Splatoon
| Splatoon | |
|---|---|
 La boite française du jeu. | |
| Développeur(s) | Nintendo EAD Group No. 2 |
| Éditeur(s) | Nintendo |
| Date(s) de sortie | |
| May 28, 2015 (Japan) May 29, 2015 (Europe & North America) May 30, 2015 (Australia) | |
| Genre(s) | Third-person Shooter Action-Adventure Online multiplayer |
| Age Rating(s) | |
| Everyone 10+ (North America) 7+ (Europe) A - All Ages (Japan) | |
| Plateforme(s) | Wii U |
| Média | Wii U optical disc Digital Download (eShop) |
| Taille du jeu | 2296.2 MB (Not including update content) |
| “ | Projetez de l'encre, sautez, nagez et transformez-vous en calamar dans ce jeu de tir plein d'action ! | ” |
— Site officiel de Splatoon, [1]
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Splatoon (スプラトゥーン Supuratūn) est un jeu de tir à la troisième personne développé et publié par Nintendo. Le jeu représente une bataille entre les Inklings, utilisant des armes projetant de l'Encre pour couvrir du territoire et "liquider" les adversaires. Le jeu a été présenté pour la première fois à l'E3 2014 et a été rendu jouable pour la Wii U le 29 Mai 2015.
Development
Splatoon a été créé par Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development en fin 2013, dirigé par Yusuke Amano et Tsubasa Sakaguchi, et produit par Hisashi Nogami, un directeur de longue date de la série Animal Crossing. La team a eu 7 idées de jeux au départ, mais à décidée de se concentrer sur un jeu nécessitant d'encrer des zones. Au tout début, le concept était représenté par un cube de tofu noir et un cube de tofu blanc avec un nez qui envoyait de l'encre.
However, these Characters presented a variety of problems, so development began on a different character that was vaguely humanoid in shape. A rabbit was chosen as the design, because its floppy ears would indicate what direction it was traveling when viewed from above. Many EAD developers criticized this idea, so ideas such as Mario, robots and macho men were considered. The rabbits were later scrapped in favor of a squid, because the team wanted a character that made sense in regards to the environment and gameplay mechanics. The squids at this stage appeared to be squid-human hybrids, but it was decided that instead of this design, the game would feature humanoid Inklings with the ability to transform into squids.
A few weeks before release, the Splatoon Global Testfire application, a limited Splatoon demo, was released for the Wii U. Players could download it and play on the 8th and 9th of May, 2015, at 3:00, 11:00 and 19:00 UTC, for one hour at a time. A second Testfire event happened on the 23rd of May, 2015, at 22:00 UTC. Due to complications, the event was extended to run for two hours instead of one.[2]
Story
The single player Hero Mode tells the main story of the game. Many years after the great Turf War, with the hope of invading the Inklings' world, the Octarians built an underground facility known as Octo Valley. After the disappearance of the Zapfish from the Inklings' world, the protagonist, wearing the Hero Suit, must infiltrate the base and rescue all the Zapfish.
Gameplay
Splatoon is a third-person shooter game focused on online multiplayer battles, in which eight players are divided into two teams of four. In the game mode Turf War, teams fight to cover the arena in as much ink of their team's color as possible. In Splat Zones, they try to control certain zones for a set amount of time by covering the Splat Zone(s) in ink. Players have two main forms and may switch between the two at will: their humanoid form, in which they can use weapons to spread ink and splatter opponents, and their squid form, which they can use to swim through ink at great speed and up walls, recharge the player's ink tank faster (while in their own ink), and hide in their team's ink. Players can also utilize Sub Weapons, such as Splat Bombs, and Special Weapons, such as Inkzookas.
In the primary game mode, Turf War, players are awarded points based on the amount of land they cover in their team's ink—the team that covers the most territory within three minutes wins the match.
Splatoon also features a single player Hero Mode, which sees the player travel to Octo Valley and traverse levels based on 3D-platforming and puzzle solving.
Since its initial launch, Splatoon has received many DLC updates to introduce new stages, weapons, and wholly new gameplay modes to the game's multiplayer mode. In addition, Nintendo also announces and hosts semi-regular community events called Splatfests where players pick a team to side with and play turf wars against each other for prizes and glory. Both upcoming DLC as well as upcoming Splatfest information can be read about on Splatoon's official Tumblr page, named Live from Squid Research Lab.
Characters
Protagonists
Secondary
Antagonists
Modes
- Article principal: Mode
- Regular Battle
- Ranked Battle
- Splatfest
- Splatfest Turf War
- Private Battle
Multiplayer Stages
- Article principal: Stage
Manga Series
- Article principal: Splatoon (manga)
In June 2015, Splatoon gets it's manga by Hinodeya called Splatoon (Splatoonスプラトゥーン Splatoon Supuratūn, translating to Splatoon Splatoon) to celebrate it's release in Japan. However, this was a fanmade one-shot, and the offical version released in December 2015 as a one-shot type until April 2016.
Galerie
Prerelease Elements
- Article principal: Prerelease Elements
Trivia
- Splatoon is a portmanteau of "splat" and "platoon."
- The Inklings' squid form shares strong similarities with Super Mario's Bloopers.
- In the single-player trailer from the November 2014 Nintendo Direct, a frame of artwork consists of Bloopers from the "Super Mario" series and Octoroks from the Legend of Zelda series.
- According to an email sent by Nintendo, Splatoon was listed as the the top wish-listed game in Nintendo's eShop over the summer it was released.
