Splatoon 2

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Splatoon 2
Splatoon2coverart.png
North American box art
Developer(s) Nintendo EPD
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Producer(s) Hisashi Nogami
Director(s) Yusuke Amano
Seita Inoue
Shintaro Sato
Platform(s) Nintendo Switch
Release Worldwide: 21 July 2017
TW: 1 December 2017[1]
KR: 2 May 2019[2]
JP, HK & TW: 8 October 2021 (with DLC)
Genre(s) Third-person shooter
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer
Media Game card
Digital download (Nintendo eShop)
Game size(s) 6.1 GB (standalone)
8.1 GB (with DLC)
Age rating(s) JP: All Ages by CERO
DE: 6+ by USK
PT: 6+ by PEGI
RU: 6+ by RARS
EU: 7+ by PEGI
NA: Everyone 10+ by ESRB
AU: Parental Guidance by ACB
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Splatoon 2

Splatoon 2 is a third-person shooter developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch console, and the sequel to the Wii U game Splatoon. The game builds further on the ink-based shooting mechanics introduced in Splatoon, with the general gameplay being identical, but adds new content including new weapons, stages, and a new horde mode named Salmon Run.

The game was first teased on 20 October 2016 during the reveal trailer for the Nintendo Switch and released worldwide on 21 July 2017.[3] A physical version of the game with its Octo Expansion DLC built in was released in Japan,[4] Hong Kong,[5] and Taiwan[6] on 8 October 2021.

The game proved to be massively successful, selling over 2.5 times as many units as Splatoon (13.6 million[7] vs. 4.95 million)[8] and going on to become approximately the fifteenth-best-selling Nintendo Switch title.

Splatoon 2's sequel, named Splatoon 3, was announced for the Nintendo Switch on 17 February 2021. It released on 9 September 2022.

Development

Although teased with the reveal of the Switch console, Nintendo did not officially confirm this or any other game showcased in the video as being in development at the time.[9][10] The title was officially unveiled on 13 January 2017 at the Nintendo Switch Presentation in Tokyo, Japan[11] and a demo was playable at Switch hands-on events. The Splatoon 2 Global Testfire demo was playable from 24 to 26 March 2017.[12]

There are three versions of the game: Japanese, North American/Oceanian, and European. The purpose of the three versions is to separate region-based content such as Splatfests, especially ones containing advertisements. Previously, Oceania received the European version of the first Splatoon before receiving the North American version of this game. Each version has its own translations of the game, even with slight differences between the North American/Oceanian and European versions' English, French, and Spanish translations. For the European version, the game was also localized to Dutch, German, Italian, and Russian.

Story

Base game

The events of the story mode take place two years after the completion of the first game's Octo Valley mode, while Cap'n Cuttlefish is on vacation with Agent 3. Callie and the Great Zapfish have disappeared and Marie recruits the player, designated Agent 4, to storm Octo Canyon to search for them. The Squid Sisters Stories mention the snow globe DJ Octavio was imprisoned in is shattered and Cap'n Cuttlefish's shack is smashed. This mode is set in Octo Canyon, a place similar to Octo Valley from the first game.

Octo Expansion DLC

Main article: Octo Expansion

The events of the Octo Expansion story mode take place at the same time as the base game's story does. The Octo Expansion is the 'vacation' Agent 3 and Cap'n Cuttlefish are on, which is referenced within the base game's single-player campaign. When Cap'n Cuttlefish and Agent 3 were in Octo Valley, Agent 3 battled against an Octoling that somehow led to both the Octoling and Cap'n Cuttlefish being captured and taken deep underground to an abandoned station in the Deepsea Metro, ran by the Kamabo Corporation. With the Octoling having lost their memory, they are nicknamed 'Agent 8' and team up with Cap'n Cuttlefish to ride the Deepsea Metro and escape the facility, along the way collecting mem cakes, which are physical manifestations of Agent 8's lost memories. Agent 8 and Cap'n Cuttlefish meet mysterious and shady characters such as the Telephone, C.Q. Cumber, Iso Padre and familiar faces such as Pearl, Marina and Agent 3.

Gameplay

Like its prequel, Splatoon 2 is a third-person shooter game focused on online multiplayer battles, in which eight players are divided into two teams of four. Players have two main forms and may switch between the two at will: their humanoid form, in which they can use weapons to spread ink and splatter opponents, and their squid form, which they can use to swim through ink at great speed and up walls, recharge the player's ink tank faster (while in their ink) and hide in their team's ink. Players can also utilize sub weapons, such as Splat Bombs, and special weapons, such as Splashdowns.

In the primary game mode, Turf War, players are awarded points based on the amount of turf (ground) they cover in their team's ink— the team that covers the most territory within three minutes wins the match.

Characters

Main article: Character

Protagonists

Secondary

Antagonists

Modes

Main article: Mode

Stages

Main article: Stage

A total of twenty-three stages are normally playable in Splatoon 2. Of these stages, fourteen are brand new, while the other nine are returning from Splatoon.

Multiplayer stages in Splatoon 2
S2 Stage Ancho-V Games.png
Ancho-V Games 		S2 Stage Arowana Mall.png
Arowana Mall 		S2 Stage Blackbelly Skatepark.png
Blackbelly Skatepark 		S2 Stage Camp Triggerfish.png
Camp Triggerfish
S2 Stage Goby Arena.png
Goby Arena 		S2 Stage Humpback Pump Track.png
Humpback Pump Track 		S2 Stage Inkblot Art Academy.png
Inkblot Art Academy 		S2 Stage Kelp Dome.png
Kelp Dome
S2 Stage MakoMart.png
MakoMart 		S2 Stage Manta Maria.png
Manta Maria 		S2 Stage Moray Towers.png
Moray Towers 		S2 Stage Musselforge Fitness.png
Musselforge Fitness
S2 Stage New Albacore Hotel.png
New Albacore Hotel 		S2 Stage Piranha Pit.png
Piranha Pit 		S2 Stage Port Mackerel.png
Port Mackerel 		S2 Stage Shellendorf Institute.png
Shellendorf Institute
S2 Stage Shifty Station.png
Shifty Station 		S2 Stage Skipper Pavilion.png
Skipper Pavilion 		S2 Stage Snapper Canal.png
Snapper Canal 		S2 Stage Starfish Mainstage.png
Starfish Mainstage
S2 Stage Sturgeon Shipyard.png
Sturgeon Shipyard 		S2 Stage The Reef.png
The Reef 		S2 Stage Wahoo World.png
Wahoo World 		S2 Stage Walleye Warehouse.png
Walleye Warehouse

Shifty Station

During Splatfests, a special stage called Shifty Station would be added to the rotation. The layout of this stage changed each Splatfest, and each layout was eventually made available in Private Battles with separate names. These stages are only available in private Turf War battles.

Shifty Station
S2 Stage A Swiftly Tilting Balance.png
A Swiftly Tilting Balance 		Shifty Station Layout 21 Image2.jpg
Bridge to Tentaswitchia 		Shifty Station Layout 7 Image1.jpg
Cannon Fire Pearl 		S2 Stage Fancy Spew.png
Fancy Spew
S2 Stage Flooders in the Attic.png
Flooders in the Attic 		S2 Stage Furler in the Ashes.png
Furler in the Ashes 		S2 Stage Goosponge.png
Goosponge 		S2 Stage Grapplink Girl.png
Grapplink Girl
S2 Stage Gusher Towns.png
Gusher Towns 		S2 Stage MC.Princess Diaries.png
MC.Princess Diaries 		S2 Stage Railway Chillin'.png
Railway Chillin' 		S2 Stage Sweet Valley Tentacles.png
Sweet Valley Tentacles
S2 Stage The Bouncey Twins.png
The Bouncey Twins 		S2 Stage The Bunker Games.png
The Bunker Games 		S2 Stage The Chronicles of Rolonium.png
The Chronicles of Rolonium 		S2 Stage The Ink is Spreading.png
The Ink is Spreading
S2 Stage The Maze Dasher.png
The Maze Dasher 		S2 Stage The Secret of S.P.L.A.T..png
The Secret of S.P.L.A.T. 		S2 Stage The Splat in our Zones.png
The Splat in our Zones 		S2 Stage The Switches.png
The Switches
S2 Stage Wayslide Cool.png
Wayslide Cool 		S2 Stage Windmill House on the Pearlie.png
Windmill House on the Pearlie 		S2 Stage Zappy Longshocking.png
Zappy Longshocking 		S2 Stage Zone of Glass.png
Zone of Glass

Weapons

Main article: Weapon

Changes and additions

Splatoon 2 features both new and revamped stages, weapons (such as the Splat Dualies), special weapons (such as the Splashdown and Inkjet), and gear items, as well as additional character customization in the form of hairstyles and legwear. The game also allows for local multiplayer with up to eight people. Certain elements of the Heads-Up Display have also been revamped, showing the weapons each player has and whether their Special Weapons are ready to be used.

Judd is accompanied by a new cat with a smaller, younger and near-identical appearance to Judd's, named Li'l Judd.

After update version 2.0.0 the max level will be 99 (instead of 50 in the original game). After the player talks to Judd after reaching level 99 the player will have the option to restart at level ★1 and continue leveling up.

In addition to the new level cap after the update, players will be able to change their gear without having to leave the match room.

Mode changes

All ranked modes from the original Splatoon returned in Splatoon 2. All three have been changed in at least one way. The Rainmaker shoots large blaster-like exploding shots instead of a large ink tornado. Splat Zones has a new HUD UI that shows how much of the zone is captured. Tower Control now has checkpoints where the tower stops for approximately 5 seconds.

Salmon Run is a new co-op mode, in which players collect Power Eggs and Golden Eggs by defeating Salmonids to complete missions.

League Battle is a new online mode replacing Squad Battle, in which teams of two or four battle other teams to gain points in two hours.

Private Battles are now available for Local Multiplayer, and a new feature called LAN Play allows docked Switches to play Private Battles on a LAN without an Internet connection.[13] A spectating mode called Spectator View has been added for Private Battles only.

New ranked mode

On 13 December 2017 in the 2.1.0 patch, the first brand-new mode for Splatoon 2 was introduced. The mode Clam Blitz was added to the Ranked Battle stage schedule, alongside Splat Zones, Rainmaker, and Tower Control.

The objective of Clam Blitz is to pick up clams, which are scattered around the stage, and deposit them into the goal near the opposing team's base. The team who scores 100 points by depositing clams, or has the most points scored when the timer runs out, wins the match.

New main weapons

Shooters

Rollers

Chargers

Sloshers

Splatlings

Dualies (New)

Brellas (New)

New sub weapons

New special weapons

Gallery

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Trivia

  • From July 5 to 17 July 2017 Nintendo of Denmark held a competition with fifteen winners of the prize of four tickets to LEGOLAND valid through the 2017 season. The contestants had to mail in the right answer to the question: "Which colorful shooting-game releases on the 21st July [the same year] for the Nintendo Switch?" and write "Sommerkonkurrence" (summer competition) as the topic to info@bergsala.dk. Three options were given: Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo Switch, Pokkén Tournament DX, or Splatoon 2. The right answer was Splatoon 2. The competition was concluded on the 17th and the winners were contacted through mail.[14]
    • Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo Switch (which later turned out to be Super Smash Bros. Ultimate) did not exist at the time of this contest and Pokkén Tournament DX was released on 22 September 2017.
  • In Hong Kong, both the Japanese and North American/Oceanian versions are offered in the country's eShop.[15] Ratings were also given out to both versions in South Korea,[16] but only the North American/Oceanian version was released, physically and digitally.
  • The signature ink color set of this game is similar to one of the Turf War color sets in Splatoon, as well as the Squid Sisters' color scheme.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japan Japanese スプラトゥーン2
supuratūn 2		 Splatoon 2
China Chinese 斯普拉遁2[17]
Sī pǔ lā dùn 2		 Splatoon 2

See also

External links

References

  1. ↑ Nintendo Announcement of Nintendo Switch launch in Taiwan
  2. ↑ Nintendo Announcement of Splatoon 2''s official release in South Korea
  3. ↑ Nintendo Nintendo Direct - 4.12.2017
  4. ↑ Twitter @Nintendo on Twitter
  5. ↑ Nintendo Announcement of Octo Expansion bundle release in Hong Kong
  6. ↑ Nintendo Announcement of Octo Expansion bundle release in Taiwan
  7. ↑ 2023 CESA Games White Papers (Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association JP, 2023)
  8. ↑ Nintendo IR Information: Financial Data - Top Selling Title Sales Units - Wii U Software
  9. ↑ YouTube First Look at Nintendo Switch
  10. ↑ Nintendo fans pick apart Switch reveal video | Eurogamer.net
  11. ↑ YouTube Splatoon 2 - Nintendo Switch Presentation 2017 Trailer
  12. ↑ Splatoon 2 boxart, screenshots, fact sheet
  13. ↑ Squid Research Lab Live from Squid Research Lab — Previously, we've reported that Splatoon 2 will...
  14. ↑ Nintendo Sommerkonkurrence! Nintendo.dk
  15. ↑ Nintendo Nintendo Hong Kong eShop Price Announcement
  16. ↑ GAME RATING and ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE - Search results for "스플래툰"
  17. ↑ https://www.nintendo.com.hk/switch/av5ja/report/index.html#report05
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