Probably has the best
use of Amiibo out of anything!
Not exact matches
We went ahead and tested this
out on our copy by
using two
of the Japanese Animal Crossing
amiibo Cards (see our unboxing here) imported last month.
Through
use of almost any
of the
amiibo figures that are currently available, you can swap
out Mario for multiple playable characters.
This entry by Connor really stood
out to me as being unique by making clever
use of the Happy Home Camera feature in the game with the angle
of the camera, as well as
using Animal Crossing
amiibo cards for the characters.
The idea
of the
amiibo Party mode in Mario Party 10 is similarly interesting in that you can gain items / bases and store them on the figure to
use in - game on any person's copy
of the game, but once again it feels very «cash - grabby» due to it essentially being a third
of the game that's locked
out unless you have one
of the
amiibo.
- as Captain Olimar is making his way home, an asteroid onslaught forces him to land on a nearby planet - Sparklium is the fuel for Olimar's Dolphin III ship - with the ship's fuel depleted, you have to find items on this planet which can be turned into fuel - collect everything from seeds to large scale treasures - you need 30,000 Sparklium to make your way home - you are eventually required to find a lost ship part at the end
of the game - levels are more linear and puzzle based, and include specific goals / goodies to collect - move Captain Olimar with the Circle Pad, while all other interactions
use the touchscreen - blow your whistle, throw Pikmin and also touch certain objects - worlds are called Sectors, with six areas altogether - find all the treasure and look for new passageways to complete a sector 100 % - passageways can grant you access to secret spots or additional levels highlighted with the letter X - the first world is called Brilliant Garden, which has lush forest environments - Yellow Pikmin can easily reach the upper screen, where you can sometimes collect goodies and pull down vines - there's a level where you
use yellow Pikmin as a source to connect two wires - connecting the wires lets you see enemies and platforms that were hidden in the shadows - Winged Pikmin can be flung at high speeds, and they can pick up Olimar and help him descend down into new areas - in a later level, you need to
use red Pikmin to stomp
out fire and clear the way for you - Rock Pikmin are the strongest ones
of the bunch and can break crystals - blue Pikmin can swim and fight well underwater - the maximum amount
of Pikmin you can have in a stage is 20 - blow your whistle to call over the correct Pikmin for a task or puzzle - Ravaged Rustworks offers a unique industrial environment where you climb on pipes - Loney Tower has you climbing to the top
of a tower without any help
of Pikmin, and instead
use pipes and Olimar's jetpack - Valley
of the Breeze, found in the Leafswirl Lagoon sector, relies complete on Winged Pikmin - Barriers
of Flame is in the Sweltering Parchlands sector - here you «lll be forced to improvise with Yellow and Rock Pikmin to get around fire - every world ends with a boss stage - one boss fight puts you up against a Fiery Blowhog, where you
use Red Pikmin to pick up / feed bombs to the boss - beating bosses gives you treasures worth 1,000 Sparklium each - supports
amiibo in the Splatoon, Super Mario and Animal Crossing lines -
amiibo can be scanned in to grant you access to secret spots - these are one room puzzle challenges where you collect a statue - these bonus rooms will also get you 200 Sparklium every time - you are limited by how many
amiibo you can summon to each secret spot - one
of the treasures you will find is an NES cartridge for Ice Climbers, which carries the name «Revenge Fantasy».
The roll -
out of Nintendo bundles continues on Sept. 9 when the company will release a new set
of bundles for Wii U games that make
use of amiibo.
But if you have a collection or want to start one, you'll get plenty
of use out of Amiibo on the Switch.
Out of six Zelda
amiibo we
used, two contained Zelda - themed items, suggesting a reasonable drop rate.
Using Amiibo, players can play
out a day in the life
of a village and compete for the title
of happiest player — which is about as cutesy and Nintendo - sounding as it gets.
Through
use of almost any
of the
amiibo figures that are currently available, you can swap
out Mario for multiple playable characters.
I'd get more
use out of the
amiibo I already have and it would be a nice way to add more optional content for the Nintendo versions without it being too substantial.
Those that scan the Wolf Link
amiibo can unlock the Cave
of Shadows, braving a brand new series
of challenges where you must
use Wolf Link and Midna's abilities to wipe
out waves
of enemies.
We went ahead and tested this
out on our copy by
using two
of the Japanese Animal Crossing
amiibo Cards (see our unboxing here) imported last month.
This entry by Connor really stood
out to me as being unique by making clever
use of the Happy Home Camera feature in the game with the angle
of the camera, as well as
using Animal Crossing
amiibo cards for the characters.
Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle is
out for the Nintendo Switch today, and it has a small
use of amiibo.
Check
out my unboxing to see an up - close look at the
amiibo and how they are
used in The Legend
of Zelda: Breath
of the Wild on Nintendo Switch!
You'll also want to find
out where all the great fairies are in the game, how to
use amiibo with your version
of Zelda and what went into making Breath
of the Wild.