Games

Splatoon 2

Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 5

2017•Shooter•PEGI 7•About 5 hours

Taste attributes: actionscience fictionfastlightimaginarysimpleglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questsolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeA fantastical, stylish shooter: pacy and wide-ranging. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: very glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

82 / 100

217 ratings

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About This Game

Splatoon 2 is a multiplayer third-person shooter in which players control characters known as Inklings and use colored ink to attack opponents and clear goals. Inklings can alternate between humanoid form, during which they can fire ink with their weapons, and squid form, which allows them to swim through ink of their own color in order to move quickly and replenish ink supplies.

Summary: IGDB

Story

The Great Zapfish that powers the city has gone missing, as has Callie of the Squid Sisters. Fearing that the Octarians are once more involved, Marie assumes her role as Agent 2 of the Squidbeak Splatoon and recruits an Inkling from Inkopolis Square, the player character, to become Agent 4 and investigate.

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionScience fictionAll consuming questSolving the riddle/not as it seems

Keywords

SequelAmiiboPlatform exclusiveMotion controlHorde mode

Where to play

Nintendo eShop

Details

Developer: Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 5
Publisher: Nintendo
Released: 21 July 2017
Series: Splatoon
Platforms: Nintendo Switch
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Perspective: Third person
Time to beat: 3h rushed, 5h normally, 108h complete
Age rating: PEGI 7
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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