Splatoon - Wii U Video Games

Splatter enemies and claim your turf as ink-spraying, squid-like Inklings in Nintendo's ultimate mess-fest! Challenge players online* in chaotic 4-on-4 turf wars and unleash squid powers to ink your way to victory. May the best mess win.
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Make a mess in the ultimate mess-fest!

Splatter enemies and claim your turf as ink-spraying, squid-like Inklings in Nintendo's ultimate mess-fest! Challenge players online* in chaotic 4-on-4 turf wars and unleash squid powers to ink your way to victory. May the best mess win.
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Leave no territory clean! In these all-out, online* turf wars, you’ll need ink blasters, ink rollers, ink bombs and squid-power on your side! Every splat of ink you spray gives you a chance to transform into a squid and hide, climb walls, or travel at super speed. Rank up in online battles to unlock new weapons and fresh gear for your Inkling, complete with unique gameplay perks! Or earn your stripes in single player mode—where an evil octopus army has kidnapped the electric catfish used to power the city of Inkopolis! This underground adventure has octopi to splatter, ink puzzles to solve, and bosses to beat. No time to blink, prepare to ink!
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*Broadband Internet access required for online play. For more info, go to support.nintendo.com.


Multi-Player

Team up in fierce 4 vs. 4 online* battles to cover arenas with as much ink as possible.
   
Transformations

Transform into a squid for new powers and abilities! Travel at super speed by swimming in your ink, lurk in your ink to surprise foes or climb up walls to access hard-to-reach areas.
   
Upgrades

Upgrade your Inkling’s style and firepower at the shopping mall, where you can get weapons, headgear, clothes and shoes.
   
Unlocking

Unlock special perks with each piece of gear.


Super Weapons

Unleash powered-up super weapons that can be used to attack rivals or cover more turf.
   
Battle Evil

Infiltrate the headquarters of an evil octopus army and recover the stolen electric catfish in a single-player adventure filled with tricky contraptions.
   
Wii U GamePad

Select between multiple control options on the Wii U GamePad controller, including using gyroscopic controls to look around, allowing for better aiming and control.
   
The Ink Roller

Leave no territory clean these online* turf wars! You’ll need ink blasters, ink rollers, ink bombs and squid-power on your side!

There was a time when I was heavily into shooter games. I sunk hours and hours into Halo 2 & 3, then did the same with the first few Modern Warfare/Black Ops titles. After a while though, I got totally burnt out with these style of games. Not to mention I was tired of the ultra competitive jerks that inhabited the online lobbies. I probably haven't bought a Call of Duty or Halo game in the last 5 years.

When I saw the press about Splatoon it immediately peaked my interest. So now I've got the game and I have to say, I totally love it. Leave it to Nintendo to take a beat to death genre like shooters and inject it with personality and approach it from a new perspective. The change from being concerned with just killing the enemy to having to cover the ground with your paint just brings a whole new life to this game for me.
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Many have complained about lack of voice chat, but for me it is totally fine. I don't have to deal with the ultra-competitive jerks that I referenced above. Some folks say that lack of voice chat prohibits planning with your team, but I haven't really found that to be a problem. These games are so quick and chaotic that I don't really see how you could plan much anyway. It's not like a tactical shooter where you have longer drawn out matches where you have to coordinate to take enemy bases or anything like that. And when I say chaotic I mean it in a good way.

The other major complaint this game is getting at launch is the lack of content. Yes, there is limited content, but the developers have promised a ton of FREE DLC, and it's all coming soon. So to me, this game was more of an investment.

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