Ninjala

Ninjala is a well-crafted game and another fine example of free-to-play done right. You can make steady progress in the online game without spending real-world money and the only part of the game behind a paywall is the single player campaign -- which is currently in its first phase. GungHo has done a great job early on at making a fun experience for players of all skill levels and still providing enough depth to sink your teeth into things when you want to. Ninjala isn't just a great free-to-play game, it's a great game period and one well-worth checking out on Switch.

At the end of the day, Ninjala is a surprisingly entertaining free-to-play game that doesn't require players to pull out their wallets to have a little fun. The microtransactions are all cosmetic, free content is on its way to add even more depth, and the visual style just oozes with charm.

Overall, I have to say Ninjala: Gumball Shinobi is a blast to play. It does have its shortcomings, but for a game to come out the gate this polished and fun, I can see myself playing this game for quite some time. Ninjala is a ninja’s fan introduction game and I feel it does a good job. If you’re curious to check this game out, pick it up now on the Nintendo Switch eShop for the cool price of Free!

If Splatoon ended up moving towards the free to play model for the next installment in Nintendo's biggest shooter, I wouldn't be mad at all. Free to play games have become an excellent way to play with your friends, try out things you may not have considered before, and kill some time with something new, without having to empty your wallet. I'm a big fan of free to play games, and Ninjala proves to me that Splatoon could work in this format, because other than the excellent price of free, everything Ninjala does, Splatoon does better.

Ninjala is a good-looking and impressively tactical free-to-play arena fighter. It's currently lacking in modes and maps, there are problems with how the lacklustre opening tutorial goes about onboarding new players and the rock-paper-scissors aspect of proceedings is sure to be controversial but, overall, the game is off to a pretty strong start. We can't wait to see where GungHo takes its cast of pint-sized bubblegum protagonists in the coming months.

Ninjala is a unique melee-focused multiplayer live game with tons of style and depth, but for now it's light on content and heavy on microtransactions.

Ninjala may be thin on content, but it finds a strong foundation in its unique melee battling.