History VideoGame / MightySwitchForce

The first entry, ''Mighty Switch Force'', was originally released on December 22, 2011 for the UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS eShop. As a member of the Galactic Penal Squad, cyborg police officer Patricia "Patty" Wagon must locate and capture a group of convicts called the "Hooligan Sisters", who have not only escaped captivity, but have also unleashed monsters all over Planet Land. A HD version of the game, subtitled ''Hyper Drive Edition'', was released as a UsefulNotes/WiiU launch title and later made available on UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} a few years later.

A CompilationRerelease for UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch, UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, UsefulNotes/XboxOne, and UsefulNotes/{{Steam}}, entitled ''Mighty Switch Force! Collection'' was released July 25, 2019, and collects ''Mighty Switch Force!'', ''Hyper Drive Edition'', ''Mighty Switch Force! 2'', and ''Academy''.

** The sequel introduces the Ugly Secret Babies, or [[JustForPun USBs]].

* ExcitedShowTitle: "Mighty Switch Force!" For the sequels, Patricia will also add whatever extra words she needs to add to this title call.

* BareYourMidriff: Most of the Hooligan Sisters in the first part, a few in the sequel, though some of them have gone for a dress. Patty in her Gym Clothes qualifies as they consist of a pair of stockings, a cropped green tanktop, and a pair of black panties.

* StealthPun: Patricia Wagon. Get it? [[PunnyName Patty Wagon!]]
** Note to international readers: A "Paddy Wagon" is a large police van or truck used for mass arrests, named for the old New York stereotype of police officers usually being Irish.

* NintendoHard: In ''Mighty Switch Force'', starting around the fourteenth incident, the difficulty goes UpToEleven.

* CyberCyclops: Corporal Gendarmor.
* DifficultySpike: While the rest of the game had been challenging, everything starting from Incident no. 14 is NintendoHard.

* AndNowForSomethingCompletelyDifferent: The final level of ''Mighty Switch Force 1'' and ''2'' removes your ability of switching at will. Switching will happen on its own after three beeps and you have to work around this handicap in order to finish a level that's already challenging even without this gimmick.

* SomethingAboutARose: One of the Hooligan Sisters has one in the sequel.

* TitleScream: Delivered by Patricia.
* WhoWearsShortShorts: Some of the Hooligan Sisters.

The first entry, ''Mighty Switch Force'', was originally released on December 22, 2011 for the UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS eShop. As a member of the Galactic Penal Squad", cyborg police officer Patricia Wagon must locate and capture a group of convicts called the "Hooligan Sisters", who have not only escaped captivity, but have also unleashed monsters all over Planet Land. A HD version of the game, subtitled ''Hyper Drive Edition'', was released as a UsefulNotes/WiiU launch title and later made available on UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} a few years later.

The sequel, aptly-titled ''Mighty Switch Force! 2'', was released for the 3DS eShop on June 13, 2013. This time around severe fires are ablaze all over Planet Land, so Patricia swaps out her cop gear for firefighter equipment in order to rescue the now-reformed Hooligan Sisters (as well as some crying babies) who have been trapped by the inferno. In addition to the core block shifting mechanic is your new gun: a dousing device that allows for new puzzles involving creative use of fire and water to complete your objective. A HD version was released for the Wii U later that year. A spin-off ''VideoGame/PipeMania''-esque puzzle game based on this entry, called ''Mighty Switch Force! Hose It Down!'', was released for iOS and Steam in 2015.

''Mighty Switch Force!'' is a trilogy of PuzzlePlatformer games from Creator/{{WayForward|Technologies}}, and functions as a part of the company's greater ''Mighty'' series of puzzle games (following ''VideoGame/MightyFlipChamps'' and ''VideoGame/MightyMilkyWay''). The key mechanic of these titles is block shifting: you're able to shift certain blocks in each level in and out of the foreground to transverse the level, solve puzzles, and occasionally redirect or defeat enemies (or yourself, if you aren't careful) with the press of a button.

''Mighty Switch Force!'' is a trilogy of PuzzlePlatformer games from Creator/{{WayForward|Technologies}}, and functions as a part of the company's greater ''Mighty'' series of puzzle games (following ''VideoGame/MightyFlipChamps'' and ''VideoGame/MightyMilkyWay''). The key mechanic of these titles is block shifting: you're able to shift certain blocks in each level in and out of the foreground to transverse the level, solve puzzles, and occasionally redirect or defeat enemies (or yourself, if you aren't careful) with the press of a button. gives you power over certain blocks in each level: they are either out (and you can stand on them) or in (and you can't).

The sequel, aptly-titled ''Mighty Switch Force! 2'', was released for the 3DS eShop June 13, 2013. This time around severe fires are ablaze all over Planet Land, so Patricia swaps out her cop gear for firefighter equipment in order to rescue the now-reformed Hooligan Sisters (as well as some crying babies) who have been trapped by the inferno. In addition to the core block shifting mechanic is your new gun: a dousing device that allows for new puzzles involving creative use of fire and water to complete your objective. A HD version was released for the Wii U later that year. A spin-off ''VideoGame/PipeMania''-esque puzzle game based on this entry, called ''Mighty Switch Force! Hose It Down!'', was released for iOS and Steam in 2015.

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The first entry, ''Mighty Switch Force'', was originally released on December 22, 2011 for the UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS eShop. As a member of the Galactic Penal Squad", cyborg police officer Patricia Wagon must locate and capture a group of convicts called the "Hooligan Sisters", who have not only escaped captivity, but have also unleashed monsters all over Planet Land. An HD version of the game, subtitled ''Hyper Drive Edition'', was released as a UsefulNotes/WiiU launch title and later made available on UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} a few years later.

''Mighty Switch Force!'' is a 2011 PuzzlePlatformer from Creator/{{WayForward|Technologies}}. In this third game in the loose ''Mighty'' series (with ''VideoGame/MightyFlipChamps'' and ''VideoGame/MightyMilkyWay''), you repeatedly chase down five escaped convicts (the Hooligan Sisters) across 16 levels. The key mechanic this time is that you have power over certain blocks in each level: They are either out (and you can stand on them) or in (and you can't).

An HD version of the game, subtitled ''Hyper Drive Edition'', was released as a UsefulNotes/WiiU launch title and is available to download on the Nintendo eShop. This version is also available on Steam.

A sequel, aptly-titled ''Mighty Switch Force! 2'', was released for the 3DS eShop in 2013. This time around severe fires are ablaze all over Planet Land, so Patricia swaps out her cop gear for firefighter equipment. Despite the change-up, the core game play remains the same as you now need to rescue the reformed Hooligan Sisters who have been trapped by the inferno.

A third game, a sort of sequel-spin-off called ''Mighty Switch Force! Academy'', was made specifically for Steam. It has Patricia and the Hooligan Sisters enter a simulation of their usual encounters, but something seems to go wrong when Patricia dons the VR headgear...

''Academy'' returns to the first game's style of puzzles, only blown up to full-screen, and features four-player simultaneous gameplay, where players either compete or cooperate to solve the puzzles.

''Mighty Switch Force!'', the ''Hyper Drive Edition'', ''2'', and ''Academy'' are set to be bundled in a CompilationRerelease for UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch, UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, UsefulNotes/XboxOne, and PC via UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} as the ''Mighty Switch Force! Collection''.

* BareYourMidriff: Most of the Hooligan Sisters in the first part, a few in the sequel, though some of them have gone for a dress.

''Mighty Switch Force!'', the ''Hyper Drive Edition'', ''2'', and ''Academy'' are set to be bundled in a CompilationRerelease for UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch, UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, UsefulNotes/XboxOne, and PC via UsefulNotes/{{Steam}}.

** Note to international readers: A "Paddy Wagon" is a large police van or truck used for mass arrests.

* BrutalBonusLevel: The Bonus and Hyper (and Hyper Bonus) Incidents featured in ''Hyper Drive Edition'' of the first game. All of these levels requires everything you've learned and good reflexes to finish under Par time.