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New Pokémon Snap

"New Pokémon Snap is an on-rails first-person photography game developed by Bandai Namco Studios and published by Nintendo and The Pokémon Company for the Nintendo Switch."

Bandai Namco Studios·Nintendo· April 29, 2021· Main Game
81
Critic Score
12 reviews
77
User Score
62 ratings

New Pokémon Snap is an on-rails first-person photography game developed by Bandai Namco Studios and published by Nintendo and The Pokémon Company for the Nintendo Switch. It is a sequel to the 1999 Nintendo 64 game Pokémon Snap. Players explore an archipelago in an autopilot hovercraft and photograph Pokémon in order to conduct research about their ecology.

Released 29 April 2021 for Nintendo Switch by Bandai Namco Studios, published by Nintendo. Rated L by ClassInd, 3 by PEGI. About 15 hours to beat.

Story

A budding Pokémon photographer travels to the lush and varied Lental region, invited by the esteemed Professor Mirror and his assistant Rita to join their ecological research. Working from the Laboratory of Ecological and Natural Sciences, the player is sent out across the region's islands to observe and photograph Pokémon thriving in their natural habitats, from jungles and deserts to reefs and caves. But the survey has a deeper purpose. The professor is investigating the mysterious Illumina phenomenon, a strange, glowing radiance that certain Pokémon and rare flowers exhibit, a wonder last documented in an explorer's travelogue a full century ago. Venturing through each island by day and night, the photographer sets out to capture these elusive creatures on film and help unravel the long-forgotten secret behind the luminous phenomenon.

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Nintendo Switch
Standard
EU
Apr 29, 2021
Nintendo Switch
Standard
WW
Apr 30, 2021
Critic Score
81 /100
Generally Favorable
Based on 12 professional reviews
Aggregated from professional game critics and publications.
User Score
77 /100
Generally Favorable
Based on 62 ratings
Aggregated from player ratings across platforms worldwide.
Score Comparison
Critics
81
Users
77
Score Guide
90–100
Universal Acclaim
75–89
Generally Favorable
CriticsUsers
50–74
Mixed or Average
20–49
Generally Unfavorable
0–19
Overwhelming Dislike