Ultimate Sheep Raccoon Review: Clever Endeavour Delivers a Fresh Multiplayer Party on Nintendo Switch
Clever Endeavour Games, acclaimed for their innovative multiplayer platformer Ultimate Chicken Horse, return to the Nintendo Switch with their latest release: Ultimate Sheep Raccoon.
Building on the competitive, chaotic foundations that made their earlier title a standout hit, Ultimate Sheep Raccoon transports players into a riotous world where animal characters race motorbikes through dynamic side-scrolling obstacle courses, with player-generated mayhem at its core. Ultimate Chicken Horse first made waves on Nintendo Switch after its 2018 debut, praised for its creative blend of level-building and party competition.
Unlike traditional multiplayer platformers, where additional players merely mean more on-screen avatars, Clever Endeavour’s design encouraged players to shape each level with devious obstacles, resulting in unpredictable and often hilarious showdowns.
The developer further cemented community loyalty by providing continual post-launch updates, introducing fresh characters, stages, and traps for years to come. Ultimate Sheep Raccoon taps into the same energy, but puts a new spin on the formula—this time, the animal competitors are mounted on motorbikes.
The control scheme remains approachable and intuitive, allowing players to roll forward and backward, tilt their characters for balance, bunny hop, and interact with objects for stunts like grinding and swinging.
The basic rules are familiar to fans of Ultimate Chicken Horse: each round starts with a randomized set of ramps and obstacles, which players can modify with new, often mischievous, objects.
Once the setup is complete, racers battle to reach the finish line, with points awarded based on performance.
The first to reach the designated point total claims victory.
In essence, this party platformer feels like a mash-up of Ultimate Chicken Horse and Ubisoft's popular Trials series. The range of obstacles and gadgets at the racers’ disposal is both creative and unpredictable, featuring ramps, platforms, electrified TVs, ricocheting frogs, spinning sofas, rails for grinding, and other wild contraptions.
Every item adds an extra layer of strategy, as players must carefully place their obstacles to sabotage competitors while keeping a clear path for themselves.
This delicate balance of chaos and skill is where Ultimate Sheep Raccoon's appeal truly lies. Adding further variety, players can enhance their animal characters with power-ups through each competition—such as double-jumping, jet packing, and mine-dropping.
This new layer introduces unexpected twists and ramps up the frenzy, making every round feel unique and action-packed. While Ultimate Sheep Raccoon’s stage designs tend to lean towards straightforward layouts with wide gaps and less variety compared to its predecessor’s inventive mechanics like floods or elevators, the heart of the experience still lies in player-driven creativity.
Placing custom obstacles generates spontaneous moments of both triumph and disaster, ensuring no two runs are the same.
However, for returning fans, the reduction in preset stage gimmicks may feel like a step back in overall content. With support for up to eight local or online players, Ultimate Sheep Raccoon hits its stride as a party game, filling the screen with frenetic action without overwhelming clarity.
Multiplayer is easily the game’s strongest suit, offering hours of entertainment for groups, although single-player options are comparatively limited, focusing mainly on level creation and online trials. In summary, Ultimate Sheep Raccoon successfully adapts Clever Endeavour’s original competitive platforming formula to a new, Trials-inspired premise.
While its content may feel slimmer than Ultimate Chicken Horse at launch, the studio’s track record of substantial post-release updates signals a promising future for this energetic multiplayer romp.
If you’re seeking a fresh addition to your Nintendo Switch party game library, Ultimate Sheep Raccoon is a delightful, chaotic choice—as long as you have friends to join in the fun. Ultimate Sheep Raccoon is available now on the Nintendo Switch via the Nintendo eShop.
Building on the competitive, chaotic foundations that made their earlier title a standout hit, Ultimate Sheep Raccoon transports players into a riotous world where animal characters race motorbikes through dynamic side-scrolling obstacle courses, with player-generated mayhem at its core. Ultimate Chicken Horse first made waves on Nintendo Switch after its 2018 debut, praised for its creative blend of level-building and party competition.
Unlike traditional multiplayer platformers, where additional players merely mean more on-screen avatars, Clever Endeavour’s design encouraged players to shape each level with devious obstacles, resulting in unpredictable and often hilarious showdowns.
The developer further cemented community loyalty by providing continual post-launch updates, introducing fresh characters, stages, and traps for years to come. Ultimate Sheep Raccoon taps into the same energy, but puts a new spin on the formula—this time, the animal competitors are mounted on motorbikes.
The control scheme remains approachable and intuitive, allowing players to roll forward and backward, tilt their characters for balance, bunny hop, and interact with objects for stunts like grinding and swinging.
The basic rules are familiar to fans of Ultimate Chicken Horse: each round starts with a randomized set of ramps and obstacles, which players can modify with new, often mischievous, objects.
Once the setup is complete, racers battle to reach the finish line, with points awarded based on performance.
The first to reach the designated point total claims victory.
In essence, this party platformer feels like a mash-up of Ultimate Chicken Horse and Ubisoft's popular Trials series. The range of obstacles and gadgets at the racers’ disposal is both creative and unpredictable, featuring ramps, platforms, electrified TVs, ricocheting frogs, spinning sofas, rails for grinding, and other wild contraptions.
Every item adds an extra layer of strategy, as players must carefully place their obstacles to sabotage competitors while keeping a clear path for themselves.
This delicate balance of chaos and skill is where Ultimate Sheep Raccoon's appeal truly lies. Adding further variety, players can enhance their animal characters with power-ups through each competition—such as double-jumping, jet packing, and mine-dropping.
This new layer introduces unexpected twists and ramps up the frenzy, making every round feel unique and action-packed. While Ultimate Sheep Raccoon’s stage designs tend to lean towards straightforward layouts with wide gaps and less variety compared to its predecessor’s inventive mechanics like floods or elevators, the heart of the experience still lies in player-driven creativity.
Placing custom obstacles generates spontaneous moments of both triumph and disaster, ensuring no two runs are the same.
However, for returning fans, the reduction in preset stage gimmicks may feel like a step back in overall content. With support for up to eight local or online players, Ultimate Sheep Raccoon hits its stride as a party game, filling the screen with frenetic action without overwhelming clarity.
Multiplayer is easily the game’s strongest suit, offering hours of entertainment for groups, although single-player options are comparatively limited, focusing mainly on level creation and online trials. In summary, Ultimate Sheep Raccoon successfully adapts Clever Endeavour’s original competitive platforming formula to a new, Trials-inspired premise.
While its content may feel slimmer than Ultimate Chicken Horse at launch, the studio’s track record of substantial post-release updates signals a promising future for this energetic multiplayer romp.
If you’re seeking a fresh addition to your Nintendo Switch party game library, Ultimate Sheep Raccoon is a delightful, chaotic choice—as long as you have friends to join in the fun. Ultimate Sheep Raccoon is available now on the Nintendo Switch via the Nintendo eShop.
