{"id":83782,"date":"2019-02-20T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-02-20T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/02\/vr_game_elevator_to_the_moon_is_coming_soon_to_switch"},"modified":"2019-02-20T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-02-20T17:00:00","slug":"vr-game-elevator-to-the-moon-is-coming-soon-to-switch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2019\/02\/20\/vr-game-elevator-to-the-moon-is-coming-soon-to-switch\/","title":{"rendered":"VR Game Elevator&#8230;to the Moon! Is Coming Soon To Switch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/00fc9f1ccc518\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/00fc9f1ccc518\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<div class=\"youtube\">[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nJNaSc58xhY?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1&#038;w=900&#038;h=507]<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Previously released on VR platforms, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/elevator_to_the_moon_turbo_champions_edition\"><strong>Elevator&#8230;to the Moon! Turbo Champion&#8217;s Edition<\/strong><\/a> is a sci-fi comedy set in an elevator that &#8211; true to its title &#8211; goes to the moon, and it arrives this March on Switch courtesy of Roccat Game Studio and Arcade Distillery.<\/p>\n<p>This elevator belongs to the &#8216;President of the World&#8217;, a particularly demanding individual who wishes for you to repair the malfunctioning contraption. Of course, it&#8217;s your choice whether you listen to the Arnold Schwarzenegger-soundalike or ignore his screaming; through the course of the game he&#8217;ll give you increasingly unreasonable orders which you&#8217;re free to follow or not.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some more details from the blurb:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>You are a space cadet, rudely commanded by the President of the World to &#8220;Liberate&#8221; a Moon Elevator, evoking the wrath of the world&#8217;s most powerful AI. Will you crack under pressure trying to hold this broken Space Elevator together?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Obey! The ridiculous demands of President of the World, Doug-Slater Roccmeier, solving head scratching puzzles or&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Disobey! And cause hilarious havoc, or find your own sweet spot. Each way of playing has its own advantages and outcomes as you navigate through a plot with more twists and turns than a twisty-turny thing! It\u2019s up to you, intrepid elevator person, to blaze your own altitudinal path&#8230;to the moon!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"EttM Screenshot 01\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/35c75b8a09251\/ettm-screenshot-01.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/35c75b8a09251\/ettm-screenshot-01.445x245.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" alt=\"EttM Screenshot 01\" \/><\/a><a title=\"EttM Screenshot 02\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/a67f6b1d81d0f\/ettm-screenshot-02.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/a67f6b1d81d0f\/ettm-screenshot-02.445x245.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" alt=\"EttM Screenshot 02\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"EttM Screenshot 03\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/575123f6dcb35\/ettm-screenshot-03.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/575123f6dcb35\/ettm-screenshot-03.445x245.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" alt=\"EttM Screenshot 03\" \/><\/a><a title=\"EttM Screenshot 06\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/234773fa9cee4\/ettm-screenshot-06.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/234773fa9cee4\/ettm-screenshot-06.445x245.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" alt=\"EttM Screenshot 06\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The Switch edition of this VR original gets some new motion-based pointer controls, and a bonus mini-game, entitled &#8216;Bat Batty Bats&#8217;. Ahem. It looks to be a pretty surreal ride, and we dearly hope that we&#8217;re told to <em>GET TO DA CHOPPER!<\/em> at some point.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re intrigued to see how this VR experience translates to the handheld &#8211; with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/02\/rumour_nintendo_could_make_its_first_vr_announcement_for_switch_this_year\">whispers that Nintendo are planning moves into the VR space<\/a>, possibly via a low-tech <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/nintendo_labo_toy-con_01_variety_kit\">Labo<\/a><\/strong> route, perhaps we&#8217;ll be seeing more VR originals coming to Switch in the not-to-distant future.<\/p>\n<p><em>So, you&#8217;re trapped in a lift with only the President for company &#8211; what do you do? Let us know in the comments.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nJNaSc58xhY?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1&#038;w=900&#038;h=507] Previously released on VR platforms, Elevator&#8230;to the Moon! Turbo Champion&#8217;s Edition is a sci-fi comedy set in an elevator that &#8211; true to its title &#8211; goes to the moon, and it arrives this March on Switch courtesy of Roccat Game Studio and Arcade Distillery. 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