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Fighting, Action
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Arms, a mix of boxing and shooting where you use extendable arms to battle your friends both locally and online! Take a Joy-Con in each hand and punch forward, twisting your fists to bend your attacks.
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Clear, cosy, cool and tiny.
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Cheat Code CentralJenni LadaJun 20175/5It's difficult to describe just how good ARMS is. The best analogy I can come up with is that it is to fighting games what Splatoon is to third-person shooters. ARMS is a bright, colorful, and welcoming game. Newcomers can easily hop in and enjoy most of the matches and modes available. Meanwhile, the more dedicated will find themselves developing complex strategies based on characters and ARMS loadouts and captivated by the opportunities to challenge others online. I would not be surprised to see it spawn multiple successful successors.
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Rice DigitalJul 20175/5 starsSince the Switch's launch, Nintendo has been showering us with an excellent new game every month and ARMS is no exception. Its tactical but accessible gameplay offers something for both the players seeking a challenge and those just looking for a bit of fun with friends. The plentiful online modes and equally impressive offline multiplayer mean this is one game you will be coming back to for a very long time. Now just don't forget to bring us LEGS Nintendo.
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GamesRadar+Chris SchillingJun 20174.5/5 starsAn accessible and captivatingly strange new breed of versus fighting game, Arms is another Nintendo knockout for Switch.
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VideoGamerColm AhernJun 20175/10Stretching your limbs across the battlefield to stop an impending throw is good fun, but there's absolute anarchy when you throw in an extra body. The mediocre mini-games, and antiquated single-player further block the punch of Arms.
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Giant BombDan RyckertJun 20173/5 starsNintendo's newest IP delivers on tone and fleeting fun, but struggles to sink its hooks in.
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IGDB rating 7.4/10 from 83 ratings.
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