I wrote a post on When Games Suck at the end of last year on my picks for 2009. The problem with such a list is that I didn’t actually play every game released in 2009, so it was entirely possible that I would miss completely something I actually might really have loved.
And that’s what happened.
Whilst I named Arkham Asylum, Shadow Complex, Flower, Assassin’s Creed 2, Splosion Man and Uncharted 2, I hadn’t yet experienced PixelJunk Shooter.
Well, I have now. And if you don’t mind a late recommendation – if you’ve ever enjoyed a 2D Geometry Wars-type shooter, and have any interest in manipulating environmental effects like lava and water and gas to solve puzzles and rescue little astronauts, you’ll enjoy this game.
Is awesome. I love these little surprises.
Of course, I’d have loved it a little earlier if there was a damned demo of it. Stupid PSN.
It is a bloody great shooter. Addictive, simple, not too twitchy, but also reminiscent of games like Lemmings in the way the missions become puzzles.
True story, I went to school with a guy who made this. Kalin – the second guy you save – is named for him.
…OR if you’d have played any of PixelJunk’s previous games in place of said demo it wouldn’t have passed you by. Anyone who played PixelJunk Eden would automatically have been hanging for this and absorbing the little trailers along the way. Bring on the inevitable expansion pack.
A criticism of Shooter though: 2 hours max. Hardly worth $15 or however much it cost. Still buy it.