Arms Reviews
Arms is Nintendo at its very best. It keeps things simple enough to be fun for the casual player but nuanced enough to satisfy hardcore fighters.
Arms is an amazing game and a break out from standard Nintendo titles. It accommodates a wide range of players and play styles, and has enough in it to make you keep coming back to it daily. Arms, while competitive, is accessible by everyone and anyone. People old enough to remember the Virtual On series will be right at home, and new players will soon follow. This is a must buy.
There is no argument, Arms is a fantastic game and one that I am glad exists.
Change is always welcome, ARMS is a breath of fresh air in the Fighting genre in which lacked this kind of change in recent years. Additionally, ARMS tremendously stood out competitively and professionally.
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Arms is a one-trick pony. That one trick is polished and addictive, with deep minutia worth mastering.
Nintendo's newest IP delivers on tone and fleeting fun, but struggles to sink its hooks in.
Part crazy fighting game, part pachinko machine, ARMS could be the distraction you want in your life, if you can be bothered to learn the many intricacies by yourself through experimentation.
Whether on your TV with motion controls or in portable mode with buttons, ARMS is a blast to play.
While it may lack modes to keep your attention for long at launch, Arms’ base gameplay is solid and, more importantly, fun. If Nintendo can support Arms like it previously supported Splatoon, then this could be the next big franchise for Nintendo.
ARMS feels more like a technical demo than a full game — with a lack of content and simple gameplay mechanics there's nothing to do after a few hours. But for a party game ARMS is really, really fun to play.
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How long the appeal lasts might depend on how successfully Nintendo expands the rather slight fighter roster, but right now Arms is a very welcome addition to the Switch lineup.
Although ARMS may not be perfect, it's a really good time playing both online and locally with friends. Its single player offerings are underwhelming, and more story content to experience and the removal or refinement of the three bland mini-games would have pushed ARMS to near perfection.
Is ARMS a game that I should recommend to the owners of a Nintendo Switch? Yes. In terms of gameplay there is nothing to worry about: its controls are responsive, it weighs just 2.2GB, its load times are minimal, it looks fantastic with 1080p and 60FPS in TV mode (720p in portable mode), its themes Musicals are very sticky and they range from the samba to proposals more rockers and it feels like something completely Nintendo.
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Lack of story and some dodgy characters don't spoil this physical Switch game's immensely playable core
There's something to be said about Nintendo throwing curve balls to keep players from becoming complacent.
ARMS isn't the best fighting game, but it's a damn good one, and one of the most instantly enjoyable and accessible I've ever played. Probably not EVO material, but will be hours of fun with friends.
Overall, ARMS is delightfully quirky, surprisingly deep and, most importantly, strikingly self-confident. Whilst its vibrant and over-the-top aesthetic might have some expecting a shallow and simplistic experience, persevering with and embracing the game's sharp initial learning curve reveals a strong-willed and very detailed gameplay core. Nintendo made the right choice in highlighting the motion controls, which is by far the best way to play. Thankfully, it also showed a more practical side in allowing room for the other traditional control methods, too - an additional set of Joy-Con is expensive, after all. As with the original Splatoon, it is slightly disappointing that single-player content seems like an after-thought to the multiplayer. However, considering how that game was supported and expanded during its life-span, something Nintendo is likewise committed to here, there's no doubt there's plenty more to come from this instalment, and (presumably) from this refreshing new series.
ARMS is an excellent example of a mechanically excellent title, focusing mostly on the actual gameplay more than anything else.
With incredible visuals and a unique gameplay experience, it is an exemplary example of what the Nintendo Switch is capable of
Arms is a zany, promising new IP from Nintendo that exudes confidence in almost everything it offers. The fun garnered from its gameplay mechanics and enjoyable multiplayer modes is enough to make it feel like a worthwhile package, even though it's currently a bit light on content.