PixelJunk: SideScroller (PS3)
Retro to the max! A brand new take on old-school side-scrolling shooters.
Q-Games goes old-school with a completely retro side-scrolling shooter. Reinventing the genre from the ground up while maintaining that nostalgic feeling, PixelJunkTM SideScroller is a bit of "side story" fun from the developers of the critically acclaimed PixelJunkTM Shooter. Dodge flurries of alien bullets and strategically upgrade your weapons as you battle your way through sweeping stages full of hazardous fluid and endless shooting mayhem. PixelJunkTM SideScroller is not just the same old-school side-scrolling shooter!
Key Features:
- That Nostalgic Feeling - Breathing new life into a much-loved genre, PixelJunkTM SideScroller will put a new spin on those fond childhood memories of playing arcade shooters.
- Vector-like Visuals - Water, magma, metal - and many other exciting fluids - get the PixelJunkTM treatment. Dodge pixelated magma-splosions as you navigate your ship through various reinvented environments.
- Customize Your Arsenal - Retrofit your ship to match your style of play on the fly by switching between sophisticated weaponry to suit your strategic needs. Search for hidden Power Up items and upgrade your arsenal of weapons to unleash massive destruction!
- Fully Adjustable Difficulty - Fear not! Play at your own pace by choosing your preferred difficulty setting. Checkpoints are plentiful, so PixelJunkTM SideScroller will keep pulling you back with its bubblingly addictive gameplay.
Reviews
Average review score
7.1
based on 4 top critics
and 1 virtual rating
and 1 virtual rating
6.0
A neon retro sheen doesn't mask the flaws in this short and basic shooter.
8.5
The latest PixelJunk game breaks up the 360's monopoly on arcade shmups.
1 Virtual Rating
7.0
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