Swap Fire is one of a batch of interesting multiplayer-centric titles on the Wii U eShop, and the name provides a nice clue of the core idea at play. It's a shooter where positioning and manipulating the environment are key, and it has multiple modes.
If you're in North America then you may have seen it pop up the eShop chart, and that's because it's free until 8th April. The developers have made the game free as a treat for those not jumping into Switch, but also as a means of getting the game into more hands - we know from interactions with the team that it's a huge passion project for them.
If you can't Switch 'em, Swap 'em!"
We know there are many reasons why people can't get a Switch. For example, our excuse is that we're broke! As a consolation prize we're offering up our game for free, which will hopefully ease the pain a little and help us find more players who might like Swap Fire.
We liked this game in our review but felt that it fell short in a few areas, some of which are being addressed in a planned update and European release. We do think it's worth commending the positive attitude of the developers that simply want to improve their game and have it played by as many gamers as possible.
Have any of you in North America helped propel this up the charts, or will you give this freebie a go soon?
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Free. Nice of them
I heard there was a free game on Wii U but couldn't find it. Would download if it were free and available in the UK.
Free game? I'm in! Wii U owners feeling like PC owners today! haha
I grabbed it. Hard to beat that price, and I still got the My Nintendo points for it
Its an amazing shooter. I love the concept of trying to screw people over like Ganondorf in Super Smash Brothers.
I got this about a month ago and absolutely love it. It's a bit rough around the edges but the core gameplay mechanics and modes are brilliant. My friends and I have had a blast with it.
I'll download it, then go back to BotW on Switch, and probably never touch it. Certainly a nice gesture by the dev, though.
Don't know if I'll play it much, but hey, a free game is a free game!
You can check it on YouTube
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vxXyYjOQJwc
Thats nice and all, but... I guess they want to stay broke? If its a decent game they worked hard on, I would have at least bought it for $1. Still. I downloaded it. I'll go back to my Wii U eventually. I love my library on there.
I'll download and try if it has a free period when it arrives in Europe.
Time to download.
Did not even notice it. I'll give it a go.
Will it be free in Europe?
I don't get it, why was it released in NA but not in Europe? What's the difference between these two versions?
I would download it if it was available for free here...
I saw this on the eshop and ignored it as it reminded of that free skunk bundle debacle and the 30 minutes of my life wasted on that.
I may give this a shot though if I can pull myself away from Breath of the Wild long enough.
Downloaded this for free last Thursday, I thought everybody knew, guess I was wrong.
I have yet to play it. Been caught up on my switch.
Well, the price is right.
Ugh I hate inverted controls especially when it involves aiming
This won't be that good, mark my words!
I have yet to play a free-to-play game where I am thinking: Wow, this is good!
@Setery10 You can change the inversion by clicking the minus (-) button.
@JeremyAlessi thanks
@Henmii It's not a "free-to-play" game (in the mobile IAP/Ads game sense), we're just looking for more players. What good is a game (especially a local multiplayer game with competition play in mind) without players?
a free FPS that (seemingly) ISN'T freemium? yes please!
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