Developed By: Black Forest Games
Published By: THQ Nordic
Date of Release: September 25, 2018
Price: $29.99
In 1987, a small German studio known as Time Warp Productions released a platform game called The Great Giana Sisters for the Commodore 64 computer. Due to similarities to Super Mario bros for the NES, they eventually decided to stop selling it under pressure from Nintendo. How ironic is it then that the series is making a triumphant return, but on a Nintendo console. Giana Sisters Twisted Dreams: Owltimate edition (the director's cut of the 2012 smash hit sequel to the original game) has launched on the Nintendo Switch, and it pretty much is the definitive port of this game.
The gameplay mechanics are pretty much the same as any standard platformer, you can run, jump, collect gems, and jump on your enemies. However Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams has quite a literal twist to it, you can change from regular Giana to Punk Giana, and the whole world twists from creepy to cute, with a shift in musical styles to boot. Regular Giana's world has a creepy look to it with a classical-styled soundtrack, and Punk Giana has a cutesy world, with a hard-rocking soundtrack courtesy of SID-metal masters Machinae Supremacy.
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams had looked amazing and controlled well on every platform it's been released on thus far, and the Nintendo Switch port is no exception. Whether you play docked or handheld the game looks crisp and stays at a rock-solid 60fps, though it seems to be slightly lower resolution in handheld. All the co0ntent from previous releases are there, from the full original campaign, the Rise of The Owlverlord expansion,as well as the Halloween and Christmas specials. Whether you go for the physical or digital release, the Switch version is definitely the full package.
