Arms has a lot to love, and unfortunately, a lot to forget too. While it has potential with its layers of depth, the core game simply doesn't have enough variety among its many arms and fighters to keep the experience feeling fresh for long.

Bringing motion controls back with a bang, ARMS can feel surprisingly retro, yet it also fits in perfectly with Nintendo's modern twist on gaming and the Switch.

When the games industry finds itself with a shortage of wackiness, they can always turn to Nintendo to serve up something crazy enough that it just might work. In ARMS, where players control fighters with springy limbs in arena-style combat, they may well have found the Switch's first big, exclusive splash.