Tower Control

Tower Control is a form of Ranked Battle that was released on July 1st, 2015 in ''Splatoon.

Description
In Tower Control, two teams of four Inklings fight to control a central Tower. The Tower is a tall, blue structure with ink-able walls and a part grate platform for players to stand on. When a player reaches the top of the Tower, it will begin moving on a rail toward enemy territory. If the player standing on the Tower falls off the platform or gets killed, after a short amount of time, the Tower will begin moving rapidly back to the center. Because of this gameplay element, the player on the Tower is a constant target and must be guarded by teammates on the ground.

The score is measured by how far into enemy territory a team has rode the tower. If a team manages to get the tower to the enemy goal-zone (where the score counter will reach zero; indicated by a glowing floor tile) then said team will win the match, and achieve a Knockout score. If the game timer runs out with the tower in a neutral state, the team with the smallest distance number will win. If the game timer runs out and the tower is still controlled by either team, then the game will go into overtime until either the controlling team manages to get the tower to the goal-zone, or until the tower goes neutral.

General

 * When on the tower, the small pole in the middle can be used to hide/defend the player from enemy attacks.
 * If the enemies are on the tower, a player should get on the choke points and kill them from afar.

For Rollers/Blasters:
It is recommended that these players should be the ones to stay on the tower. Rollers and Blasters deal a very large amount of damage, good for close range fighting, especially if an enemy climbs on the tower.

For Chargers:
These players should stay on choke points (not the tower) and snipe those who try to claim the tower.

For Shooters:
These players should stay in the area around the tower and destroy those who try to get on. They should only get on the tower when no one else is.

Other weapons

 * Ink Mines are effective at keeping others off the tower.
 * Killer Wails can be used to blast off whomever is on the tower!
 * The Kraken and Bubbler make the player invincible.
 * Inkstrikes must be shot a distance away from the tower, so that it will be effective in reclaiming the tower. Otherwise it will just miss.
 * Splash Walls can be put in front of the tower in times of pain.
 * Suction Bombs are good for reclaiming the tower.
 * Beakons can be used on choke points to prevent destruction.

Trivia

 * When riding the tower, it will play gentle music similar to an ice cream truck's tones.
 * Tower Control was unveiled during the May 7, 2015 Splatoon-themed Nintendo Direct.
 * The release date of Tower Control was revealed on June 30th, 2015.