Software:Nippon Marathon
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| Developer(s) | Onion Soup Interactive |
| Publisher(s) | PQube Limited exA-Arcadia (Turbo) |
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| Genre(s) | Party, action, racing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Nippon Marathon is a party, action, racing game developed by British[1] studio Onion Soup Interactive and published by PQube Limited. In April 2021, an enhanced arcade version titled Nippon Marathon Turbo was released in arcades on exA-Arcadia. This version focuses solely on multi-player racing courses and does not have mini games. Two new characters called Hato and Princess were added as selectable characters and the art was drawn by Namco's Numan Athletics artist, Tatsuya Ishikawa.[2]
Reception
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According to review aggregator Metacritic, Nippon Marathon received mixed to unfavourable critic reviews for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch,[3][4][5] with the PC release currently having no score.[6]
Nintendo Life gave the Switch release a 6/10 calling the visuals and nature of the physics "an acquired taste", but praised the multiplayer and recommended it to anyone looking for a "silly party game".[7]
The game holds a very high rating on Steam, with a 90% "very positive" overall rating as of October 2020.[8]
References
- ↑ "Onion Soup Interactive". Onion Soup Interactive. https://www.onionsoupinteractive.com/blog. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
- ↑ "NiPPON MARATHON TURBO" (in en-US). https://exa.ac/en/games/nippon-marathon-turbo/.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Nippon Marathon for Xbox One Reviews". Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/nippon-marathon/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-one. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Nippon Marathon for PlayStation 4 Reviews". Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/nippon-marathon/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-4. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Nippon Marathon for Switch Reviews". Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/nippon-marathon/critic-reviews/?platform=nintendo-switch. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Nippon Marathon for PC Reviews". Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/nippon-marathon/critic-reviews/?platform=pc. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Reseigh-Lincoln, Dom (January 13, 2019). "Review: Nippon Marathon (Switch)". https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/switch-eshop/nippon_marathon.
- ↑ "Steam Community :: Nippon Marathon" (in en). https://store.steampowered.com/app/746940/Nippon_Marathon/#app_reviews_hash.
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