[2019] You can play with the free demo version! 4 Recommended NINTENDO Switch Titles

Did you know that some Nintendo Switch software titles are also available as demo versions? Before purchasing a game, you may want to actually play it to get a feel for how it plays. In this article, we have selected four game titles that we recommend from among those for which trial versions are available.

We will introduce you to a game in which the world of Dracula is turned into blocks, a simulation game that is easy to play, and a puzzle game in which you can play against other players in a heated competition. Please try the trial versions before you buy them.

Dragon Quest Builders 2: Shido the Destroyer and the Empty Island

Square Enix

Suggested retail price (including tax): 8,424 yen

(December 20, 2018)

© 2018 ARMOR PROJECT/BIRD STUDIO/SQUARE ENIX All Rights Reserved.

An RPG in which players build a world with blocks in the world of "Dragon Quest II," this title is set in a world where manufacturing has been banned by the Order of Hurgon, and the story unfolds as a lone builder who conveys the wonder of building things to the people. This title is already on sale, but you can play the first part of the game in the demo version.

In the demo version, you can enjoy the game's tutorial and explore an island called "Empty Island," which is currently empty. Although the scenario you can experience is only the beginning of the game, you can test what kind of actions you can take as a builder and a sense of block placement. Some people may even be able to build a large structure using only the materials available on the island!　In fact, this title also has a nice feature for Dragon Quest fans: .......

The entire map is displayed in a NES-style dot design. Like the mini-map on the play screen, the map changes according to the blocks, which is nice and detailed!

Please be sure to play the "Dragon Quest Builders" series, which has greatly improved from the previous title.

Adventure Dungeon Village

Kairosoft

Suggested retail price (including tax)

(October 11, 2018)

©KAIROSOFT CO.,LTD. All Rights Reserved.

A management simulation game in which the objective is to create a village that is visited by many adventurers. Build weapon shops, armor shops, bakeries, etc. in an almost empty village and have adventurers use them to earn money and develop the village.

Facilities can be placed freely as long as money is available. Adjacent facilities sometimes have special effects, so the key to success is to create an efficient village. In particular, be aware that adventurers will not come to a place where there are no roads. It is fun just to see what adventurers will do, and you will want to keep looking at the world.

After spending time in the village, adventurers fight monsters outside the village. Weapons and other items are bought at stores, so whether adventurers become stronger or not depends on the development of the village. If adventurers like the village, they will become residents of the village.

Also, as the game progresses, more facilities can be set up, so even a small village at first may become a big city by your hands. If you are interested, please check it out.

BILLION ROAD

Namco Bandai Entertainment Inc.

Suggested retail price (including tax): 6,156 yen

(November 29, 2018)

ⒸBANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc. ⒸTakayuki Doi

A board game in which players aim to become a millionaire by purchasing properties while aiming for a predetermined goal. The key to victory is more than 50 kinds of unique monsters, each of which has its own ability! Please note that there is a limit to the number of times you can start the demo version.

The rules of the game are very simple: roll the dice and advance as many times as the dice roll. Depending on the squares you stop at, you can increase or decrease your money, purchase properties, and other events will occur. When you pass monsters along the way, you can make them your friends! You may study geography as you move around Japan.

The properties you can purchase when you stop at each square have a set price and profit margin. For example, if you purchase a property for 10 million yen at 100%, you would earn 10 million yen per year, which is a positive figure from the second year. Buy properties little by little, increase your profit and become rich.

The free trial version allows you to play the "Short Term Game" mode, which is part of the full version. If you are interested in the game, please purchase it and play it carefully.

Puyopuyo™ Tetris®S

Sega Games Co.

Suggested retail price (including tax): 5,389 yen

(March 3, 2017)

Tetris logos, Tetris theme song and Tetriminos are trademarks of Tetris Holding. Tetris Game Design by Alexey Pajitnov Tetris Logo Design by Roger Dean All Rights Reserved.

This title was released at the same time as the Nintendo Switch console. The game is a realization of ...... if the falling puzzle games "Puyo Puyo" and "Tetris" were to fight. In the demo version, you can enjoy both "Puyopuyo" and "Tetris"; you can play alone, but you can also play with many players.

Since it is a demo version, you can't play all of the contents, but it is still very fulfilling. Incidentally, you can also play against other players of the same game. If you just want to play against other players, the demo version will be enough.

For those who can't imagine a match between "Puyopuyo" and "Tetris," let me explain. In the case of "Puyopuyo," you send "Ojamapuyo" to your opponent by chaining. If your opponent is playing "Tetris", the "Oyama Puyo" will not fall down from above, but will come up from below.

In the "Tetris" game, the "Oyamapuyo" is square, which is very innovative. Both "Puyopuyo" and "Tetris" are easy to play because the rules are simple and easy to understand.

In the full version of the game, players can also enjoy the "Puyoteto Mix" rule, in which Puyo Puyo and Tetris fall onto the same puzzle field, and the "Adventure" mode for one player, which features a story with many well-known characters.

We hope you'll enjoy the otherworldly showdown between Puyo Puyo and Tetris anytime, anywhere, with anyone, on the Switch. (New Samurai)