Welcome to our review of Varion, a wall shooting game that is hard to master but fun to play! Out now on Nintendo Switch.
Blast your friends at the speed of light in this futuristic brawler where only bounce shots are lethal! Team up or fight for yourself, build dirty tactics and take advantage of ever-changing dangerous stages in up-to-4 player restless battles to become the supreme ruler of your living room!
Varion is a 3D arcade-action top-down “brawler”, featuring couch multiplayer battles for 1 to 4 players. Set in a futuristic universe, it allows the players to control robots fighting in an infinite amount of booby-trapped, procedurally generated arenas during restless, fast-paced battles.
First let me start by saying this game has one of the nicest tutorials and at the same time, possibly the worst. You are presented with a gorgeous movie detailing everything about the game, but not once do you get to experience it. It is all theoretical and no hands on. I wish I could have had some hands-on, getting used to the fighting system, but alas.
Once I did go into the regular game, I was not amused by the high pace it presents itself with. My third round in a big game where 15 points score the final victory, I did not even get a single shot off. It took me a long time to really get used to this.
Another bad point, as soon as all players appear, you are not given any sort of countdown, no sir, you are immediately thrown into the battle and it ain’t fun. Some sort of leeway would have been very helpful, I guess it all comes down to how you look at it?
On the other hand, the game is incredibly high octane and the way it is presented, you can expect a lot of fun times and frustrating ones at the same time. The first time I won a single round, that was a very big high for me. I did not expect to enjoy this game so much.
The biggest fun I had? Not in the death matches, but in the melee. Instant respawns at your own disposal and the games did not end within seconds. Melee mode is what will make me go back to this game and really enjoy it. Especially the multiplayer mode here is what will make you enjoy the game more than anything else.
I can see myself play it often with my brother’s kids because regardless of how much I practice, a lot of this game is reaction or luck based. Anyone can be lucky during a quick game, right?
In conclusion, Varion is limited by its own design and despite having a lot of fun with it, it has some flaws worth mentioning. I am unsure if the melee mode will be able to keep it alive for me, but I do think it will.
