Review: Desktop Table Tennis (Nintendo Switch)
The desk sets the stage for this easy to enjoy ping-pong game! It may be simple to play, but don’t take your eye off the ball! Challenge your friends to a ping-pong match anytime, anywhere. Shake and swing the Joy-Con to really feel like a part of the action.
Pros:
- Fun bright cartoon graphics.
- 406mb download size.
- Tutorial (optional) you get one for the game and motion controls.
- Controls-motion or face and stick options.
- Table tennis gameplay.
- Ball and racket speed sliders.
- Six modes-knockout competition, tournament, friendly, challenge, mini-game and capsule smash.
- Mini game-one go every 3 hours thing, you get to hit a ball against a rolling board and hit one of the numbers to get that many coins.
- Points-name of currency and earned in all modes.
- Capsule Smash-choose 5 shots or one at a time. Hit a ball at one of the colored capsules and win a random racket.
- Challenges-10 groups of 6 and after doing half you unlock the next set. Earn points and rewards.
- Racket-change in each mode with each racket having its own stats and rarity level.
- Friendly-singles/doubles against local or Ai.
- Tournament-set your profile and racket, and then play in a 16 player knockout tournament.
- Knockout- play 1v1 matches and win to move on, more like a survival mode.
- 5 Ai difficulties-very weak, weak, normal, strong and very strong.
- 11 tables to play on with themes like circuit boards.
- Four shot types-cut, flat, side spin, and drive.
- Easy to play.
Cons:
- No touchscreen.
- No online play.
- Not as fun with controllers.
- The slight learning curve with the motion controls.
- Mini-game 3 hour wait time seems way too long.
- A lot of redundant rackets due to stats or appearance.
