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FIRST PLAY SPLATOON 2 Switch

It seems obvious in hindsight. feel right at home after leaping you how to handle Splatoon’s
An online shooter where head- into a Turf War again. Splatoon’s vast array of weaponry, and
shotting your mates is totally greatest calling card, this online that’s a lot of game for you to
irrelevant – why wouldn’t it be mode gives you and your team- be getting on with.
a smash hit? And so here we mates three minutes trying to So could Splatoon 2 be the
are with a second Splatoon just splash as much paint around the next Overwatch? That depends
two years after the first game map as possible. Cover more of on how its online play holds
wrapped its inky tentacles around the place in effervescent goop up once a slew of new Switch
our heartstrings. than your opponents? You win. owners join the party. With
More of a Call of Duty-style It’s an addictive formula that’ll voice chat and matchmaking
with your mates all resting on
wed you to your sofa for hours
sequel than a proper new game,
[ Words Rob Leedham ] Splatoon 2 polishes up the at a time. the success of Nintendo’s free
partner app, there’s still a lot this
frenetic back and forth of its
Add to this a stack of extra
game needs to get right that
original while adding a few new
multiplayer modes – including
we’ve haven’t got our hands
the all-new horde-based
extras into the luminous mix.
on yet. For now, we can’t wait
Salmon Run – and a breezy
Know the difference between
30 an Inkling and a Splat Roller? You’ll single-player affair that teaches to join the fray again.