overwatch switch review

Overwatch Switch Review | Experience inferiority

By Michael Leri

The Switch playerbase has an unprecedented penchant for ports. Any game that’s worth a damn — and several that aren’t — probably has a petition on the internet begging for a version on Nintendo’s newest system. OVERWATCH, Blizzard’s premier online team-based game that launched in 2016, was probably on that list and has finally been willed into existence. Even nearly three-and-a-half years…

  • Still the same fantastic team-based online shooter.
  • Smooth online play with a ton of content.
  • Colorful visuals and lively animation translate well to the Switch.
  • Whole host of control options.
  • But the game’s controls still lack accuracy, with or without gyro aiming.
  • No ability to transfer progress from other systems.
  • Frame rate can dip below 30 frames per second, which is already half of the other versions.

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Michael Leri
Michael Leri

Michael Leri is Evolve's senior gaming editor. He prides himself on playing and finishing as many video games as he can in all sorts of genres from shooters to platformers to weird indie experiments. There's always something to learn from rolling credits and that thirst for experience and knowledge is mostly what drives him. You can find him on Twitter, Backloggd, Bluesky, and Letterboxd as @OrangeFlavored.

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