Splatoon
Template:Game-infobox Splatoon (スプラトゥーン Supuratūn) is an upcoming 2015 third-person shooter developed and published by Nintendo. The game focuses on a war between Inklings, using weaponized ink to cover the most territory. The game was first revealed at E3 2014 and will release on the Wii U May 29, 2015.
Story
With the hope of invading the Inklings' world, the Octarians built an underground facility known as Octo Valley. After the disappearance of Zapfishes from the Inklings' world, the protagonist, wearing the Hero Suit, must infiltrate the base and rescue all the Zapfishes.
Gameplay
Splatoon is a third-person shooter game focused on online multiplayer, in which eight players are divided into two teams of four and tasked with covering the arena in as much ink of their team's color as possible in a set amount of time. Players have two main forms, and may switch between the two at will: their human form, in which they can use weapons to spread ink and splatter opponents, and their squid form, which can swim through ink at amazing speed, recharge the player's ink tanks, and hide in similarly-colored ink. Players can also utilize Sub Weapons, such as Ink Bombs, and Special Weapons, such as Ink Launchers. Teams are awarded points based on the amount of land they cover in their team's ink, and the team that covers the most territory within a specified time wins the match.
Splatoon also features a single-player Hero Mode, which sees the player travel to Octo Valley and traverse levels based on 3D-platforming and puzzle solving.
Characters
Protagonists
Secondary
Antagonists
Modes
Regular
Regular modes can be accessed by players of all levels.
- Turf War: An online mode consisting of four players in two teams. The team with the highest ink coverage wins the match.
- Hero Mode: A single player story mode with puzzle and platforming elements. It stars an Inkling in the Hero Suit fighting the Octarians in Octo Valley.
- Battle Dojo: A local 2-player multiplayer mode. The GamePad player uses the GamePad screen, the Pro Controller player uses the TV screen. They compete against each other on the Turf War maps to pop the most balloons.
Ranked Battle
Ranked Battle will be able to be accessed by Level 10 players upon its release by Nintendo. The modes included in this category will require a higher level of strategy compared to regular modes, and wins and losses will be counted toward players' ranks. Players begin with a 'C' rating, but are able to improve and regress based on how well they perform. Ranked Battle will be released when a large amount of players have reached Level 10.
- Splat Zones: A mode similar to King of the Hill and Capture the Flag games.
Multiplayer Maps
Gallery
- Main article: Gallery
Trivia
- Splatoon is a portmanteau of "splat" and "platoon". This fits the game's theme perfectly, as it focuses on platoons that splatter colored ink.
- The Inklings' squid form shares strong similarities with Super Mario's Bloopers.
- In the single-player trailer from the November 2014 Nintendo Direct, a frame of artwork consists a Blooper from the Super Mario series and Octoroks from the Legend of Zelda series
