
2020 · WayForward Technologies · Action-adventure · Adventure
Vitamin Connection
Nintendo exclusive
Prepare for a big dose of excitement delivered in a microscopic package with Vitamin Connection for Nintendo Switch! Developed by WayForward and published physically by Limited Run Games, this Switch-exclusive one- or two-player action title will deliver thrills, laughs, and varied gameplay unlike anything else on the system.
- Released
- 2020
- Platforms
- Nintendo Switch
- Genres
- Action-adventureAdventurePuzzleShooter
- Developers
- WayForward Technologies
- Publishers
- WayForward Technologies
- Modes
- MultiplayerSingle-player
- Perspective
- Third person
- Themes
- ActionScience fiction
- Country
- United States
- Age ratings
- ESRB ECERO APEGI 3
- Languages
- English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish (Spain)
- Composers
- Jake Kaufman
About
Vitamin Connection is a 2020 action-adventure game developed and published by WayForward, exclusively for Nintendo Switch. It was released on February 20, 2020, to positive critical reception. Limited Run Games distributed limited physical versions of the title.
Keywords
- nintendo switch ir motion camera
Media
The articlegameplay, story, development, reception
Gameplay
Players take control of one of two characters, Vita-Boy and Mina-Girl, who use the microscopic Capsule Ship to fight off viruses and other enemies hosted within the Sable family, which makes them ill. The ship itself is controlled with an individual Joy-Con and motion controls, which are used to control the ship and execute attacks. Main levels are navigated using the tilt controls of the Switch. Various "sub-games" are also present throughout the adventure.
Development
The game was announced on August 13, 2019 in a press release by WayForward. The title was always intended to be a Switch exclusive, with the team stating they were impressed by the system's hardware upon receiving a development kit and wanted to create a game tailored towards the console's unorthodox capabilities. Development officially started in 2017, but funding difficulties stalled progression on the title and for a period forced the team to work on other internal projects. The game was heavily inspired by Jet Set Radio and the Katamari series, specifically with respect to their focus on a creativity, a distinct artstyle and the emphasis the games place on their soundtracks.
Reception
Vitamin Connection was generally well received by critics. Review aggregator website Metacritic gave the game 80/100, based on ten reviews.
Nintendo World Report gave the game a 9/10, praising its gameplay, content and style, though did offer some criticism towards the backtracking the game featured. Jon Mundy of Nintendo Life gave the game an overall positive review, praising the visuals, co-op gameplay and the variety that the game offers. However, he mentioned some criticism regarding the controls and the game's frequent use of backtracking.
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Collections2 collections
Years
- Games released in 2020List › January–March
Platform libraries
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