Almost two years have passed since then. nintendo switch sports‘ The last major update with the addition of golf. This patch gave us theOverwhelmed“–Great add-on, but nothing special after playing Wii Sports And that Resort Update: Basketball is a new sport added to the game, so we were expecting a similar story, and after checking out all the game modes in single player and local multiplayer, we’re convinced our prediction was correct.
Like the other seven sports, Basketball offers a simplified version of shoot-’em-up with simple controls that let you get started in minutes. Move the Joy-Con up and down to dribble the ball, press X to pass it, and hold ZR and flick your wrist to shoot the ball. If you want to perform post-crossover moves or alley-oop plays, you’ll want to look elsewhere. NBA 2K Things have been a bit off on the Switch lately, but if you want to get everyone from your friends to your parents playing on the virtual court, it’s hard to beat the simplicity of Switch Sports.
The update offers quite a few game modes, the main difference being whether you can dribble the ball or not. In single player there is 2v2 and Three Point Challenge, while in multiplayer there is Three Point Contest and Battle of 5. The last three are about making as many shots as possible from three-point range, so Dramatic There have been changes in the gameplay department, but at least some snazzy new basketball outfits will help your avatar look its best in the role.
Like any sport on the Switch, basketball is best played with others. The “shake the Joy-Con to move” mechanic, which was tedious due to the inconsistent reaction times in solo play, is entertainingly even in multiplayer. Even the 5-in-a-row challenge (you guessed it, make five shots in a row) provides plenty of laughs on game night, as simultaneous shots cause the balls to bounce off each other and disrupt routes to the basket.
It all feels a lot like Wii Sports Resort basketball, and that’s because it is: the controls are a little clunky and the gameplay still tends to be stop-and-start in 2-on-2 matches, with everything stopping and resetting after every shot or turnover, so for those who played the 2009 sequel, it’s more of a nostalgic stroll through memory than anything particularly new.
Admittedly, we were unable to play the online versus mode at the time of writing this article (the biggest difference from the Wii version) due to some pesky network errors on our side, but we’re not sure that the increased opportunity to play with players from all over the world will make this series veteran a Switch Sports MVP. That said, we’ll provide our online impressions as soon as we have a chance to try it out.
Much like golf in 2022, it’s hard to criticise basketball as a free update. It’s a full bonus sport, and it’s free. And with the arrival of the Nintendo Switch Sports package, I’d be lying if I said sports isn’t a little appealing – eight sports is better than six, after all. But unless this game mode was your absolute favourite on the Wii, this extra feature probably isn’t enough to justify spending £50 on the game.
We’re excited to see what’s to come for Nintendo Switch Sports (baseball, obviously) as there’s still plenty to enjoy and the basketball update will add to that, but if this is the last, it seems fitting to end 2022 in the same safe way it began.
