckrack":19,"claimed_at":19,"description":205,"website_url":206,"score_format":45,"average_score":207,"default_timezone":47,"last_review_date":19,"stats_updated_at":48,"headquarters_city":208,"news_editor_email":19,"platforms_covered":19,"claimed_by_user_id":19,"reviews_this_month":17,"active_authors_count":17,"headquarters_country":181,"reviews_editor_email":19,"editor_in_chief_email":19,"published_authors_count":17,"published_reviews_count":17},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fgameinformer.jpg","Game Informer","gameinformer","GameInformer","@gameinformer","officialgameinformer","Over 30 years celebrating the best of games in print and online.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gameinformer.com\u002F",79,"Minneapolis",{"id":210,"game_id":5,"outlet_id":211,"author":212,"original_score":219,"normalized_score":220,"review_url":221,"review_date":222,"summary":223,"created_at":224,"updated_at":224,"author_id":213,"last_edited_at":225,"outlet":226},105657,139,{"id":213,"bio":19,"name":214,"avg_score":215,"outlet_id":19,"created_at":216,"profile_id":19,"updated_at":217,"claim_token":19,"article_count":218,"claimed_by_user_id":19},9210,"Chris Bowman",84.41176470588235,"2025-03-27T07:33:00.732847-04:00","2025-08-07T17:33:30.347757-04:00",68,"7",70,"https:\u002F\u002Fgamespace.com\u002Freviews\u002Fmechstermination-force-review\u002F","2019-04-10","Overall, Mechstermination Force is a pretty good title for the Switch. 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