Everybody 1-2-Switch! Review (Nintendo Switch OLED)

by Jim Smale · Published November 28, 2023 · Updated November 27, 2023

For this Everybody 1-2-Switch! Review, where Whatever the occasion, we can get the gang together and compete in a host of weird and wonderful minigames. Making friends with aliens perhaps? Maybe fill giant balloons with just the right amount of air, or step behind the counter of a manic ice cream parlor – all sorts of fun events await!

Everybody 1-2-Switch! Review Pros:

Decent graphics.
3.3GB download size.
Mini-game compilation gameplay.
Two ways to play – Joycon (supports up to 8 players) and smart device (supports up to 100 players).
Each player enters a name and picks a random icon.
Three team contest choices – 20 min, 40 min, and 60 min length games.
At the quiz party, everyone plays alone in a set of questions.
Bingo party everyone plays alone and uses their smart device as a bingo card.
Game options – level (normal/pro), footsteps and other noises (ok/not OK), changing places during play (ok/not OK), and extra points for smaller teams (enable/disable).
Horace the horse is your guide and host of the game.
Fully voiced voiceovers.
Each mini-game gets a video tutorial and a practice turn.
Games played are determined by spinning the roulette.
Your previous names are saved for easy access.
Simple controls require just movement and some are button presses along with movement.
Feels like a sneaky fitness game.
You choose the teams by having everyone go left or right.
Once you play a game, it becomes available to play from the previously played games list and it shows it supports smart devices and/or joycon.
The Quiz party has three ways to play – combo, custom, and spontaneous.
Great collection of games from things like squats to balloon pumping and alien invasions.
Goes for a game show-style presentation and atmosphere.

Everybody 1-2-Switch! Review Cons:

A lot of the acting feels cheese and over the top.
No touchscreen support.
You have to play the games first to unlock them in the play a particular game list.
As game choices are random it can take a while to unlock them all.
If you can’t be bothered or something then you don’t get all the games to play as they require a smart device.
No online multiplayer or leaderboards.
Offers no single-player games.
Feels like a game that should be bundled in with the console.