Nintendo does a nice job of painting outside the lines with its own third-person shooter, but then muddles the final product with meager content, frustrating online design, and an unremarkable single-player offering.In some ways, Splatoon seems like it wo...
Abstract: Splatoon is a new competitive online shooter from Nintendo, although it's nothing like any other shooter out there. You control characters called Inklings, who shoot ink to cover a play arena in games of turf wars while in teams of four. It combines eleme...
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Published: 2015-07-02, Author: Dan , review by: cclonline.com
Abstract: Despite the massive success of the Wii in the last console generation, it's been quite a while since the last major new franchise from Nintendo with the most recent being Pikmin way back on the GameCube in 2001 (unless you count the various Wii fitness an...
Good even coverageUnique gameplayFunAccessibleYou missed a spotNeeds more varietyYou own this Total You want this Total You had this Total Splatoon Wii U ReviewSplatoon is inventive and unique, bearing all the hallmarks of a Nintendo twist on an establish...
Abstract: Developer: Nintendo Publisher: Nintendo Platform: Wii U Perhaps it's fitting that the most subversive shooter in ages comes from Nintendo. For years FPS' have focussed on placating their existing audiences through familiar firearms like Call of Duty and...
Published: 2015-06-03, Author: Martin , review by: eurogamer.net
Abstract: Is Splatoon a shooter or isn't it? There's been a lot of discussion about where exactly Nintendo's new Wii U exclusive - the first all-new character-led IP to emerge from within the company for 14 long years - fits, but in truth it defies easy categorisat...
Published: 2015-06-01, Author: Samuel , review by: darkzero.co.uk
Abstract: Splatoon, Nintendo's first foray into online competitive shooters, is one of the most joyful and imaginative takes on the genre. While pre-release there has been some hesitation due to Nintendo's inexperience with shooters, and it does show in certain asp...
Abstract: I didn't care about Splatoon at E3 2014. I saw colleagues line up to play the game and rave about their time flinging ink. Despite it being a rare release for a console I'd love more reasons to play, the only thing that appealed to me was the soundtrack.T...
Beautiful graphics that shine on the Wii U – sometimes literally, interesting cast of fishy characters, cute yet deadly in equal measure, the most multiplayer fun we've had in ages
Single-player is a little easy and short to complete, needs a few more multiplayer maps to prevent regular repetition (but that's plucking at straws)
Splatoon wowed us and many other industry critics back at its unveiling at the E3 gaming expo in 2014. A year on, after some refinement and expansion, this is Nintendo doing what it does best: making quirky, quality games that will keep gamers of al...
