Grapple Dog
Don’t let its pastel colors and straightforward presentation deceive you: Grapple Dog is all business. Pound-for-pound one of the tightest arcade games of the year, it puts you in control of a canine with a grappling arm that lets it swing from one surface to another. Its neatly calibrated momentum shifts make traversal tricky but rewarding, and boss fights occasionally border on greatness when they aren’t feeling overly punishing. Absolutely, flipping fantastic.
