Project Blue Review (Nintendo Switch OLED)

by Jim Smale · Published October 10, 2023 · Updated October 9, 2023

For our Project Blue Review, we go to a place Hidden in the outskirts of the Dezone, a secret bio-weapons lab is conducting unspeakable experiments on the homeless youth of that concrete wasteland. The most promising test subject, codenamed PROJECT BLUE, breaks free following an overly successful bio-energy augmentation.

Project Blue Review Pros:

Decent 8-bit graphics.
53MB download size.
Three difficulties – Normal, Hard, and brutal.
Four border options – black, then 3 color variants of the border art.
Old school game manual that acts as the tutorial.
You can bring up the game menu at any time for access to the border choice and game manual.
Brilliant Chiptune soundtrack.
Action platformer gameplay.
Has the feel and tightness of a NES game.
A modern nostalgic trip.
The game plays out on a screen-by-screen basis.
A lot of fun to play.
Big boss encounters.
The game has a slight puzzle tinge as you can unlock different routes and perform optimum routes.
Health bar system, you start with 3 out 5 hearts and can find more in the game.
Earn credits by collecting them, enemies can drop them.
Uses checkpoints that are used on a life-by-life basis and then another checkpoint for a continuation after a game is over.
It’s very addictive as it honestly nails what it is going for.