But, much like the early stages of Return of the Mammalians, I was surprised by how little I needed to know to jump in and play passably well. Collaborating with a team and competing against other human players is inherently fun. To be fair, Turf War is satisfying in the same way that a lot of competitive multiplayer shooters are satisfying. Ideally, each team will have a mix of both weapon types, making party communication even more important. Others, such as gigantic rollers and spray guns, are ideal for unloading massive amounts of paint on the ground. Some weapons, styled after machine guns and sniper rifles, are better-suited to player-versus-player combat. This is where the game’s huge variety of weapons comes into play. What results is an interesting balancing act between throwing down paint, and preventing your enemies from doing the same. Instead, the goal of Turf War is to cover as much of the battlefield as possible in your team’s paint color. However, while you can (and should) splatter members of the opposing team with paint, taking them down isn’t really the goal.
Turf War is a competitive multiplayer shooter mode, where two teams of four players compete against one another.
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This is what made the Splatoon series famous, and after playing a few rounds for myself, it wasn’t hard to see why. Last, but not least, we tried out the game’s signature Turf War mode. Learning each boss’s ins and outs will probably be Salmon Run’s first big challenge when Splatoon 3 debuts. Some bosses require concentrated paint barrages, while other require precision strikes, or even luring them to particular points on the battlefield. What worked best about Salmon Run was the sheer variety of bosses - and the fact that we never knew which boss would spawn next. Furthermore, there are hundreds of different difficulty levels available, meaning that Salmon Run can either be a chill hangout or a frenzied challenge, depending on your preferences. Communication with teammates is imperative, particularly since each player can equip different weapons and activate different ultimate abilities, in a pinch. The game lasts for three rounds, and each subsequent round features tougher bosses, a larger number of eggs to collect and a more distant basket.įor the most part, the mode is a lot like any other player-versus-enemy cooperative shooter mode. Each boss drops a number of golden eggs, which you have to return to a basket in a distant corner of the map. You and three other players team up against a variety of salmon-themed foes, including both minions and bosses. Like a lot of Splatoon 3, Salmon Run is easy to pick up and difficult to master. (Splatoon 2 restricts Salmon Run to certain times during the week.) This cooperative multiplayer mode debuted in Splatoon 2, but Splatoon 3 will expand on the concept, with new bosses and the ability to play it at any time. Of all the Splatoon 3 modes that Nintendo showed off, Salmon Run was my favorite.