Splatoon review: ink, charm and lots of ideas

Nintendo has not quite created the perfect shooter for people who don’t like shooters, but it is lovely, exciting and very coolSplatoon – Nintendo’s take on shooting games – is as wonderfully, vibrantly creative as the phrase “Nintendo’s take on shooting games” might suggest. An entirely unique central mechanic removes the usual assault-rifle-toting grunts in favour of shape-shifting squids with a guns full of ink. Your aim is to paint the environment with as much of your team’s