Splatoon 2

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Splatoon 2
Developer(s)Nintendo EPD[a]
Publisher(s)Nintendo
Director(s)
  • Yusuke Amano[1]
  • Seita Inoue[1]
  • Shintaro Sato[1]
Producer(s)Hisashi Nogami[1]
Designer(s)
  • Jordan Amaro
  • Koji Kitagawa
  • Terumasa Kato[2]
Programmer(s)
  • Shintaro Sato
  • Keita Tsutsui
  • Yosuke Morimoto[3]
  • Takuya Kobayashi[4]
  • Kazuhide Ueda[5]
Artist(s)
  • Seita Inoue
  • Keisuke Nishimori
  • Kotomi Jin[6]
  • Mariko Tachibana[7]
  • Yuki Hamada[8]
Composer(s)
SeriesSplatoon
EngineLunchPack Edit this on Wikidata
Platform(s)Nintendo Switch
ReleaseJuly 21, 2017
Genre(s)Third-person shooter
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Splatoon 2 is a 2017 shooter game developed and published by Nintendo on the Nintendo Switch. It is a sequel to Splatoon. A DLC expansion for the game, Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion, was released on the Nintendo eShop in 2018.

Gameplay[change | change source]

Splatoon 2 features similar gameplay to the previous entry, with players being able to shoot, jump and hide in ink. Some new weapons were added in as updates.

Plot[change | change source]

The Octarians, an evil race of octopi-like creatures, have stolen power sources called Zapfish from Inkopolis. The main protagonist, Agent 4, is tasked with saving them and stopping the Octarians.

DLC[change | change source]

In 2018, Splatoon 2 received a DLC expansion named Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion. This DLC added new story levels and new gameplay elements, as well as playable Octolings, octopus-like creatures similar to the game's squid-like Inklings.

Gameplay consists of short challenge levels, usually timed, with players being given a specific weapon. They must complete the level with that weapon.

Notes[change | change source]

  1. Additional development support by Monolith Soft.

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