Splatoon Review

By Ryan Bates

It's fresh… exciting… it's so inviting to me.

Splatoon is coming! Splatoon is coming! If you own a Nintendo Wii U or 3DS, and you haven't seen anything about Splatoon, well, you probably haven't turned it on in the past month. Nintendo is banking hard on this new IP, holding several digital events revealing details about the…

  • Art and music kicks, and creates an energetic atmosphere of rowdy fun.
  • Battle maps are well crafted for action-packed battles.
  • Controls aren't exactly intuitive, but easy to learn and adjust to.
  • Lack of voice communication in online battles seriously crimps an otherwise fantastic product.
  • Matchmaking is questionable, though that may have been due to amount of players available pre-launch.
  • Plenty of fun content beyond the multiplayer, from customizing your Inkling to a fun single-player campaign.
  • A promising start to a great new IP!

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Ryan Bates
Ryan Bates

I'm currently based out of Las Vegas, NV (no I don't gamble all the time or live in a hotel on the strip) but I'm a So Cal kid through and through. I'm a Nintendiehard -- I stand by my man -- but I'm a fan of games no matter what the console, including Steam. RPGs, fighting, and action/adventure are my fortes. Give me a great story and characters any day. Call of Duty? I guess, if that's your thing. Classic Final Fantasy and Zelda? Now you're cookin' with gas!

When I'm not gaming, I like culinary adventures, moviegoing, and the Intert00bz. Ask me about my favorite web shows! I can get down on some anime, my favorite sports are boxing and baseball, and I can even get in tune with that parapsychological vibe, even though it's well-known and well-documented I'm kinda a pansy with horror stuff. (I think they get a kick out of assigning me those games for review.)

I'm also single and available, but sorry gamer girls, I play with joysticks.

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