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Jitsu Squad Switch NSP Free Download Romslab Jitsu Squad is a beat ’em up heavily inspired by ’90s classics like belt-scroller Final Fight and fighter Marvel vs. Capcom. You control the titular squad as they seek to stop the evil demon Origami from getting his hands on the Kusanagi Stone, a legendary MacGuffin which grants godly powers to anyone who can attain it. After a successful Kickstarter in early 2021 and a Steam release in March this year, Dutch indie team Tanuki Creative Studio’s exhilarating debut has come to Switch with an adequate conversion that could use some touching up. ROMSLAB.COM Best Switch Games

Jitsu Squad Switch NSP Free Download Romslab

As you boot up the game, it’s immediately apparent where the inspirations for Jitsu Squad lie. The character select screen feels ripped out of Street Fighter Alpha, it has a Saturday morning cartoon-esque art style, and references to a host of Capcom classics. The game anchors itself on nostalgia for the Marvel Vs. Capcom games, with enemies with claws running around shouting “berserker barrage” and super moves having character cut-ins with the name of said move. Even animations like Aros’ shoulder bash are almost one-to-one recreations of Hulk from MVC.

Powerful in-game character transformations!

The combo heavy gameplay is fast and furious, barely letting up for a second – and boss fights feel suitably epic and large scale. There’s a couple of issues with the gameplay that stop Jitsu Squad short of being an unqualified recommend from me: perhaps a minor issue, but the requirement to use a button to pick up items – particularly when it’s a health item – can be problematic when all of the action is kicking off; also, there’s a few attack moves that require pauses or longer presses in input – it feels as if the game is trying to give you too much in terms of options, on a control scheme that can’t quite cope. Pokkén Tournament DX Switch

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The fact that characters have to collect and unlock certain special moves is a bit of a disappointment too, especially at the rate they’re doled out – it does mean that you can’t really switch between characters once you’ve committed to one, as you could be changing to a character in the latter stages who hasn’t yet unlocked their expected repertoire of moves at that point. Jitsu Squad is heavily aimed at a specific group of people — one that this reviewer happens to be a part of — but that’s not to say it can’t stand on its own merits. The squad is made up of four playable characters: Hero, a ninja raccoon whose move set is speedy and combo-heavy.

Unique secondary weapons for each playable character!

Baby, a bunny whose moves revolve around ranged attacks; Jazz, a frog with the power of telekinesis; and finally our favorite, Aros, a hulking Ox who is slow and hits like a truck — think Final Fight’s Mike Haggar with a sword. Each character feels great to control, with their own unique combos and specials. However, it makes the act of deciding who to pick all the more challenging. Thankfully Jitsu Squad has us covered with the excellent inclusion of Tag Team mode in which you can instantly swap out characters with the press of a button, even letting you continue combos as you swap through them. Police Simulator 2023 Switch

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Assists are also found throughout the world, letting you bring in cameo characters like Yooka-Laylee or Youtuber Maximillian Dood and his dog Benny to perform screen-clearing super moves. On a more negative note, the game is a tad short, coming in at about two hours to play through the eight stages. While the option is there to replay the game with other characters, there isn’t much beyond that; at least until the planned boss rush and survival modes are added via updates in the future. While the references in the style, gameplay and animation are appreciated, the game’s script tends to lean a bit too heavily into reference humor.

Upgrade system to level up your character!

The game is not too long. There are eight planets total, each one serving as a level. They contain fun and unique enemies, with the ninja bad guys from the first planet mixed in to fill out the roster, as those little buggers have the power to teleport between planets since they are the henchman of Origiami. The type of bad guys tie into the theme of the planet, so for example, the city-themed Neon Boulevard contains big-headed Yakuza mobsters, with a smattering of police speeding back and forth across the screen in their squad cars. If you have a keen eye, you may even see a few Fight’N Rage character easter eggs in the background.

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They won’t be the only game-centric eggs you’ll see either, but I won’t spoil the surprise. I have to confess that I didn’t always recognize the references regarding the Youtubers however. Should you feel like replaying a level, it’s as simple as loading up your game and hitting the planet select screen. The action is good but it could have been better. I guess you could say I was not a fan of how certain mechanics were handled. You get a basic attack and can mash the button to string together a combo. Standard beat ‘em up fare: if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. If you want to hit them with an alternative combo, you need to leave a delay between button presses, attacking once your character flashes. PowerSlave Exhumed Switch NSP

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