
Starting a new scenario is actually really fun, as you take a bit of time to investigate what you’re working with and examine the balance sheets. AKIBA’S TRIP: Hellbound & Debriefed Switch NSP Square acts as a modify for navigation, the touchpad would bring up the menu, but if you hold square, then the touchpad would bring up your challenges. There’s always going to be a learning curve, but after a few hours, I was zipping through the menus. Well, I’m happy to report that the controls are mostly intuitive. It was what put me off trying Cities: Skylines on the Nintendo Switch with all the menus and sub-menus, there simply shouldn’t be enough buttons on a controller to navigate through smoothly. The first thought in my head when I started to download was that management games are surely very hard to play with a controller. Here you’ll assume control of a variety of pre-built parks, each with its own story and demands. For many, the Career will provide the training wheels to go off and do your own thing. The game gives you a trio of different ways to play: Career is broken up into dozens of different scenarios, where you’ll be tasked with challenges such as clearing debt or building an eco-friendly park Challenge is the more traditional option, where you’ll start out with limited funds and must slowly grow your empire over time Sandbox provides you with unlimited cash, and allows you to get creative without financial encumbrance. This is a much prettier, much deeper incarnation of the abovementioned cult classics, but beneath its glossier exterior remains the same addictive goal: make money – and lots of it.
