Kaelyn Daugherty
Pure NintendoReview: Splatoon 3: Side Order DLC (Nintendo Switch) - Pure Nintendo
Published 4/18/2024
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Switch 2 / Switch - 2/22/2024
Splatoon 3: Side Order
Challenge yourself to a new single-player campaign, Side Order! As Agent 8, you wake up to discover Inkopolis Square has been drained of color and its residents have gone missing. Looming over the city is the ominous Spire of Order. Alongside a drone who claims to be Off the Hook member Pearl, Agent 8 must fight off waves of enemies in floor after floor of challenges on their way to the top of the Spire and learn its secrets. Use color chips to boost your abilities in this experience that’s designed to be replayed over and over.
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- Nintendo, Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development, Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 5
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- Nintendo
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Justin Berube
Nintendo World ReportSplatoon 3: Side Order (Switch) Review
Published 3/12/2024
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75
-2 vs critic avg
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Read originalDavid Flynn
GamingTrendSplatoon 3: Side Order review — Purple yellow red and blue
Published 2/29/2024
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70
-7 vs critic avg
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Read originalLogan Plant
IGNSplatoon 3: Side Order DLC Review
Published 2/27/2024
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Metro GameCentralSplatoon 3: Side Order review – roguelike DLC that’s not a damp squid
Published 2/26/2024
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Read originalFingal Belmont
Niche GamerSplatoon 3: Side Order Review - Niche Gamer
Published 2/26/2024
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80
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Read originalTodd Black
The Outerhaven ProductionsSplatoon 3 Sider Order Review – Roguelike, Story-Lite
Published 2/25/2024
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60
-17 vs critic avg
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Read originalHarry Kalogirou
Press StartSplatoon 3: Side Order Review – An Exquisite Side Dish
Published 2/25/2024
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90
+13 vs critic avg
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Read originalJorge Ba-oh
Cubed3Splatoon 3: Expansion Pass Wave 2 - Side Order (Nintendo Switch) Review
Published 2/25/2024
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Read originalAlex Olney
Nintendo LifeReview: Splatoon 3: Side Order - An Addictive Roguelite Just Shy Of Excellence
Published 2/23/2024
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