Swap This!
Release Date: November 2, 2018
Puzzle, 2D, arcade elements, combine three elements, Nintendo exclusive, singleplayer
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A match-3 puzzle game, in which we combine colored ice cubes with frozen animals. Swap This! offers four gameplay modes as well as full support for touch screen controls.
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[0:59] Swap This! launch trailer
Nintendo Insider: 6 / 10 by Ryan Janes
Swap This! is an adorably cute puzzler that’s quick to pick up but like all smartphone games won’t hold your attention for too long. At less than the price of a cup of coffee though you’ll have a hard time finding a game on the Switch that’s as charming or enjoyable for less.
Nindie Spotlight: 7 / 10 by Justin Nation
With its very colorful and cheery presentation through and through it’s certainly pretty relaxing to play, assuming matching groups of same-colored fish doesn’t stress you out in principle alone...
Digitally Downloaded: 3 / 5 by Matt Sainsbury
Of course, it's also "just" another match-4 title, and perhaps that's why the developers didn't feel like putting the price up to something more appropriate to the size of the game. Lucky us, then; because while Swap This! is by no means going to end up on anyone's favourite games of all time lists, it's bright, pleasant, and perfect for those times that you do want a quick burst of puzzle action. And all for the cost of candy bar.
Swap This! Description
Swap This! is a two-dimensional puzzle game using the match-3 formula. The production was developed by the Dutch studio Two Tribes, which exists on the market since 2001 and specializes in small games for portable consoles and mobile devices.
Mechanics
The rules of Swap This! are extremely simple. The mission is to match colored ice cubes with frozen animals so that they form straight lines of the same color, which then explode spectacularly and disappear from the screen, releasing the animals. In order to be successful, we have to demonstrate perceptiveness, reflexes and speed, as well as strategic thinking (we have a certain amount of time to complete the board). We can change the positions of two adjacent cubes at once. The game enables us to build combos and throws various types of power-ups on the board from time to time.
Game modes
Developers have prepared a total of four single player modes - Minute Match, Wave Mode, Fish Fight and Puzzle, which differ from each other in terms of game rules.
Technical aspects
Swap This! offers colorful, two-dimensional comic-book-like graphics with a variety of special effects and animations to enrich the gameplay experience. A matching energetic soundtrack was also prepared.
Last updated on February 25, 2020
Swap This! Summary
Platforms:
Switch
Developer: Two Tribes
Publisher: Two Tribes
Age restrictions: none
