{"id":17257,"date":"2017-12-21T00:01:55","date_gmt":"2017-12-21T00:01:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=17257"},"modified":"2017-12-06T02:10:56","modified_gmt":"2017-12-06T02:10:56","slug":"party-planet-switch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/21\/party-planet-switch\/","title":{"rendered":"Party Planet (Switch)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/party_box-4\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-17255\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PARTY_BOX-93x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"93\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PARTY_BOX-93x150.jpg 93w, http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PARTY_BOX-185x300.jpg 185w, http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PARTY_BOX.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 93px) 100vw, 93px\" \/><\/a>Aside from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/28\/the-mini-games-of-1-2-switch\/\"><strong>1-2 Switch<\/strong><\/a>, there\u2019s not a lot of multiplayer mini-game party titles on the Nintendo Switch, at least not that I\u2019m aware anyway.\u00a0 Which is a little surprising, considering Nintendo\u2019s recent console history.\u00a0 But now, Party Planet is here to fill that void for Switch owners this Christmas season.\u00a0 It\u2019s a collection of 30 mini-games for up to four players, and can be played solo, cooperatively, or competitively.<\/p>\n<p>Most of the mini-games on this collection play like classic arcade and console titles.\u00a0 For example, there are games similar to Asteroids, Balloon Fight, Air Hockey, Memory Match, Zuma, and many more.\u00a0 The games are a little generic, but other than that there\u2019s nothing wrong with them.<\/p>\n<p>One nice thing is you can play the games solo, and nothing feels amiss.\u00a0 You can also play most games with up to four players, and even be on competitive or cooperating teams.\u00a0 My only main problem with this game is that more than half of the challenges are locked, and you must unlock them by earning stars and ranking higher in the other mini-games.\u00a0 But other than that, the game isn\u2019t bad and serves its purpose for what it is.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/party_screen-3\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17256\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PARTY_SCREEN.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PARTY_SCREEN.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PARTY_SCREEN-150x84.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/PARTY_SCREEN-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kid Factor:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Party Planet is rated E with an ESRB descriptor of Mild Cartoon Violence.\u00a0 Violence is very minimal and no worse than an 80\u2019s arcade game.\u00a0 Reading is needed for the instructions.\u00a0 Since it supports four players, the whole family can enjoy it.\u00a0 And since you can choose to be on the same team, older players can help younger ones out if they have trouble.\u00a0 Also, the game comes with stickers.\u00a0 Do kids still like stickers?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aside from 1-2 Switch, there\u2019s not a lot of multiplayer mini-game party titles on the Nintendo Switch, at least not that I\u2019m aware anyway.\u00a0 Which is a little surprising, considering Nintendo\u2019s recent console history.\u00a0 But now, Party Planet is here to fill that void for Switch owners this Christmas season.\u00a0 It\u2019s a collection of 30 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