{"id":667551,"date":"2026-07-01T07:50:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T07:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/667551\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T07:50:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T07:50:10","slug":"round-up-the-final-previews-are-in-for-splatoon-raiders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/667551\/","title":{"rendered":"Round Up: The Final Previews Are In For Splatoon Raiders"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here’s what other critics have to say about their own time with the game so far:<\/p>\n

Game File<\/a>: “It was very Ratchet & Clank. You know, the Sony PlayStation series of third-person shooters featuring a furry Lombax and his robot\/backpack? Again, maybe that doesn\u2019t seem like a compliment? I promise that it is.”<\/p>\n

Vooks<\/a>: “Splatoon Raiders so far seems like a good change of scenery. It\u2019s another opportunity to enjoy the world of Splatoon without needing to jump into an online session.”<\/p>\n

IGN<\/a>: “Turns out, Splatoon Raiders is kind of a roguelite with persistent progression. Who knew? But it does give you an opportunity to try out all of your wonderful toys and things like Shiver\u2019s Showstopper, which summons a giant rocket-powered shark (yes, really) that blasts through anything unlucky enough to get in your way. And, based on what I played, Raiders seems to be trying to do enough that while your core action \u2013 blast through Salmonids and get stuff, rinse and repeat \u2013 is the same, things always feel different enough that it stays interesting.”<\/p>\n

CGMagazine<\/a>: “Charm, hilarious puns, an endless mess, and challenging encounters await players daring enough to take up residence on the Spirhalite Islands. With the move (and exclusivity) to the Nintendo Switch 2, Splatoon visuals have vastly improved, and I was even able to notice some of the wear and tear on background glass, the Hideout Ship and the Exploration Bot that helps you dig up treasure. Nintendo pulled out all the stops for Splatoon Raiders”<\/p>\n

Polygon<\/a>: “For those who feel overwhelmed by Splatoon 3\u2019s wealth of content, it might be a less intimidating way to get a feel for the series. No matter how it turns out, I wouldn\u2019t be surprised if its buildcrafting ends up having a game-changing impact on Splatoon 4. The tinkering is too good to leave on the sidelines.”<\/p>\n

So, are you sold on Splatoon Raiders yet? What did you think of the Splatoon Raiders Direct? Let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n

\tRelated Games<\/p>\n

\tSee Also<\/p>\n

\"Liam<\/p>\n

Liam is a news writer and reviewer on Nintendo Life. He’s been writing about games for more than 15 years and is a lifelong fan of many iconic video game characters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Here’s what other critics have to say about their own time with the game so far: Game File:…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":667552,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[59,376,20608,20508,86,56,54,55,377],"class_list":["post-667551","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-gb","tag-nintendo-switch-2","tag-round-up","tag-splatoon","tag-technology","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom","tag-upcoming-releases"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/667551","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=667551"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/667551\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/667552"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=667551"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=667551"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=667551"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}