{"product_id":"pipistrello-and-the-cursed-yoyo-switch","title":"Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo - Switch","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eESRB Rating:\u003c\/strong\u003e E (Everyone)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5-28-2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMoby Score (1-10): \u003c\/strong\u003e 8.3\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e Action, Metroidvania, Diagonal-down, 2D scrolling, Direct control\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedia Type(s): \u003c\/strong\u003ePhysical\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExplore a vast urban landscape in this exciting 2D top-down platforming adventure! \u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/shared.akamai.steamstatic.com\/store_item_assets\/steam\/apps\/2870350\/extras\/walking.gif?t=1748437156\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo\u003c\/i\u003e combines combat, platforming action, puzzle-solving, and exploration — all enveloped in a delightful character-driven story about corporate shenanigans! Face off against the rival crime entrepreneurs and their underlings using the weapon you know best: your prized yoyo! Featuring \u003cstrong\u003eYoko Shimomura\u003c\/strong\u003e as a guest composer, so prepare yourself an authentic nostalgia blast!\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003ePay close attention to your surroundings to discover new ways to traverse the terrain! With each newly-learned yoyo trick, you'll come to reinterpret the cityscape, and by chaining these maneuvers together, you'll be able to dexterously reach places you could never have imagined! Many challenges have multiple solutions — so come up with your own novel routes in this mouth-watering adventure!\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/shared.akamai.steamstatic.com\/store_item_assets\/steam\/apps\/2870350\/extras\/puzzle_house.gif?t=1748437156\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003ch2\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h2\u003e\n \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e Explore the city's 4 districts with over 1000 screens' worth of challenges and secrets! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e Infiltrate the businesses of the 4 crime bosses! Navigate their labyrinthine buildings, take on foes, and solve action puzzles! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e Master over 10 yoyo tricks and Special Moves to create your own yoyo-parkour routes and pulverize your enemies in combat! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e Collect over 40 equippable Badges that alter the way you play! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e Unlock over 20 passive Upgrades through a shady loan shark! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e Find over 80 other collectibles throughout town, from life upgrades to precious treasures! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/shared.akamai.steamstatic.com\/store_item_assets\/steam\/apps\/2870350\/extras\/combat_hockey.gif?t=1748437156\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003ch2\u003eCorporate shenanigans abound!\u003c\/h2\u003e\n \u003cp\u003ePippit, the self-declared yoyo master, has never meshed well with the rest of his family: the powerful and influential Pipistrellos, headed by his auntie, Madame Pipistrello. The family's had a firm grip on their city for over a decade, owing to the monopoly on electricity that they hold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eIt just so happens that, when Pippit finally drops by for his annual visit to the Pipistrello Manor, he gets caught up in the rival companies' nefarious plot to dethrone the Madame and take the source of energy generation for themselves! After the attack, Pippit and the Madame find themselves having to cooperate in a completely new arrangement...... \u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/shared.akamai.steamstatic.com\/store_item_assets\/steam\/apps\/2870350\/extras\/invasion.gif?t=1748437156\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003ch2\u003eThe Big City\u003c\/h2\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eYour journey takes place across a huge, bustling city run by rival crime entrepreneurs. 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