Overwatch
Choose a hero and work with a team in online shooting battles, taking on Tank, Damage or Support roles. Objective modes give those abilities a shared purpose; Push centers on moving a contested robot toward the opposing team's end.
- AI score · out of 10
- 8.4 / 10
About this game
Overwatch, the continuing game previously titled Overwatch 2, puts hero selection at the center of online team battles. Heroes belong to Tank, Damage or Support roles, and their activities include leading attacks, ambushing enemies and helping allies. Your contribution is tied to what the team is trying to accomplish, rather than simply choosing a weapon. Push illustrates that objective focus: both teams compete over a shared robot and try to move it toward the opposing end of the map. The battlefield draws on futuristic interpretations of real-world places. This is an ongoing live game, with heroes, maps and ways to play added through updates. Internet communication is required, and the recurring activity is participating in team matches within that changing service.
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AI review
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Best aligned with players who enjoy coordinating a role around a shared match objective.
Hero roles and team objectives give shooting decisions a collective context: where to act matters alongside how to attack or help. That structure can reward players who enjoy cooperation, while those wanting complete independence may find their preferred contribution depends on others.
Strengths
- Different hero roles offer ways to contribute through attacking, leading or aiding teammates.
Weaknesses
- Shared objectives can make an independent player's preferred approach depend on the team's actions.
Who it is for: Players interested in online team competition, hero roles and working together on match objectives.
Play notes: Internet communication is required; this draft covers the Nintendo Switch product whose official title is now Overwatch.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Repeated team matches and continuing additions suit players willing to revisit a changing game rather than finish a fixed campaign. | Reviewed | 8.8 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension A shared objective such as Push can turn hero choice into a question of how to support the team's next move. | Reviewed | 8.7 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Futuristic interpretations of familiar places can provide a recognizable setting for hero-based battles. | Reviewed | 8.6 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension The required internet connection makes network access a practical condition of participating in these team matches. | Reviewed | 6.4 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Blizzard Entertainment
- Publisher
- Blizzard Entertainment
- Release date
- Oct 4, 2022
- Platforms
- Nintendo Switch
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Shooter · Primary genre
- Tags
- 3D GraphicsShootingThird PersonFast-pacedDodgeReplayableSolo-friendlyLinear LevelsMain Story Under 10 HoursPlayer versus Environment
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
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- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Not provided
- Perspectives
- Not provided
Release editions
- Nintendo SwitchWorldwideOct 4, 2022
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Sources
- www.nintendo.comSource revision: 1
- www.nintendo.com