
There's a Splat Roller – a giant paint roller – that can cover a large amount of territory, but it only doubles as a close-range melee weapon, meaning you're more vulnerable to getting shot by other players. The weapons help add depth to the gameplay and essentially offer playstyle choices. These push-pull mechanics contain the right ingredients for some interesting, open play, and the end result is a dynamic-feeling game that's very fast and thoroughly enjoyable. Teams moving together will roll over individuals with ease – but that also means large areas of the map will be left undefended, letting a team working separately cover the environment more quickly. Splatoon is a multiplayer shooter in the classic sense in that it's all about teamwork. However, shooting somebody is of course tactically useful – it sends them back to their starting zone and hands you an advantage, since you're then able to splatter the area with your colors – assuming there isn't anyone else around preventing you from doing so. When the whistle blows at the end of the round, the only thing that matters is who controls the most territory. In terms of the objective, it doesn't matter whether you don’t kill (or should that be splat?) anyone, or you waste a whole bunch of people. However, if you run into an area painted by your opponent, your movement is slowed – and you become visible, of course. Walls can be spattered with paint and climbed up. Players can quickly traverse friendly painted areas without being seen by turning into a squid-like creature, perhaps to ambush an opponent by rising out of a pool of paint and nailing them with their splat gun, or to simply reach an area controlled by the opposition so it can be repainted. Wielding one of a variety of paint-spitting weapons - we saw eight being used at the demo event held by Nintendo at its headquarters recently - the objective is simple: spray the floor of the playfield with colored paint and have the most area covered when the game timer expires. Set for release in May, it's an online multiplayer shooter (and a single-player game, but more about that later) where two quartets of players face off against one another in a battle for area supremacy. However, once you start playing, you quickly realize this game is serious business. All bright colors, kawaii "Inkling" and "Octarian" characters (stylized transforming human-hybrid cephalopods in this case), and seemingly simple gameplay that involves running around shooting paint at stuff with jolly little splat guns. On the surface, it looks like a typically cute Nintendo game. Here are some of the best turn-based tactical games that are perfect for people who want an easy time getting into the genre.Splatoon is deceptive. After all, certain games have such riveting gameplay that they are engrossing despite the barrier to entry, while others accompany their tactical combat with great stories and amazing worlds that are an absolute joy to explore. Updated Octoby Ritwik Mitra: Turn-based tactical games might not be everyone's cup of tea, but writing them off isn't a great course of action to take either. The following are some of the most popular franchises in this genre that new players will have no problem getting used to. All of this ensures that there are a lot of fun options for newcomers to dive into and explore. It has gone through a multitude of changes, and there have been inspiring variations. The genre nowadays is not as restrictive as it used to be. RELATED: Ways Grand Strategy Games Change Your View Of World Leaders These games include a simulation of believable military tactics and warfare. However, they have been making a comeback in recent years. The complex menuing and inputs ensure that they weren't very popular on consoles. Turn-based tactics games used to be some of the most popular games on PCs back in the day.
