Today, I’m adding one more game to the list of games that have seen improvements when played on Nintendo Switch 2. Let’s have a look!

Overcooked! 2 – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition

Genre: Arcade / Party Game

Players: 1-4 Co-Op / Competitive (Local, Online)

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Review:

I have to admit, it strikes me as an odd and somewhat frustrating choice that the folks behind the Overcooked series chose this game to update as a Nintendo Switch 2 Edition, instead of the more inclusive Overcooked: All You Can Eat. However, this is what they’ve chosen, so let’s have a look.

To upgrade to the Nintendo Switch 2 release of the game if you already own the original version on Nintendo Switch, you’ll need to spend $10 on an Upgrade Pack. However, this includes more than just a visual and performance upgrade. You’ll also be getting CameraPlay, GameShare, and an exclusive new chef.

I can’t really talk about CameraPlay – it seems to only work when you have two players who each have their own copies of the game playing wirelessly or online on Nintendo Switch 2, and I wasn’t about to buy a third copy of this game (or fourth if you count All you Can Eat) just to test this out. However, I can personally vouch for GameShare, and in fact this is probably the easiest use of GameShare I’ve encountered, with multiple ways to share the game between systems.

However, even apart from the new features, this is a pretty great upgrade. Let’s start with the visual and performance boost – this release ups the game to 60FPS/4K framerate and resolution, and both of these make for a much cleaner experience. The game was already cartoony in a way that didn’t really need these improvements, but I can absolutely say they still make a difference here.

The loading times are much-improved as well. On the original Nintendo Switch, it took me 46 seconds to start up the game, 18 seconds to load a save file, and 12 seconds to load into a level. On Nintendo Switch 2, those times have been cut down to 25, 8, and 6.

In other words, Overcooked 2 has been improved in multiple ways on Nintendo Switch 2, making this a great update to the game! But… why didn’t they update Overcooked! All You Can Eat instead? Especially when that’s one of the few games that’s listed as “unsupported” on Nintendo Switch 2, a new updated version of that could have been an absolute definitive Overcooked experience. Instead, this is just a very good version of a very good game… but not quite a definitive version.

tl;dr – Overcooked 2, like the first game, is an Arcade/Party game where up to four players cooperate to try to prep and cook dishes to order in increasingly crazy kitchens. And like the first game, it’s a fast, frenzied experience that makes for one of the finest co-op experiences available on the Switch 2, with subtle improvements throughout that give it a slight edge over the original Overcooked, as well as multiple improvements over the Nintendo Switch version of the game.

Grade: A

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