Please don’t let my initial hesitancy fool you-I’m happy to oblige. This new audience, in turn, gives journalists like myself another reason to sing its praises. Like many other recent Switch ports, this release of Skullgirls’ invites a whole new group of people to pick up the game. Skullgirls is now the former, and formerly the latter, so of course it has found a new home on the Switch.
Miyamoto’s machine has helped usher in the present 2D-gaming renaissance we are enjoying, and it is a great fit for any retro game with a legacy and any retro-styled game with a dream.