Review: Zarvot (Nintendo Switch)

This is a game of cubes. Tiny, adorable cubes with hopes, dreams, unrequited loves… and unlimited destructive power.

Pros:

• Cutesy cube graphics.
• 1.5GB Download size.
• Three modes- Story, Vs, and arcade.
• Options- HD rumble, Performance and cube resolution setting.
• Boss fights.
• Collectibles within the levels.
• Story- Ongoing tutorial, a Single player with 12 chapters.
• Chapter select.
• Isometric camera view.
• Very charming.
• End of level breakdown that takes score, lives, damage and gives an overall rank.
• Play as a cube and you can shoot, charge shot, Jump, AoE attack and dash.
• Autosaves regularly.
• Levels can have waved based encounters where you are boxed in.
• Combo counter.
• Vs- Local mp with 3 modes- Assorted, Elimination and deathmatch.
• Arcade- 9 areas to unlock (found in the story) wave-based action complete with progress bar.
• Easy to get into.
• More fun in mp.
• 4 players on one console.

Cons:

• No touchscreen.
• The story is stop-start as it slowly drips a story in between the action.
• No leaderboards.
• Hard to aim/know where you are shooting.
• Lacks online multiplayer.