2024's Best Action Game Is (Mostly) Just as Good in Stunning Switch 2 Port

Stellar Blade and its top-notch action have been ported to Nintendo Switch 2.

The short version

• It plays great, though in handheld mode its visuals falter at times.
• Nintendo's newest hardware now has a great lineup of action games Shift Up’s Stellar Blade is one of the decade’s great action games, blending together quick-paced sword combat and powerful parries.
• A sequel is on the way , but before it arrives, Shift Up isn’t done with the first game.

What happened

It arrives on Nintendo Switch 2 later this week, the latest in a long line of satisfying Switch 2 ports, even if it shares the same issues as most of them. Eve also has several defensive options at her disposal that open up combat.

Why it matters

Each perfect parry rattles my Switch 2 with intensity.

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