Ninth GOTW finished for 2022. It was neat seeing characters like Kamen Rider, Ultraman, and Gundam in an old-school platformer, but the difficulty in this game is cheap. All enemies stun lock, including the mooks, and they often appear out of thin air. It can feel purposefully cheap. Once you beat a level (there's 8) it stays unlocked even if you die, so it's not CRUEL, but without save states I doubt I would've finished this one.
The powerups are cool, and each character has their own style of attack (short-range or long-range), but until you get used to what they look like it's vague what you're going to get and you can sometimes end up with a character ill-suited to the level or it's boss. Speaking of, bosses can be brutal, but at least have a relatively predictable pattern if you're willing to try again and again. I didn't hate it, but I doubt I'll play it again.

Twelfth GOTW finished for 2022. Really had a good time with this game! Only took about an hour or so, but was quite challenging at the later levels. You need to make rows of animals, monsters, and icons horizontally, diagonally, or vertically in order to clear a constantly filing space on the screen. If the space completely fills, it's game over. After a set amount of time, a timer countdown starts and you have that amount of time to clear as many on-screen items as you can for points, and then you're on to the next level. It can feel a little dull, as you're basically just sorting with no background music or anything playing. However, the further along you get the more frantically you are trying to clear these icons before they fill the space, so you don't really have the time to notice since you're constantly moving to clear these kreatures.

Second GOTM finished for June 2022. I'm kinda surprised by how much I enjoyed this game. It wears its desire to be Zelda on it's chest, much less its sleeve, but I still found it really charming. The music is pretty catchy, and while it can sometimes look like a flash game the graphics were fun and bright enough to keep my attention. The game got easier as you played, due to various weapons and power ups, but the speed and difficulty of some of the enemies early on can be a little frustrating. Regardless, I enjoyed my time with this little game. Crayon Shin-Chan in Western Zelda!