8.6 /10 1 Votes
79% Metacritic Programmer(s) Larry Holdaway Series Mighty Initial release date 22 December 2011 Developer WayForward Technologies | 9/10 Steam 9/10 Destructoid! Artist(s) Henk Nieborg Engine EngineBlack Publisher WayForward Technologies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Director(s) Matt BozonAustin Ivansmith (Hyper Drive Edition) Designer(s) Matt BozonMichael HerbsterAustin Ivansmith (Hyper Drive Edition) Similar WayForward Technologies games, Platform games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mighty switch force hyper drive edition first look play
Mighty Switch Force! is a puzzle platformer developed by WayForward Technologies for Nintendo 3DS. It is the third game in WayForward's Mighty series, following Mighty Flip Champs! and Mighty Milky Way. The game was released on the Nintendo eShop on December 22, 2011. An update to the game, including five new levels, was released on May 24, 2012. A high-definition version, Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition, was released for the Wii U in 2012, featuring re-drawn graphics and other new features. A Steam version of the game was also released in June 2015. A sequel, Mighty Switch Force! 2, was released in June 2013.
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- Mighty switch force hyper drive edition first look play
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- Gameplay
- Development
- Legacy
- Reception
- References
Mighty switch force hyperdrive edition by tonyogbot in 0 29 59 sgdq2016 part 6
Gameplay
The player controls a cyborg police officer named Patricia Wagon (voiced by Stephanie Komure), who has to round up a group of escaped female convicts. The goal of each level is to find all the escaped convicts and return to the exit point as quickly as possible, with each level possessing a Par Time that dedicated speed runners can try and beat. Along with the ability to jump and shoot, Patricia has the ability to push in and out blocks dotted around the stage, using them as platforms or a means to destroy certain enemies. There are also various other types of blocks such as launcher blocks that send Patricia or an enemy in a certain direction and colored blocks that allow the player to change which plane they switch on. During each level, the player has three hearts, with the player losing one heart if Patricia is hurt by an enemy, comes into contact with spikes or is pushed into the screen by a block change (checkpoints allow Patricia to respawn at that point in the case of the latter two). If Patricia loses all three hearts, she will have to start the level over, although collecting items found around the level or by shooting enemies can recover lost hearts.
Development
The game was released for the Nintendo eShop on December 22, 2011. A free update to the game was released on May 24, 2012, featuring five new levels, improved 3D effect and the option to restart the level. On July 3, 2012, WayForward announced development of Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition as a downloadable title for the Wii U. The game features redrawn graphics similar in style to A Boy and His Blob, and also features off-screen game play with the Wii U GamePad, as well as the downloadable content from the Nintendo 3DS update. New to this version of the game is also the inclusion of Hyper Mode levels, which remaster all previous levels making them even harder. The game was released in conjunction with Wii U's American launch November 18, 2012. In Europe, the game was released December 6, 2012.
Legacy
A sequel, Mighty Switch Force! 2, which has a focus on firefighting, was released for Nintendo 3DS in June 2013. A third game, Mighty Switch Force! Academy, was released in November 2015 for PC and features multiplayer elements.
Reception
IGN gave the game a score of 8.0, praising its gameplay and presentation but criticising its short length. Nintendo Enthusiast also gave the game a score of 8 out of 10, concluding that the game might be best suited for platforming fans.