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Starting with the Adventure mode, which is based around a multi-day reality show, you’ll be able to slowly go through the paces of each of the mini games under the guise of helping out your friends. The various problems they need help with tend to be odd and silly, with the outcome of anything you do inevitably leading to some sort of competition. The less you try to think about any of it, the better, and what this mode does well is to let you get to know the island, the various funky animals that are around, and the feel of each mini game. Oh, and you’ll be able to unlock new characters, skins, and all-important hats for multiplayer mode! While you can continue to play through the Adventure multiple times for giggles, what really helps SSC shine is the multiplayer mode. Scaling up to 8 players if you’ve got the joycons to work with each of the five events has its own flair, and when mixed with the handful of environments that each have their own obstacles and flair these can be chaotic fun. Paint Ball will have both sides trying to splatter their colors everywhere to control more territory, Sumo will have you simply trying to knock your opponents off the screen or into traps, Coinz will have you trying to bump people and then steal their dropped bootie, and you can probably guess how both Soccer and Capture the Flag would work. You’ll quickly discover the part of the charm with the game, if you choose to view it that way, is that the controls are quirky and more relative than precise. I’d say that when you play with others, and everyone is relatively in the same boat, this helps add to the fun and gives everyone a shot at success. When playing solo it’s not quite as fun, at least if you’re competitive and don’t like feeling like you’ve lost because you can’t quite make things work the way you’d like. I primarily had this feeling when playing Sumo since its nature is more straightforward than the others so the flaws were more easily felt. Once you get a ball or more complexity involved the relative nature of the controls hides far better, though again you can choose to overlook it in the name of just having fun. Overall, I’d say this is a title where it’s essential for you to be sure what you’re looking for. If some silly competition with friends who laugh and roll with the punches is the plan Sausage Sports Club delivers that very well. If you’ll usually be playing alone the repetitive nature of the limited number of events won’t be buoyed for long with just the promise of your character being able to wear a different skin or hat. Fun in bursts, but probably not for sustained play.
Justin Nation, Score:Good [7.0]