Splatoon
Splatoon is primarily a team-based third-person shooter which is playable by up to eight players in 4-vs-4 matches, although the game also features a single-player campaign. Players control characters called…
Splatoon is a platform developed by Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.2, released 28 May 2015 on Wii U. The main story takes about 77.5 hrs to finish.
What Splatoon is
Splatoon is a platform game developed by Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.2 and released in 2015. It was published by Nintendo. It is available on Wii U only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
After the Great Zapfish, Inkopolis' primary power supply, is stolen, Cap'n Cuttlefish employs a Splatoon of Inklings to travel to the Octarians' secret underground base and retrieve it. Players assume the role of Agent 3 of the New Squidbeak Splatoon and traverse the treacherous landscape of Octo Valley in order to reclaim various lost Zapfish, Sunken Scrolls, and Power Eggs.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative and Single player.
Where it sits in the Splatoon series
Splatoon is the first of 21 entries we hold in the Splatoon series. The next entry was Splatoon: Version 2.0.0 in 2015. Its critic score of 81 is 4 points below the series average of 85. The highest-rated entry is Mario Kart 8 Deluxe at 93.
How it was received
Splatoon holds a critic score of 81 out of 100. That places it above 75% of the 2,372 rated platform games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2015 averaged 69, so it scored 12 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 81, across 168 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 77.5 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 430 hrs, roughly 5.5 times the length of the critical path.
What it launched against
Splatoon launched on 28 May 2015, within three weeks of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Heroes of the Storm, Project CARS and Invisible, Inc.. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.
Released around the same time: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Heroes of the Storm, Project CARS, Invisible, Inc..
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Splatoon yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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