The controls are extremely good and always do the exact comand you perform.

Son likes it a lot! I like that you have to move around to play this game.

Bought for my nephew for Christmas, he was very pleased with it

Strip away its motion controls and Arms is a fun but forgettable affair, albeit one that you can carry wherever you please thanks to the Switch’s portable wizardry. With a pair of Joy-Cons clasped in your hands, it’s a different game entirely, becoming one of the most immersive fighters we’ve ever played and a great big sugar rush of cartoonish combat. There’s just no topping the experience of watching your opponent flail away in person as you jab, swipe and smash your way to victory. Even it does lack a bit in the way of polish, Arms still has more than enough charm to rank as one of our favourite games for Nintendo’s new console. Buy the Arms game here from Argos (UK) | Amazon (USA)

Joy-Con controls; Simple game mechanics; Manic online play;

Sparse fighter roster; No story mode;

Joy-Con controls; Simple game mechanics; Manic online play;

Sparse fighter roster; No story mode;

Nintendo's newest IP lands on the Switch. Is it an instant classic? Our review.

Colorful cast of memorable characters; Intriguing new premise; Motion controls are a dream

Can feel repetitious when played for long stretches

Most fighting games are cut from the same cloth as trailblazers like Street Fighter II and Virtua Fighter , beholden to side-view perspectives and an array of melee and projectile attacks.

Welcome to an explosion of colour, whirring arms and massive weapons. The world of ARMS sounds like a joke that went too far, but it really works. Why are these people fighting with weird stretchy arms? What happened to everyone in this crazy world?

Lots of fun; Great with friends

Steep learning curve; Lack of content; Poor tutorials

Let's first take a look at what Nintendo's big new IP is all about. Arms is a fighting game where in 3D arenas you'll go up against a single opponent, and you'll beat up each other by using combination attacks, grabs, charged strikes and well, that's pretty much it, at least at first glance.

Solid and definitely has an audience. There could be some hard-to-ignore faults, but the experience is fun.