Game news Nintendo Switch: Video games to watch in May 2024
The Switch release schedule for May gives us a taste of summer vacation with Endless Ocean Luminous’ underwater excursions. And while Biomutant is having a catch-up session on the Nintendo console, the best opus in the Paper Mario series is making a comeback!
Endless Ocean Luminous
It was on Wii, in 2007, that the underwater diving series Endless Ocean debuted with a proposition that goes against the grain of usual productions. Building on its success with the public, the title was extended through a second part entitled Endless Ocean 2: Adventurers of the Seabed. Since then, radio silence. Fifteen years later, developer Arika unveils the third opus of this franchise much appreciated by gamers, with a nice surprise for fans…
Lovers of solitary contemplative atmospheres must make up their minds: Endless Ocean Luminous puts the spotlight on multiplayer! From May 2, no less than 30 virtual divers will be able to meet in the depths discovering the seabed. Group dives will complement the solo adventure to make the experience more friendly. Especially since the map will be renewed with each new game. There is no doubt that the aquatic environments of this third part should hide all kinds of buried treasures and mysterious creatures to unearth with more than 500 forms of marine life to list.
- Release date: May 2, 2024
Pre-order Endless Ocean Luminous on Nintendo Switch for €39.99 at Amazon
Pac-Man Mega Tunnel Battle: Chomp Champs
Pac-Man goes all out in this new Battle Royale which can accommodate up to 64 players online. No offline single player mode in the program because all the magic of this episode lies in its chaotic and supercharged dimension. The super PAC-gums are not the only bonuses to ingest to trap your opponents during matches. All avatars are customizable and it is possible to accumulate XP in Competitive mode to progress in the rankings. More arcade, Elimination mode allows you to exchange tokens to unlock new accessories.
This multi-platform game uses offensive and defensive bonuses of all kinds to sow discord in the interconnected labyrinths. Each passage between the tables allows you to connect completely different areas for guaranteed surprise effects. Knowing that players also have the ability to swallow their human opponentsthe carnage promises to be radical in Pac-Man Mega Tunnel Battle: Chomp Champs on May 9 on PC and consoles.
- Release date: May 9, 2024
- Also available on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and PC
Biomutant
Already tested in its 2021 version, the friendly Biomutant will finally be available on Nintendo Switch from May 14. This open-world RPG offers itself a fairly original post-apocalyptic setting, populated by mutating creatures divided into several rival tribes. The combat system highlights martial arts techniques, in addition to classic ranged shooting or close combat actions.
To free the Tree of Life from the evil that is gnawing at it, the player must reprogram your character’s genetic structure in order to inherit new mutations. All kinds of mounts and means of transport are planned to crisscross the game world, but the outcome will not necessarily be happy.
Pre-order Biomutant on Nintendo Switch for €39.99 at Amazon
World of Goo 2
The concept of World of Goo is as evil as it is difficult to describe. Those who played the original title necessarily remember the tension that results from the stacking of these unstable buildings made up of gelatinous blobs capable of attaching to each other like molecules.
The principle is obviously the same in World of Goo 2, except that the Switch version will benefit from an exclusive 4-player co-op experience which does not seem to be present on PC. Fluid physics should be pushed even further in order to make the challenges ever more difficult to overcome.
- Release date: May 23, 2024
- Also available on PC
Paper Mario: The Millennium Door
If the Paper Mario series was born on N64 almost 25 years ago, the GameCube episode is regularly cited as being players’ favorite. As a reminder, the formula is very close to the concept of Super Mario RPG, the remake of which was released only a few months ago on Nintendo Switch. Rebelote with Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door which is getting a little providential makeover. It must be said that the original version dates from 2004 and that the visual overhaul is considerable. But what makes this episode so charming is above all its offbeat humor. and the implausibility of the situations involving the plumber’s new allies. The artistic direction can also count on an irresistible theatrical atmosphere and very inspired cardboard sets. The appointment is therefore set for May 23 on Switch for the remake of Paper Mario: The Millennium Door.
Pre-order Paper Mario: The Millennium Door on Nintendo Switch for €44.49 at Amazon
- Release date: May 23, 2024
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