Software:The Stretchers
| The Stretchers | |
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| Developer(s) | Tarsier Studios[lower-alpha 1] |
| Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
| Director(s) | Viktor Lindäng Masamichi Abe |
| Producer(s) | Paul Allen Toyokazu Nonaka Yoshiaki Koizumi Katsuya Eguchi |
| Designer(s) | Asger Kristiansen Marc Cartwright |
| Engine | Unreal Engine 4[1] |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo Switch |
| Release | November 8, 2019 |
| Genre(s) | Action puzzle |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
The Stretchers[lower-alpha 2] is an 2019 action puzzle game developed by Tarsier Studios and published by Nintendo. It released for the Nintendo Switch on November 8, 2019.
Gameplay
The Stretchers features lighthearted, ragdoll physics-based puzzles in which players are tasked with rescuing civilian "Dizzies"—residents that have been "dizzied" by the evil Captain Brains—and returning them to the hospital.[2][3] Players take on the role of medics to reach the location of Dizzies via an ambulance, with the ability to drive recklessly off ramps and through obstacles such as fences and walls.[4]
The game can be played in single-player, in which one player controls both paramedics, or in two-player co-op, where each player controls one of the medics.[5] Players can unlock character costumes and furniture for the medics' home base by exploring the world map and mission areas.[5] The comical style and co-operative gameplay of The Stretchers is reminiscent of that of the Overcooked! series,[5][3] while the careless ambulance driving has been compared to the gameplay of Crazy Taxi.[6][4]
Reception
The Stretchers received "generally favorable reviews" according to the review aggregator Metacritic.[7]
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Notes
- ↑ Additional work by Nintendo Software Technology
- ↑ Japanese: ストレッチャーズ Hepburn: Sutoretchāzu
References
- ↑ Mañas Enríquez, Rafa (November 23, 2019). "Análisis The Stretchers – Nintendo Switch. Con paramédicos como estos… ¡mejor ponerse malo!" (in es). https://www.nextn.es/2019/11/analisis-the-stretchers-nintendo-switch/.
- ↑ "The Stretchers for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Game Details" (in en-US). https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/the-stretchers-switch/.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Birch, Nathan (November 8, 2019). "The Stretchers is a Surprise New Game from Nintendo and the Makers of Little Nightmares" (in en-US). https://wccftech.com/the-stretchers-nintendo-little-nightmares-dev/.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Wakeling, Richard (November 8, 2019). "Nintendo Surprise Launches New Switch Game The Stretchers" (in en-US). https://www.gamespot.com/articles/nintendo-surprise-launches-new-switch-game-the-str/1100-6471304/.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Bankhurst, Adam (November 8, 2019). "Nintendo Surprise Releases The Stretchers for Switch From Little Nightmares Devs - IGN" (in en). https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/11/08/nintendo-surprise-releases-the-stretchers-for-switch-from-little-nightmares-devs.
- ↑ Phillips, Tom (November 8, 2019). "Surprise! Nintendo publishes new game from Little Nightmares developer" (in en). https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-11-08-surprise-nintendo-publishes-new-game-from-little-nightmares-developer.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "The Stretchers" (in en). https://www.metacritic.com/game/the-stretchers/critic-reviews/?platform=nintendo-switch.
- ↑ Treese, Tyler (November 14, 2019). "The Stretchers Review | Not boring by any stretch". https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/615967-the-stretchers-review.
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