New Ubisoft IP, Starlink: Battle for Atlas coming to Switch in 2018
In a surprising twist during this morning’s E3 presentation, Ubisoft has announced that their new space exploration game, Starlink: Battle for Atlas, is coming to the Nintendo Switch alongside the PS4 and Xbox One.
Details are fairly sparse at this point, but the game looks to use an interesting toys-to-life mechanic in which you build yourself a modular spaceship and mount it directly to your controller for use in-game. Judging by the announcement trailer, it also looks absolutely stunning.
There’s no firm release date yet, but the game is expected to launch in the Spring of 2018 in Australia. You can check out Ubisoft’s description of the game and the announcement trailer below.
In Starlink: Battle for Atlas, you’re part of a group of heroic interstellar pilots, dedicated to free the Atlas star system from the Forgotten Legends, an evil robot force. Starlink: Battle for Atlas offers a whole new gameplay experience: build your own modular Starship model, mount it on your controller, and take part in epic space combats. Equip your model with different parts and your Starship changes in game in real time. Assemble your fleet, mix and match your pilots, Starships and weapons to create your own play style and defeat the enemy.
FULLY CUSTOMIZE YOUR STARSHIP: THE CHOICE IS YOURS
Mix and match pilots, hulls, wings, and weapons to assemble your ideal starship with an unprecedented level of customization and creativity. Changes to your physical ship instantly appear in-game allowing you to immediately jump into the battle.
EXPLORE AN ENTIRE STAR SYSTEM
Travel seamlessly through the exotic alien worlds of the Atlas Star System. Each one of its planets has its own identity, ecosystem and wildlife. Be careful, as space is a hostile environment and will present many challenges. The world evolves depending on your actions and your choices. Everything you do has an impact on your journey, and enemies will react and fight back intelligently and take over the star system if you don’t stop them.
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Build your unique play style. Experiment with different pilot abilities, weapon types, and status effects to discover and unleash devastating combos upon your enemies and overcome deadly challenges.
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After seeing this – I’m really excited!!! Scifi build your own ship you can play with and display? Yup! Sold. Please Ubisoft – add some co-op though..
The PS4 and XB1 controllers will need an adaptor to work with the spaceship toys.
Nice, another third party game. Good stuff!
How would you play this on the go?