Splatoon 2
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| Developer(s) | Nintendo EPD[a] |
| Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
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| Producer(s) | Hisashi Nogami[1] |
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| Series | Splatoon |
| Engine | LunchPack  |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo Switch |
| Release | July 21, 2017 |
| Genre(s) | Third-person shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Splatoon 2 is a 2017 shooter game developed and published by Nintendo on the Nintendo Switch. It is a sequel to Splatoon. A DLC expansion for the game, Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion, was released on the Nintendo eShop in 2018.
Gameplay
[change | change source]Splatoon 2 features similar gameplay to the previous entry, with players being able to shoot, jump and hide in ink. Some new weapons were added in as updates.
Plot
[change | change source]The Octarians, an evil race of octopus-like creatures, have stolen power sources called Zapfish from Inkopolis. The main protagonist, Agent 4, is tasked with saving them and stopping the Octarians.
DLC
[change | change source]In 2018, Splatoon 2 received a DLC expansion named Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion. This DLC added new story levels and new gameplay elements, as well as playable Octolings, octopus-like creatures similar to the game's squid-like Inklings.
Gameplay consists of short challenge levels, usually timed, with players being given a specific weapon. They must complete the level with that weapon.
Notes
[change | change source]- ↑ Additional development support by Monolith Soft.
References
[change | change source]- 1 2 3 4 5 Famitsu interview 21 July 2018 (in Japanese)
- ↑ 2020 interview with Terumasa Kato (in Japanese)
- ↑ 2019 interview with Yosuke Morimoto (in Japanese)
- ↑ 2019 interview with Takuya Kobayashi (in Japanese)
- ↑ 2019 Interview with Kazuhide Ueda (in Japanese)
- ↑ 2019 interview with Kotomi Jin (in Japanese)
- ↑ 2016 interview with Mariko Tachibana (in Japanese)
- ↑ 2019 interview with Yuki Hamada (in Japanese)
- 1 2 3 Famitsu interview 22 July 2018 (in Japanese)