Review: Fuze4 (Nintendo Switch)

by Jim Smale · March 9, 2020

FUZE4 Nintendo Switch is a coding application for Nintendo Switch. It has been designed and developed by a team of experienced gamers, programmers, artists, and educators. The end result is a language ideally suited to coding games and apps for absolute beginners and seasoned programmers alike.

Pros:

Pixel art graphics.
4gb download size.
Full touchscreen support.
Code your own game’s gameplay.
A coders Little Big Planet.
Optional help pop-ups.
Extensive encyclopedia of help that teaches you with coding in a helpful broken down way.
You can download/share games with friends.
Make your own games!
Supports many genres from first-person shooters to driving to fighting to a point and click.
It contains playable and editable demos.
Excellent learning resource.
On-screen keyboard.
Interface and keyboard theme styles.
The Media library contains hundreds of pre-made renders to use in your game.
Supported by the Oliver Twins (Dizzy creators) and you get a whole load of official renders.
Projects and program coding sections.
Tools-map and image editor.
Code help-bookmarks, quick media shortcuts and can jump between them for speed.
Such a clever resource.
Powerful editor.
The game just keeps on giving.
Perfect fit for the Nintendo Switch.

Cons:

A lot to take in.
Sharing is not that straightforward.
Huge time sink and it’s needed.
Requires dedication.

9/10

Graphics - 9/10
9/10

Sound - 9/10
7/10

Accessibility - 7/10
9/10

Length - 9/10
9/10

Fun Factor - 9/10

8.6/10

Summary

We have had games that allow you to make your own games before, Little Big Planet is the most memorable one outside of Dreams. Fuze 4 is making a game maker that goes right down to every character in a line of code. It’s all about coding and learning the languages needed to make these games you play every day. As you could imagine a game of the is depth requires a lot of time and patience, they do add demos and pre-made games that you can play and use to edit and learn. What Fuze4 does is it introduces more people to the art of coding, it educates yet entertains and I cannot believe how powerful this game really is. It has just got so much in there and so many resources and help written in such a way you cannot help but take it in. I recommend Fuze to hobbyists and coders alike and I cannot wait to see what people come up with.