Switch Sports Review - Crashing Out In The Semi-Finals

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Switch Sports has some big shoes to fill. Wii Sports doesn't always get the respect it deserves, but it's hard not to see it as the greatest sports game of all time. In a genre that is so loaded with annual releases that offer very little innovation, and arcade titles weighed down by their gimmicks, the smooth streamlined approach of Wii Sports made it the best of the best. Anyone, from the hardcore gamer looking for a challenge to your granny who wants to play some ten-pin bowling could pick up Wii Sports and try their hand at it. 'Be as good as the greatest game in the genre' is a tough legacy to live up to, and that's why it's all the more disappointing that Switch Sports falls so short, and it's all of its own making.

Switch Sports feels a lot like Pep Guardiola in the Champions League. It has all the ingredients for success, but a series of bonkers choices and self-sabotage sees it playing Kevin de Bruyne up-front, Gabriel Jesus as a false 10, or Phil Foden at right back. I'm writing this review on Tuesday afternoon, and a Pep masterclass against Real could make me look a mug, but I will plow on regardless. The point is, Switch Sports could be great, and it’s entirely its own fault that it’s not.

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Let's deal with what works first, because there's a damn lot of it. Tennis and Bowling return from Wii Sports, while Chambara returns from Sports Resort (where it was called Sword Fighting). Volleyball, Badminton, and Football all make their debuts. Bowling is as easy to pick up and play as ever, while the split-screen play makes it more involved when playing with a partner. The challenge mode adds a little bit of flavour, and comes in more variety