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 aspects.

Splatoon was conceptualised by Shintaro Sato who created a generic 4-v-4 paint-based territory control game. The barebones idea was quickly expanded and turned into Splatoon. The game quickly became one of the most original IPs in recent Nintendo history.

Incredibly Fun; Art Design; Campaign Is Solid

Weird Map Rotation

Nintendo has never really been known for their online efforts. Usually associated with family-friendly offline affairs, Nintendo has always seemed to be hesitant to embrace the internet battlefield. Sure, recent games like Mario Kart 8 and Super Smash Bros.

Turf War; Multiplayer is more than just generic deathmatch; Always contributing; even when not engaged in combat; Fun campaign bosses

Limited offline modes; Repetitive campaign; Multiplayer needs loadouts; voice chat; and offline play with bots

Have just got this but irritate me that you can not play alone with the pro player in single player! Now I'm bothering Nintendo to make sure that all games can be played with the Wii U Pro Controller!

The one thing we shouldn't be baffled by, though, is the fact that Nintendo has delivered an excellent, unique game for everyone with a WiiU. It's a game that feels great from the moment you pick it up and just gets bigger, larger, and more involved as you continue on, full of charm and personality...

I'm happy about the quality of the item and the speed in which it was shipped to the store

appropriate for younger players - shooting balloons with paint, okay and each other and everything else. downside: only two local players in dojo mode. gave it four stars because we would love to have 4 player option.

Really well made, and it's nice how content is regularly updated (battle arenas, special events ('splatfests'), weapons, etc.).Two cons: Price ($[$]last I checked), and the fact you cannot use the old Wii controller + nunchuck for multiplayer.

As a player of multiplayer shooters, I was wondering how good a shooter by Nintendo could be. I love Nintendo but I was a little bit skeptical of shooting paint all over the place. After my brother got the game and told me how great it was, I decided to take the plunge. The verdict?

I enjoyed this game a lot, it combines an original take on MP shooter action with super slick mobility which reminds me of Jet Set Radio, one of my favourite discontinued series. It also has that game's bright and fresh Shibuya-style design aesthetic.