As a fighting game is still excellent, but the few novelties hardly justify a reissue on the new platform.
If we put Pokkén Tournament DX to fight with its equivalent version in Wii U, the result would be a victory by the minimum for Nintendo Switch. The new fighters, modes, and options build a better game that will especially please those who could not prove the original. We tell you in our analysis.
On the previous video game (Wii U, 2016), it’s evident, that it possessed a great and innovative combative style.
Two phases
The existence of two phases in the contests - open and dueling - gave rise to a novelty but also strategic gameplay within the ever competitive genre of the fight. Bandai Namco, the main developer of a title whose debut was initially for arcade machines, was noticeable.
The video game was deep, and had a quality beyond doubt, thanks to a visual section very striking. However, it also had many aspects to improve. One of the most criticized was the shortage of fighters. We also miss more variety in the game modes. What Pokkén Tournament DX comes to do is directly attack these weaknesses, while becoming another important player in the growing catalog of Nintendo Switch.
The novelties are few, we are not going to fool ourselves, and some of them not very transcendent. In this sense, this version is very fair the qualification of "deluxe." Those who have played the previous one will have to weigh very well if they get it, but the rest (and more if you are both fans of the genre and the Pokémon) have here a video game recommended, even more than the one that appeared on Wii U. The reason? That collects everything Pokkén Tournament offered in both the machine and in recreational, more than another surprise.
A necessary evolution
The biggest new thing about Pokkén Tournament DX is that it includes five new fighters, which gives us a total of 21 Pokémon. It remains a rather modest number, but already more attractive. We understand that this is due to the need to achieve a good combative balance, something that we believe has been strengthened concerning the previous version. The new pokémons are Decidueye (ghost-plant), Scizor (bichon-steel), Empoleon (water-steel), Croagunk (poison-fight) and Darkrai (sinister). They offer variety and are well chosen, taking into account that they provide a good combination of short and long distance attacks.
The main modality, the Ferrum League, is strengthened by these circumstances, although its scheme continues being repetitive (several leagues with interminable eliminations). Also, it is little in a challenge during the first phases. There's a lot of fighting going on until the thing gets interesting. The bad thing is that the game will end your patience before that happens. However, if you overcome the Bache, the video game ends up thanking you, since there are very gratifying confrontations.
Satisfaction also comes because each match means gaining experience, leveling up and gaining points to improve our pokémon. What you try to do in Pokkén Tournament DX is, in part, try to invigorate that aspect. The daily challenges contribute to this, posing us combats against different pokémon that reward us with skill points.
Team combat
Added team combat, which consists of combats three vs. 3, where we have to go dispatching - one by one - to your opponent's Pokémon. Additionally, we have the group combat, which are online battle rooms formed by users of a similar level to ours. Finally, we must cite the repetitions, useful to record our performances, but also to learn the technique of others.
In the end, it is not little what this version brings. They are added in many minor cases, but together they form a complete video game. In this sense, we were surprised that we have local matches on split screen for two players, both the typical vs. one vs. one and the three vs. three that we talked about before. We have noticed that the fluidity suffers a little, but it is perfectly playable. We must - in any case - applaud such initiatives, which unfortunately seem to be lost over time.
Pokkén Tournament is a better video game in Nintendo Switch, although not by much. Without great efforts, Bandai Namco builds a title with more content, mainly thanks to the inclusion of 5 fighters and new modalities (among which stand out the combats by teams and daily challenges). Other aspects such as the split screen or the use of Switch features - wireless local multiplayer - help to understand why Pokkén Tournament DX is a good choice for those who have not tried the original game.
-Zardoz-
7.5
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