{"id":97662,"date":"2019-08-01T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-01T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/08\/whipseey_and_the_lost_atlas_has_some_strong_kirby_vibes_and_its_coming_to_switch_this_month"},"modified":"2019-08-01T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-08-01T11:00:00","slug":"whipseey-and-the-lost-atlas-has-some-strong-kirby-vibes-and-its-coming-to-switch-this-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2019\/08\/01\/whipseey-and-the-lost-atlas-has-some-strong-kirby-vibes-and-its-coming-to-switch-this-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Whipseey And The Lost Atlas Has Some Strong Kirby Vibes, And It&#8217;s Coming To Switch This Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/5f410bece81dd\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/5f410bece81dd\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<div class=\"youtube\">[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=M70QwbHi8AI?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>Launching on Nintendo Switch and other platforms later this month is <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/whipseey_and_the_lost_atlas\">Whipseey and the Lost Atlas<\/a><\/strong>, an action-adventure platformer that reminds us of Nintendo&#8217;s very own <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/kirby_star_allies\">Kirby<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The game has you jumping around platforming levels and defeating enemies as a small, pink blob called Whipseey. In actual fact, you&#8217;re playing as a boy called Alex &#8211; <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/nintendolife\/videos\">not that one<\/a> &#8211; who has been transformed into the Kirby-like creature you see before you.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll need to jump and whip your way through the game&#8217;s retro-inspired levels to help Whipseey solve the mystery of the Lost Atlas. As you&#8217;ll notice in the trailer above, the Kirby comparisons continue through a number of cute little abilities which can be used to defeat enemies in different ways, and some of the enemies remind us of Mario villains, too.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Whip1\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/1de78d853d4f4\/whip1.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" data-original=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/1de78d853d4f4\/whip1.445x245.jpg\" alt=\"Whip1\"><\/a><a title=\"Whip2\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/17bb4246fe7f7\/whip2.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" data-original=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/17bb4246fe7f7\/whip2.445x245.jpg\" alt=\"Whip2\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Whip3\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/29bab6b706f64\/whip3.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" data-original=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/29bab6b706f64\/whip3.445x245.jpg\" alt=\"Whip3\"><\/a><a title=\"Whip4\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/c8298cd09142e\/whip4.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" data-original=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/c8298cd09142e\/whip4.445x245.jpg\" alt=\"Whip4\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>It&#8217;s launching on the Switch eShop on 27th August, with pricing set at $5.99 \/ \u00a34.99.<em><br \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>What do you think? Worth a try? Let us know if you&#8217;ll be adding this one to your wishlist with a comment below.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=M70QwbHi8AI?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1&#038;w=900&#038;h=507] Launching on Nintendo Switch and other platforms later this month is Whipseey and the Lost Atlas, an action-adventure platformer that reminds us of Nintendo&#8217;s very own Kirby. The game has you jumping around platforming levels and defeating enemies as a small, pink blob called Whipseey. 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