Part Time UFO
October 28, 2020
STACKED WITH NEW FEATURES The charming stack ‘em up Part Time UFO claws its way onto Nintendo Switch, adding Joy-Con controls, two-player local play, brand new challenges and console-exclusive modes. PART TIME WORKER, FULL TIME UFO! In Part Time UFO, fly Jobski the UFO around and complete odd jobs. Help …
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80.2
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"Part Time UFO is the best game I&s;ve ever played where you control an alien ship while completing mundane tasks. Okay, that didn&s;t sound like a glowing endorsement but it is a cool little game and it&s;s even more fun …"
Read original review"Two years ago, Part Time UFO was launched on Android, and now, that game arrives to Nintendo Switch, with changes and new additions like coop, physical controls, new modes and all the graphics adapted to horizontal handheld mode. A joyful …"
Read original review"Part Time UFO is simple, it&s;s cute and it&s;s a huge dose of fun. This port of the 2018 mobile game comes with numerous additions for Nintendo Switch, and might just be the best co-op title on the console for …"
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85.0
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70.0
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30.0
"For the Kirby creators we couldn’t expect anything less funny then the renewed version of the mobile game part-time UFO! With a funny concept it brings some fun to a revived title. With a sweet mix between graphics and sound …"
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85.0
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92.0
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"The mobile version of Part Time UFO already had the charm of a Kirby game, the physics-based chaos of World of Goo and the compelling claw machine mechanics of Nintendo Badge Arcade. This new Switch port builds on top of …"
Read original review"A recommended physics-based puzzler. Overall, Part Time UFO is a good title for casual puzzle fans and it’s a great game for anyone in the mood for a charming puzzler with some fun gameplay."
Read original review"For those expecting a Kirby-like platformer experience due to the game being from HAL Laboratory, you will likely be disappointed. Instead, Part Time UFO feels more like a series of wacky extended WarioWare type levels that will keep you addicted …"
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78.0
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84.0
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86.0
"With a host of extras and the ability to play on a big screen, this is the definitive version of Part Time UFO. A lovely title with the cutest aesthetic in recent memory, you&s;ll be humming the theme song and …"
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70.0
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75.0
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55.0
"Part Time UFO uses charm and creativity to create a great puzzle games. Carrying things with a claw and doing countless jobs is fun, mainly because of the wide variety of situations, which are even cooler in the company of …"
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40.0
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40.0
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"Nintendo Switch is a system that offers quite a few games or applications for players to have a good time. One of the best suggestions at the moment is HAL Laboratory’s new title."
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72.0
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84.0
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63.0
"With new features, modes, and various quality of life upgrades from its mobile origins, Part Time UFO on Switch continues to exemplify the fun and quirky sensibilities of HAL Labs without losing a step or grip."
Read original review"Part Time UFO is not an especially impressive game. I can’t imagine it being anyone’s game of the year. However, it is undeniably enjoyable, whimsical, and a blast to play with a younger player. With a nice little co-op mode, …"
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7.0
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9.0
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4.0
"undefined.The lovable Jobski and his part-time endeavors are absolutely worth checking out on Switch. Even if you&s;ve already played the mobile version of Part Time UFO, this latest release adds co-op, and the adventure and stacking modes I mentioned earlier, …"
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"Part Time UFO is a surprise release that brings a charming new puzzle title to Switch. The levels are fantastic amounts of fun and figuring out how to solve and beat all the challenges is addictive."
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65.0
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70.0
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60.0
"No pun intended, but Part Time UFO is the very definition of a pick-up-and-play effort. You know… pick up… with a claw… Ahem! Anyway, it&s;s rewarding for short bursts and designed very well for this kind of play, with a …"
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68.0
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72.0
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54.0
"Just make sure to turn the volume down, because you&s;ll get so sick of the game&s;s one song and its different variations that you&s;ll never want to hear it again after hearing it drone on for about an hour."
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"A physics based puzzler isn’t my idea of a good time and yet Jobski’s hard working charms won me over. I think this is a great game for couples or someone with a slightly older kid so you can spend …"
Read original review"Just like BoxBoy! made its mark as an eShop must have on 3DS, Part Time UFO represents one of the best Nintendo published digital offerings you can find on Switch."
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68.0
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"An uproarious, fine, original and as a whole catchy experience that seems out of this world, where HAL Laboratory&s;s stellar creations definitely belong."
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