Nintendo Switch, March 2021: the best games of the month

Nintendo Switch, March 2021

Monster Hunter Rise is undoubtedly the highlight of Nintendo Switch in March 2021: the Capcom series returns to the Japanese hybrid console with an episode that promises interesting news, and which will involve the many fans of the franchise in a new, exciting hunt for monsters.

Among the best games of the month there are however also the battle royale Apex Legends, the spectacular platform Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time, the colorful Balan Wonderworld, the clashes without quarter of Plants Vs. Zombies: The Battle of Neighborville and the Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning remaster.

Apex Legends

Apex Legends, the clash between two characters from the roster. Released on March 9th

We thought it would be released in February, while Apex Legends will also make its debut on Nintendo Switch in March, in the middle of Season 8: Chaos. Unlike other platforms, Respawn Entertainment's battle royale will offer the Japanese hybrid console the opportunity to enjoy the experience even in portability.

We know the formula well, it works great and over time the developers they have enriched it with extra modes, new maps, special events and above all new characters, added to the roster to give us an even greater variety. How will everything turn out on the Switch? We'll find out in a few days.

Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time

Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time, Crash and Coco look puzzled. Out March 11th

The iconic character created by Naughty Dog also makes its debut on the Nintendo Switch with Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time. The title's pun refers not only to the long wait that fans of the series have had to endure, but also to the fact that this time around Crash and his friends will have to move back and forth in time to save the world.

The goal of the developers is to re-propose and enrich the action platform formula that we all know, supported by respectable numbers (the campaign consists of over one hundred levels!) and by some interesting news, such as different playable characters and masks, which grant special abilities to be used within missions.

Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning

Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning, a scene from combat. Out March 16

The famous action RPG born from the collaboration between the writer R.A. Salvatore, cartoonist Todd McFarlane and game designer Ken Rolston, originally released in 2012, are back with the remaster Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning. A renewed edition not only in the graphics, but also in the gameplay: the developers have smoothed the edges and made the fights more engaging.

The possibility of exploring the open realm again appears before our eyes world of Amalur, with its cities and regions, seeking to end the bloody war that is consuming it. At the command of the first warrior to return from the dead, our task will be to face the monsters that have invaded the world and choose our destiny ... literally!

Plants Vs. Zombies: The Battle of Neighborville

Plants Vs. Zombies: The Battle of Neighborville, a combat sequence. Out March 19

Plants Vs. Zombies: The Battle of Neighborville involves us in a new, fun clash between plants and zombies in the background of Neighborville: a wide and multifaceted scenario, full of different areas and with many potential also in the social field, in which we will give life to spectacular battles for up to twenty-four participants.

We will be able to choose our characters among twenty different classes, all highly customizable, and try our hand at six competitive modes that include the unpublished Battle Arena, or with a four-player cooperative mode that will lead us to explore what lies outside the city.

Balan Wonderworld

Balan Wonderworld, one of the colorful worlds of game. Out March 26th

Created by Yuji Naka, Sonic's father, Balan Wonderworld is an action platformer set in a fantasy world, a sort of portal that opens onto dreams and is somehow managed by the owner of a mysterious theater, Balan in fact. But what happens when an army of monsters invade the Wonderworld?

The two protagonists of the adventure, Emma and Leo, will have to eliminate the dangerous threat by catapulting into the twelve dimensions accessible during the campaign and facing situations from time to time and completely different gameplay mechanics, in an exciting mix that does not lack even challenging and spectacular boss fights.

Monster Hunter Rise

Monster Hunter Rise, a frenetic fight with monsters. Released on March 26th

Capcom's hunting game returns to Nintendo Switch with Monster Hunter Rise, an episode that, while giving up the open structure of Monster Hunter World, manages to introduce important new features in terms of gameplay, such as the ability to ride different monsters and use a new tool to climb on most surfaces.

Set in the village of Kamura, the game will spur us on to explore a vast and fascinating world: the perfect setting to go to Hunt for monsters, alone or in co-op, using a revamped repertoire of special moves to get you through fights faster and collect the coveted loot to upgrade equipment or build new ones.

More games out in March 2021

Monster Jam Steel Titans 2, out March 2 Sea of ​​Solitude: The Director's Cut, out March 4 Harvest Moon: One World, out on March 5 Stu bbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse, out March 16 Overcooked! All You Can Eat, out March 23 Tales from the Borderlands, out March 24