Welcome to the All Purpose Splatoon topic! Here you can set up battles and discuss Nintendo's newest IP!
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What is Splatoon?
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Splatoon is Nintendo's new third person shooter game, the multiplayer mode has four modes currently, Turf Wars, Splat Zones, Tower Defense, and Rainmaker;
Turf War involves you and 3 other teammates trying to cover the map in your colored ink as your opponents team is trying to do the same. The team with the most ink on the field by the end of the game wins.
Splat Zones has you and your team trying to keep control of a specific area on the map by covering it with your teams ink in a "King-of-the-Hill" style game.
Tower Defense is a mix on the "Capture the Flag" game mode where you have to stand on the floating tower to make it move to the opponents base so your team can win the game. Rainmaker is another "Capture the Flag" based mode where your team must take the Rainmaker weapon that is located in the center of the map to another specific area to win.
Every once and a while there will be a 24 hour Splatoon festival called a Splatfest. Splatfests are large scale battles against two different teams set around a theme. Some previous themes have been Cats VS Dogs, Pop Music VS Rock Music, Transformers VS Decepticons, and Waterslides VS Rollercoasters. You pick your team and fight against the other with the goal of winning more battles. On the next day the news reporters for updates, new weapons, and more, Callie and Marie, will announce the winner of the Splatfest based on how many people joined the team and how many wins the team got.
You can customize your multiplayer character with a huge amount of clothing and weaponry fit to your liking, each one with varying stats and abilities.
The Campaign mode pits you against the Inkling's greatest foe, the Octarians. You head underground into their domes to retrieve the stolen Zapfish that power Inkopolis, and if you don't get them back in time, could bring back terrible machines called the Great Octoweapons! There you will platform and use your ink in various different manners to battle against the Octopi threat, all while being helped out by an old war general and the two mysterious agents that were sent off to fight before you, Agents 1 and 2.
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amiibo Support
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This game is currently compatible with 5 amiibo, an Inkling Girl, Inkling Boy, Inkling Squid, and the Squid Sisters, Callie and Marie. By tapping one of the Inkling amiibo to the GamePad, players can receive special missions to unlock exclusive weapons and gear only available from these amiibo. The Squid Sister amiibo unlock a sound test where you can choose a song for the duo to perform in your plaza. There is also recolors of the Inkling amiibo that will be released on July 8th.
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Videos
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E3 2014 Reveal Trailer
Nintendo Treehouse: Live @ E3 2014 -- Day 1 Day 2 Day 3: Splatoon
Splatoon Singleplayer Trailer
Splatoon January Direct Preview
April 2015 Direct; New Maps
Splatoon Direct 5.7.2015
Splatfest Incoming!
August Update Trailer (JP)
November 2015 Direct; Inkredible New Stages and Gear
New Stage Squid Dance (Piranha Pit & Ancho-V Games)
Squid Sisters - New amiibo
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Splatoon Official Website
Squidboards; Splatoon Fan Forum
Live from Squid Research Lab; Splatoon news
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