SeekerStarlink: Battle for Atlas
With or without the unnecessary toys, Starlink: Battle for Atlas is a commendable space adventure. Even with the repetitive grind and randomly scattershot space combat, this is a great-looking, gratifying game of strategic action and environmental exploration. Switch owners are undoubtedly the winners, but there’s something here to enjoy on any platform.
-- As reviewed by IGN
Product details
- Team Star Fox joins the battle exclusively on Nintendo Switch -play as the adventurous Fox McCloud. Pilot the iconic Arwing equipped with laser cannons, and complete exclusive new missions featuring some familiar Star Fox faces.
- fully customize your starship: the choice is yours mix and match pilots, hulls, wings, and weapons to assemble your ideal starship with an unprecedented level of customization and creativity.
- changes to your physical ship instantly appear in-game allowing you to immediately jump into the battle.
- everything you do has an impact on your journey, and enemies will react and fight back intelligently and take over the star system if you do nothing to stop them.
- get creative in combat: build your unique play style. Experiment with different Pilot abilities, weapons types, and status effects to discover and unleash devastating combos upon your enemies and overcome deadly challenges
PROS
+ Vast open star system to explore
+ Smooth aerial and space combat
+ Inventive elemental combos
+ Modular toys are really cool
CONS
- Some rough textures and pop-in on Switch
- Toys not strictly necessary
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Expert reviews and ratings
By IGN on October 19, 2018
With or without the unnecessary toys, Starlink: Battle for Atlas is a commendable space adventure. Even with the repetitive grind and randomly scattershot space combat, this is a great-looking, gratifying game of strategic action and environmental exploration. Switch owners are undoubtedly the winners, but there’s something here to enjoy on any platform.
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By TrustedReviews on October 15, 2018
There’s a lot working in Starlink’s favour though. For one, it launches with no real competition in that field, with all of its former potential competition dormant or discontinued. For another, it aims for a slightly older audience, meaning it can capture the attention of kids who grew up with the likes of Skylanders as well as older players who may be drawn into its deeper story and sci-fi trappings.
80
By TechAdvisor on October 15, 2018
Starlink: Battle for Atlas is a fun, arcade-y revival of the spaceship shooter that’s been filled out with a lot of extra open world stuff – both the good and the bad.
The big question mark is how much game you really get if you don’t fork out for the extra toys – but for old-school fans who own a Switch, this could well be the closest we ever get to Star Fox on Switch, and that’s a big sell for some.
60