4) Splatoon 2 – Metacritic Score: 84
Nintendo’s impressive 2017 continued in July with the release of Splatoon 2, the follow up to the popular shooter that made its debut on the Wii U. The vibrant game pits teams against each other and tasks them with covering the ground in their colored ink as well as taking out the other team’s Inklings.
While it doesn’t offer much that you wouldn’t find in the first game, Splatoon 2 offers something for every type of player. There is a laid back, unranked online mode as well as competitive matches, there is a fun single-player that features enemies and gameplay elements you won’t see online, and the Salmon Run mode is something you’ll want to keep going back to. It is colorful, chaotic, and the kind of online experience that you rarely see on Nintendo’s systems.
