Special Guide: Differences Between Regular BFN and Switch BFN!
Hey everyone,
This guide intends to showcase the differences with playing Battle for Neighborville on the regular platforms (PC, Xbox, Playstation) compared to playing it on the Nintendo Switch (which was released recently and it is a Complete Edition). When the game released for Nintendo Switch, it had a lot of differences compared to the other versions, such as there being no such thing as Rainbow Stars, being able to play offline and more. That is what this guide intends to showcase, so I am going to get right into it:
MAIN DIFFERENCES
1. There are no Rainbow Stars in the game.
In the Nintendo Switch version of the game, Rainbow Stars do not exist at all, and there are no micro-transactions. Everything in the game that is available for purchase, including the items purchased from Rux, use Coins instead. This means you can simply play the game and you do not need to pay any money through micro-transactions at all.
In other versions, you use Rainbow Stars to buy most to all of Rux's items.
2. You can play the game offline.
In the Nintendo Switch version of the game, you are able to play the game at any time, even without internet. There are some limitations to what you can do while you are playing offline, but being able to do so in the first place is quite a cool feature. However, you are limited to free-roam regions while offline and Giddy Park.
In other versions, you must be online in order to play the game at all times.
3. Your Prize Maps and Prize Bulbs are more flexible.
In the Nintendo Switch version of the game, you are able to access any of the 12 available prize maps at any time you wish, and you can store up to 999 Prize Bulbs at one time. You can complete the Prize Maps quite quickly this way without having to wait for an item you missed to show back up there. Additionally, as Rainbow Stars do not exist in this version, completing weekly challenges gives you Prize Bulbs instead.
In other versions, you can only access specific Prize Maps during specific parts of the year and you can only hold up to 50 Prize Bulbs at a time.
4. Everything in the Reward-O-Tron costs less Coins.
In the Nintendo Switch version of the game, it only costs 15,000 Coins to purchase a capsule from the Reward-O-Tron, which is half the regular price present in all other versions of the game, and they have not added more items to the Reward-O-Tron on the Nintendo Switch, so it will be quicker to purchase everything from it overall.
In other versions, buying a capsule from the Reward-O-Tron costs 30,000 Coins!
5. You have motion controls.
In the Nintendo Switch version, you have the ability to use motion controls, meaning you can adjust your turning or aiming using your Switch or controller. This can take some practice to get the hang of, so make sure you fiddle around with them and test them out. I am not too experienced on the topic of motion controls, do keep that in mind.
In other versions, you do not have motion controls.
6. Game Modes have changed.
In the Nintendo Switch version, most of the game modes have changed. Turf Takeover and Garden or Graveyard Ops are the only modes that are still permanent, and Turf Takeover is 8v8 only. Team Vanquish and Mixed Modes, as well as Battle Arena, do not appear in the Terminal as a playable mode permanently, but they are sometimes available in the Terminal as part of the Weekly Event rotation, so lookout for them. However, you can also still play all modes in Private Play.
In other versions, Turf Takeover is 12v12 by default, Team Vanquish is permanent and it does not appear as a weekly game mode, except for variants of the game mode.
7. The game runs at 30 FPS.
In the Nintendo Switch version, the game only runs at 30 FPS, which is lower than on other versions, but the game was intended for a smaller player base and the game should run well enough for you to still enjoy the game, possibly without even noticing the FPS difference.
In other versions, the game runs at 60 FPS.
8. You can buy all characters and Legendary Upgrades from Rux or from the Prize Map.
In the Nintendo Switch version, you can buy the unlockable characters (Wizard, Wildflower, TV Head) from Rux and legendary upgrades (Shogun-Guard, Thorn Apart, Steam Blaster, Brainium Basher 9001) as well, at any time, for Coins. You can sort of do this already in other versions, but you can do this at any time on Switch, as you can work on any Prize Map you want at any time or you can just go ahead and purchase a character or legendary upgrade at Rux if you feel like it. No Rainbow Stars need to be spent either.
In other versions, you may need to wait for a Prize Map to reappear before unlocking Wizard or a legendary upgrade, or you may need or want to use Rainbow Stars to buy these.
Overall, this difference is a minor change.
CONCLUSION
So those are the main differences that you need to know for the Nintendo Switch Complete Edition of Battle for Neighborville. The game on the Nintendo Switch is a recent release, so if you have not tried out the game yet or you did like playing it on a different platform previously, I suggest that you consider picking the game up on the Nintendo Switch as well, but do keep these main differences that I have provided in mind. The aim of this guide was to provide the main differences of the Switch version of this game compared to the other regular platforms.
Hope this guide interested you or helped you to consider whether you would like to buy the game on Nintendo Switch (or even a different platform) or not! That is it from me! Bye now!
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