Written By: Patrick Orquia
Title: Atomine
Developer: Broken Arms Games
Publisher: MixedBag Srl
Genre: Arcade, Action, Twin-Stick Shooter
Number of Players: 1
Release Date: 25 May 2018
Platform: Nintendo Switch
Price: $9.99 (currently on sale for $6.99)
Also Available On: Steam, PS4, XB1
Atomine is a twin-stick shooter that depicts a weaponized malware inwards the shape of a pocket-size cube out to receive got over a nuclear facility. Along the way, this malware has to shoot its agency against waves of anti-malware shooters inwards dissimilar shapes that shoot dissimilar projectiles. Story-wise, at that spot isn’t actually much going on for this game. It but tells y'all to shoot piece you’re beingness shoot at, as well as survive.
You, the player, controls the malware as well as has to win every marker to advance to the side past times side one. Within levels, y'all may respect a room that tin laissez passer the axe alter your weapon, adding to it to a greater extent than modules, such equally making y'all shoot lasers or to a greater extent than rapid bullets, or shooting 2-4 projectiles at a fourth dimension as well as inwards dissimilar directions. Upon clearing a marker of all the enemies, y'all tin laissez passer the axe as well as then advance to the side past times side one. All levels are procedurally generated, which tin laissez passer the axe either arrive a breeze to piece of occupation through or hell amongst hordes of enemies trying to shoot y'all down. You tin laissez passer the axe maneuver the tiny cube shooter inwards every direction, using the L analog stick to movement as well as the R analog stick to aim as well as shoot. Your bullets are infinite, hence it’s but a thing on strategizing on how as well as where to shoot. You may lure the enemies towards a narrow corridor, shooting them 1 past times 1 equally they piece of occupation through a bottleneck to the room, piece of occupation all out towards the enemies, given that your weapon volition allow it. You volition run into boss levels where y'all larn to battle against a bigger as well as tougher enemy that shoots to a greater extent than projectiles
But of course, similar all roguelike games, 1 time y'all die, y'all lose all your progress progress as well as piece of occupation dorsum to the real beginning. Fortunately, y'all larn to continue all the modules y'all receive got unlocked, which tin laissez passer the axe as well as then live available inwards your side past times side run. It doesn’t guarantee a to a greater extent than successful run, but it certain helps.
There’s actually zilch much that tin laissez passer the axe live said for this game, except that it’s actually surprisingly awesome to play. Add to that the upbeat industrial electronic music to continue y'all pumped as well as gear upward to shoot, though I respect it a footling fleck besides loud for my liking. Each run is unique, as well as modifying your grapheme is a lot of fun, because y'all actually can’t know what you’ll halt upward getting next. So if y'all are a fan of twin-stick shooters as well as arcade game, this 1 is for you. Shoot a lot, croak a lot, as well as enjoy.
REPLAY VALUE: high
PROS
CONS
Atomine is a twin-stick shooter that depicts a weaponized malware inwards the shape of a pocket-size cube out to receive got over a nuclear facility. Along the way, this malware has to shoot its agency against waves of anti-malware shooters inwards dissimilar shapes that shoot dissimilar projectiles. Story-wise, at that spot isn’t actually much going on for this game. It but tells y'all to shoot piece you’re beingness shoot at, as well as survive.
You, the player, controls the malware as well as has to win every marker to advance to the side past times side one. Within levels, y'all may respect a room that tin laissez passer the axe alter your weapon, adding to it to a greater extent than modules, such equally making y'all shoot lasers or to a greater extent than rapid bullets, or shooting 2-4 projectiles at a fourth dimension as well as inwards dissimilar directions. Upon clearing a marker of all the enemies, y'all tin laissez passer the axe as well as then advance to the side past times side one. All levels are procedurally generated, which tin laissez passer the axe either arrive a breeze to piece of occupation through or hell amongst hordes of enemies trying to shoot y'all down. You tin laissez passer the axe maneuver the tiny cube shooter inwards every direction, using the L analog stick to movement as well as the R analog stick to aim as well as shoot. Your bullets are infinite, hence it’s but a thing on strategizing on how as well as where to shoot. You may lure the enemies towards a narrow corridor, shooting them 1 past times 1 equally they piece of occupation through a bottleneck to the room, piece of occupation all out towards the enemies, given that your weapon volition allow it. You volition run into boss levels where y'all larn to battle against a bigger as well as tougher enemy that shoots to a greater extent than projectiles
But of course, similar all roguelike games, 1 time y'all die, y'all lose all your progress progress as well as piece of occupation dorsum to the real beginning. Fortunately, y'all larn to continue all the modules y'all receive got unlocked, which tin laissez passer the axe as well as then live available inwards your side past times side run. It doesn’t guarantee a to a greater extent than successful run, but it certain helps.
There’s actually zilch much that tin laissez passer the axe live said for this game, except that it’s actually surprisingly awesome to play. Add to that the upbeat industrial electronic music to continue y'all pumped as well as gear upward to shoot, though I respect it a footling fleck besides loud for my liking. Each run is unique, as well as modifying your grapheme is a lot of fun, because y'all actually can’t know what you’ll halt upward getting next. So if y'all are a fan of twin-stick shooters as well as arcade game, this 1 is for you. Shoot a lot, croak a lot, as well as enjoy.
REPLAY VALUE: high
PROS
- Minimalistic visuals, marker design, as well as overall presentation
- Wide diversity of customization options
- Unlock modules larn carried over to your side past times side run
- Smooth as well as constant framerate
- Upbeat soundtrack, albeit a footling fleck besides loud
- The glitch upshot looks cool as well as silent a fleck annoying, hence it encourages y'all to non larn striking (it tin laissez passer the axe live turned off inwards the settings)
CONS
- Repetitive gameplay
- No multiplayer options
- Levels has the style to larn besides difficult due to the them beingness procedurally generated
RATING: 4/5 rapid electro quad-bullets
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