Splatoon 2

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8.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 1422 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 145 out of 1422
  3. Negative: 108 out of 1422
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  1. ChaosProGamer
    May 17, 2023
    7
    Nice little game where you shoot squids with ink as a squid. Getting a kill feels satisfying and the campaign is also pretty nice. If you are looking to buy a splatoon game do not buy splatoon 3.
  2. Metabetalpha
    Mar 21, 2023
    5
    Very mixed opinoins, it was fine at launch but after like 1.5 years the tenta missiles appeared... and K 52.
    I was a jet squelcher main :') .
  3. JT0718
    Jul 28, 2022
    6
    I'm an outlier, but this game just does not appeal to me. There are a lot of things that I really respect from the series like unique character designs, good music, and a pretty cool competitive community. I do think most people will really like this game and get a lot out of it, just not me personally.
  4. DolphinReviews
    Jul 20, 2022
    5
    Splatoon 2 is a sequel in the same way pickles are a sequel to cucumbers. It doesn't do much different from the first game but does leave me feeling salty.

    It's a decent game, the story mode is okay and the multiplayer is okay.
  5. Pabitto
    Jan 12, 2022
    6
    Game is awsome. But there is no way to turn off background music. That really sucks and destroy all fun from game :(
  6. UncleEd
    Oct 12, 2021
    6
    Splatoon 2 is a charming game crippled with several design choices. It is a sequel to Splatoon so I can’t really praise the novelty of the core gameplay. But for those who haven’t played the original game, the idea of a multiplayer shooter where bullets are replaced by ink is certainly refreshing. It is not a typical team deathmatch though and in the main game mode called turf war, you areSplatoon 2 is a charming game crippled with several design choices. It is a sequel to Splatoon so I can’t really praise the novelty of the core gameplay. But for those who haven’t played the original game, the idea of a multiplayer shooter where bullets are replaced by ink is certainly refreshing. It is not a typical team deathmatch though and in the main game mode called turf war, you are expected to cover the arena with paint. The other popular game mode is called salmon run, which is more of a teamplay mode and is as good as turf war. On paper, it should be a great game and the core game is pretty good. What ruined the experience for me though were some of the design decisions. Firstly, the game is a grindfest. There are many locked weapons, items which you can unlock by leveling up your character and it basically takes forever. Motion controls are not ideal, especially for a multiplayer shooter.

    Other than that, Splatoon 2 has a super cringe game hub where you can hang out, interact with people. Every time you launch the game, you have to spend a minute to skip through some dialogues between two characters, which I’ve found super annoying. Colorful makeup wears up fast and the game is not worth the price point.    … Expand
  7. deycd
    Aug 13, 2021
    5
    El juego tien buenos gráficos, buena historia y jugabilidad. Sin embargo, el modo historia es corto, sin apenas rejugabilidad. De ahí para delante el juego es spam del Nintendo switch online. Por el precio del juego, el online ya podría ser gratis. El juegos es bueno, sí, pero si tienes switch online. Por eso, juegos como Asphalt 9, que son gratis, cumplen mejor su cometido.
  8. PsychoJoona
    May 8, 2021
    6
    Splatoon 2 is fun multiplayer shooter game.. pretty violent too... hahaha just kidding you shoot ink! But singleplayer is not fun and it can get REALLY boring sometimes by the lack of things to do outside of multiplayer, it just feels empty. But don't get me wrong I liked this game I played it over 200 hours! So you can get a kick out of this but don't expect something amazing... And theseSplatoon 2 is fun multiplayer shooter game.. pretty violent too... hahaha just kidding you shoot ink! But singleplayer is not fun and it can get REALLY boring sometimes by the lack of things to do outside of multiplayer, it just feels empty. But don't get me wrong I liked this game I played it over 200 hours! So you can get a kick out of this but don't expect something amazing... And these inklings are cute uwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuuwuu lOL… Expand
  9. tomsonbary
    Dec 20, 2020
    7
    Good game, perfect for getting 7.
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  10. JohannLink
    Dec 19, 2020
    7
    Nintendo had everything, great music, gameplay, even the solo campaign for this game is great (imo not as good as the first one but that's ok), but jesus is the ranked experience bad, sometimes you're matched with people that don't even know what they are doing, and you have not one single way of talking to them, theyy REALLY need to upgrade their way of doing online, implementing voiceNintendo had everything, great music, gameplay, even the solo campaign for this game is great (imo not as good as the first one but that's ok), but jesus is the ranked experience bad, sometimes you're matched with people that don't even know what they are doing, and you have not one single way of talking to them, theyy REALLY need to upgrade their way of doing online, implementing voice chat in game would be a great start… Expand
  11. Willyboyou
    Dec 8, 2020
    7
    Splatoon 2 furthers the charming world of Splatoon with some great new content, but after I completed its lackluster base story mode and played it enough, I became pretty sick of its once fun game modes and combat.
  12. Gregnator
    Nov 19, 2020
    5
    It's a funny game, but it gets repetitive very fast. Where as most fps/tps games have varying game modes to keep the game fresh, splatoon 2 doesn't.

    This game is aimed at a very specific audience, which I am seemingly not part of.
  13. alan2pc
    Nov 2, 2020
    7
    I didn’t give this game much of a chance, but the motion controls weren’t for me, despite being a fan of competitive online gaming. I’m sticking to Tetris 99 and Rocket League. :)
  14. VixxEnChaos
    Oct 20, 2020
    7
    I love splatoon! In fact it’s one of my favorite games I’ve ever purchased. Though despite loving it I do have my criticisms on some of the things Nintendo has decided to do regarding splatoon 2, penalty when it comes to disconnecting from a game seems unfair to the player, octolings only have two hairstyles per gender while inklings have six per gender, it’d be nice to see a more verityI love splatoon! In fact it’s one of my favorite games I’ve ever purchased. Though despite loving it I do have my criticisms on some of the things Nintendo has decided to do regarding splatoon 2, penalty when it comes to disconnecting from a game seems unfair to the player, octolings only have two hairstyles per gender while inklings have six per gender, it’d be nice to see a more verity of hairstyles for octolings in the next game. More ink colors for regular turf battle seems like a nice idea especially for a colorful game such as splatoon.… Expand
  15. Tweva
    Jun 6, 2020
    7
    Controls aren’t the best plus the lack of local multiplayer is really disappointing. Interesting take on the shooter game though
  16. BFM
    Mar 27, 2020
    6
    This game is mechanically flawed.
    It makes only sense to play this with motion controls.
    The problem is that the motion controls on Switch are very bad. No matter if you use Joy-Con or the Switch Pro Controller, any fast movement will result in the sensors going off and your character looking at the sky or the ground. You are constantly resetting the view, and you are not allowed    This game is mechanically flawed.
    It makes only sense to play this with motion controls.
    The problem is that the motion controls on Switch are very bad.
    No matter if you use Joy-Con or the Switch Pro Controller,
    any fast movement will result in the sensors going off and your character looking at the sky or the ground.

    You are constantly resetting the view,
    and you are not allowed to aim as fast as your hands and mind would allow it,
    because it is just too much for the Switch motion sensors.

    You might think that this is something you can live with, but it will slowly eat up and destroy any enjoyment that you could have, playing this game competitively.
    Only a big pile of frustration awaits you, once the honey moon period is over.    … Expand
  17. glitchboi
    Mar 22, 2020
    7
    Quite disappointing compared to the original Splatoon. I missed the co-op feature from the original. Nintendo doesn't support cloud saves for this game, which is honestly stupid because the Wii U had cloud saves for Splatoon.
    I bricked my switch by plugging in speakers to it (yeah it actually happened), sent it to Nintendo, and lost my Splatoon 2 data. All of those months of grinding are    Quite disappointing compared to the original Splatoon. I missed the co-op feature from the original. Nintendo doesn't support cloud saves for this game, which is honestly stupid because the Wii U had cloud saves for Splatoon.
    I bricked my switch by plugging in speakers to it (yeah it actually happened), sent it to Nintendo, and lost my Splatoon 2 data. All of those months of grinding are now gone.
    Maybe I'll change this review one day. So far it has: Good soundtrack, great graphics, and the enjoyable gameplay that is also stupid.    … Expand
  18. midipon
    Dec 6, 2019
    6
    Ever since version 4.0/the introduction of Main Power Up the meta has been ass. Oftentimes getting splatted is more "who's cheesing the game" than anything else. Even the casual Turf War mode is full of people who waste time slapping the ZR button instead of playing the game.

    Get rid of snipers and rebalance the game and it'll be great again. See you in Splatoon 3, I'm letting my Switch    Ever since version 4.0/the introduction of Main Power Up the meta has been ass. Oftentimes getting splatted is more "who's cheesing the game" than anything else. Even the casual Turf War mode is full of people who waste time slapping the ZR button instead of playing the game.

    Get rid of snipers and rebalance the game and it'll be great again. See you in Splatoon 3, I'm letting my Switch Online lapse. I have had enough of Salmon Run too, ever since version 5.0 every rotation of that mode has been awful.    … Expand
  19. SimonD00
    Aug 5, 2019
    7
    FPS games have never been my thing, but there is something with splatoon 2 that just clicks for me. A huge part of that is problablty that the gameplay is unlike any other FPS ever (Exept of course the first splatoon) The combat is not just based around kills, though it does still help the team,but painting the ground is your main mission in this game. The game is a bit short on contentFPS games have never been my thing, but there is something with splatoon 2 that just clicks for me. A huge part of that is problablty that the gameplay is unlike any other FPS ever (Exept of course the first splatoon) The combat is not just based around kills, though it does still help the team,but painting the ground is your main mission in this game. The game is a bit short on content but that doesn't matter since you can easily put 100 hours in the onlie gamemodes that currently exists. The thing that drives this up to a 9 for me is that this game is just plain adictiv and fun, the combat is super fast and easy to learn but still hard to master and there is always alot of room for improvement in skill. Truely a great game… Expand
  20. Pugefest
    Mar 11, 2019
    6
    This game is fun at its core, but it the decisions the developers made in regards to matchmaking prevent this from being something I ever seek out to play. I have at times waited numerous matches queued to join a friend, with it autofilling slots with other people before myself. In other instances, it joins me into a lobby without the friend. The lack of simple multiplayer functionalityThis game is fun at its core, but it the decisions the developers made in regards to matchmaking prevent this from being something I ever seek out to play. I have at times waited numerous matches queued to join a friend, with it autofilling slots with other people before myself. In other instances, it joins me into a lobby without the friend. The lack of simple multiplayer functionality that has at this point been around for over a decade is inexcusable, and their attempt to remedy it through an external mobile app (whose party function still does not let you play together in public matches) is offensive. Paired with that, the unskippable news reels are annoying (especially since you have to sit through them every time the stages change), and the inability to play salmon run whenever I want also demotivates myself from playing.… Expand
  21. fredinator
    Nov 25, 2018
    5
    I want to like Splatoon 2 but can't. It has fun design but
    - NO DEDICATED SERVERS even though you have to pay for online service
    - Weapons are poorly balanced and the passives on items increase that imbalance
    - Bear Corp is worse... It gives you random weapons you don't want to use or are simply bad against certain enemies
  22. happyPotato
    Nov 20, 2018
    7
    Splatoon 2 is a charming, poppy, and creative shooter contrasting ideas of shooting the enemy and maintaining territory. Although this game was fun for a while, I found serious flaws such as the startup waiting time, only certain modes being available at certain times, and repetitive game-play after some time. If you aren't into multiplayer shooters, I would stay away but if you are, thisSplatoon 2 is a charming, poppy, and creative shooter contrasting ideas of shooting the enemy and maintaining territory. Although this game was fun for a while, I found serious flaws such as the startup waiting time, only certain modes being available at certain times, and repetitive game-play after some time. If you aren't into multiplayer shooters, I would stay away but if you are, this will be a fantastic game for you.… Expand
  23. Kartchampion05
    Oct 7, 2018
    5
    Every person in this universe: Please can we have servers
    Nintendo: Servers? Screw that sh*t, you can give us $20 tho, nvm you have to give us $20 now.

    Oh, btw cloud saves aren't supported - Nintendo

    Besides the 2 second delay on multiplayer a good game, music is good, the art style is good, these delays just subtract so much from high level play.
  24. dislexicpotato
    Oct 2, 2018
    7
    There are a lot of things to love about Splatoon 2 like its bright colourful gorgeous graphics, its unique sound track and the tons of free dlc that come out for the game. The game overall is quite good but is VERY similar to its predecessor and feels more like an expansion than an actual new game. The weapons also arent very balanced.
  25. Ryaweasel
    Sep 27, 2018
    7
    If you loved the first game on Wii U, you'll love this one. If you don't know what Splatoon is, it's basically a shooter game, but with ink, This version has new hairstyles, weapons, stages and more, including a new mode called Salmon Run. What I hate about this game now though, is that you have to pay to play the main modes, Turf War and Ranked Battle. If you buy this game, unless youIf you loved the first game on Wii U, you'll love this one. If you don't know what Splatoon is, it's basically a shooter game, but with ink, This version has new hairstyles, weapons, stages and more, including a new mode called Salmon Run. What I hate about this game now though, is that you have to pay to play the main modes, Turf War and Ranked Battle. If you buy this game, unless you specifically bought it for Hero Mode, (Which I don't think anyone does?) be prepared to pay $20 a year to play this game, just warning ya. If this online service didn't exist, I would have given this game a solid 8. But since it does exist, I had to bump it down to a 7.… Expand
  26. Antidote4
    Jul 22, 2018
    7
    Great single player mode. Lots of content being poured out by Nintendo, including a full fledged single player DLC. The downsides to this game are the abysmal online server provided. Large amounts of latency, disconnects, awful matchmaking, and inability to easily group with friends make the fun online multiplayer into a frustrating experience.
  27. MythicalEmbers
    Jun 17, 2018
    7
    Splatoon 2 is a great game but with bad matchmaking. I have to go against level 80s and I'm just level 30. Say its just a level but it means experience, you don't just die over and over and get to level 80. It's hard to have fun in a game where you have to keep losing and losing over high competitive play. Everything else is good though.
  28. AllySky
    Jun 16, 2018
    7
    Clearly love and effort is being put into this game, not to mention it is incredibly adorable and fun. However the game play is at times frustrating, and it is far from the best moba out there.
  29. vvmax
    May 30, 2018
    7
    Good game. Lots of fun and a great game to play online but the lack of local multiplayer and having to listen to the squid sisters every time you boot up the game makes it a perfect 7
  30. MrMuffin16
    May 17, 2018
    7
    No skip option. Bad Connection. Great game play. Its a good game but isn't good enough to be anywhere near perfect.
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#24 Best Switch Game of 2017
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#8 Most Shared Switch Game of 2017

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Generally favorable reviews - based on 100 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 94 out of 100
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 100
  3. Negative: 0 out of 100
  1. PLAY! Zine
    Oct 12, 2017
    85
    Though never fun in real life, spilling ink all around is even more fun in Splatoon 2 than it was in the first game. Teaming up with your squid friends has never been better. But even though some weird Nintendo elements can drag the fun to a stall, everywhere that Splatoon 2 shines makes it a deserving heir to the original.
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  2. Game Rant
    Oct 8, 2017
    80
    Splatoon 2 builds on what its successor did so well, with a much larger base of assets that has allowed Nintendo to provide more to consumers right off the bat.
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  3. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Sep 29, 2017
    80
    Splatoon extended its content and has brought a funny storyline in the second episode. Both newcomers to the Switch and fans of the first game, this is a must-have for you. [Issue#277]
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