Starlink: Battle for Atlas

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Generally favorable reviews- based on 228 Ratings

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  1. VideoGameLover
    Oct 17, 2018
    10
    Once again, grouchy, cynical reviewers who do not get it. Starlink on Switch is fantastic, fun, addictive, kept me up all night and love love love where it has gone. Stop whining over the toys. They are fun and innovative and...you dont need them to beat the game! Just level up bigtime, as you do in most RPG games, and you will defeat everything!

    If you want Zelda in Space meets    Once again, grouchy, cynical reviewers who do not get it. Starlink on Switch is fantastic, fun, addictive, kept me up all night and love love love where it has gone. Stop whining over the toys. They are fun and innovative and...you dont need them to beat the game! Just level up bigtime, as you do in most RPG games, and you will defeat everything!

    If you want Zelda in Space meets Starfox, this game is for you!

    A must buy for ever Switch owner.    … Expand
  2. RedrexXx
    Oct 16, 2018
    10
    Having such a blast with it. This game will be for you if 1) you like spaceships customization 2) well crafted space shooter gameplay 3) STARFOX! The story is simple enough that you can simply enjoy it, the controls are tight and well thought and the universe is so cool to explore. The fact that you can take this with you on the go is so amazing! A must buy.
  3. Sandman83
    Nov 28, 2018
    10
    Massive awesome game, can't recommend it enough. The starfox stuff is also sort of like a game in itself and the performance on the switch is pretty insane.
  4. Sanji123
    Oct 18, 2018
    10
    Why 10/10. This Games unfolds its quality on the highest difficulty. Fight against outlaws within an asteroid field and i died. Again. Died. Again. Now using asteroids as natural coverage and try to get behind the enemy ships. Win. Tried many weapon compositions. Precision weapons with automatic fire when holding the fire buttons also worked in that situation. This game might by repetitiveWhy 10/10. This Games unfolds its quality on the highest difficulty. Fight against outlaws within an asteroid field and i died. Again. Died. Again. Now using asteroids as natural coverage and try to get behind the enemy ships. Win. Tried many weapon compositions. Precision weapons with automatic fire when holding the fire buttons also worked in that situation. This game might by repetitive when playing on easy mode, but not in higher difficulties. Learn your provided stuff and you will find yourself back in a lively universe.… Expand
  5. CDizzness
    Dec 18, 2019
    10
    This game blows me away each time I boot it up, seriously. The atmosphere is space, which I love, you can hop from planet to planet with the smoothest transitions I have seen in a space game on Switch, or any game for that matter (I only played the day 1 edition of No Mans Sky). The storyline is a little cheesy, but its still fun, kind of like watching a really well made Saturday morningThis game blows me away each time I boot it up, seriously. The atmosphere is space, which I love, you can hop from planet to planet with the smoothest transitions I have seen in a space game on Switch, or any game for that matter (I only played the day 1 edition of No Mans Sky). The storyline is a little cheesy, but its still fun, kind of like watching a really well made Saturday morning cartoon. The graphics are gorgeous and really show what the Switch can do. The toys are everything for me, I love games that bring toys to life and do it the right way. I could never get into Skylanders or anything of that sort because it was a bit too childish for me. But this game is the right balance, it could be fun for a kid or (a nerdy adult like myself). The toys are totally affordable right now, so of course I went mad with purchasing every single ship and every weapon pack, along with pilots too. The toys are well-made and detailed, they look nice on a display shelf. There is so much to do!!! You can identify species on different planets, collect loot, take down bad guys with awesome weapons, travel space, take part in dog fights with space pirates. If you like space and flying, just get this game. If you are a collector, get the physical edition, if not, get the digital deluxe. Just make sure you realize what you are getting into with the physical edition. Weapon types matter, pilots do as well, and ships count as lives.
    P.S. As many reviewers have mentioned, Star Fox was made for this game, Ubisoft knows what they are doing when it comes to working with Nintendos' tech at this point, and their characters shine with the Snowdrop engine.

    Summary of Score
    Graphics: 8.5
    Gameplay: 9.5
    Storyline: 7.5
    Replayability: 10.0
    Overally score is 10.0 because I must combat the over-negative reviews and bump this up to the score it deserves, which is an 8.8.    … Expand
  6. NiGHTSfan
    Nov 27, 2018
    10
    I had a blast playing this game on my nintendo switch its a good game better than i expected since i always go into new games with low expectations and even though its an ubisoft game the devs did a great job on the development even for the nintendo switch version and i mostly played as fox through out the game and its so much better with fox since it feels like another starfox game butI had a blast playing this game on my nintendo switch its a good game better than i expected since i always go into new games with low expectations and even though its an ubisoft game the devs did a great job on the development even for the nintendo switch version and i mostly played as fox through out the game and its so much better with fox since it feels like another starfox game but its not so thats another reason why i love the game… Expand
  7. sonicpulsar
    Oct 20, 2018
    10
    Having an incredible time with this game. It has planet and species exploration, action, great characters (including StarFox), brutal weapons, memorable ships and a great storyline. One of the year's Highlights for me!
  8. Voodooseeker
    Oct 19, 2018
    10
    I can't stop playing - OMG - this game is so good. It's really hard to write in a few lines why Starlink on Nintendo Switch is so good. Ubisoft has nailed it - this is far the most beautiful innovative open-world RPG mixed into Star Fox / space battle world + a really interesting RPG. Last night I forgot all about the clock - and it's really a long time since any game has been that good,I can't stop playing - OMG - this game is so good. It's really hard to write in a few lines why Starlink on Nintendo Switch is so good. Ubisoft has nailed it - this is far the most beautiful innovative open-world RPG mixed into Star Fox / space battle world + a really interesting RPG. Last night I forgot all about the clock - and it's really a long time since any game has been that good, thank you Ubisoft and Nintendo!
    I'm 38 and really enjoying the toys lol, it's so snap and one thing I noticed no one tells, the light from the Nintendo grip, there is blue led light in the ships, Arwing with light or Neptune.....awesome. The gameplay can at first hand look a bit repeatable BUT when you get 20-30 hours gameplay - you'll see how the whole star system is alive....I'm amazed. I left planet Haven from start which gave me a challenge last night.....the WHOLE PLANET was invaded, oh dear! Game on!
    The game runs incredieble fantastic on the Switch docked/handled (omg, handled I can continue in bed digitally :P) - graphics WAUVV, the lightning and textures. Sounds is also really intop that universe......I loveeeee the sound in my subwoofer when I'm leaving the planets atmospheres, BOOMMMM and TOTAL silence in space :P ...the Prime battle music is also epic.
    Fox and his team is merged beautiful into the storyline + the Wolf Star hunt is amazing.
    Happy it's weekend....ROCK'N'ROLL BOYS!
    PS. Star Fox theme on special abillity, ohhh yes Ubisoft, that's the way we like it.    … Expand
  9. HorusVenus1210
    Oct 16, 2018
    10
    Muy divertido y la inclusión de fox fue un gran acierto, sin duda es un juego que engancha desde el primer momento.
  10. Panchosalse
    Oct 16, 2018
    10
    Best Starfox game to date (without being a Starfox game perse), since N64!!
  11. RYSCO
    Dec 5, 2018
    10
    I love this game, it's wonderful. Has anyone noticed that starfox is cool? nobody...and that's why all of us at switch have bought this game. To say that playing with the ship is a bit tedious and you end up playing in digital which is easier. I love everything that can be done in the game and everything that needs to be recovered to be able to do things in it, you can expand the game aI love this game, it's wonderful. Has anyone noticed that starfox is cool? nobody...and that's why all of us at switch have bought this game. To say that playing with the ship is a bit tedious and you end up playing in digital which is easier. I love everything that can be done in the game and everything that needs to be recovered to be able to do things in it, you can expand the game a lot and that's appreciated. If it has popping and a thousand things but that's not why a game has to be bad...we have the spiderman of play or the red dead 2 and everyone is like crazy...because that a game misunderstood like the xenoblade 2...things of life....… Expand
  12. SatanOPhonic
    Oct 18, 2018
    10
    The best Starfox game since the one from N64. Don't care about the rest of the game, Starfox is best.
  13. Phuz
    Nov 9, 2022
    10
    10/10

    Here's why. It's fun. I don't care about all the little parts that are good, or bad. I just want to enjoy a game and have fun. It's so cheap too. I think I picked the complete toy controller and game code up for about £10 new. People pay more than £10 for an amiibo. With this you get a controller mounted arwing, with interchangable pieces and a game for £10. Which nutters    10/10

    Here's why. It's fun. I don't care about all the little parts that are good, or bad. I just want to enjoy a game and have fun. It's so cheap too. I think I picked the complete toy controller and game code up for about £10 new. People pay more than £10 for an amiibo. With this you get a controller mounted arwing, with interchangable pieces and a game for £10. Which nutters are complaigning?    … Expand
  14. House65_MD
    Oct 17, 2018
    10
    I been playing the game for at least 20 hours so far, and yes it's not the best game ever created, but let me tell you this it super fun, and even though, I would love to say that is perfect it isn't, but not because the game lacks of content, is more about the quality vs price, is about how simple thing could have been implemented differently that could have made this title a real 10 forI been playing the game for at least 20 hours so far, and yes it's not the best game ever created, but let me tell you this it super fun, and even though, I would love to say that is perfect it isn't, but not because the game lacks of content, is more about the quality vs price, is about how simple thing could have been implemented differently that could have made this title a real 10 for everybody, for example more creatures and more fauna on each planet to scan, once completed on of the member could give you something cool for it, the collecting materials? make them part of the upgrade system, material to upgrade the ships, materials to build the mods of the weapons, materials upgrade the bases on the planet, make the exploration on search of rare materials around the planets and the space a fundamental part, make the exploration rewarding, and if only while on the planet we had flying enemies that we had to take down while in flight mode I would have appreciate that, the missions are not bad, but a couple of well designs puzzle along side hordes of enemies another great addition, this are all minor details that could have easily been added to the game with minimum effort and would have made the game even better. The combat system is unbelievably rewarding and fun, the planets are gorgeous, and the story is not terrible as some people claim, I'm really enjoying the game a lot, but I can see why some people complain and I understand them. hopefully ubisoft releases a a where some of this issues are addressed and I'll be even happier, and if there is a Starlink 2 and all in to rock and roll! :D… Expand
  15. lejyoner00
    Oct 23, 2018
    10
    I bought starter edition in day one.. Some says digital is more cheap but i dont agree.. Toys are good, and Arwing seems beatiful.. Looks like Some Starfox game's Limited Edition ;P

    And you can finish the game with just starter pack.. It really cool.. Gameplay is awesome.. Graphic is amazing for Nintendo Switch.. Story is good enough and Starfox content is fine.. Grinding in game is    I bought starter edition in day one.. Some says digital is more cheap but i dont agree.. Toys are good, and Arwing seems beatiful.. Looks like Some Starfox game's Limited Edition ;P

    And you can finish the game with just starter pack.. It really cool..

    Gameplay is awesome.. Graphic is amazing for Nintendo Switch.. Story is good enough and Starfox content is fine..
    Grinding in game is challenging..
    Maybe just some negative thing is not online coop or multiplayer..

    We can say that Ubisoft starts a series with this.. :)    … Expand
  16. Ernest_Figueroa
    Jul 13, 2019
    10
    Con la ultima Actualización quedo un juegazo y extendieron su duración. En switch es demasiada felicidad, es un juego que se te hace corto por lo divertido que es. No es un Starfox pero compensa en parte la ausencia de un starfox 100%.
  17. gogreen
    Mar 4, 2019
    10
    The game is most worth it when bought digitally and played on the Switch. As a person who does not like exploring, this game made me like exp;loring. The fights are amazing and the Starfox missions just adds to that
  18. Ignan
    Jan 14, 2020
    10
    Divine experience, best game from the genre that I've ever played, by far, the first momento that you change for the Planet and the orbit is just unforgetable.
  19. dflins
    Apr 26, 2020
    10
    Amazing and fluid exploration, combat and tons of content. Starfox was integrated in a way that feels like it's his own game. It's very cheap now so totally worth the money, especially with the airwing toy. I was very surprised by this game, ubisoft has been doing a great job woth their nintendo content.
  20. adrianna35
    Jul 22, 2020
    10
    Did they seriously add Star Fox characters in this crossover? It's totally incredible! You'll love it before you know i!
  21. omniface
    Mar 7, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. starlink atlas switch only

    pros
    almost the entire story mode is optional which was a very fun choice
    cool plotline
    amazing freedom with traveling to each about ten planets
    light speed user ship
    good ground controls
    good characters
    good goals-mode as its open world so good mission mode
    great shooting feature
    kid friendly
    adult friendly
    best graphics of any game

    cons
    ships turning is a bit laggy [very minor[    … Expand
  22. Yocopnc
    Mar 27, 2021
    10
    Very well done mechanics, a great story can easily be integrated as the next star fox game. The characters of this game can be a great addition to the next starfox game if Nintendo chooses to do one
  23. calvinbrine
    Jun 20, 2023
    10
    Hell yes, best game on Switch that isn't a rerelease. I couldn't get away from this game, no matter how many other new games I had and wanted to play badly
  24. evolvia31
    Oct 22, 2018
    9
    [MAJ]
    Aprés 40h de jeu, je fais 2 ou 3 modifications sur mon avis:
    - je lui rajoute +1 - Je confirme que le didacticiel est trés mal fait et n'aborde même pas 10% des mécaniques du jeu - Le jeu est loin d'etre "trés" répétitif, il est certes un peu répétitif vers la fin du jeu mais comme n'importe quel autre jeu. Starlink est un bon jeu, malgré certaines critiques un peu trop    [MAJ]
    Aprés 40h de jeu, je fais 2 ou 3 modifications sur mon avis:
    - je lui rajoute +1
    - Je confirme que le didacticiel est trés mal fait et n'aborde même pas 10% des mécaniques du jeu
    - Le jeu est loin d'etre "trés" répétitif, il est certes un peu répétitif vers la fin du jeu mais comme n'importe quel autre jeu.

    Starlink est un bon jeu, malgré certaines critiques un peu trop sévère et d'autres un peu trop démonstrative.
    c'est un jeu Ubisoft et comme quasiment tous les jeux Ubisoft, l'exploration ets basé sur le principe du déblocage des pylone pour avoir la vision, faire les quetes, puis débloquer un autre point et ainsi de suite.
    Le pilotage du vaisseau est trés arcade, mais trés instinctif et fluide. La caméra est peut etre un tout petit peu trop prés mais c'est un petit détail.
    Pour moi le seul gros point noir du jeu c'est que le tutoriel explique pas grand chose et beaucoup de mécanique sont a découvrir par soit-même au fil du jeu et/ou en faisant des tests.
    AU niveau figurine, elles sont de trés bonne qualité et on sens bien le poids sur la manette.
    Pour les histoire, cellle de Fox est plutot sympa pour Mason je ne l'ai pas encore faites.

    Tout le jeu peu se finir avec le starter pack et le vaisseau de base ce qui est vraiment sympa si on ne veut pas dépenser trop d'argent dans les figurines.

    Au niveau difficulté, il y a 4 mode accessible des le début, déjà le mode normal donne un bon défi.
    bref c'est un bon jeu.    … Expand
  25. doginmylense
    Oct 31, 2018
    9
    A friend gave me the starter kit to this game for my birthday. I honestly was not sure I would enjoy it but just now after defeating Grax I can 100% say do not sleep on this game!

    Starlink is addictive and enjoyable. The gameplay is seamless and I will be honest I never use the toys. Ubisoft was really really smart making this co-op out of the box on switch. You have everything you need    A friend gave me the starter kit to this game for my birthday. I honestly was not sure I would enjoy it but just now after defeating Grax I can 100% say do not sleep on this game!

    Starlink is addictive and enjoyable. The gameplay is seamless and I will be honest I never use the toys. Ubisoft was really really smart making this co-op out of the box on switch. You have everything you need to play couch co-op from the very first mission to the very last. Not only that I found NO ISSUE with co-op play. It was super enjoyable and in my opinion the best co-op games on switch right now. You can seamlessly pop in and out of play and your friend can just keep going with no need to restart the game just a quick menu press. You can both you ALL of the unlocked weapons ships etc. So you are not limited digitally even if you have one of the toys. and the split screen is really really well done that you never worry about camera issues or screen cramping.

    I decided to pick up some additional toys for my copy of the game so I picked up the Neptune Ship pack because I liked the look of the pilot. A Kharl Zeon Pilot. Same reason and the Crusher Weapon pack. All of this cost me about $75CND or $50USD. It was a worth while add on. These simple changes gave me a third ship. The ships are important because each one is like a life in the game. If you loose one you can use another but once you run out you have to pay to start over. It gave me a nice spread of elemental weapon options and it allowed me to play the starlink story without fox and side missions and the starfox story after my first complete playthough. The mission system is really smartly designed allowed you to control how you play so if you just want to play the starfox content which their is A LOT of you can. I appreciated the control to do this because it made it seem like you are getting 1.5 times the game this way.

    I am holding back from giving the game a perfect score however. While their is a decent amount of variety in the missions and the game is completely action packed. It's never boring. It does start to repeat a lot of the same missions. Go to a planet. Build outposts, kill primes repeat. While their is more exploration then just this and you can help locals and gather rate items and fuse mods to level up your ship etc. The voice acting and dialog is quire reused. The plants while they are different are still very much the same. I would have liked to see different types of aliens different challenges like maybe Observatories are harder to build on one planet then another etc. I wish each planet had a bonus and a draw back the player needed to figure out. The last thing this game is missing is Online Co-Op. If Ubisoft makes a sequel and I really hope the do and if they address these few minor issues and add online co-op it would easily be the BEST space exploration/Starfox game to date. Saying that Starlink is right next to Starfox 64 as one of the best Star Fox games ever made. You don't feel like he was just tossed in at all! If you are looking for the best way to buy this title I recommend the digital deluxe pack. It's the same price as the starter kit but comes with all of this ships, pilots etc unlocked and their is no need for toys at all to play. This is the only game I can honestly say it is of great benefit to go digital over physical!    … Expand
  26. janhovden
    Apr 30, 2019
    9
    Excellent and underrated game - very much in the spirit of Star Fox. Playing this on easy, it offers a nice, relaxing experience of combat, levelling and exploration in an an open world / star system which reminds me of playing Skyrim.
  27. Dargonet
    Oct 22, 2018
    9
    It's pure fun and amazing to see such a big vast open world with flawless transition between planets and space. Of cause it is as repetitive as destiny or other mmoisch games, while the core game play is fun. Star Fox fits the game like it was intended to be in there from the start and you can sink n dozens of hours into the game. The only criticism I have are pricing models and that youIt's pure fun and amazing to see such a big vast open world with flawless transition between planets and space. Of cause it is as repetitive as destiny or other mmoisch games, while the core game play is fun. Star Fox fits the game like it was intended to be in there from the start and you can sink n dozens of hours into the game. The only criticism I have are pricing models and that you are missing out on the great tactical opportunities without some weapon types.… Expand
  28. Cfgk24
    Oct 24, 2018
    9
    The Nintendo Switch version is outstanding the addition of Starfox storyline is a really really nice addition!
  29. Lance22
    Apr 2, 2019
    9
    StarLink (or should I say StarFox) Battle for Atlas is a fantastic open world/space shoot-em-up game, although the storyline may be StarLink's weakest point what I really admire about the game is all the attention to detail that they put into all the ships they created and all the battles in combat that you get to participate in heck even the voice acting is really good, while there areStarLink (or should I say StarFox) Battle for Atlas is a fantastic open world/space shoot-em-up game, although the storyline may be StarLink's weakest point what I really admire about the game is all the attention to detail that they put into all the ships they created and all the battles in combat that you get to participate in heck even the voice acting is really good, while there are so many good things I can say about the game I still have to mention there are a few problems as well such as Texter Poppins and stuff not loading properly but these problems range from minor to nonexistent, overall the game is just a blast to play you'll actually forget about all the bad things that happen in game, UBIsoft did a great job integrating StarFox into a new universe that's why I'm giving the game a 9/10, there is still room for improvement but for now this is one of the best "StarFox" games I have ever played… Expand
  30. BrettSiebenhaar
    May 7, 2019
    9
    Basically, if you play on Switch and use Fox, this is a Starfox game. The game iook's good, it plays good, and the story is great. There is a lot to do on each planet, but once you beat the game, it does get repetitive because the only thing left to do is take over the same outposts on different planets. But like I said, the story is great and it's fun and very addicting. If you loveBasically, if you play on Switch and use Fox, this is a Starfox game. The game iook's good, it plays good, and the story is great. There is a lot to do on each planet, but once you beat the game, it does get repetitive because the only thing left to do is take over the same outposts on different planets. But like I said, the story is great and it's fun and very addicting. If you love some Fox McCloud and Falco's smart*ass ways, then you will like this game!… Expand
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 63 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 39 out of 63
  2. Mixed: 22 out of 63
  3. Negative: 2 out of 63
  1. Nintendo Force Magazine
    Feb 26, 2019
    85
    Starlink as a new franchise isn't perfect, but it's still a whole lot of fun. [Issue #37 – January/February 2019, p. 71]
  2. Edge Magazine
    Nov 9, 2018
    60
    It's a shame that, for all those nifty custom USB sockets, there's no real connection to be found here. [Christmas 2018, p.112]
  3. Cubed3
    Nov 5, 2018
    80
    Starlink: Battle for Atlas is a surprise hit for Nintendo Switch. Furthermore, embedding Star Fox in was a masterstroke. From a surprisingly good score and audio cues from characters, to stunning vistas and scenery, there are many positives to be had. There will be many who appreciate the large number of tasks to do, but others will be deterred by the repetitiveness of them, although these are largely optional. The main issue is essentially asking what point of sale is the best value for money as no option is cheap.
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