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Splatoon

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Game Information

Original Release Date: May 28, 2015

Platforms: Wii U

Involved Companies: Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.2, Nintendo

Genres: Shooter, Platform

Summary: Splatoon is primarily a team-based third-person shooter which is playable by up to eight players in 4-vs-4 matches, although the game also features a single-player campaign. Players control characters called Inklings, wich can change between human form and squid form. Transforming into a squid allows players to swim through ink of their own color, even up walls and through grates, hiding from the enemy and replenishing their ink supply in the process.

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This work is part of CSCI E-114, Web Application Development with Jamstack, Harvard Extension School. All video game data was obtained from The Internet Game Database (IGDB).