Welcome to AntSol Travel Gaming, the video gaming space for AntSol Travel! I love video gaming since I was a kid growing up with PC educational games, and then in 2003, I got a Nintendo Game Boy Advance with Super Mario Bros. 3 & Pokemon Leaf Green, and then went from there. I currently play Nintendo Wii, Wii U, and Switch, along with Xbox Series X and legacy games from the Xbox One & 360. I used to have a gaming PC but it died on me, but I have a MacBook Pro with the last Intel processor to primally play Cities Skyline and edit videos for my travel channel and this channel. I am not sure how well to capture for Nintendo Game Advance, DS, or 3DS, but possibly later.
Please note information I said some of the information about the game is incorrect since this recording was on the spot and I forgot to thoroughly research the game before playing it. The description below is correct.
Nintendo Switch Sports is the successor of the Wii Sports, as it uses the newer and more accurate motions and movements of the Nintendo Switch Joy-Cons instead of the less accurate sensors in the Wii remote or with the gyro scope attachment. Along with online matchmaking and much more customization to your character. The game was released on April 29, 2022, with a good reception overall with a 7/10 from IGN as it was a bit lacking in content and gameplay. The game included six sports: tennis, badminton, bowling, soccer (football), volleyball, Chambara (swordplay), and golf released in November.
Tennis: Play 2v2 in tennis with a score of seven sets to win, the Joy-Con was responsive and worked well.
Badminton: Play 1v1 in badminton as you hit the shuttlecock over the net, with a score of seven sets to win. Joy-Con was responsive and worked well.
Soccer: I bought the digital edition without the leg strap, so I did not play it yet as you use the leg strap to use the motion to kick the ball and move. You play either in teams of 3v3 or 1v1 with an oversized soccer ball to hit the goal with digital glass shatter, similar to Rocket League, except with humans instead of RC cars.
Volleyball: Timing, teamwork, and knowing which direction you have the Joy-Con to bump, set, spike, and block the volleyball in teams of 2v2. Joy-Con is responsive, however, I keep hitting the ball early.
Chambara: Chambara is swordplay where it is 1v1 where players play in a best-of-three match using a standard sword, a charging sword when you block to deal a powerful hit, or double swords to use duel lighter swords. The Joy-Cons were really responsive to the controller motion.
Nintendo does not have a battle royal shooter game like Fortnight, but they incorporate that knockout mechanic in bowling and golf.
Bowling: Each player gets their own lane, after three frames, a set of players is knocked out, and this is done until the ninth frame where the final three compete in the tenth frame.
Golf: Also done in a battle royal format, six players compete for the best score, and points for the knockout are determined by the score for each hole. Each set has two holes, after each set, the bottom players are knocked out, and the third set has one hole. The Joy-Con was responsive with most clubs, however, the putter did not respond well as I would under or overpower my putter shot to the hole.
After playing a match of each sport, you receive points, and the points you earn prizes from a collection of items to customize your player. The main characters are called teammates or the body type is called human, and you can customize their appearance and clothing. Mii heads can be used instead of human heads. Items also include titles to give to your player and stamps emoticons to express your feelings.
It is a pretty good follow-up to Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resorts as it fills in the missing gap in online matchmaking. However, I wished that it also had baseball and boxing as it did in Wii Sports, and some of the current Joy-Con controls were a bit buggy like the golf putter.
AntSol Travel 