Go Vacation

Go Vacation is a particularly fun game that’s designed for almost everyone: single players will relish the exploration and collecting aspects; groups will have fun discovering minigames. The massive open-world nature and daily incentives provide even more to do, making this a game that encourages repeat plays. Go Vacation is definitely worth adding to your Switch collection.

Go Vacation is an incredibly basic game, in addition to being a seven year old port. But somehow, despite my initial inklings that this was a shovelware game, I actually found myself really enjoying it. I always admire local multiplayer experiences, and I was looking for one more on Nintendo Switch, and Go Vacation has somehow filled the gap. It won't keep multiplayer parties going on all night long, but it'll certainly get pulled out whenever I have four players to keep entertained.

Go Vacation has remained the fun experience that it was ages ago. Naturally, it hasn’t aged well from a graphical perspective, but it does a lot of good in its totality. The improvements of the controls and multiplayer really shine through, something I had good hopes for. Sadly, they have done little to fix the complaints of the activity unlocking process.

A mixed bag, then. But with fifty events taking place across four visually distinct areas you’ll find enough to keep you entertained. In terms of supported peripherals, Bandai Namco has left no stone unturned and that is commendable, but the other side of the coin is that to get the most out of Go Vacation is a very costly endeavour indeed. In fact, you could probably take yourself on holiday with all that cash.

Go Vacation boasts an impressive number of sporty mini-games, but sadly its focus on quantity over quality makes for an entirely forgettable experience.

If you were hoping for a truly great game, then you're going to be disappointed. But if you just want some relaxing, slightly mad fun to kill an hour or so when you've no idea what else to do, Go Vacation is a surprisingly enjoyable time waster.