Rating
Flip Wars
"This tense multiplayer action game will have you stomping to flip over panels—and unwitting opponents! To win, flip the most panels to your color in local battles, online*, or single-player. The more you flip, the faster you’ll move in a mad dash to nab power ups. Increase your flip range, turn invincible, and more across 3 modes and 12 arenas! C...
Details
- Released
- May 18, 2017
- Developer
- Over Fence
- Publisher
- Nintendo of Europe, Over Fence, Nintendo, Nintendo of America
- Platforms
- Switch
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Flip Wars Reviews
Professional reviews from gaming critics
It’s perhaps stepping on Super Bomberman R’s toes at a fraction of the price, but Flip Wars scratches that multiplayer itch and is an absolute blast to play locally. There are currently some kinks to iron out, particularly with online matchmaking to fully use all the player slots, but with updates a possibility it’s certainly one to keep an eye on to see how things develop.
Flip Wars has the heart of a good multiplayer game, but it lacks a full feature set. With slightly sterile stages and many incomplete modes, it is tough to recommend. My suggestion if you’re interested is to wait until after it has gotten some updates. It’s not like this is currently void of fun, but it surely needs a spicing up. As of right now, I can only recommend Flip Wars to those who play a lot in tabletop and TV modes with other people, this is where the game shined brightest for me.
I kept trying to come up with different intros for this review. I had a lot of trouble trying to describe Flip Wars in a way that would sound exciting or enthra
Flip Wars isn't a bad game, it's a painfully mediocre one with an appalling lack of overall content. The Switch might be the perfect place for a small, simple multiplayer game, but Flip Wars doesn't offer anything new or different enough to justify itself.
Flip Wars is a very simple, shallow party game. It's not actively terrible, but it barely offers anything to do. It only costs $9.99, so if you think it looks really fun, it might not hurt to buy it. Someone else might like it more than I do. But personally, for that amount, I’d much rather have Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment, since that offers far greater enjoyment over a longer period than the few minutes I had with this game.
Flip Wars is in some ways less fleshed out than the demo for Fusion Frenzy. Almost every feature, from the blocked out local mode to the disappointing “My Room” option (that’s less of a room and more like a statistic menu), is a half measure. Maybe Over Fence can add to what they’ve built with a sequel, a series of free updates, or even a re-launch (which has been done in the very same party space). Until that happens, don’t worry about missing out.
Flip Wars’ problem is that it has no depth whatsoever. That silly, simple, chaotic, and utterly pointless button masher that you had a quick laugh at when you play it for the first time really is all that’s on offer.