Splatoon – Tower Control mode now live for Ranked Battle

A new multiplayer mode has now been added to Splatoon. As part of Ranked Battle, players can now participate in “Tower Control”.

Nintendo describes Tower Control as follows:

The objective of Tower Control is to ride a single floating tower into the enemy’s base. Both teams rush toward the tower, which is initially placed in the center of the map, and the tower will start moving automatically once a player climbs aboard. But beware: Riding the tower will increase the chances of being splatted, as every player has his or her target on the tower. Riding the tower alone is pretty tough, encouraging randomly selected teams of players to team up to accomplish their goal. Just like in Ranked Battle and Turf War, players will be rewarded for working together as a team. Surrounding the tower and protecting the player riding the tower, using each stage’s features to gain an advantage and supporting each other are the keys to victory.

Tower Control joins Splat Zones as one of the modes available in Ranked Battle. At some point in the future, “Rainmaker” will also be added as a Ranked Battle option.