This game is stylish and very engaging and has a great atmosphere. It feels very nintendo which is surprising since it is in essence a competetive, 3rd person shooter. Apart from the style and the family friendliness it is also super original in its weapon design and game modes. The main mode is turf war – were you have to paint more of the level in your teams colour to win but for 2 or 4 player coop groups (trios only have the horde mode available) you can also take part in ranked/league matches that put you in 1 of 4 cycling modes that are all super fun: Splat zones (hold special areas), Tower Control (ride a tower into the enemy base), Clam Blitz (collect clams to get a super clam that you can throw into the enemies basketball hoopthingy) and rainmaker (cary a golden Bazooka into the enemy base). All these have so many different strategies and tactics that they really demand all of your team. You have to work together, communicate well and shoot better than the enemy. The game is not easy since there are some very good players out there but winning really feels great and the game is simply imense fun. Luckily the player base seems to be very healthy and continously growing so you will find teams that are on your level where matches are extremely tense. Due to its “one more round” nature you quickly spend an ungodly amount of hours playing. The game rewards cooperation in many ways – your team setup, your specials, your team roles all play a major part if you want to win.