5 reviews
The Stretchers
The world has a bad case of the Dizzies - residents dizzied by Captain Brains - and only you can rescue them! Work with a friend in co-op or skillfully control two medics on your own to overcome the physics-based puzzles of each madcap mission. Either way, how you go about it is totally up to you, whether you work together to transport many Dizzies...
Details
- Released
- November 7, 2019
- Developer
- Tarsier Studios
- Genres
- Puzzle
- Publisher
- Nintendo
- Platforms
- Switch
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The Stretchers Reviews
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The Stretchers is an unexpected delight, dropping on to the eShop without warning and perfectly timed to brighten up the long, dark winter days ahead. Tarsier has taken all its experience working on the likes of Ragdoll Kung-Fu: Fists of Plastic and LittleBigPlanet and brought it together to deliver this ridiculously OTT ragdoll puzzle riot that works well in solo but is on another level when enjoyed with a friend in co-op. Missions are varied and lend themselves perfectly to moments of hilarious slapstick, and there's a couple of real standout moments scattered across the course of proceeding...
It’s not often that Nintendo — or any first-party publisher — publishes a game without telling everyone beforehand, but that’s what happened with THE STRETCHERS. The celebrated Japanese company collaborated with Little Nightmares developer Tarsier Studios out of the blue to develop this quirky title that deserved more pre-launch fanfare. Rather than being hyped up by a Nintendo Direct, it was tossed out in the middle of the holiday season in between big Switch releases like Luigi’s Mansion 3 and Pokemon Sword and Shield. Despite being stealth dropped and essentially cast off to be forgotten ab...
The Stretchers is quite an enjoyable romp. It shows strongest in co-op, but the adventure is still strong overall, whether playing alone or with a friend. The various missions and interactive elements ensured that the pace never slowed down. The gameplay loop of riding to places, exploring a bit, grabbing patients, and moving back is extremely novel and engaging. With every mission introducing unique attributes, it is always a delight to see what curve The Stretchers throws at you next. There were a few minor problems, mostly with precise movements, but never anything that soured the fun. Over...
The Stretchers may not be the deepest experience, but its creativity comes through in spades, giving you a great challenge to experience with a friend. Its solo mode doesn’t function well, the game is overall fairly short, and the controls are not always reliable, but the game manages to pack so much into its runtime that you may not find yourself caring.
It’s still easy to recommend The Stretchers to those who enjoy their Switch with friends. Local co-op will always be a strength on the platform, so the game’s natural home would have always been the Switch. It requires good coordination, has a fair amount of content that is replayable with a change of partners, and, most of all, it’s delightful.