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2011 · WayForward Technologies · Action · Platformer

Mighty Switch Force!

Nintendo console exclusive

Mighty Switch Force! is a puzzle platformer developed by WayForward Technologies for Nintendo 3DS. It is the third game in WayForward's Mighty series, following Mighty Flip Champs! and Mighty Milky Way.

Released: 22 December 2011
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS Wii U Windows
Genres: Action Platformer Puzzle Shooter Strategy
Developers: WayForward Technologies
Publishers: WayForward Technologies
Modes: Single-player
Perspective: Side view
Themes: Action
Country: United States
Age ratings: ESRB E10+PEGI 12 CERO A
Languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish (Spain)
Time to beat: 3hmain story12hcompletionist
Composers: Jake Kaufman

About

Mighty Switch Force! is a series of puzzle-platform games developed and published by WayForward Technologies. It is a sub-series within WayForward's broader Mighty series of games, with the first Mighty Switch Force! title being the third Mighty game, following Mighty Flip Champs! and Mighty Milky Way.

Mighty Switch Force! centers around Patricia "Patty" Wagon, a cybernetic "peace keeper" who lives on Planet Land. Each game deals with Patty encountering the Hooligan Sisters, a group of all-female criminals, either to apprehend them, as a police officer, or to save them, as a firefighter. Direct in-game narrative storytelling is minimal, with most of its storytelling being fed to the player though gameplay components, in-game visual stills and official game descriptions.

›Story

A group of convicts called the "Hooligan Sisters" escape custody on Planet Land. As they escape, one of them breaks open a canister, which causes Planet Land to become infested with monsters. The "Galactic Penal Squad" contact "cybernetic peace officer" Patrica Wagon (voiced by Stephanie Komure), authorizing the use of her Siren Helmet and Pellet Shooter, in order to capture the criminals. Helping her along the way are General Gendarmor, a mechnaical armor that can extract her from battles, Ugly Twitching Dog (U.T.D), who can create reload points, and HQ, who are monitoring her actions

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Gameplay

The player controls a cybernetic woman named Patricia "Patty" Wagon who is either a police officer of fire fighter, depending on the entry.

The goal of each level is to find all of the Hooligan Sister and return to the exit point as quickly as possible, with each level possessing a Par Time that dedicated speed runners can try to beat. Along with the ability to jump and shoot, Patty is able to push in and out blocks dotted around the stage with her "Siren Helmet", using them as platforms or a means to destroy certain enemies. There are also various other types of blocks such as launcher blocks that send Patty or an enemy in a certain direction and colored blocks that allow the player to change which plane they switch on. During each level, the player has three hearts called "Heart Drives", with the player losing one heart if Patty is hurt by an enemy, comes into contact with spikes or is pushed into the screen by a block change (checkpoints created allow Patty to respawn at that point in the case of the latter two).

Legacy

Since its release, Mighty Switch Force! has turned into a signature WayForward series and Patty has become a recognizable WayForward hero.

On April 10, 2018, a downloadable content pack for Shantae: Half-Genie Hero was released that added an additional story campaign featuring character costumes and gameplay mechanics from Mighty Switch Force. The DLC sees a storyline where Shantae rounds up Space Hooligans. On April 1, 2021, WayForward released a fake trailer for a 'WayForward characters' dating sim game called "Are We Soulmates Or Am I Just Being Way Forward", which featured "Hooligan Sister #4" as one of the romanceable characters (as well as "Robot T-Rex" from Mighty Milky Way).